Use of Force
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Is it “objectively reasonable” or “necessary” for California to change the law on the use of deadly force?
A veteran cop describes the split-second decisions that go through a cop’s mind when faced with a man with a gun
The purpose of suicide intervention is not to solve the person’s crisis but effectively transition them from a street critical incident to treatment
Violent incident left the baby’s mother critically wounded and the suspected assailant shot dead
The owner’s manual for the MK-177 BB/Pellet rifle warns that misuse can result in serious injury or death
Beavercreek police say the man was shot at around 8 p.m. after waving a rifle-type weapon around inside the store
The Tuesday altercation began as the officer attempted to detain a driver who walked away after being pulled over
Officers Thomas Weigand and Mark Bode stopped an SUV after witnessing the driver change lanes without signaling, in addition to having an illegal window tint
Woman pointed a replica gun at three deputies who had been dispatched to persuade her to leave her perch atop a large rock pile
Trapped in his car after it was rammed by a pickup, the deputy shot and killed the driver as he approached
Other officers at the scene fired at the suspect vehicle as it smashed into several parked police motorcycles
Mistaken killing of a man has sparked new debate over how much authority the department’s independent inspector general should have in investigations
Man was shot and killed after he fired at St. Paul police officers who pulled him over on suspicion of carjacking Sunday
Chief announced Friday that the panel found Detective Brett Olsen “acted within policy” when he shot the dog during a search for a missing 3-year-old
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot and killed a man during a gunfight with a wanted parolee
The finding increases the likelihood that the case will be presented to a grand jury to determine whether officers involved in the confrontation will face criminal charges
Deputy Joshua LaFave suffered a gunshot wound to his chest, back and shoulder from Andrew Michaelis
Mayor sat between his police commissioner and one of the department’s most outspoken critics Thursday, trying to ease tensions with minority communities
An Oakland police officer who was fired after he lobbed a tear-gas canister into a group of people has won his job back through arbitration
The findings of a new study, obtained under stressful but nonthreatening laboratory conditions, comprise a starting point for understanding the human dynamics involved in promptly concluding a shooting episode
NJ detective was acquitted Wednesday of first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting of a driver during a case of road rage
Police later shot and killed Cody David Winters and arrested his accomplice, Natasha Galenn Jackson, on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, burglary, kidnapping and other charges
Deputies were called to the residence for a domestic dispute when gunfire was exchanged with one person
Two men were killed and two women were seriously injured Tuesday in a wild Las Vegas crime spree that included a carjacking, two home invasions, a stabbing, a fake hostage situation and a deadly police shooting
Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, 16, was in Nogales, Sonora, near the tall, steel fence that divides the United States and Mexico when a Border Patrol agent shot him from Nogales, Arizona in 2012
After police trapped the driver between their cars, he refused to exit his vehicle, responding to officers with a “faraway stare”
Police approached a suspicious man on a bicycle early in the morning when the incident occurred
Chief said the officer reported that while attempting to coax the dog back into the house, the dog growled and approached him in a threatening manner
Det. Mario Muniz, 45, was hit in the upper-right chest area by one of Mozdir’s bullets, but it was stopped by his bullet proof vest
William Bratton said Monday that people captured on video appearing to interfere with arrests are making it harder to apprehend suspects and should stop meddling