Patrol Issues
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The initiative aims to alleviate financial burdens for local and state law enforcement by distributing surplus body armor, ensuring better protection for officers on duty
Drownings can happen in any body of water, at any time of the year, anywhere in the country
A guide to proven control tactics, less lawsuits and building community trust through martial arts
Trump reacted to the decision on Twitter, calling the decision “ridiculous” and saying he would take his fight to the highest court
For the second time in about 13 months, Trooper Paul Kingery has rescued an ailing bald eagle from the side of a busy interstate
Concerns over the failing police and fire pension have led many officers to retire at a rate faster than the department can hire and train new ones
Police wrote in an arrest warrant that Connie Dabate’s Fitbit was logging steps after the time Richard Dabate told them she was killed
Officer Mike Thompson found the bird and took him under his wing
The woman said she had flat tires before, but never had an officer go out of their way to help
Mikayla’s dad was killed in 2008 when a drunk driver struck his patrol car
The snake is seen in the “strike” position while the cat sits unbothered just feet away
Justice Sonia Sotomayor argued the courts “rarely intervene” when officers have been “wrongly afforded” qualified immunity
Sheriff Paul Penzone said every agency is “depleted of resources”
Until now, Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback’s statement offered the only public accounting from the officers’ perspectives
As the officers got out of the car, two officers were attacked by several people and beaten on the ground
The group noted that three more Milwaukee residents were killed by hit-and-run drivers in recent weeks, bringing the 2017 total to eight
At 53, Wendy Caldwell’s return makes her the oldest person ever to graduate from the Houston Police Academy
Immediately after responding to an incident, Critical Incident Stress Team members start discussions with first responders about what to expect, both physically and mentally
San Antonio police found themselves in the middle of a dance battle
Officer Lyle Gensler said he was focused on not falling over with all of his equipment on
Police said they drew their guns because they received a report that one of the juveniles was armed
A family was told to remove a pro-cop flag because it was “racist and offensive”
Some of the robbers allegedly held open the doors of a train car while others streamed inside, confronting and robbing and in some cases beating riders
The deputy collided with the suspect, but police said the crash does not appear intentional
Police have released no details on why the boy had driven 1,300 kilometers from his home, headed to Perth
Benjamin De los Santos-Barbosa was shot when he and three other officers attempted to pull over a vehicle
The decision clears a path to begin the program that aims to outfit about 1,200 NYPD officers with cameras
A report said ICE has “overwhelming caseloads,” its records are “likely inaccurate” and its deportation policies and procedures “are outdated and unclear”
The daughter of the goats’ owner saw Officer Daniel Fitzpatrick’s Facebook post and picked up the pair — but not before Fitzpatrick snapped a selfie with the duo
Officer Zach Tutten was awarded the Legislative Medal of Honor for putting himself in danger to fatally shoot a man threatening people in a convenience store with a shotgun
Police say the man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The DOJ chastised New York City for a “soft on crime” stance regarding the city’s so-called sanctuary city policy
A police official said a man carrying a knife walked into the station and was flagged to police