"I’m sad to report that so far this year, we are outpacing last year’s historic number of officers shot and killed. This fact is disturbing and should alarm all Americans,” says National FOP President Patrick Yoes.
An officer with the Phoenix Police Department and three small children were injured in a vehicle collision early Monday morning.
Two FBI agents were wounded by gunfire as they attempted to apprehend a man suspected of robbing several banks.
Officer Jason Judd—a 21-year veteran of the Peoria Police Department—was seriously injured in the crash on the campus of a local high school where the agency is hosting a "Youth Citizen Police Academy Camp" for area teens.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus offered his resignation during a press conference on Wednesday, during which video footage was shown of an incident in April that led to the in-custody death of a man named Carlos Ingram Lopez.
An officer with the Phoenix Police Department was seen retreating around her patrol vehicle and attempting to create distance between herself and a knife-wielding man before she was forced to fire her service weapon in her own defense.
Three officers with the Chandler (AZ) Police Department were shot and wounded in two separate shootings early Monday. All are expected to fully recover.
An officer with the Phoenix Police Department says that the protective plate given to her by her father—a reserve officer himself—likely saved her life during an incident that left Commander Greg Carnicle dead during a domestic violence call in late March.
Police say Officer Marissa Dowhan is hospitalized with serious injuries, but is expected to be okay. Her fellow officer, Alicia Hubert, has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home.
Principle owner of the Cardinals Michael Bidwill said, "We have a close relationship with the Phoenix Police Department and we were heartbroken with their loss."
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