As Officers, we encounter people making threats toward us or toward another officer. Most of the time these threats are just stupid people acting stupid. Has anyone encountered a serious threat on Law Enforcement? Not the "I'm going to have your badge."

My friend who is a gang officer was followed from work by a gangbanger and his car was rammed. He was okay but the gang member ended up suing him.

Be strong in the lord and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of god, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places.
therefore take up the armor of god, that you may be able to withstand on the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
i read this every day before i go 10-8. someone looks out for us.
i had a threat made by the local banger. he said"your going to get it" i confronted him and defined myself. When a suspect says things like that he is not going to do crap. The silent ones are to be watched.

I arrested a turd one time for stealing beer from a supermarket. He had warrants for a couple of felonies and got sent to the "big" house for a few years. He told me that when he got out he was going to get his revenge.

I hear stupid stuff all the time, but this one had me thinking that he was serious.

Three years later, I was working as store security for a retail job. I was walking by the front door when who walks in? You guessed it. He took one look at me and I knew he remembered who I was. He walked over to me with a smile on his face. I thought I was a goner. He put his hand out to shake mine. I shook his hand with caution. He then pulled me to him and gave me a hug. I was just waiting for the shank to sink in.

Turned out that he had found God while in lockup. He had changed his life and was working in the ministry. He told me that if I hadn't popped him for that stolen beer, he'd probably be dead by now.

It could very easily have turned out very, very bad for me. I'm thankful that God was watching out for me on that one.

Popped a guy last weekend who told me that when he got out of jail he was going to slit my childrens' throats and rape my wife.

I hear ya'!

He got his.

I was threatened by a guy I was arresting for some minor violation. He gave me the 1000 mile stare and said he was going to kill me. It was one of those exchanges that when you walk away, you think, hey he has the proper mental makeup to actually try this... A few weeks later, I was on patrol and I noticed there was a car following me. I drove around the block a couple times to make sure, but there he was, still behind me. I called for backup and told them I was being followed. Turned out it was one of these "community activists" who wanted to see me violate someone's civil rights. It was just a weird experience, scary and it wasn't that fun for the "activist" either.

About 4 years ago, family members to a skin-head advised he was coming after me. He was on Meth & selling in another county. I had arrested him for just about every thing. Robbery, Burglary, Fel. with a firearm, Meth, Weed and car jacking. I was working with a BATF Agent. We were putting together a Federal case on weapons & Drugs. This guy had put together an improvised .22 mag (rifle/pistol). While on the way to our area, it went off in the car. Struck him in the neck. He’s now a quad on a ventilator.
He is the only one I ever met that was not affected by pepper spray. He had jumped a K-9 handler one afternoon in the woods. They young officer went on a track without a cover man. The guy had beaten the dog and was choking the officer when I arrived...it was properly dealt with..