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Police defend officer who shot NY college student

"There is some second guessing by people who think we should have stayed outside the house, but our job is to get inside and make sure we can protect as many people as we can" - Full Story

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

First responders talk about Boston shootout with bombers

A month after the Boston bombing and consequential shootout that followed days later, the Watertown police reflect on the night of the shooting and the thoughts that went through their heads that night.

Columns

Lt. Dan Marcou - Blue Knights

A poem for Police Week: Messages from a fallen officer

This poem is dedicated to the memory of our fallen brothers and sisters - Full Story

Columns

Andrew Hawkes - Highway Drug Interdiction

Police Week 2013: Your agency needs an LODD policy

How a law enforcement agency handles an officer’s death in the line of duty could be just as traumatic as the death itself - Full Story

Exclusives

2 cops recognized for heroism in NASCAR contest

Two of the five finalists for Crown Royal’s 20th “Your Hero’s Name Here” contest, for which the NASCAR Brickyard 400 is renamed in his or her honor, are police officers being recognized for their heroism. - Full Story

Exclusives

Bring fighting into your firearms training

It was a bullet to his assailant's head that saved Cpl. Jim Van Alstine's life. But it was his stamina in an intense struggle that made that shot possible. - Full Story

In-depth News

Police: Ore. mall shooter identified, used stolen rifle

The gunman who killed two people and himself in a shooting rampage at an Oregon mall was 22 years old and used a stolen AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and had several fully loaded magazines when he arrived. - Full Story

In-depth News

Hundreds say goodbye to slain Ala. officer

The suspect's mother had written of his eratic behavior several times in an attempt to have him placed in a mental institution; meanwhile thundreds of mourners lined the street and packed a civic center in honor of Deputy Scott Ward, who was shot and killed by the suspect in an exchange of gunfire. - Full Story