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An account told through the eyes of those at the center of the events of July 7, 2016, when five Dallas police officers were ambushed and killed and 11 injured
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Three officers returned fire, then formed a perimeter and waited for SWAT to arrive
The officer was ambushed as he and his patrol team stepped out of their car to investigate something suspicious shortly after midnight
Police said the teen was “known to police”
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The two officers were shot after they tried to find the suspect. They are expected to be OK
Such training can mimic the stressors officers face when they have to enter a structure in a possibly lethal environment
The suspect was on one roof for about five hours before the elderly resident “got tired” of his antics, climbed onto the roof and pushed the man off
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Sgt. Drew Carlson, who joined the force in 2004, was promoted to sergeant in 2016
Someday, Aiden’s mother will tell him about the day Houston police rescued them from their flooded home by boat, and about how one officer lifted them to safety
Tyleeb Reese allegedly shot three police officers and killed an innocent bystander before barricading himself inside his home for nearly two days
During the raids, Pittsburgh SWAT officers were exposed to a chemical that became airborne, making the officers dizzy and causing numbness
The LAPD would draw up clear guidelines before using the drone and each use would require the approval of a high-ranking department official
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Miguel Salas grabbed a Glock 23 sitting next to his right leg and opened fire, first at the second officer, and then at Officer Richard Nelson
The deputies were given permission to search the home and the gunman fired on the two who went inside while the third deputy took up a position at the backdoor
Isys was all of 17 days old when Deputy Rick Chaeff performed CPR and revived her outside Goodie’s Good Eats in June 2010
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Given to a family by a grandfather, the device was thought to be a replica, but was a live military practice bomb
SWAT officers entered the house and with the help of a police dog located the man, who was found inside a couch that had been modified
The man fired several rounds at officers who were responding to a domestic dispute Wednesday night
The suspect was one of four people wanted in connection with a gang-related killing in late March
Diversionary devices, like flashbangs, can save lives, but can also jeopardize officer safety if not used properly
The investigation and search warrant stemmed from “numerous complaints” of suspicious, possibly drug-related, theft, and nuisance activity
Lincoln Rutledge fatally shot Officer Steven Smith in the head in April of 2016 as officers tried to arrest Rutledge on an arson warrant
Cmdr. Emile Hollant was in charge when SWAT team member Jonathan Aledda shot Charles Kinsey in the leg last July 18
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