Patrol Issues
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Inaccurate police performance data can lead to missteps in law enforcement; here’s how well-tuned performance reporting can help
Learn how social media fitness apps like Strava can expose law enforcement officers’ locations, compromising their safety and privacy
Five life lessons from Viktor Frankl remind police officers that they have an immeasurable impact through their choices to serve others and preserve life
Union members voted 534-94 on a symbolic measure expressing no confidence in Sheriff Scott Israel
Bryce Dion, who was wearing body armor, died after a being shot below his left armpit
At one point, Caren Turner told an officer: “You may not tell me when to take my child. You may shut the f--- up!”
The police officers were driving by when they noticed a commotion around Ron Gargalowitz, who had gone into cardiac arrest while walking with his family
Thirteen trucks lined the freeway as police dealt with the man
Four individual panels move independently for a better fit, greater range of motion and full torso protection
Officer Darcy Workman says she accidentally shocked firefighter Rickey Wagoner last week while attempting to restrain a patient being taken to a hospital
Detective Mark Rubins was sitting in the upper section of the Theater at Madison Square Garden at about 11:30 a.m. when he heard a woman yell, “Help! Please!”
When cops encounter a volatile situation that is beyond their control, there are ways for officers to withdraw gracefully and still complete their mission to “protect and serve”
Ambiguity continues to cloud lower courts and law enforcement investigations statewide over the authority of sheriffs and their deputies
The chief joined 472 police officials from around the country in urging Congress not to pass legislation the group says would undermine states’ concealed-carry laws
Police said MS-13 twice threatened cops, pledging in one case to “take the streets back” in retaliation for arrests of gang members
Members of the churches said that American policing has become so “problematic” that it’s best for them to abandon it
Rep. Emanuel Welch proposed the plan after hearing from advocates who said investing in mental health resources is the best way of treating the epidemic of violence
Commissioner Richard Ross said he made the situation worse and “failed miserably” in his message around the arrests
A Washington police officer is being recognized for his kind act
A Hurst officer had just stepped onto a yard where an SUV had crashed into a home when the residence exploded
Just two police officers have taken advantage of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s program
Trooper D.H. Cepelnik became a temporary father to the cubs after their mother was killed crossing a highway
“The museum includes very honest, and poignant stories of the role that policing played in some of the historical injustices in our country,” the chief said
The program that pays veteran responders nearly double for the last five years of their careers received a flood of new enrollees in February
The incident sparked protests from the community over the weekend, with many calling for the firing of the employee who contacted police
A Florida man was done in by his own dashboard camera
The footage shows Mountain View officers approaching Nasim Aghdam, 38, asleep in her car and letting her know that she has been classified as a missing person
Multiple Massachusetts police departments expressed their condolences and extended their sympathies to the family of K-9 Officer Sean Gannon
Dennis Alexander resigned his administration of justice teaching job, school officials said
Change is necessary to grow and remain relevant, but how do you get risk-averse decision-makers to buy in to your ideas?
Police said a suspect “gouged his thumb” into the deputy’s eye at least four times while the LEO tried to arrest him
