A Cessna 150 collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 near a Carlisle airport runway, killing the plane’s pilot and trapping two troopers in the helicopter
The City of Willows unveiled several administrative steps it planned to take toward reopening its police department after dropping a lawsuit against the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office
Los Angeles Police Officer Daniel Flores was charged in July with 16 felonies for violating California’s eavesdropping law and faced up to 13 years in prison
Some U.S. Marshals task force officers were treated for broken bones after the steep fall
Officers used a cinder block and bolt cutters to access the trailer after hearing a child’s cry
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Agencies should look closely at how ballistic helmets are tested — and whether they truly protect against real-world threats
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Police work, murder investigations and ... show tunes? The short-lived 1990 series “Cop Rock” remains one of television’s strangest experiments
From “Law & Order” to “COPS,” the 1990s brought grittier police dramas, groundbreaking reality TV and some of the most influential portrayals of law enforcement on TV
The Gratitude Initiative, FOP and Police1 launch national campaign to recognize law enforcement children and expand college and career support for police families
Known for finding suspects who didn’t want to be found, Deputy Dirk Stolz helped guide his son from a frozen Wisconsin pond to Olympic gold
From “Hill Street Blues” to “Miami Vice,” 1980s police dramas mixed realism, spectacle and pure fantasy — with only a few getting it right
With support from her chief, Julia Sienna represented law enforcement on national TV while sharing her love of music with a national audience
The cop shows of the 1970s were full of Vietnam veterans, college-educated cops and minorities assuming fully integrated roles
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