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San Jose State police wouldn't disclose the identity of the shooter or the victims, although authorities say the individuals involved knew each other and were two men and one women. Police are also saying the attack was not random and not gang related. It is unclear if the victims or shooter were students.
Read More →The New York Police officer accused of raping a fashion worker testified today that he didn't attack the woman, who he said acted sexually aggressive toward him.
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Krava Maga is a hand-to-hand combat system that teaches striking, wrestling, and grappling and it has been adopted by many law enforcement trainers as an effective approach for street fights and jail scuffles. It offers plenty of tools to the smaller deputy or officer who finds herself under attack by a larger suspect.
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The gear and training employed by officers is much different today, partly as a result of the FBI Miami shootout. There have been other game-changing gunfights in the last quarter century. The following article examines each of them and how they changed your tactics, procedures, and policies.
Read More →The first two weeks of April bring us anniversaries of two of the most pivotal events in modern officer survival study. The Newhall firefight on April 6, 1970 and the FBI Miami shootout on April 11, 1986 have been nearly forgotten.
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Officer DeMatteo suffered a severe asthma attack once his adrenaline rush subsided and the effects of the icy water and his exertion registered with his body. He was already at the hospital at that point and they were able to treat him and release him after 12 hours.
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This clip is from the docudrama "In The Line Of Duty," which dramatized (if not completely accurately) the April 11, 1986, FBI Miami shootout.
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During a ceremony today, FBI Director Robert Mueller called April 11, 1986, "a day of unthinkable violence, darkness, and loss. Yet it was also a day of courage, selflessness, and sacrifice. [It was] a day that reflected the best of the bureau, even as it exemplified the worst of what we confront."
Read More →New Jersey Trooper Anthony Fotiou suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting commercial vehicle inspections at the Carney's Point Scales.
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Miami Beach Lt. Douglas Simon is captured on video arresting a woman, after slamming her to the ground.
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