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Albuquerque PD Releases Video of Controversial Camper Shooting

The Albuquerque Police Department has released video that shows the shooting of a man who was camping illegally in the Sandia Foothills. The March 16 shooting has been decried by activists in the community who have called for rallies against the police. Read Full Story Here.

Critically Wounded Calif. K-9 Expected to Survive

An Anaheim, Calif., police dog that was shot in the face Thursday while chasing probation suspects was able to eat under his own power for the first time Sunday in what police officials are calling “an important step to his recovery.” Read Full Story Here.

Ode to the Belt

The cow skidded down the far emergency lane, and my vehicle creaked and scraped down the other. I slammed on the now stiff brakes and my Chevy ground loudly to a stop, steaming and groaning while I waited for the impact of some approaching vehicle.

Illustration: Sequoia Blankenship

Texas Officer Dies After Heart Attack on Duty

Officer Marc Uland Kelley of the Trinity University Police grew ill March 12 while responding to a fire alarm call at a residence hall on campus and died two days later.

Officer Marc Uland Kelley (Photo: Trinity University)

Al-Qaeda Magazine Urges Car Bombing in U.S.

"The new edition of Inspire has instructions on a new larger device, if I understand it correctly," NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said Wednesday at a Police Athletic League function. "And among the photos and the encouragement of where to attack there is a photo of Times Square, 47th and Broadway."

Calif. K-9 Recovering from Head Shot

An Anaheim, Calif., police dog underwent surgery Thursday night and remained heavily sedated in "a lot of pain" after being struck by a bullet in the face during a confrontation with a gunman. Police later shot and killed the gunman. Read Full Story Here.

Vehicle Ambush Training

My agency recently presented an in-service training program on how to handle vehicle ambushes. We tackled the issue by focusing on the only three possible options available when attacked in your vehicle: retreat, run the suspect over, or get out and fight.

Photo: Amaury Murgado

Calif. Deputy Killed by Suspected Carjacker

When authorities arrived, "Deputy Del Fiorentino's car was riddled with rifle (fire), and Deputy Del Fiorentino was deceased in the driver's seat of the patrol car," Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman said.

Deputy Ricky Del Fiorentino (Photo: Facebook)

Chicago Cop Killers Get Century Sentences

Valadez, 27, was killed while investigating a report of shots fired in Englewood, a violent district he’d transferred to in hopes of making a difference.

Alejandro 'Alex' Valadez was a decorated Chicago officer (Photo: Chicago PD)

Court OKs Calif. Practice of Taking DNA Samples of Felony Suspects

A federal appeals court Thursday upheld the constitutionality of California’s practice of taking and storing DNA profiles from anyone arrested on suspicion of a felony.

Man Spits PCP in Face of Cleveland Officer

An internal police document reveals a man spit PCP -- a hallucinogenic drug -- onto the face of a Cleveland police officer Wednesday night.

Man's Gun Tattoo Triggers Maine Police Callout

Smith, who’d gone back to bed, was awakened again minutes later — this time by Maine State Police at his front door, backed up by a group of troopers with assault rifles in his driveway. They were asking him via a megaphone to come out of his house.

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