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The suspect held up a handgun to Officer Brian Keller’s face at close range; a click can be heard in the video as the gun jams
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Officer Anthony Francone was attempting to deploy spike strips to stop the fleeing suspect when the suspect intentionally struck him, police said
The Wichita officer was off his motorcycle and talking with the driver when the suspect “decided to gun the accelerator and run the officer over”
As the wanted man left an apartment and got into a car, he saw several San Antonio patrol vehicles behind them; he then began shooting, hitting an officer
One officer, with his gun aimed at the suspect’s car, yelled for his fellow officers to “watch for the crossfire” before firing three shots toward the fleeing vehicle
The CO was shot twice in the leg and the would-be carjacker was shot in the back and leg
As the suspect got into a vehicle that was waiting for him, the upper half of his body stuck out as the officer held on
The suspect pulled the deputy into a pond, grabbed the deputy’s radio and held it away from him so he couldn’t call for help
Unpredictable bullet spatter can be dangerous for everyone on the range
Every officer should be trained in shooting from the ground on their back, side and front in every direction a threat can present itself
The language of the new law states SROs are prohibited from using certain types of restraints when trying to control unruly students
Sheriff Kory Honea, whose department went through a similar disaster recovery, says “good old fashioned detective work” was key in locating survivors
The trooper performed a PIT maneuver, forcing the F-150 to hit a curb, making the pickup truck inoperable
The officers involved in the incident “did the exact job that they were called and trained to do,” the Hamilton County DA said
Two Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies were injured in a crash while blocking traffic and two were injured in attacks at the jail
This incident shows good tactics to end an ambush and offers a display of great courage. This is how it is done
Harris County Deputy Joseph Anderson was critically wounded after being shot during a traffic stop, leading to the search for Terran Green
As the officers were conducting field sobriety tests on a driver who was going 106 mph in a 55 mph, a driver crashed into an officer’s unoccupied cruiser
Police chief: “This is just pure anarchist behavior. This is the kind of thing that we need to eradicate from this community”
A Blue Alert was issued for Terran Green and James Green in connection to shooting a 29-year-old Harris County deputy
Two brothers barricaded themselves inside an apartment; the situation escalated when officers entered the home and an exchange of gunfire ensued
Report: The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office helicopter was missing a bolt that should have been reinstalled during maintenance about six weeks earlier
“They faced down deadly physical force against civilians and themselves, and they used their vehicle to stop that threat,” the Nassau Police commissioner said
The motorcycle officer fell up to 60 feet off an onramp and onto an interstate below while he was on service detail for Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade
Maui Police Chief John Pelletier repeatedly urges “patience, prayers and perseverance” as teams carefully search the ashes in the community of Lahaina
The suspect hit Det. Karli Travis multiple times with a hammer; the prosecutor said the suspect has a history of assaulting law enforcement members
The arresting officer found himself inside of the suspect’s vehicle; the suspect then “started driving away at a very high rate of speed,” the chief said
Officer Julie Jacks was heard saying “he’s going for my gun” over the radio before Isaac Jones fatally shot her three times with her .45-caliber service firearm
As the detective was exiting her vehicle at the scene, the driver accelerated — striking the detective and pinning her against another car
