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A suspect crashes into a motorcyclist during a pursuit, then exits his vehicle and attempts to attack the motorcyclist with a knife. Here are eight considerations from this incident
During the pursuit, which lasted an hour, the forklift hit 10 parked vehicles
In one body camera video, a trooper and bystanders run toward an SUV to pull a person to safety
When officers found the man walking on the sidewalk, the man had a stolen beer in one hand and a brick in another hand
Louisville Metro PD Assistant Chief Paul Humphrey defended the officer’s split-second decision
Body camera footage from the October incident shows the officer moving toward the car as explosions erupt
The driver of the truck was uninjured and the piglets were picked up by another trailer
The suspect ran across the freeway and hid inside the porta-potty; a golfer pushed it over to trap him inside
Body camera video shows a stolen car full of teens totaling one cruiser, reversing into another and running over an officer’s foot before the car burst into flames
Officer Robb Phelps shot the gun-wielding man because he thought bystanders were in danger, he told another officer
The officer was conducting a traffic stop at the time; neither the police officer nor K-9 Hawk was injured
Officers pursued the suspects and deployed a grappler device before the shooting ensued
“Had officers arrived a few seconds later, this could have been a very different outcome,” said White Settlement Police Chief Christopher Cook
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The officer ordered two groups of men to get off the train before he was attacked
“Because of this man’s deliberate and intentional actions, [the deputies’] lives and their family’s lives are changed forever,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said
The video shows a series of PIT maneuvers and an attempted escape by jumping from an overpass
Police were searching for the suspect after he sent “threatening messages” to family; when officers conducted a traffic stop on him, the suspect drove off
The May incident led to an officer being fired and charged, as well as increased de-escalation training at the department
The man, in his 70s, was changing the transmission cable on a car when one of the jacks gave out
The man refused to drop two swords and was not affected by a TASER before he charged at police and was shot
“We’re just incredibly grateful,” the woman said. “It was just a pure blessing that they were there”
Officer Jacob Smith spoke to the teen for more than 35 minutes, gradually persuading him to climb over barriers and back to the safety of the road
Video shows the suspect reaching into his waistband, then using his hands to pretend like he is pointing a gun at officers
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The video shows officers evacuating homes and businesses, taking injured people to hospitals and removing road barriers to allow people to escape
Officers pursued a man until he crashed his vehicle; when he tried to carjack a vehicle in a drive through, bystanders stepped in and held him until police could arrest him
The incident, which occurred last month, began after officers attempted to question the woman regarding a report about a person seen with a gun in a neighborhood
“Thanks to you, your training, your quick action – you saved Ollie,” the child’s grandfather, a retired officer, said
“I need to make sure that I have someone whose primary job is to take a look at use-of-force incidents and examine them thoroughly,” Sheriff John Nowels said
Yonkers Police Department officers caught and pulled a man to safety after he attempted to jump from a highway overpass
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