Women Officers

For female forces, the Women Officers topic provides news, articles, and tactical tips to help take the fight to the bad guys. There was a time that a female officer was a rarity among the ranks, but today thousands of women stand on the thin blue line, serving on tactical teams, training other officers, working as detectives, and leading entire departments.

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How LAPD's first female SWAT officer broke the glass ceiling
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Sgt. Jennifer Grasso has overcome many obstacles in her trailblazing career
Carla Provost is named Border Patrol's first female chief
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The U.S. Border Patrol has its first female chief in its 94-year history
Portland selects first African American woman to be next chief of police
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Danielle Outlaw, a 19-year veteran of the Oakland Police Department who started as a police explorer, will serve as Portland's next chief
Police chief: Heroic Va. officer drew gunman's fire at baseball field
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Officer Nicole Battaglia withstood a barrage of gunfire from the gunman, giving fellow officers an opportunity to return fire and kill the shooter
Video: Ga. suspect attempts to shoot cop in head, gun jams
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Harrowing dash cam video captured a traffic stop that could have turned deadly for the officers involved
Video: Greyhound bus passenger attacks Ohio trooper
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Trooper Tressa Winans was called to the bus Thursday to remove an unruly passenger when the attack occurred
A Calif. cop loses her dream job when a slow shift takes a nearly deadly turn
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As her partner joined her several hours into patrol, then-officer Lucia Wade was looking for things to do