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While everyone is acutely aware of the risks necessitating court security and the liability implications of security failures, actual progress toward security remains highly variable
The deputy tried to defend himself, but the two inmates pulled him into their cell, officials said
Officer Mitchell Penton, 27, was assisting at an incident on a freeway when the driver hit him while traveling at a high rate of speed
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The engine was stolen while firefighters were responding to a call in Austin, police said
Officers caught a baby thrown from a second-story window during a fire that killed 1 and displaced 25 others
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The detective had been canvassing when two armed men came up behind him, officials said
The officer was last listed in critical condition, police officials said
Trooper Steve Houle was snow biking Monday when he was caught in the slide
“Quite frankly, it is irresponsible and it alludes to putting dollars over officer lives”
Agencies might start serving more warrants with heavily armed tactical units and use diversions, says one law enforcement expert
Officials said the officers were “doing well” and their wounds were not life-threatening
One of the officers suffered a non-life-threatening injury while trying to arrest the suspect
A community is mourning Officer Darian Jarrott, who was shot Thursday during a confrontation on a state highway
Authorities now believe one of the suspects is in custody in Mexico. The other is still on the run
The officer was identified as 28-year-old Darian Jarrott
The suspect was killed during an exchange of gunfire
Officials are hopeful Sgt. Joe Sepulveda will pull through thanks to the quick actions of his partner
“It was never in our realm of possibility to think that the subject could not hear us.”
A man is facing a slew of charges after a traffic stop turned into a violent struggle
Authorities are investigating how the operation went so wrong, leaving 2 agents dead
A study of 34 U.S. cities found a 30% spike in homicides in 2020 compared to 2019
“The officers are angry, and I don’t blame them,” said the Capitol Police union chairman
Officer Jeffrey Smith is one of two police officers who took their own lives in the aftermath
Two people were taken to a hospital with severe burns, police officials said
An NYPD spokesperson said the officer “is in a lot of pain” but expected “to make a full recovery”
Officers of varied skill levels can use ZOLL’s Mobilize Rescue kits to treat victims or even themselves, bridging the gap until EMS arrives
Shocking helicopter video shows the deputy flying over the hood of the car
The suspect runs down a hallway as officers shoot at him and is ultimately detained by a SWAT team
Disturbing video showed the suspect pinning an officer into a doorway with the officer’s shield
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