Editorial: Cautionary Tale
Officers should heed the lessons of the Kimberly Potter case and train regularly with all of their tools.
March 7, 2022
Officers should heed the lessons of the Kimberly Potter case and train regularly with all of their tools.
March 7, 2022
The fatal shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant could have only been prevented by one person, the deceased.
May 7, 2021
In this first episode of POLICE Coffee Break, POLICE asks that question of internationally recognized law enforcement trainer and POLICE contributor Dave Smith.
April 16, 2021
The Washington Post database says the number was 12. The Mapping Police Violence database say the number was 27.
February 25, 2021
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly said he banged on the door repeatedly while yelling "police." And that once his commanding officer gave the order to breach the door, he and the other officers yelled "police," as they rammed open the door.
October 22, 2020
Cameron explained to the press and to a live TV audience that Mattingly and Cosgrove could not be charged with a crime over Taylor's death because they fired back at Walker in self-defense.
September 23, 2020
Police Union spokesman Champion says Mayor Bottoms is part of the morale problem. "They're just fed up. I mean, their mayor has come out and said everything that they used to do with use of force is not valid—'Don't do it'—so I don't know how we defend ourselves when people want to fight us," he said.
June 18, 2020
Social justice warriors and now presidential candidates perpetuate lies about law enforcement, and it is doing a lot of damage to the profession and the nation.
September 3, 2019
The night before the fatal officer-involved shooting, Clark reportedly started searching the Internet for "easiest ways to kill yourself." He also sent a text to his girlfriend that included a photo of 10 pills in his hand and the message: "Let's fix our family or I'm taking all of these."
March 4, 2019
Oregon's largest city is a locus of anti-police sentiment and calls for de-policing, which makes it an extremely difficult place to wear a badge.
May 2, 2018
The shooting of an officer captured on video is unpleasant to watch, but it can be a great teaching tool.
September 1, 2017
Activists who have never been trained as law enforcement officers have demanded to know why officers didn't use other force options.
January 10, 2017
Neighbors peered out of the windows of their trailers hoping she was finally going to leave him. But they quickly learned she wouldn't be allowed to go quietly. She was in her Chevy Cavalier trying to drive off. He was jumping on the hood and raising the devil's own noise.
October 19, 2015
If we start punishing officers for every mistake, just because an encounter ended in the justified shooting of a suspect, then officers will surely minimize their contact with suspects.
July 16, 2015
The Impala's driver side window shattered. Bullets slammed into the car's cockpit. And Det. Wisner felt a searing pain in his left shoulder. There would be no foot pursuit.
January 13, 2015
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