Lawmakers in Washington state are weighing bills that would raise the bar on when an officer can use deadly force.
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Teachers and staff members in at least a dozen of Colorado’s most remote school districts are arming themselves instead of waiting for local law enforcement to rescue them in the face of a Columbine-style attack.
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An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer shot and wounded two people who reportedly tried burglarizing his home early Monday.
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Deputies in Lea County, NM, are powerless — they’re not allowed to make any arrests or traffic stops after their sheriff unexpectedly died last week.
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Officers with the Portland Police Bureau quickly responded to groups of protesters gathering in the downtown area and blocking transit lines Wednesday.
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His voice breaking, the man who came to the rescue of Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper Ed Andersson on Jan. 12 said the aftermath of that confrontation has been "overwhelming." He had little time to think and just acted instinctively, he said, firing his weapon to save one man's life while taking another.
Read More →Denver’s policy contains many of the recommendations included in the National Consensus Policy on Use of Force, which was released Jan. 11 and endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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Once Novak said she could not get her door open through a window, Officer Schwering took out his baton and started beating on the window of the door.
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A search of the station then found Silva, an 18-year veteran, inside the building. He was unconscious and not breathing.
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Once Novak said she could not get her door open through a window, Officer Schwering took out his baton and started beating on the window of the door.
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