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The El Mirage PD uses a cloud-based case management software to provide information and support services to victims impacted by violence and trauma
The most common victim-offender relationship involving homicide scene staging is an intimate partner relationship
Sergeants must play a key role in domestic violence-related responses – not just for repeat calls for service but also in managing high-risk calls
Officers believed the suspect to be armed based on witness reports and knew that the suspect had severely beaten the child’s mother
As Suffolk County officers opened the front door, the suspect emerged with a large knife and lunged at an officer, “clearly attempting to kill him,” the police acting commissioner said
Louisville Metro PD Assistant Chief Paul Humphrey defended the officer’s split-second decision
Under the new protocols, officers must file incident reports regardless of offense or arrest and limit camera use at a victim’s request
“Operation: Take a Stand” was introduced by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office after Deputy Shakeema Brown was killed by her husband
Deputies found anti-police propaganda, a makeshift barricade with sandbags and many weapons with ammunition
Sgt. Heather Glenn had spent nearly 20 years with the Tell City Police Department and the Perry County Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. Joshua Clouse, a U.S. Army veteran, is survived by his wife and two children
A Cameron officer was wounded and transported to the hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries
The suspect quickly turned and blindsided the officer, continuing to punch her while she was down
A suspect forcefully grabbed for their service weapons and began punching them in the head, knocking one officer unconscious
When police arrived on scene, the former officer handed a child he was holding to a woman and brandished a gun before being shot
Cpl. Ray Hamilton was a five-year veteran of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
Suspect Yessenia Sanchez recently resigned from her post with the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department rather than be fired over a domestic violence arrest
The suspect will be charged with numerous weapons violations, felony domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon
The victim was a woman in her 20s with two young daughters
Lack of visible injuries and sometimes reluctant victims make these tough cases to investigate
Petito’s family is arguing that officers failed to recognize their daughter was in a life-threatening situation last year and in need of help
Officers were responding to a domestic incident, police said
The man ignored multiple commands to drop the knife, bodycam video shows
“Eliminating gender bias is key, and can have a real impact on the safety of survivors”
“As soon as they got off the elevator to go to the apartment, they were fired upon by the offender,” Police Superintendent David Brown said
Arianna Reyes-Gomez, 31, was fatally stabbed eight times in her Bronx apartment
The officer’s husband later turned himself in
Nicholas County deputy sheriff, Tom Baker, was killed Friday night while responding to a domestic disturbance
The trial is a good reminder of the three things police forget about investigations