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Ridon Kola posted several times his intent to murder numerous officers and his support for ISIS
Tajze Mullins caused extensive ceiling, electrical and duct work damage to the Area 3 headquarters room
Video shows Ali Naji enter the station lobby, remove a gun from his pocket, point it at the officer and pull the trigger
“The public has access to this product and can use it against us. You have to know how to defend against it.”
Tourniquet training credited with saving the life of the wounded officer
Video shows a trooper with a flashlight directing traffic and then running to the side of the highway as the truck quickly approaches
Farmington Hills officers are seen on a smoky third floor, waking sleeping residents and taking them outside
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When Officer Robert Shisler was shot, a neighbor applied pressure to control the bleeding until another officer arrived and applied a tourniquet
Cpl. Matthew Aitken was fired on as he and K-9 Taco moved past a building the suspect was in
Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith was killed and another officer remains in serious, but stable condition
Officers returned fire and the man barricaded himself inside the vehicle for several hours before surrendering
A state trooper was outside his vehicle removing stop sticks that had been placed to stop the driver when the car crashed head-on into a patrol vehicle
The suspect, whose body was later found inside a building by an LAPD robot, had a history of convictions including battery on an officer
The Albuquerque PD helicopter had been called in to investigate a shots fired call when the gunman fired from a balcony
One deputy fired a blank round from his simulation firearm, then a colleague shot back with a loaded gun
A narcotics detective was making an arrest when the suspect came from behind and fired at the detective’s head
Mayor Karen Bass visited the officers in the hospital and said they were concerned about their fellow officers more than themselves
The suspected shooter was described as a violent felony suspect
Chief Benjamin Bliven and Tactical Athletic Trainer Traci Tauferner discuss the strategies they are deploying to maintain officer wellness at the Wausau Police Department
Isotonitazene, a nitazene analog opioid 20 times more potent than fentanyl, has moved into the Southern states and, more recently, along the Eastern seaboard
Jocquise R. Timmons is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and unlawful weapons possession
Officer Steven Wren, who was 37 at the time, suffered a multi-level compression fracture of his thoracic spine
A suspect forcefully grabbed for their service weapons and began punching them in the head, knocking one officer unconscious
Some 35 people had been detained as other police agencies stepped in to assist the city’s officers
Master Trooper James R. Bailey, 50, had served with the Indiana State Police for more than 15 years
Surveillance and body camera videos show officers digging out people in two vehicles from underneath a building collapse
The man admitted the rifle was real, but laughed as he told detectives he had no intention of harming any officers
There were 87 vacant positions in the agency as of January, which means the department is understaffed by 25%
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