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Dr. Alexis Artwohl challenges widely held misconceptions about police work with research-backed facts
If you want to be the kind of officer that others respect and want to emulate, this is what it takes to get there
Ketter survived a harrowing standoff and returned to duty, proving resilience knows no limits
The errant shot was the result of an undercover sting operation by Miami Beach police, who were tailing a murder suspect
Video shows police restrain the suspect, who appeared to be holding a pair of swords
Agent Jorge Arias was shot in the chest during a role-playing scenario by another officer who mistook his training pistol for his handgun
Ninety minutes into the pursuit, officers pinned the stolen U-Haul between a roadway median and several vehicles
The man has racked up six filming-related court cases since he began showing up at police scenes in 2021, live-streaming officers as they conducted investigations
Deputies arrived at a $1.5 million home to serve eviction papers, but were met with a cluster of protesters including the woman
The report identified flaws including haphazard deployment based on gut decisions, outdated technology and using sworn officers to perform admin tasks
The pursuit began when the suspect was identified by police driving a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a local Walmart
One individual jumped on the hood of the patrol car, while another began slamming a speed limit sign into the side of the vehicle repeatedly
The survey and the later discussions about the results have helped police identify specific problems and improve the way they respond to issues
Police offered to transport the suspect to a local hospital just before he lunged toward an officer with a knife
The footage is part of a preliminary report by the state’s Office of the Inspector General
The number of ambushes in which police were injured or killed in surprise attacks with little chance to defend themselves has soared since 2020
Officer Truong Thai, who was wearing a ballistic vest, was shot in the torso and died at a hospital
The DroneDefender breaks communication links between pilots and unauthorized drones, making them crucial against drone swarms and singular drones
Agencies can deploy the ball in areas they cannot reach, and call the ball to activate its microphone and speaker
The officers were responding to a 911 call about an apparent dispute between two brothers that appears to have been a deliberate act to lure LE to the scene
Ambush attacks are up 100% over the same period last year
Once a driver is detected traveling illegally, the system sends signals to a 24/7 safety operations center and state police are dispatched
Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel said the department’s street crimes unit had seized more than 60 illegally owned firearms since May
The app will allow officers to access critical incident details and manage key operational workflows from their fully-connected vehicles
Officer Truong Thai, 49, was fatally wounded while answering a report for a domestic disturbance and stopping a vehicle near the Las Vegas Strip
Video shows Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd detailing the moments before his deputy was shot after responding to a family disturbance call
The driver of the car they stopped died during an exchange of gunfire that involved three Decatur police officers and a Macon County Sheriff’s Department deputy
“Never before have we seized this amount of drugs with a street-value of nearly $2 million, as well as quarter of a million dollars in cash.”
The bullet- and smash-resistant safety film will lessen the impact of gunfire and protect those inside from natural disasters
Video shows the officer walking alongside the highway when his patrol vehicle, with a K-9 inside, is pushed toward him by a distracted driver
The 19-year-old suspect fired at officers through a window as they were attempting to knock on the front door
In the last two weeks, five people have been murdered, compared to 12 during the same time period in 2021
Supporters of the curfew say it’s aimed at keeping young people safe from historic rates of gunfire in the city
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