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The threat to officer safety posed by sovereign citizens is well known. Here’s how to be safe and professional during an encounter
Sovereign citizens fancy themselves outside of the laws of the land and don’t recognize the legitimacy of the U.S. government
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“Maybe some people will think twice before running from law enforcement at all if they know they will be held accountable,” Sheriff Adan Mendoza said
The suspect had been arrested twice in the past year for committing acts of violence with a knife
Police Chief Wade Gourley said he wanted to show the public “what our officers are dealing with”
A man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder
Officer Dan Rocha, 41, was shot and killed after an altercation with a man in a Starbucks parking lot
Troopers Martin Mack and Branden Sisca cut the stop short when they received a higher priority call
Capt. Angela Washington, a mother of four, was found dead of a gunshot wound while on duty in September
The governor called violent crime in Baltimore “the No. 1 concern of Marylanders”
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Sgt. Leo Becenti Jr. had reportedly been responding to a disturbance when he got into a physical altercation
The man stumbles, then turns around and shoots into the cruiser’s windshield, video shows
It was the second such incident at the airport in two months
How the quick decision-making of one deputy and the aid of an uninvolved citizen saved the life of a man in a burning car
New video shows the aftermath of a February shooting that left an off-duty deputy dead
The program connects officers with peers outside of their own agency, drastically increasing the number of potential connections
About 11% of Philadelphia officers are listed as unable to work, compared to 3.3% in Chicago
Five deputies and one doctor were injured during a “hard landing” and “rollover,” police said
Under current state law, line-of-duty death benefits do not include COVID-19
Investigators are still piecing together details about an incident described as “DUI-related”
“Officers are EXHAUSTED,” said the Miami Beach FOP. “The party needs to end”
Staying on top of advances in police technology may seem overwhelming, so we tapped those in the know to list essential tasks for police leaders
LEOs rank among the highest number of “struck-by” fatalities of any responders. Could helmets be one answer to this safety crisis?
Officer Ruben Munoz was investigating an earlier crash when he was struck
The pair were grappling on the ground when several drivers pulled over
“I wish I could speak to each one of you and thank you, yet written word will have to suffice,” wrote Officer Thomas Mangan
The two troopers reportedly were trying to get a pedestrian off the road when all three were struck
Officer Phia Vang served with the Fresno Police Department for 26 years
Sgt. Barbara Fenley went off the road in the smoky haze and “was engulfed by fire,” police said
Five of the passengers on the Air Rescue 5 helicopter were deputies with the Sheriff’s Department
“I am still baffled and amazed by the resiliency of the men and women of the Phoenix Police Department,” said Chief Jeri Williams
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