Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township, allegedly slashed an officer with a knife in late December, officials said. He was later hit with a Taser and stabbed himself in the chest, although he was not hit when officers fired at him after the alleged knife attack, according to the state attorney general’s office.
Three officers with the Saugus Police Department were stabbed—and another injured—as they were attempting to investigate a report of a stolen rental vehicle that had not been returned.
A man has been charged with attempted homicide of an officer with the Appleton (WI) Police Department.
An officer with the East Hartford (CT) Police Department who was reportedly stabbed in the leg while investigating a domestic complaint this weekend has been released from the hospital.
Deputy Scott Cronin was wounded while wresting a knife from a man who was barricaded in a bedroom closet and repeatedly stabbing K-9 Vise.
An officer with the Rochester (NY) Police Department was stabbed on Sunday while responding to a 911 call of a man—possibly under the influence of illegal narcotics—smashing car windows.
A police officer in London shot and killed a man reportedly wearing a fake suicide vest who police say stabbed at least two people to death on the London Bridge.
A woman armed with a screwdriver and a knife reportedly attacked an officer with the St. Paul Police Department.
A veteran police employee in France reportedly used a knife to kill four of his colleagues at Police Headquarters in the heart of Paris on Thursday before being shot dead in the building's vast courtyard.
POLICE has covered handling and defending against edged weapons and using laser sights on revolvers and semi-autos.