Gloves: 2009

Some officers don't give patrol gloves a second thought. It's time that you did. Gloving up can mean much more than protecting yourself from inclement weather. Today's patrol gloves can also protect against microbes, bacteria, blood-borne pathogens, needles, and even knives. They can help you scale chain-link fences, keep your extremities warm, and give you a better grip when you need it.

July 10, 2009

Some officers don't give patrol gloves a second thought. It's time that you did. Gloving up can mean much more than protecting yourself from inclement weather. Today's patrol gloves can also protect against microbes, bacteria, blood-borne pathogens, needles, and even knives. They can help you scale chain-link fences, keep your extremities warm, and give you a better grip when you need it.

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“The driver, later identified as Dennis Mitchell III, 31, of Kansas City, was pursued by law enforcement. He abandoned the truck, entered another vehicle, and continued fleeing from officers,” police said.

Officer Hunter Simoncic of the Kansas City (Kansas) Police Department was killed deploying spike strips.

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"We are proud to announce our full support for President Trump’s Executive Order addressing the dangers of cashless bail systems," Patrick Yoes said in a statement.

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“Cashless bail policies allow dangerous individuals to immediately return to the streets and further endanger law-abiding, hard-working Americans because they know our laws will not be enforced,” the administration said.

2 Utah Officers Killed, Deputy Wounded at Domestic

The slain officers have been identified as Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada in a statement from the Tremontan-Garland PD.

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Officer Suzanne O and other Maui officers responded. Officer O was fatally shot at the scene.

Maui Police Officer Suzanne O was shot and killed responding to an incident at a sugar mill.

South Carolina Trooper Dies Days After Being Struck by Vehicle

Trooper First Class Dennis D. Ricks was in a marked patrol vehicle with blue lights activated around 2 a.m. when the crash occurred.

South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper First Class Dennis D. Ricks was struck by a vehicle Sunday and severely injured. He died Wednesday night.

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LASD Deputy Juan Abel Escalante, 27, was killed outside his parents’ home in Los Angeles on August 2, 2008.

Washington Sheriff’s Sergeant Fatally Struck by Vehicle

At approximately 7:40 a.m., Sgt. Kenneth Salas was working to clear a large traffic hazard on eastbound I-90 when he was struck.

Sgt. Kenneth Salas of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office was struck by a vehicle and killed Saturday.

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Seven officers fired on a man when he pointed his weapon at officers outside the police department in Temple, Texas, on Thursday night. The man had called 911 to say he wanted to die and yelled at police to kill him before pointing his weapon at officers.

Georgia Officer Shot by Man in Tractor-Trailer

When officers confronted a domestic violence suspect inside a tractor-trailer parked outside a fitness center in Centerville, Georgia, shots were fired, and a Warner Robins police officer was wounded.

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Two Pennsylvania troopers were ambushed by a man with a rifle Thursday. Each trooper sustained two gunshot wounds, and one, despite being shot, applied two tourniquets to his wounded fellow trooper.

Col. Christopher Paris, commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police, provides details of how the two troopers were shot.

Virginia Officers Wounded at Domestic, Suspect Dies in Hospital

Officers arrived at the scene around 10:28 p.m. and heard a woman screaming inside the apartment calling for help, police said.

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