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When good people get involved in high-risk, low-frequency events, you are much more likely to make a mistake; listen to learn why ongoing training is key for responders
Risk management expert Gordon Graham details how to combat the five reasons mistakes are made in public safety
Molly Winters’ journey with C.O.P.S. as a widow of a fallen LEO showcases her transformation from tragedy to advocacy, highlighting the organization’s role in her life
The group has rejected a $100,000 payment and says it will release sensitive information if more money isn’t offered, police said
Officer Jimmy Inn, 30, is the second Calif. LEO to be killed in the line of duty in 24 hours
The program’s goal is to decrease factors that injure and kill officers and recognize agencies that have implemented innovative programs
The officers were involved in a pursuit that ended with the suspect fleeing and barricading himself in his home after a shootout.
How does an LEO armed only with a handgun win in combat against an assailant using a rifle or shotgun, or against multiple lethal assailants?
A jury found Officer William Ben Darby guilty after about two hours of deliberations, returning a verdict that left local police “in the first stages of shock”
Learning to apply this hold short of pressure also means it can be used as a tactically superior escort hold
These techniques can’t be learned through casual viewing or assimilation. They can only be learned and maintained through repetition
In the video, a man can be seen lighting a glass bottle, throwing it against the station’s doors and running away from the scene
The crash occurred as authorities were pursuing the stolen rig
A man in an SUV smashed into the station by repeatedly ramming the front doors, police said
Tracking the number of shootings of police officers demonstrates that the risk rural officers face is measurable and substantial
To those men and women in blue who go to work each day to bring hope to the hopeless, to save a life and maybe a soul – we honor you
“Every police department needs to think about their threat model and that they will probably be a target at some point”
The deputy was interviewing a domestic violence victim when they were ambushed, police said
The man broke into an LAPD officer’s personal vehicle and shot the officer with his own service weapon, police said
It is not just about protecting the officer and decreasing response times; it’s about protecting the community as well
Police said about 100 demonstrators took to the streets, smashing windows and spray-painting graffiti
Police said the man “continued his intentional attack” in a crash that left one officer dead and another injured
So far this year, 997 people in Chicago have been shot, compared with 718 last year
The driver threw the car into reverse as officers tried to pull him out, video shows
Police said they were familiar with the man, who had a nearly two-decade history of arrests and several failed attempts to get him mental health services
Officer Christopher Farrar was an 18-year department veteran, his chief said
Police said the suspect, who was also wounded, had been trying to steal the officer’s police gear
Sgt. Chris Ward and Deputy Logan Fox were shot during a lengthy standoff, the sheriff’s office said
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said the shooter remains barricaded in a portion of the home
“I could see the grip of a pistol in his waistband and saw he was reaching for it with his right hand while backing away from us.”
You cannot make the right decision if you are addressing the wrong issue
The suspect driver was trying to push through cruisers that had blocked him in, police said
Officers chased down the suspect and arrested him on multiple charges
