It can be hard to keep up with all of the news that occurs on daily basis.
Because of this, the Officer.com staff presents the "Quickfire Weekly Recap."
Here are some of the stories you may have missed that ran on our site this week:
Weekend (March 21-23)
A Windermere, Fla. police officer was fatally shot and the suspects in his death committed suicide early Saturday.
Police say that Brandon Goode and Alexandria Hollinghurst left behind suicide notes, were considered missing and endangered and had fled from police less than 24 hours before the death of Officer Robert German.
A Florida prosecutor cleared an FBI agent of any criminal wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a Chechen man being questioned about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect.
State Attorney Jeff Ashton announced that he won't bring charges against the agent who shot Ibragim Todashev last May.
An Albuquerque, N.M. police dog was seriously injured after it was shot three times Friday during a standoff.
K-9 Rico was searching for a suspected burglar, who was later found dead, at a towing company lot.
The Albuquerque Police Department on Friday released video showing part of a five-hour standoff and with an illegal camper in the Sandia foothills.
The video, which showed the fatal shooting of the man by police, prompted criticism of the officers' actions from both residents and city officials.
Monday (March 24)
A military police officer was fatally shot aboard a naval destroyer in Norfolk, Va.
Master-at-Arms Mark Mayo was killed by convicted felon Jeffrey Tyrone Savage as he came to the aid of a petty officer Savage disarmed on the USS Mahan.
An Anaheim, Calif. police dog and its handler were reunited after the dog was shot in the face by a suspect last week.
Officer R.J. Young and his newborn daughter visited K-9 Bruno for 30 minutes at Yorba Regional Animal Hospital.
A Los Angeles police officer was injured and a suspected gunman was found dead following an hours-long standoff in Hollywood Hills.
Officials say the suspect began firing on officers with a semiautomatic gun after officers crossed the home's threshold. The injured officer was hit in the face and arm by wood fragments and was doing well following the shooting.
A museum dedicated to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will open to the public at the World Trade Center site on May 21.
The opening will follow a May 15 ceremony and a six-day dedication period during which the museum will be open around the clock for 9/11 family members, rescue and recovery workers and others directly affected by the attacks.
Tuesday (March 25)
A suspect was sentenced to life in prison without parole the fatal shooting of a Jonesville, N.C. police sergeant 17 years ago.
Scott Vincent Sica, who was arrested in 2012 in the Oct. 5, 1996 slaying of Officer Sgt. Gregory, entered an Alford plea in Yadkin County Superior Court.
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper was critically injured when his patrol car was rear-ended while stopped behind a tractor-trailer.
Trooper Davon Brame pulled the truck over for inspection on the shoulder of the Kansas Turnpike when his cruiser was struck by a car.
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca reflected on his leadership as he spoke to a group of undergraduates at Loyola Marymount.
Baca said that his biggest regret as sheriff was spending too much of his time at public events instead of managing his department.
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton told the City Council that police officers are working out of precinct buildings he described as "deplorable."
Bratton said the buildings have been neglected too long and that it would cost an astronomical amount of money to fix them.
Wendesday (March 26)
The Transportation Security Administration recommended that airports post armed law enforcement officers at security checkpoints and ticket counters during peak hours.
The recommendation was one of 14 made following a nationwide review of security at airports prompted by a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport last fall that killed TSA Officer Gerardo Hernandez.
The number of Fort Worth, Texas police officers wearing video cameras will triple after the approval this week of the purchase of 400 additional devices.
The purchase will equip 600 officers with Taser International's Axon flex cameras, making the department the largest user of the cameras in the country.
A recent study found that gang membership puts kids on a trajectory that disrupts and rearranges the normal opportunities of school and work and negatively impacts them well into adulthood.
The University of Washington research paper published this month in the online edition of the American Journal of Public Health is the first study of its kind to cast involvement in a gang as a public health issue, not just a criminal justice one.
Thursday (March 27)
Three Fort Worth, Texas police officers pulled a driver out of a burning vehicle involved in a crash.
The vehicle was on fire when the officers freed the trapped motorist as a civilian who was riding along with one of the officers used a fire extinguisher from a patrol car to help put out the blaze.
The New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy has changed its cadet curriculum aimed at helping reduce deadly force encounters between officers and suspects.
Amid a rash of controversial shootings, the academy recently adopted a new model officials say could reduce police shootings by training cadets to shy away from using deadly force in some cases where suspects are carrying weapons such as knives.
The Justice Department launched a program to train police departments to better respond to transgender individuals.
The new initiative is aimed at helping police identify hate crimes and build trust with a community that law enforcement officials say is too often reluctant to report crimes.
Friday (March 28)
Two Riverside County, Calif. Sheriff's Department dispatchers now share an unbreakable bond following a life-saving transplant.
Dispatchers Jennifer Hall and Michelle Nelson were co-workers who didn't socialize outside of the office, but all that has changed after Hall recently donated a kidney to Nelson.
NYPD sergeants will be training city taxi drivers on how to protect themselves against violent passengers and farebeaters.
The plan is part of a unique partnership between the Sergeants Benevolent Association and the Greater New York Taxi Association announced this week.
A Boynton Beach, Fla. police officer showed off his dance moves after responding to a call over the weekend.
Officer Ron Ryan busted out his best moves after police responded to a call about a house party Saturday night when the popular song "Happy" by Pharrell Williams could be heard coming from the house.
