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Officers with 19 years of service credit will receive $18K a year to remain with the department and the agency will pick up 100% of the officers’ medical benefits
Fort Worth officer Buddy Calzada, who was the star of the video, shares how the project came about
Sixteen officers retook psychological exams and were cleared for active duty again after passing them
People will follow you not because of your rank or position — they will follow you because you will have become the creek, and the creek knows where it is going
If you want to be a good police leader, you may consider some suggestions about what your average line officer — the cops at the heart of the outfit — think you should do
Officer claimed he ‘feared for his life’, fired total of 41 shots at suspect
While firefighters and medics are constantly credited in the mainstream media as life savers, police officers save lives every day, too
Police1 has launched a comprehensive survey of American law enforcement officers’ opinions on the topics gripping the nation’s attention
If your agency doesn’t offer you such training, get out and do it on your own or with a couple of buddies
The ‘Chris Kyle Bill’ would allow military veterans who prove their skills to skip out on certain parts of the police academy
Chief John McGuire has been on paid medical leave since July 2012, the result of an on-duty injury sustained in a motor vehicle acciden
When Christopher Dorner died in a mountain cabin, it was the beginning of many enduring effects