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Officers want more frequent, realistic and integrated training, but agencies continue to fall short
A crisis call just dropped. You’re first on scene. What do you do?
Drawing on baseball’s 17-inch rule, Chief Sam DiGiovanna delivers a powerful message about consistency and standards in public safety organizations
Many agencies have dropped degree requirements in recent years because of recruitment difficulties
Incident command must be presented in a way that is useful for law enforcement responding on scene
Deputy Chief Timothy Peek said the redeployment will have “extreme minimal” impact to emergency responses in the rest of the city
The test, according to chiefs across the state, is making it difficult for departments to hire and retain officers
The funding was announced on the fifth anniversary of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida
Living by hard and fast rules can trap officers into bad decisions – instead teach them to think strategically
Five hours after the initial call, the man started to run along the railing and attempted to jump over the bridge’s edge
The plan is aimed at helping law enforcement agencies recruit and retain police amid a shortage of officers
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on you
An action that may be perceived as “mean,” yet doesn’t violate a clearly established constitutional right, will not lead to liability for an officer
One officer, who had previously served as a volunteer firefighter, said his fire training took over during the call
Sgt. Kelly Bunn, a 26-year law enforcement veteran, said it was the first time he performed CPR on someone
Within a minute of hearing a single gunshot, officer Aaron Davis had loaded the victim into his patrol car and drove to the hospital
The footage is from police officers who were clearing the area nearby the site of the police training facility
“A few tears rolled down my eyes while his were still flowing. It was like a mother and son ... as if he was my third child, my third son,” the officer recalled
“Officers should have an hour of hands-on training a week.”
Use mental rehearsal to help prepare for off-duty incidents
A new seven-page policy stipulates that officers receive fire department training on how to administer it
The officer learned the 17-year-old was contemplating jumping off the bridge due in part to the stress of becoming a new father
To demean policing rather than precisely identify its failures and limitations serves only to undermine progress
Deputy Brad Stogdon was driving home after shift when he noticed a vehicle driving erratically on a highway
Chief: “They immediately switched gears ... they went from trying to find this guy to trying to save his life. They didn’t care that he was a felon. He was just a human being”
Mayor Andre Dickens said the city has pledged to enact certain environmental protections after consulting with a “community advisory committee”
The company received feedback from officers when developing the shield to meet real-world requirements for routine deployment
More than the use of a spotlight, what the officer didn’t do weighed against creating a detention
Volunteers smoked or consumed marijuana while police observed their reactions so that authorities could analyze how cannabis impairs drivers
Police arrested six people last weekend for domestic terrorism and said unspecified “explosives” were recovered during a protest
The Folds of Honor scholarships are awarded yearly to the spouse and/or dependents of a responder who has fallen or been catastrophically wounded
Rx and Illicit Drug Summit happens April 10-13 with sessions on public safety, illicit drugs and overdose prevention
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