Two officers died in the line of duty during the month of April, bringing the total loss for 2016 to 32. Although the loss of these two officers was the ultimate tragedy for their families and agencies, losing “only” two officers in the course of an entire month has only happened ...
Sixteen officers died during March, a dramatic jump that exceeds the loss during the previous two months of 2016. Ironically, we also lost 16 officers during March of 2015 and 2014. Of the officers lost last month, ten were the result of vehicle-related incidents, four were killed by ...
Ten of our fellow officers lost their lives during the month of February, bringing the total loss for 2016 so far to 14. This is a dramatic uptick from the four officers lost in January but we must put things in perspective: before this year the average loss (over a 20-year period) ...
License plate reader (LPR) technology has definitely been a game-changer for law enforcement, proving invaluable in both patrol and investigative efforts. When combined with effective analytics, LPR is capable of ferreting out suspects in crime series and closing previously ...
Four of our brother officers lost their lives during January, an absolute tragedy for their families and departments. In the aggregate, however, it marks a notable improvement over any January we’ve seen in more than 50 years. In fact, only once in the last 20 years have we seen a ...
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