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A 54-year-old man armed with a knife stabbed an Albany, NY, police officer in the bicep Monday and then was shot by another officer. After being shot in the torso, the suspect continued trying to stab the officer again.
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Mayor Jorge Elorza appointed Michael Stephens, formerly the city's director of recreation services, as the Community Relations and Diversion Services Major on Friday.
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The facility is the first of its kind in the Southeast, and will aid in continuing de-escalation training efforts for officers that will enhance communication skills and increase opportunities for better outcomes through real-life scenarios, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Read More →CMPD had mental health resources on hand during all the armed barricade situations this month, Maj. Dave Johnson said.
Read More →“Tasers we have are the very first and second model issued. That would be taser two. They now have Taser seven which is a much more effective technology and is much more accurate,” Chief Tyke Hunt explained.
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After several hours, the suspect released his 6-year-old daughter. Police negotiators continued trying to coax him to give himself up. But when that didn’t happen, after about four hours, an internal Aurora police report says “Decision made to vacate.”
Read More →Responding officers discovered the man had three knives and was making aggressive movements toward them, police say. Multiple officers and a K-9 were called to the scene
Read More →Officers with the Moore (OK) Police Department used an electronic control device (ECD) to end a potentially deadly confrontation with a man armed with a sword.
Read More →The bill would limit the use of deadly force to instances where de-escalation tactics have failed or are not feasible and "such force is necessary to prevent imminent harm to a person and the amount of force used is proportional to the threat of imminent harm."
Read More →A state senator in Michigan has introduced a bill to "strengthen community-police relations and reduce excessive use of force by police officers."
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