Use of Force
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Compatibility with an array of weapons makes the experience more realistic and provides better memory transfer for officers in training
Consider a roundtable discussion of these two cases during roll call training
Some federal circuit courts appear ready and willing to rule against officers and their municipalities when deadly force is used quickly in matters involving mentally ill subjects
Sheriff’s statement said Francis Pusok fled from deputies early in the afternoon as they tried to serve a search warrant in an identity-theft investigation
Armed man kidnapped a woman, killed a Census Bureau guard and led police on a pursuit before an exchange of gunfire left him and an officer wounded
Video shows the man fatally shot by a police officer get out of his car and then run away during a traffic stop
The FBI, Director James B. Comey said, must improve how it collects and analyzes data from law enforcement agencies
One of the officers is in the intensive care unit at a local hospital, requiring facial reconstruction
Officials say suspect swung a metal broom and refused commands to stop, but the suspect’s family called this week for an independent investigation
In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest suggested that greater use of body cameras could help improve community/police relations
A look at legal issues raised by Saturday’s police shooting in South Carolina
About 75 people gathered outside City Hall in North Charleston after an officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a fleeing man
“His intention last night was to kill several of my officers”
Protesters feel the United States government can’t be trusted
Cops who shot a total of 137 rounds into a car in 2012 had ample reason to believe that suspects were shooting at them
As the officer was attempting to arrest a struggling DUI suspect, his brother suddenly ran at the officer and slammed him into his squad car
73-year-old reserve deputy Robert Charles Bates shot and killed Eric Courtney Harris after pulling out his service weapon instead of his ECD
Officer Michael Brelo told investigators he couldn’t remember standing on the hood and firing the final 15 rounds of a 137-shot barrage down into a windshield
Woman reported to an officer that a car was following her. Moments later, another car pulled up and a man opened fire
Officer who was wounded after a brief pursuit in Houston was shot in the arm by his partner
The immediate legal implications were unclear. Officer David Warren was acquitted by a federal jury after saying he believed man was armed
Every aspect of the scene and the arrestee must be explained for the benefit of supervisors, prosecutors and juries
Ricky Shawatza Hall, 27, was killed Monday when NSA police opened fire on a stolen car that then crashed into a police vehicle
Suspect was carrying a baseball bat in one hand and a screwdriver in the other
State oversight would increase and officers would get more training dealing with the mentally ill under several proposals being considered
SUV’s owner picked up the two men, dressed as women, in Baltimore and then headed to the Terrace Motel in Elkridge
Filed a federal lawsuit Monday against St. Louis County police and 20 of its officers, accusing them of violating the reporters’ civil rights
Officers attempted to arrest the suspect as he threatened them with a 10-inch blade
Overreaction prompts officers to fire fifty rounds at unarmed suspects — under-reaction leaves officers brutalized or dead
Man says was innocent and trying to protect himself, while police counter he refused to pull over, resisted arrest and threatened them
The suicidal man found dead after he shot and killed a veteran San Jose police officer was killed by police gunfire
Bill would require police to keep the names of officers involved in shootings secret for two months
Three agencies will restrict their use of tear gas and other chemical agents on crowds as part of a lawsuit settlement with six protesters