Search Result: Physical Confrontations

Two bystanders intervened to help Cleveland Police Officer Robert Mason break up a fight between teenagers outside downtown's Horseshoe Casino. The incident was captured by an onlooker and posted to YouTube. Read the full story here.

An Elizabeth (N.J.) Police officer is facing an internal affairs probe for punching a woman during a chaotic scene outside a nightclub. Read the full story here.

A St. Louis Police officer has been suspended for allegedly assaulting a suspect during an arrest at a downtown casino. During the arrest, the officer appears to grab the suspect by his neck. Read the full story here.

What happens if a suspect has closed in on you to a point where you do not have time to clear a handgun jam, replace an ECD cartridge, or re-holster a canister of OC spray? Training to use your force option tools as impact weapons may help prepare you for such an encounter and could help stop or slow an assault against you.

Sgt. Mark Tarte retired from the Livermore (Calif.) Police Department to become a criminal-justice instructor. In the latest Patrol Podcast, Tarte shares with POLICE Magazine his funniest patrol story, gives his best and worst officer-safety advice, and describes his scariest moment while on patrol. Many of the stories involve physical confrontations.

A Philadelphia Police bicycle patrol officer was slapped by a patron at a South Street beer festival in September. The officer then grabs the man and strikes him with a baton, ending the fight. Read the full story here.

Two officers from NYPD's 71st Precinct forcefully arrested a homeless man who pushed one of the officers at a Crown Heights youth center. After the push, one officer can be seen punching the man. A second officer uses her baton and pepper spray. Read the full story here.

If a suspect is trying to choke you, you are in a deadly force encounter and accessing your handgun would be appropriate. But depending on what direction the bad guy assaults you from and the accuracy of your shot placement, your gun may not always provide the best immediate option.

This heated argument between a Seattle Police officer and a subject has led to an investigation of the officer. The video shows the officer shoving the other man and the crowd demanding to know why he was pushed. The man then appears to spit in the officer's face. Read the full story here.

A naked man scuffled with three Indianapolis Metro Police officers, kicking and punching the officers and fighting off TASER shots, before escaping. He has been arrested. Read the full story here.