Patrol Issues
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Police said Jose Gonzales fired two shots at officers before they returned fire
The two store employees punch, pull and grab at the armed suspect behind the counter
The LAPD would draw up clear guidelines before using the drone and each use would require the approval of a high-ranking department official
Officials said the drugs contained enough potency to kill half the population of New York City
The president did not announce any new policy, but vowed to work with health professionals and law enforcement on the crisis
Jim Chambers said that people who work out there are generally minorities who are uncomfortable with law enforcement
Randolph Holder was shot in the head in October 2015 while pursuing Tyrone Howard, who had just stolen a bike at gunpoint
Bill Gubing, the chief engineer for the Ford Explorer, said that Ford hasn’t found elevated levels of carbon monoxide in non-police vehicles
Detective Tim Lohman said it’s the first DNA burglary match case he knows of with fecal evidence collected from a toilet
An activist called for a city-wide ceasefire for 72 hours
No one was injured when the suspect crashed into four other cars while turning
When the victim saw her alleged abuser fighting the deputy who responded to the call, she rushed to the cop’s aid
A lot of the time, officers are referring to the stress from their job, but they may not realize how the cause of their stress can be broader than that
Ongoing exposure to trauma can often affect a person’s ability to function both in their personal and professional life
The National Johns Suppression Initiative has led to nearly 8,000 arrests of sex buyers since it began in 2011
The officer was responding to a call of a pony in the road when the goat jumped onto the hood of his patrol car
Through AmeriCorps, P.A.A.R.I. will place 20 part-time recovery coaches and five full-time program coordinators with police departments in Massachusetts
This year’s campaign will include the impairment marijuana causes in drivers, and the exponentially increased impairment caused when alcohol and marijuana are combined
The St. Anthony Police Department has received this grant every year for the past decade
Robert Heredia threw at least two large knives at a younger man, who has not been identified
You have to listen, not just hear people, when they tell their story
Shaq said the decision to run for sheriff came after he saw the divide between police and communities grow larger
Federal officials have threatened to withhold federal funding for sanctuary cities, saying they don’t comply with federal laws
Jason Fann was responding to a crash when he lost control of his patrol unit, rolling the vehicle
A Madison Lake police officer reportedly noticed Thomas Edward Grothe, 60, driving a riding lawnmower erratically on city streets
Police said Theodore Gunderson Jr. cursed, threw the salad at an employee and said, “If I had a gun or knife you would be the first to go”
Police stumbled across an industrial building crammed with more than 1,000 snakes, parrots, chickens and other animals when they arrived to serve a warrant
The ordinance would prevent jail employees from contacting ICE about an individual’s release without a signed warrant from a federal judge or magistrate
Two plainclothes officers with visible badges on their shirts said an employee told them “I don’t serve cops”
Stephen Tyler Holman wrote that “putting stop sticks out to stop a car going over 100 mph is extremely negligent… It ended up costing one of their own”