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How safe would you feel knowing your backup officer hasn’t had a restful night’s sleep in weeks and is struggling to stay awake?
Fatigue can be hazardous for law enforcement officers who must always remain alert and focused on their duties
Meet three black belt officers using martial arts to transform police training — locally, virtually and internationally
The suspect who wounded Huntsville Officer Albert Morin and killed Officer Garrett Crumby faces a charge of capital murder of a law enforcement officer
The officers were part of a data dump by a watchdog group that made public the information of over 9,300 LEOs
Gov. Ron DeSantis says police must stop using DJI drones, but police say banning them risks officer safety
“Our public safety workers were able to scramble to safety and were not physically injured,” the PD said
Richard Sharp has recorded himself trying to grab cops’ guns at least three different times
Suspect had stopped a second time during the pursuit and then accelerated into the Lafourche Parish deputy’s cruiser
Officer Tim Unwin, 31, was killed when his patrol car collided with another vehicle
The shooting occurred after officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at a convenience store
The helicopter rapidly climbed as high as 1,300 feet and flew between speeds of 40 mph, 102 mph and 30 mph before crashing
The officers were hit as they waited for a tow truck after a suspected car thief crashed in a pursuit
The Los Angeles Police Protective League sued the owner over publishing officers’ photos and putting out a “bounty” on them
Officer Vito Caselnova IV had gotten into a fight with a group of men and refused responding officers’ orders to drop his gun
The officers had responded to a shots fired call at an apartment complex
While assisting on a pursuit, the helicopter’s tail rotor hit a tree, causing it to crash upside down
Officer Malik Daricaud, 25, was left “fighting for his life” after shooting by suspect who fled from traffic stop
TikTok video shows the driver calmly walking past patrol vehicles and up a driveway
An Orlando firefighter pulled a Seminole County deputy from his patrol vehicle seconds before it became engulfed in flames
As the suspect and K-9 officer struggled, the suspect bit the officer on the right ear, “removing the earlobe with his teeth”
The Robinson R-44 helicopter went out at 2 a.m. to help with a pursuit and never returned
Please understand the problems caused by a lack of sleep and don’t do what I did
“It is the goal of this lawsuit to have Mr. Sutcliffe’s threats removed from Twitter or from wherever else so that there are no individuals out there who act upon (his) promise to pay people essentially to kill police officers.”
With the exception of just eight salvaged barrels, all of the evidence stored in the warehouse was lost in the inferno
“I am still getting better,” said officer Aurash Zarkeshan about his recovery from a traumatic brain injury
Bodycam video shows burglary suspect fighting with two officers before pulling out a handgun
“He hit me with the car,” a Sarasota officer said after escaping serious injury from being hit head-on
Many recruits across the country are required to have wrestling shoes – but why do so many throw their shoes away when they graduate from the police academy?
The fatal OIS was captured on video, showing a man threatening police with a 5-foot metal pole while officers were speaking to an unrelated person during a DUI stop
The King County deputy was hit by a bullet that missed his vest and hit him in the upper torso
San Diego County deputy pushes a man out of the way as the driver of the stolen truck speeds away
Joseph Barlow died Monday from injuries sustained on Friday when he was struck head-on during an escort to a funeral home
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