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‘I’m going to kill you’: Man throws hammer at Calif. deputies as they try to remove him from burning car

The man told Riverside County Sheriff’s Office deputies he would shoot them before throwing the hammer, leading deputies to fire shots at him

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‘Give me your f***ing gun’: Man waves knife in D.C. PD cruiser window, climbs into another cruiser before OIS

The man crashed his car into a D.C. cruiser and threatened an officer through the window before being wounded; he then stabbed himself and threatened others before being fatally shot

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BWC: Man whacks empty cruiser at LASD substation with machete, approaches deputy before fatal OIS

The man repeatedly struck a cruiser parked outside a sheriff’s department substation with a 16-inch machete before being confronted by a deputy

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‘One, two three, pull!’: N.Y. officers, good samaritans win tug-of-war to rescue horse from frozen pond

Saratoga Springs police and neighbors strained to pull a 1,300 pound horse named Sly from a hole in the icy pond

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Video: Rookie Texas deputy, FTO crash into wrong-way driver

“I was ready for the worst-case scenario: to take the hit. And that’s exactly what I did,” said Harris County Deputy Louie Ayala, who had been on patrol for 32 days

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‘If they come at me, I’m coming at them’: BWC video shows ambush shooting that wounded 7 Texas officers

A Navy veteran called 911 threatening violence before opening fire on responding San Antonio Police officers, stating he had “high-power rifles and everything”

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BWC: Fla. officer locates man ‘ready to give up’ after falling from sailboat

The 55-year-old man struggled to stay afloat for at least 20 minutes before Port St. Lucie Officer Ryan Lodwick found him and deployed a life preserver

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Video: Driver repeatedly runs over Fla. officer, pedestrian

The driver was later stopped and taken into custody; the Lauderhill officer, whose injuries included leg and facial damage, was transported to a hospital

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Higher Social Security payments on the way for retired police officers, firefighters

The Social Security Administration will begin processing retroactive payments and will send increased monthly payments to people affected by the Social Security Fairness Act

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Las Vegas police to receive gifted ‘fleet’ of Cybertrucks

A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks, drone-assisted policing and a wellness bureau for officers will support LVMPD’s efforts to improve safety and efficiency, Sheriff Kevin McMahill said

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BWC: Man stabs bystander in the face, advances toward LAPD officers with knife before fatal OIS

The man was struck twice with beanbags from a less lethal weapon, fell to the ground, got up and continued to advance toward officers

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Man fires at Texas officers in 3 different locations, wounding 1 before fatal OIS

The man fired at officers responding to a 911 call before driving away to ambush another officer at a different location; he then ran to a house, where he was killed

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Town administrator fired after requiring Mass. PD chief to remove Trump flag in department gym

West Boylston Police Chief Dennis Minnich put himself on leave over the dispute in mid-February and said he would not return to work until the town administrator was gone

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BWC: Man who attacked woman with machete charges at Ind. officer before fatal OIS

A witness reported that the man said he wanted to die by suicide-by-cop before the shooting involving an Indianapolis Police officer

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Video: Ariz. officer heading to work, off-duty firefighter rescue woman from burning truck

Chandler Officer Brian Larison said he made a split-second decision to take an alternate route to work, which is how he ended up at the scene

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