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The essential role of local police in early detection, containment and forensic investigation of CBRN threats
Officers and their families need training and education before the bullets are flying
How an officer responds should be based on both individual rights and officer safety
Officer Anastasios Tsakos was a 14-year veteran of the force
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A professor of criminal justice and former NYPD cop says the violence has less to do with the pandemic and more to do with changes in criminal justice policy
Cpl. Keith Heacook was responding to a home for a fight in progress when he was attacked
During a traffic stop, a passenger ran out of the car holding a knife in each hand
The officers, who were stabbed in the face and head, called in the department’s special response team and a crisis negotiator
Sgt. Steve Owen was shot five times as he answered a 911 report of a burglary in progress at an apartment building in 2016
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The shooting was the second in two days by Detroit police officers after they’d reportedly been attacked
Officer Pete Unverferth remains hospitalized after the ambush attack
Officer Brian Burch quickly returned fire, video shows
“This city feels like it’s occupied by the military,” said one citizen. “This is so weird”
Lionel Virgile hurled bleach in a plastic cup at an officer who came up to his car, then fled the scene and later threw a lit incendiary device at another squad car
The city council voted to develop recommendations for a traffic division that would be separate from police
Police said someone inside the vehicle had handed the gun to the passenger
“It appears the suspects in this vandalism were targeting Mr. Brodd for his testimony,” police said
Authorities said the driver then sped off, tossed a Molotov cocktail at officers and fled a second time
Authorities said no arrests had been made
In a statement, police said the damage from the late-night violence “appears to be significant”
Video shows the man refused orders to drop the weapon
Police drone technology has a staggering amount of applications. Here’s a roundup of UAS footage that captures how drones help law enforcement
A new report contradicts the initial assessment that the teenager fired and hit a officer
Demonstrators managed to get through the first set of doors, but were met by officers at a second set of doors, officials said
Officers were also poorly equipped with expired ammunition and shields that broke easily, the report says
For the second night in a row, police declared a riot in wake of protests over the police shooting of Daunte Wright
A man suspected in the shooting has been arrested
Officer Adam Willson was shot in the leg when a student opened fire on officers, police said
Police said the crowd broke windows, threw projectiles and tried to enter a police office building
It’s incumbent upon officers to overcome a resistant suspect quickly to minimize the risk of injury to everyone
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