Pa. Officer Dies Following Surgery to Repair On-Duty Injuries
Chester Police Department
U.S. Honors Black Fed Law Officer Killed in 1883
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Thousands Pay Tribute to Fallen Officers
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NATO Summit Poses Challenge For Chicago Police
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Notable Mafia Nicknames Have Murky Origins
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National Police Week Events Underway
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Decapitated Bodies Dumped on U.S., Mexico Border
(AP Photo/Christian Palma)
Fugitive Dead, Girls Found in Tenn. Kidnapping
(AP Photo/Alex Gilbert)

Chester (Pa.) Officer Dies
Black Fed Agent Honored by ATF
Thousands Honor Fallen Heroes
Chicago Prepares For NATO Summit
Notable Mob Nicknames Remembered
Crowd Gathers for Blue Mass
Decapitated Bodies Dumped Near Border
Fugitive Dead in Tenn. Kidnapping

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Posted: May 15, 2012

5 Dead After Fla. Mother Kills Her Kids, Then Herself

Deputies say 33-year-old Tanya Thomas of Brevard County shot her four children before turning the gun on herself early Tuesday.

Md. Deputy Stricken With Medical Emergency 'Improving'

A Harford County Sheriff's Office deputy was stricken in his cruiser while on duty last week and flown to the hospital with an undisclosed medical condition that continues to make him unable to...

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Join Lee Reiber, Founder of Mobile Forensics, Inc and Director of Mobile Phone Forensics at AccessData, as he discusses how law enforcement agencies can increase the effectiveness of mobile phone examinations in the field as well as in the lab.

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Learn how Sgt. Simon found the funds, fought the budgetary battles, and saw the AED initiative through.

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We’re going to be joined by Reverend Frank Ruffatto, a retired homicide...
We’re going to be joined by Reverend Frank Ruffatto, a retired homicide detective now serving the law enforcement community as a Police Chaplain. Rev. Ruffatto is also the executive director of Peace Officer Ministries and he, along with several other...

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Officer Radio 3/29/12: Apps...
Today we’ll be talking about quite a few topics. I think we’re going to...
Today we’ll be talking about quite a few topics. I think we’re going to start out taking a look at the new iPad apps for LET and LEPN, and then we’ll follow up with some thoughts about the differences between legal versus illegal and right versus...

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Listen in as host Frank Borelli and his guest Mr. Paul Markel discuss the...
Listen in as host Frank Borelli and his guest Mr. Paul Markel discuss the life-saving techniques that every police officer can be taught to save lives.

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Active Shooter Response continues to evolve. The question is: REactively or...
Active Shooter Response continues to evolve. The question is: REactively or PROactively?

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Join Officer.com editor, and Officer Radio show host, Frank Borelli, as he and...
Join Officer.com editor, and Officer Radio show host, Frank Borelli, as he and his guest on this week's show discuss the history and evolution of active shooters in the United States.

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Police Week 2012 Is Upon Us
Every year Police Week grows to include new events and new opportunities. The central hub of...
The Difference Between Protesting & Rioting
It is wrong to identify a rioter as a protester. It is misleading as to the person's actions...
The Irony of Training
Sometimes we use terms in a discussion that are agreeable and even laudable. Then we (those who...

May 15

Pa. Officer Dies Following Surgery to Repair On-Duty Injuries

Chester (Pa.) Police Department Patrolman Avery Freeman, 49, was laid to...

May 2

Mississippi Investigator Killed Serving Warrant

Police investigator Mike Walter was shot and killed while serving a...

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Solution-Focused Venting

by Michael Wasilewski and Althea Olson

Rather than letting complaining become a toxin to both you and your agency, the following principles will actually allow venting to be constructive, forward-looking, and...

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Boot Review: Rocky S2Vs

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I know it's never a smart idea to select a pair of boots based on how they look, but the Rocky S2Vs just looked tough. Even more years ago there was a time when the only boots...

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Police & Domestic Violence, Pt 2

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Budgets for law enforcement are down. Funding for new initiatives is not as fruitful as they once were.

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Deployable Medical Operator's Kit from CCJA

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When you're in the field and a life-threatening injury occurs, the choices you have are limited: fix it or die/let someone else die. These minimum life saving pieces of kit...

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Negligent Discharges: Preventable or Inevitable?

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From a completely statistical standpoint you cannot deny that the more you handle firearms the greater the likelihood that one will go ‘bang’ when you didn’t want it to...

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Excessive, Exaggerated, and Chronic Worry

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Generalized anxiety disorder is a relatively common mental illness. In the USA GAD affects 6.8 million USA adults annually (3.1% of the population.). The chance that any given...

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Truly knowing and engaging the strengths of your team in supervision style offers myriad benefits. Recognizing and engaging the diverse talents each brings enhances their...

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