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An uneventful traffic stop was a good reminder for a young deputy that every person in a vehicle could be carrying a firearm
Officer Frank Dustin died May 20, 1918, while pursuing a man who was allegedly exposing himself at a park
The good deed comes days after Police Chief Lawrence Weathers told the community that officers needed them to be “involved in public safety”
“When you take a 2,500-pound bullet and you ram a deputy who is standing at the apex of a door, this is the end result. Period,” the sheriff said
The suspect, who was driving with flat tires, struck and damaged three cruisers as the pursuit came to a halt
The push for lighter vests was “born out of tragedy” following the death of Queens Detective Brian Simonsen in 2019
The officer and suspect got into a physical struggle, but four people stopped to help
The incident began when an officer entered a store and found the suspect in an altercation with a clerk
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Isaiah Steven Williams was armed with an automatic rifle and tactical gear during the rampage
“Her actions underscore the unpredictability and potential danger every officer might encounter each day on the job,” Chief Ron Lawrence said
“Hey!” Officer Tierney Tomburo yells as she runs after the suspect; she then screams, “No!” as the suspect turns around and shoots Tomburo in the pelvis
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Police agencies understand that officers have to care for both their minds and bodies
Three new safety measures include a communications tower, tactical equipment and ballistic shields
The police department’s crime lab stopped the practice shortly after receiving a complaint from the district attorney’s office
The deputy’s drive was caught on dash camera footage, which shows intense flames and zero-visibility conditions
Officer Dillon Michael Vakoff, 27, previously served six years in the U.S. Air Force before joining the Arvada Police Department in 2019
“The officers displayed extreme calm under the most difficult circumstances.”
The law makes it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet or closer if the officer tells the person to stop
Medical staff at the trooper school performed lifesaving measures, but Patrick Dupree could not be revived
Police responded to a hotel and attempted to make contact with a suspect, who later fired at officers
The 16-year-old was taken into custody on the same day Officer Muhammed Chowdhury left the hospital
Reminders for public safety personnel on how to respond to a spitter with time, distance and shielding
Officers followed the SUV for three blocks before the suspect crashed into a tree and fled on foot
Austin Kelley was responding to a missing persons search when the UTV he was driving overturned, resulting in a brain bleed, broken back and concussion
Deputy Michael Hutton, who was shot three times last year on duty, said he never thinks twice about what he needs “to do to protect other people”
The suspect had been arrested on charges of terroristic threats and acts, willful obstruction of LEOs and simple battery
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