Arrests

Boston Police: Officers surrounded by 'hostile' crowd while attempting to arrest armed suspect

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Department officials said a fire hydrant was illegally opened and buckets of water were dumped on officers

NYPD investigating after video shows alleged use of chokehold during arrest

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The officer involved has been suspended without pay

How LEOs can reclaim personal privacy online

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OfficerPrivacy

Founded by a former police officer and computer forensics expert, OfficerPrivacy removes personal information from top people-search sites, giving LEOs an extra measure of security

Over 30 cops injured, 300 arrested during NYC riots

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Protesters threw projectiles at officers, surrounded patrol vehicles and shouted threats, and damaged police property

Defensive tactics training: How to get a suspect from his back to his stomach

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A suspect landing on his back puts most officers in an awkward position for controlling that suspect

Survey: 3200 officers weigh in on COVID-19 decree enforcement

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When asked if agencies had conducted training in the COVID decrees and explained the penalties for violations and enforcement procedures, more than 60% said no

Reader poll: 57% do not believe curfews should be enacted to battle COVID-19

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Over the past several weeks, we asked our audience a series of questions about the COVID-19 pandemic

LA police blame zero bail for rise in repeat offenders

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In the first 30 days of the policy, the Los Angeles Police Department has arrested 213 individuals multiple times, with 23 being arrested three or more times

How to control handcuffed arrestees

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You hear a lot of stories about people who have been arrested and handcuffed but who still manage to injure a law enforcement officer. In this tip, risk management expert and Lexipol co-founder Gordon Graham discusses how to improve control of arrestees.

Get more tips from Gordon here.

Va. police arrest 30 accused child predators in online sting

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“Operation COVID Crackdown" led to the arrests of men ages 20 to 74 who took advantage of children's increased online presence to attempt to exploit them

LEO Near Miss: Handcuffed subject jumps into lake

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Even a handcuffed, compliant subject can still be a flight risk

Police arrest 2 gang members in killing of 2 boys in California

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The two boys, ages 14 and 11, were fatally shot while sitting in a minivan in an elementary school parking lot

Proposal would allow Idaho police to make misdemeanor arrests without warrants

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The bill is in response to a Idaho Supreme Court ruling stating it was unconstitutional for an officer to make a misdemeanor arrest without seeing the crime