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Patrol

Video: New Mexico Officer Apprehends Murder Suspect on Her First Day

Rookie Albuquerque Police Department Officer Stephanie Cockerill's first day on patrol started with a noise complaint but led her to a wanted murder suspect.

May 1, 2018

Patrol

New Mexico Officer Apprehends Murder Suspect on Her First Day

Rookie Albuquerque Police Department Officer Stephanie Cockerill's first day on patrol started with a noise complaint but led her to a wanted murder suspect. More Here.

May 1, 2018

Training

Thinking Outside of the Recruiting Box

Agencies are being forced to embrace new ways of reaching potential hires to fill their ranks.

April 3, 2018

Patrol

San Francisco PD Fires Rookie Officer Over Fatal Shooting

“Chris was fired for doing what he was trained to do by the SFPD Academy, and for what happened on his fourth day on the job under extremely stressful and difficult circumstances,” union chief Marty Halloran wrote in a statement. “This was a needless action as any taken by someone wearing the uniform of our chief.”

March 13, 2018

Patrol

Rookie Trooper Saves Crash Victim with Makeshift Tourniquet

A rookie New Jersey state trooper is being credited with saving an accident victim by using part of a tree branch and a T-shirt to make a tourniquet.

March 9, 2018

Patrol

OK Reserve Officer Dies in Crash En Route to Training

The 23-year-old reserve officer was en route to mandatory training in Shawnee when his patrol car left the roadway and crashed into a concrete culvert as he attempted to pass another vehicle.

February 7, 2018

Patrol

Detroit Officer Shot in Head, in Critical Condition

Detroit Officer Glenn Doss was shot in the head in the line of duty Wednesday and is still in "very critical condition" at an area hospital.

January 26, 2018

Patrol

Video: Indiana Officer Saves Toddler's Life First Day On The Job

Officer Richard Mayer and his fellow officers had just sat down to lunch when a woman rushed over holding her 15-month-old daughter, who was choking.

January 16, 2018

Patrol

Indiana Officer Saves Toddler's Life First Day On The Job

Around noon on Friday, Officer Richard Mayer and his fellow officers had just sat down to lunch when Melanie Hassee rushed over holding her 15-month-old daughter Charlotte in her arms, saying she was choking. More Here.

January 16, 2018

Patrol

Rookie L.A. Officer Recovering After Ambush Shooting

The Los Angeles Police Department says the officer, a recent graduate of the police academy, was shot while patrolling with her training officer.

January 2, 2018

Training

How About a Little Respect?

To the young cops from the retired cops, we have more sage advice to impart than you realize.

October 17, 2017

Patrol

Rookie Miami Officer Shoots, Kills Man Stabbing Woman while Off Duty

“On behalf of the FOP, there is no doubt in our mind that when the investigation is completed, this officer will be declared a hero,” Javier Ortiz, president of Miami Fraternal Order of Police said. “If it wasn't for the swift actions of this officer, we would not only have had just one homicide here, we would've had a victim that would've been tragically injured.”

August 14, 2017