Manhunt
While there is always support for having a compass and a paper map, let’s not ignore how the technology of our smartphones can be a priceless aid in investigations
I borrowed the ‘Watch Out’ concept from the wildland fire-fighting community and have adapted it to woodland manhunts and find them to be an excellent tool
The Dorner incident has not yet changed law enforcement training, tactics, mindset, and methods to the extent that I believe it could (or should!) and it’s on us — you and me — to make that change happen
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Former Marine Patrick Rene McDowell was taken into custody after a five-day manhunt
The search for Deputy Joshua Moyer’s killer includes hundreds of investigators from across the state
The deputy was identified as Joshua Moyers, 29
The deputy was shot during a traffic stop but was saved by his ballistic vest, the sheriff said
Deputy Jeremy Brown had been conducting surveillance at an apartment complex prior to the shooting
Police found multiple flash bangs, rifle plates, body armor, two rifles, two handguns and several boxes of ammunition in the treehouse
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the suspect’s arrest
Authorities said the officer, who was not immediately identified, is in critical condition
The deputy was shot multiple times and airlifted with serious injuries, officials said
The officer, who was shot while pulling over two people on a motorcycle, was hospitalized in stable condition
The suspect had left a bullet hole in Deputy Sydney Canipe’s windshield a week earlier, inches from her head
The seven-day manhunt in the same area for a suspect is one of the longest in recent memory in South Carolina
Deputy Michael Hutton was shot multiple times while responding to a theft call, officials said
A local reporter quickly flagged down some police officers who were nearby
A man suspected in the shooting has been arrested
Decatur County Lt. Justin Bedwell died at a hospital Monday morning after being shot in his patrol car during a pursuit of two suspects Saturday
Authorities now believe one of the suspects is in custody in Mexico. The other is still on the run
The nine-day manhunt ended at a West Virginia apartment complex Tuesday evening
A manhunt for the suspected shooter continued Monday
Authorities say the suspect, who goes by the nickname “Psycho”, is a convicted felon with a prior assault on a peace officer
A resident called deputies to report that a ‘suspicious’ man had just come by and asked to make a call
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Sgt. Sean Rios was a 25-year veteran of the department
The man had fled days earlier while on electronic monitoring and pointed a gun at cops
The female deputy, who was in the hospital a few more days than her partner, has been discharged, officials said
The officers and their newborn baby were home but were not injured, police said
The Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are expected to survive, officials said, after they were shot in ambush Saturday
The man was apprehended two days later when authorities surrounded him after another shooting
Deputy Darrell Hackney was wearing a vest and is expected to recover, investigators said
No police officers were injured in the incident
Several cops were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with the man suspected of ambushing a deputy a day earlier