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Surveillance video shows moments leading up to shooting death of Texas deputy

Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas can be seen approaching the suspect vehicle’s passenger door just as it cracks open

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La. K-9 dies after collapsing during SWAT roll

Jefferson County K-9 Macho had more than 200 deployments and made more than 100 apprehensions; he died from a medical emergency

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‘He didn’t swerve or brake’: Texas officer killed while using cruiser to protect drivers from fleeing suspect

Navasota PD Sgt. Mark Butler crashed his patrol vehicle into a fleeing suspect who was speeding the wrong way down a highway

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Video: Man who told dispatchers he would ‘shoot somebody’ approaches LEOs with screwdriver before OIS

The man ignored instructions to put his hands up and moved toward Torrance, Calif. officers with the screwdriver, which they believed was a knife

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Texas deputy shot, killed while serving warrant; manhunt underway for suspect

Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas, working with a U.S. Marshals task force, was fatally shot while serving a warrant for a repeat offender

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BWC: Md. deputies rescue mother, child during standoff with barricaded suspect

Howard County Police officers heard a woman crying for help, but gunfire prevented them from entering the house; they were able to save her after she crawled onto the roof

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Video: Mich. officers stop fleeing driver, render life-saving medical aid

After the fleeing suspect struck a tree, deputies from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office discovered he had multiple self-inflicted knife wounds

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Video: Conn. police capture suspect after multi-state pursuit involving stolen R.I. cruiser

Footage provided by the Ledyard PD shows the stolen cruiser speed over a spike strip, seconds after which an officer moves it out of the path of a pursuing cruiser

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BWC: Man points replica gun at bystanders before OIS

Dallas Police officers opened fire at the man after he ignored instructions to get on the ground and continued to point the replica gun at a bystander

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N.M. deputy charged with murder in fatal shooting of man wandering on road carrying air soft gun

Otero County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jacob Diaz-Austin fired 19 shots at a man who presented “what appeared to be a firearm,” according to New Mexico State Police

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Up to 60 suspected looters arrested in fire-ravaged L.A., LASD announces 9 charged

The charges involved three alleged looting incidents in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, where fires have burned 35,000 acres and destroyed more than 12,000 structures

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‘Don’t reach’: BWC video shows shootout that led to Ill. officer’s death

Slain Oak Park Detective Allan Reddins died Nov. 29 after a suspect pulled out a gun and shot him as officers responded to a call

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Burglary suspect dressed as firefighter arrested in L.A. fire zone

The LAPD also identified five men pretending to be associated with a fire station

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Video: 14-year-old in stolen vehicle loses control on snowy roads, is arrested following pursuit

After losing control of the vehicle, the suspect attempted to flee from Kalamazoo, Mich. PD officers on foot, but was quickly apprehended

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L.A. wildfire deaths rise to 24 as more fierce winds are forecast

“There’s no power, there’s no water, there’s broken gas lines, and we have unstable structures,” LA city Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said

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