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Special Units

Lenco BEAR & BearCat In Action

View our gallery featuring images of Lenco's BEAR and BearCat Armored Rescue Vehicles (ARVs) in use by several law enforcement agencies. Editor's note: This gallery is sponsored by Lenco.

January 31, 2012

Patrol

Sgt. Collapses After Responding to Bridge Jumper

A United States Park Police sergeant collapsed and died, after responding to help a critically injured man who had jumped into the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from the Key Bridge.

December 18, 2011

Patrol

U.S. Park Police Arrest 31 Occupiers Over Wooden Structure

U.S. Park Police officers arrested 31 Occupy D.C. protesters who had erected a wooden structure in a park two blocks from the White House. Officers used a cherry picker to pluck several protesters from the roof of the structure on Sunday night.

December 4, 2011

Patrol

Man who Allegedly Fired Rounds at White House Arrested In Penn.

Pennsylvania authorities have arrested Oscar Ramiro Ortega, who they believe fired several bullets at the White House.

November 15, 2011

Training

Metro D.C. PD To Hire 300 Cops

The Metropolitan (D.C.) Police Department should grow to 3,900 officers in the coming year, following Mayor Vincent Gray's announcement that the agency will hire 300 officers.

September 30, 2011

Patrol

Drunk D.C. Cop Fired on Trannies

Officer Kenneth Furr apparently stood on the hood of his car, firing at people, and yelling threats such as, "I'm gonna kill you." Furr allegedly fired at the people at 5 a.m. Friday, after several verbal confrontations. Three people suffered injuries, and DCist reports that two were transgendered women.

August 28, 2011

Patrol

DC Chief, Police Union At Odds Over Breastfeeding Policy

The Fraternal Order of Police claims the agency isn't adequately accommodating its breastfeeding officers with inadequate lactating rooms, binding body armor, and forcing them into patrol duties where they have difficulty pumping milk.

June 27, 2011

Vehicle Ops

U.S. Capitol Police Redesign Cruisers

The timing was right for the U.S. Capitol Police to launch a new look for their patrol cars, as the agency began replacing its entire fleet of 201 patrol vehicles.

June 13, 2011

Patrol

Law Enforcement Urges Vigilance After Killing of Bin Laden

Following the killing of bin Laden, Homeland Security briefings urged law enforcement agencies to remain alert for any potential retaliatory strikes. Law enforcement leaders who spoke publicly made it clear they weren't aware of any specific threats.

May 1, 2011

Patrol

D.C. Officer Struck While Investigating Hit-and-Run

The officer was struck early Monday by a Honday, while investigating a hit-and-run where a pedestrian pushing a moped across the bridge was fatally struck.

February 27, 2011

Patrol

Officer Revives Fellow Cop After Heart Attack On Duty

Officer Michael A. Riley administered CPR and was finally able to detect a weak pulse and get Officer Bryan Nickelson breathing. By that time, additional police officers were on scene reporting the events on the radio.

February 16, 2011

Patrol

Two Burglary Suspects Killed In Shootout With D.C. Police

A police shootout near Catholic University in Washington D.C. that killed two suspects ended a harrowing 40-minute rampage in which gunmen burst into a home filled with students and then beat, robbed and threatened to kill them.

February 14, 2011