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What were the top videos published by POLICE in 2025? Many covered tactics and officer safety, while others came from booth visits at IACP in Denver, Colorado. In case you missed these, here are the top 10 videos.
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How can officers better “watch the hands”? Mike Willis, Law Enforcement National Training and Program Director for the US Deputy Sheriff's Association, shares some tips.
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When officers can’t access their gear quickly, lives are on the line. That’s why slide outs aren’t just nice to have — they’re essential. From maximizing space to reducing response times and preventing injuries, here are three reasons law enforcement fleets shouldn’t skimp on this critical upgrade.
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SB 627, “The No Secret Police Act,” also requires officers to be identifiable via their uniform, whether with name or other identifier, according to California state Senator Scott Wiener’s office.
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In 2018, after 40 years of service, Col. Tracy G. Trott retired from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and tackled the challenge of trying to help the Colorado State Patrol uncover the reasons behind the agency’s struck-by deaths.
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NLEOMF launched Destination Zero in 2014 with a goal to identify agencies conducting unique and innovative programs aimed at reducing risk factors for line-of-duty deaths, and to share the design and outcomes of these programs with the national law enforc
Read More →Officers say they can no longer work as undercover officers and in some cases may not be able to work in policing at all going forward after the release of personal information.
Read More →There are myriad factors contribute to incidents in which an officer is struck by a vehicle while directing traffic—everything from weather, to the negligence/impairment of the offending vehicle's driver, to the officer's own actions—but a few basic safety strategies can mitigate the risks.
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Scott Wyatt, president of Busch Protective USA, says an injury to law enforcement officers will more likely come from someone striking them in the head with a bat, or throwing a brick, or having something fall and hit them in the head during an operation. Europeans introduced blunt trauma testing of helmets back in 2009.
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Richard Valdemar says every officer, especially patrol officers, should keep a notebook. With every contact on the street, ask questions and make notes of the answers given. That allows the officer to, in a sense, create a database of gang activity in the community.
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