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Patrol

How To Justify Officer Safety Searches

POLICE

Know the limits of your authority to protect yourself—physically and legally.

January 23, 2013

Patrol

N.H. Officer Braves Gunfire to Rescue Two Wounded Officers

Officer Chuck Law of the Stratham (N.H.) Police Department drove his cruiser directly into the line of fire during a barricade situation to evacuate two downed colleagues and get them treatment.

January 10, 2013

Special Units

ATF Agents Discuss Waco Raid

Three agents involved in the ATF's disastrous Waco raid will discuss the event at a panel discussion in Washington D.C. hosted by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

January 9, 2013

Editor's Notes

Police Links: Shootings Mar Glad Tidings

December encompasses a large part of the holiday season, so it's sad when a tragedy like the Newtown, Conn., school shooting mars this time of year's glad tidings. That's why it's so nice to hear a sweet story about two Port Authority officers who helped safely deliver a baby in New York's Holland Tunnel.

December 27, 2012

Training

Police Deaths Reach Historic Low In 2012

The number of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty fell sharply in 2012, marking a year that ranks among the lowest for officer fatalities since 1960.

December 26, 2012

Training

NLEOMF Offers Holiday Hero Magnets

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is offering a "Holiday Heroes" magnet to honor fallen officers.

December 18, 2012

Patrol

Off-Duty Florida Deputy Stops Gunman From Killing More

On July 25, Sgt. Kristin Shiner was relaxing at home. However, when she heard shots fired near her house, she quickly switched modes and successfully kept an armed neighbor who'd killed a door-to-door salesman from continuing to shoot.

December 17, 2012

Patrol

LEOKA: Beyond the Numbers

Loggers are not hurt and killed on duty because some dirtbag tree doesn’t want to go back to jail and opens fire instead of surrendering to the inevitable.

December 16, 2012

Patrol

National Law Enforcement Museum Draws 50th Major Law Enforcement Donor

The Riverside Sheriffs' Association has become the 50th law enforcement association to donate $100,000 or more to the National Law Enforcement Museum.

November 28, 2012

Patrol

Trooper Stops Wrong-Way Driver with Cruiser

Maine State Trooper Douglas Cropper got a call that an elderly man was driving the wrong way down I-295 in Portland and was headed in his direction. The trooper was prepared to ram the vehicle, but was able to stop it by edging the nose of his patrol car onto the highway, forcing the driver to crash into him.

November 26, 2012

Patrol

National LE Museum Acquires Depression-Era Crime Artifacts

The National Law Enforcement Museum has acquired four lots of Depression-era artifacts relating to the law men who apprehended Bonnie and Clyde and Billy the Kid.

October 29, 2012

Weapons

Glock Donates $400,000 To National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Glock donated $400,000 to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) in support of the development of the National Law Enforcement Museum.

October 25, 2012