Author: PoliceOne MembersBy The Associated Press AURORA, Colo. — Investigators say an off-duty Colorado sheriff's deputy fired a bullet straight down the barrel of a suspect's gun, a shot they called "one in a billion." The detail emerged in a letter from prosecutors Wednesday announcing that Arapahoe County Deputy Jose Marquez was justified in shooting […]
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This technology wants to prevent police pursuit-related deaths
Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefMore than 5,000 bystanders and passengers have been killed in police vehicle pursuits since 1979, according to an analysis by USA Today of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. For years, one of the options for ending a high-speed vehicle pursuit has been the use of "spike strips." Tossed […]
Policing Matters Podcast: How officers should handle politics this election season
Author: Jim Dudley and Doug Wyllie Download this week's episode on iTunes, SoundCloud or via RSS feed With the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia fast approaching, officers would do well to leave politics for off-duty discussion. Jim and Doug discuss how on-duty cops should stay neutral despite what […]