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List: Safest states in America in 2024

WalletHub ranked the safest states in America based on personal and residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety and emergency preparedness

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Weird-smelling burrito turned out to be marijuana in aluminum foil wrapping, N.J. cops find

An Uber Eats driver detected an odd smell from a burrito meal he picked up and pulled over to call the police; officers posted that they are “cooking up an investigation”

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Ranks of Hispanic officers reaching record levels at NYPD

Det. Joseph Ayala, president of the NYPD Hispanic Society, said the agency has worked toward “creating a more representative force [to] reflect the…communities they serve”

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Wrong-way detection systems saving lives in as Conn. preps for busy holiday travel week

More than 120 wrong-way detection systems have been installed on high-risk highway ramps in an effort to curb a sharp rise in fatal crashes over the past five years

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Ill. officer fatally wounded in shooting

Detective Allan Reddins was killed when responding to a call involving a person armed with a gun who was seen leaving a bank

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‘He’s our therapy’: Wash. sheriff’s office dog gets nominated for national first responder award

“The minute Rocket hits that door… there’s smiles and joy and laughter. He’s touched all of us,” said Paula Pelka, who works at Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office

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Mich. officer critically injured in off-duty hunting accident

Warren police officer Nick Kott’s wife said that a fall from a hunting blind caused a serious neck injury; she said Kott is on a ventilator and has no feeling from his neck down

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‘A new era of law enforcement’: N.Y. county formally opens LE Academy

“We look forward to many years of this great facility providing high-quality training for new recruits and correction officers,” Niagara Sheriff Michael Filicetti said

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Minn. officer killed in two-vehicle crash

Jesse Branch, 35, had worked for Red Lake law enforcement since he was 18 years old

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Mich. police officers awarded Carnegie Medal for Heroism after saving child who had been electrocuted

“A split second decision, with a child’s life hanging in the balance; officers Rose and Chapman responded without hesitation [to] save a child’s life,” said Warren PD Commissioner Charles Rushton

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Conn. police officer behind viral ‘sausage’ ‘Wheel of Fortune’ moment hopes to use experience to help others

On Veterans Day, Officer Will Jordan threw a watch party for the episode; he asked his friends to donate to the Rocky Hill Food Bank and ended up raising around $1,750

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Md. sheriff’s office crisis team trains first responders to aid in mental health crises

During the training, first responders are taught what they may see when engaging individuals in crisis, as well as how to approach people with autism or intellectual disabilities

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Stray gunshot through neighbor’s wall leads NYPD to drug stash house

Officers found found a duffel bag containing an AK-47, six handguns and hundreds of bullets, a safe with nearly 2 kilos of cocaine and $107,000 cash

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Video: Man rains gunfire around NOPD officers during standoff, prompting SWAT to return fire

“I’m very grateful for the excellent police work of these officers, the courage,” said Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick. “…They were strong, and they did what they had to do”

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Video: Man accelerates toward La. officer before OIS following high-speed pursuit

After a Louisiana State Police officer tried to initiate a traffic stop, the man fled, reaching speeds of up to 100 mph and eventually crashing into a tree before the shooting incident

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