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Suspect killed, officer hit by car in Va. bank shooting

The suspect hit the officer as police approached his vehicle, forcing the officer's partner to fire at the driver - Full Story

News

FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast

FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast

Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw were killed when they fell from a helicopter that was having trouble - Full Story

Videos

Mall cop fights woman for taking pictures on mall property

People taking pictures of an accident that happened in a ravine near Ohio Valley Mall were asked by the mall cop to stop taking pictures of the incident. The argument quickly became heated, and a physical altercation ensued.

Columns

The DynaSpike pursuit-termination device increases officer safety Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

The DynaSpike pursuit-termination device increases officer safety

Remote-controlled spike system can potentially be a big step toward terminating high-speed pursuits without risking the lives and limbs of our law enforcers - Full Story

Exclusives

Traffic stops: 11 key tips and tactics

Traffic stops: 11 key tips and tactics

Not every traffic stop is going to end with your bomb squad’s detonation of 17 IEDs, but all traffic stops involve risks, and all stops involve at least one violation of the law. - Full Story

Columns

Traffic stops: 11 key tips and tactics Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

Traffic stops: 11 key tips and tactics

Not every traffic stop is going to end with your bomb squad’s detonation of 17 IEDs, but all traffic stops involve risks - Full Story

Exclusives

2 traffic stops, 2 very different outcomes

2 traffic stops, 2 very different outcomes

This is a story of two vehicle stops conducted on a single offender with murder on his mind. One resulted in an officer’s slaying, the other did not. What were the differences that made the difference? - Full Story

Tips

Keeping your rifle sling out of the way for rapid deployment

This is probably common sense for most, but in a long list of lessons learned the hard way, I discovered... - Full Story Secure - Login Required

Tips

Video: Thai boxing drill for law enforcement

In this video tactical tip, Diana Rathborne of the Minnesota Kali Group — alongside demonstration... - Full Story Secure - Law Enforcement Only



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