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News•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2020

FBI Releases 2019 Statistics on Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

The FBI has released the latest statistics on officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2019.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2020

San Francisco Chief Bans Use of "Thin Blue Line" Facial Masks

The chief of the San Francisco Police Department has banned the use of facial masks that bear the pattern of the "Thin Blue Line" flag during the COVID-19 pandemic .

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News•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2020

Washington Officer Fired for 2019 Incident of Excessive Use of Force

An officer with the Spokane Police Department has been fired for a 2019 incident during which he reportedly kicked a handcuffed subject in the genitals during an arrest.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2020

California Officer Arrested for Off-Duty Shooting of Fellow Officer

An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of shooting and wounding a fellow officer while they were off-duty at a Southern California recreation area.

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The Side Control Position and the Resisting Arrestee

These easy to learn and simple to use techniques can help you take a resisting subject into custody.

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Articles•by Dave Smith•May 4, 2020

Resilience in a Crazy Age

We forget that resilience is how we survive and rebound.

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Articles•by Eric Daigle•May 3, 2020

Point of Law: Excessive Force by Tight Handcuffs

When a detainee complains that your handcuffs are hurting them, you need to take notice and watch what you say.

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Articles•by Barry Goodson•May 3, 2020

Spotting Improvised Explosive Devices

The DHS bomb-making materials awareness program teaches officers what to look for to prevent attacks that use homemade bombs.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2020

Texas Officer Wounded in Deadly Ambush Released from Hospital

One of the San Marcos, TX, Police officers wounded in a shooting that left a fellow officer dead has been released from the hospital.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2020

LAPD Chief Says Zero Bail Leading to Increase in Repeat Offenders

LAPD Chief Michel Moore said while crime in Los Angeles is down in almost all categories since the pandemic began and L.A. implemented its stay-at-home order, career criminals are now exploiting the situation, getting arrested over and over with no real consequences.

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