NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8 got a behind-the-scenes look at the kind of police training that one New Haven officer says helped him save the life of a suicidal man. Back in July, Officer Chad ...

Cadets at the police academy in Cedar Falls, Iowa, first have to obtain a two- or four-year degree in criminal justice or police science before entering the 11-week training course. That’s when the ...

Connecticut State Police receive hundreds of calls for service daily, and for a wide range of reasons. One of the tools they use to prepare recruits for what they could see, a simulator inside the ...

Colorado police departments are beginning to use the new frontier of technology to better train their officers. The Colorado School of Mines Police Department was one of the first in the nation to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Each year, the Charleston Police Department gives citizens an opportunity to experience and learn the ins and outs of the department through an 8-week Citizens Police Academy.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS, SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS. BUT IN THIS TRAINING, IT HELPS YOU TO SLOW DOWN, TO MENTALLY THINK. ALL RIGHT NOW 11 NEWS AT 530 IS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES. SO DOES POLICE ...

SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WKRG) — The Spanish Fort Police Department has just received a simulator system to train on. Spanish Fort Police Chief John Barber said it’s just another way his team can train and ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- There's a special way that new officers at the Minneapolis Police Academy learn to care for those who may have behavioral or mental health issues. Leah Isaacson is a first ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- High-profile, police-involved shootings in Louisville and across the country have led to questions and concerns about officer training. So several local police departments ...