A true ambush is something that understandably strikes fear into the heart of everyone who wears a badge. After all, an ambush is a surprise attack perpetrated by someone lying in wait, who is often willing to die in the attempt. As a result, officers are limited in their ability to ...
[Editor's Note: Just as this was being posted we received word that Deputy Del Daniels, 22, Marlboro County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Department, died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash that occurred July 20. He had been on the job only three weeks and was a passenger in a vehicle ...
So far in 2015, 63 officers have died in the line-of-duty. Of those, 28 were lost in vehicle-related incidents, 16 to gunfire and 19 to other causes, the majority of which were duty-related heart attacks or illness. Although we’re currently running approximately 11% lower than this ...
May has proven to be a very deadly month for police officers over the last three years. It was the deadliest month in both 2013 and 2014 and this past month saw 16 line-of-duty deaths, equaled only by March of this year.
So far in 2015, 54 officers have been lost. While that’s 16% ...
The annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Information Management (IACP LEIM) Conference just ended in San Diego and there were some pretty strong indicators of what’s important and emerging in the world of police technology.
The conference is ...
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