Author: Althea Olson and Mike WasilewskiAmid the current debate over recent and highly publicized police uses of force (UOF), law enforcement agencies policies, practices, and training related to the “how and when” of force are beginning to come under scrutiny. This is a natural and necessary — if often frustrating — byproduct of the debate […]
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Video: Ala. officers join kids in soccer match after 911 calls ask them to stop playing
By PoliceOne Staff BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After police received 911 calls about children playing soccer, officers responded by playing a game with the children. WBRC reported Officer Jordan Burke and his partner responded to calls from the community about children playing soccer and wanted police to tell them to go inside. Burke decided to take […]
Video: 2 Ga. cops shot, suspect killed in gun battle
By PoliceOne Staff SAVANNAH, Ga. — Four officers were cleared by a grand jury after body camera footage from a fatal shooting of an armed felon was released, WSAV reported. Officers Michael Gonzales, Daniel Kang, Ruben Colon and John Hauber had stopped the suspect, 25-year-old Tyrie Cuyler, on Oct. 27 when he pulled a firearm […]