Las Cruces, NM, February 11, 2024 A Las Cruces Police Officer was stabbed with a "large kitchen knife" by the assailant while responding to a trespassing call. A witness intervened, using the personal handgun that was in his vehicle and running toward the altercation....
Here is yet another instance a civilian with a concealed handgun permit to help police. Fresno, CA, March 24, 2020 . . . Officers tried to pull over the car, but the driver refused to stop and sped off. The driver led police on a short chase and ended up...
“I would like to take a moment to remind everyone the dangers of this job, of being a police officer,” said a representative for LVMPD during a press briefing from the scene, “and to thank good citizens that step up and help us in our time of need.”Joyce Lupiani,...
"Thank you because I don't know if my trooper would be alive today without your assistance," Arizona DPS Col. Frank Milstead said. The attack occurred in Tonopah, Arizona. The video above is from two different news stories on the rescue. From KABC: An Arizona trooper...
An armed citizen and his companions came to the aid of a female police officer who had just been shot with her own gun. She was escorting an inmate to a mental health evaluation when he made a struggle for the firearm. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports...
From Police Magazine (the case occurred in January 2013): A Good Samaritan with a good aim is credited with saving the life of a small-town cop who was under fire. Vic Stacy, 66, was inside his trailer at the Peach House RV Park in Early, Texas, roughly two hours...