The Charleston (SC) Police Department announced on social media that it will change the way they interact with some members of the community to minimize officers' exposure to COVID-19 (also known as the coronavirus).
March 17, 2020
Asst. Chief Horace Frank said all patrol officers and officers likely to come into contact have been issued a kit consisting of multiple sets of gloves, a bacteria protection mask and goggles.
March 11, 2020
The Bellevue (WA) Police Department has closed two substations to limit contact with the public amid the outbreak of COVID-19—also known as the coronavirus—in the Seattle area.
March 11, 2020
As of Sept. 1, working law enforcement officers in Texas who have heart attacks off duty or on duty will be considered to have had their medical events in the line of duty and be eligible for state and federal line-of-duty benefits.
September 27, 2019
James Cornelius said that he wanted a good job in order to take care of his son, and he knew that in order to make the force at APD, he would have to change his diet and increase his efforts to get into shape.
August 2, 2018
Beginning this month, the Texas Department of Public Safety will begin recording the height, weight and "waist [belly] measurement" of its 4,297 commissioned officers during their routine physical readiness tests to determine if they are obese.
March 9, 2018
Police officers in Denver have a new way to get healthy if they are injured now that there is a physical therapist on staff. Daniel Jonte treats officers who are hurt both on duty and off duty.
March 6, 2018
Officer James Williams received a heart transplant after living with heart failure for over a decade. He is back on duty and grateful to be healthy.
November 15, 2017
Rifles carried by Spokane, WA, police on patrol will soon be equipped with suppressors, a move the department says will protect officers and civilians from hearing damage.
October 13, 2017
A study of more than 300 members of the Buffalo Police Department suggests that highly stressful events may be associated with disturbances of the normal awakening cortisol pattern. That can leave the officers vulnerable to disease.
February 8, 2017
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