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Nearly half of officers say their safety is frequently or always compromised due to understaffing — and they’re feeling the strain
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Body camera footage shows dozens of officers and a SWAT team attempting to stop the shooter and rescue a wounded woman
The suspect, described as a “violent offender with several outstanding arrest warrants,” pulled a gun on officers as he ran toward a hotel
Hartford Police Officer Bobby Garten was killed when a driver fleeing from a traffic stop ran a red light and crashed into the side of the cruiser he was in
Another driver helped the Salisbury Police lieutenant carry the unconscious man across the road to safety
The Oregon Road Fire spread devastatingly fast; deputies rushed to warn residents ahead of inferno
While the officer was driving, the suspect began kicking the cruiser’s window; the officer pulled over and that’s when the suspect busted the window
“This off-duty cop was attacked while trying to make an arrest, and the charges reflect the seriousness of the assault against him,” the DA said
As the officers were on patrol, a man stood across the road and pointed a handgun at them; he then walked toward the cruiser and fired at them
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Since Aug. 2020, the USPS armed police force of 750 officers, whose role is to protect employees, infrastructure, and customers, has been removed from street patrols
A man jumped out of a minivan and smashed the officer’s back window with his fist; the two suspects then attempted to take the officer’s service weapon
The exact cause of the crash is unknown, but the helicopter fell out of the sky after an in-flight fire, killing a Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue captain and civilian
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The deputy went to search the suspect’s car after being informed of a firearm; the suspect then got back into his vehicle and accelerated with the deputy inside
As the officer grabbed the suspect’s wrist, she grabbed a knife and stabbed the officer on the top of his head
Officer Jared Shope says he will continue to serve his community, and thanks its businesses, school districts and residents for unwavering support
“I’m not pointing fingers here at anybody; I’m just asking the question ‘why,’” Chief McManus said
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
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Every officer should be trained in shooting from the ground on their back, side and front in every direction a threat can present itself
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