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BWC: Calif. officer shoots man found repeatedly stabbing his father

After being struck and wounded by the Concord Police officer’s gunfire, the man raised the knife and lunged at officers twice, leading to the fatal shooting

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Conn. man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2023 crash that killed police officer

The man fled a traffic stop, drove through two red lights and smashed into the passenger side of Hartford Police Officer Robert “Bobby” Garten’s cruiser

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New Mexico governor mobilizes National Guard to tackle crime emergency in Albuquerque

Gov. Lujan Grisham’s emergency declaration follows a March 31 request by Albuquerque’s police chief, who pointed to the fentanyl epidemic and an increase in violent juvenile crime

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Sheriff releases video showing man running at Mich. deputies with knives in both hands before fatal OIS

Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth said he was releasing the video in response to “public sentiment” and noted that deputies attempted to de-escalate

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N.Y. town accuses police officers of participating in ticket ‘strike’

The town of says most Tonawanda officers abstained from issuing citations, triggering legal action under New York’s Taylor Law

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Seattle settles with veteran police commander for nearly $1M over discrimination claims

Capt. Steve Hirjak alleged that he was blamed and mistreated after a different commander violated protest response policies

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BWC: Fla. man threatens father, officers with maachete before fatal OIS

The incident escalated when the man started advancing toward two Boynton Beach PD officers, slashed the machete twice against the concrete before raising it up in the air

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Former Las Vegas officer’s 1997 murder conviction overturned

Ronald Mortensen has maintained that another Metropolitan PD officer who was with him at the time of the off-duty, drive-by shooting, was the person who killed a 21-year-old man

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Video: Man opens fire on Ohio officers, leads multiple agencies on pursuit

An initial pursuit by the Wooster Police Department was abandoned after a cruiser was damaged by the suspect’s gunfire; he was later captured by the Dalton PD and Ohio State Highway Patrol

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BWC: Suspect vehicle nearly strikes LAPD officer at high speeds, man arrested

An officer fired shots at the vehicle as it sped past, but did not strike the driver; the suspect was caught after crashing into an uninvolved vehicle and fleeing on foot

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BWC: Man pulls handgun from waistband while fleeing on foot before fatal OIS

As a Bridgeport Police officer pursued a suspect on foot, the man grabbed a black object in his hand, prompting the officer to fire two shots; a handgun was later recovered at the scene

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Retired agent, police chief discusses Reagan assassination attempt in Secret Service video

Tim McCarthy was shot while providing security for then-president Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981; he recalled the incident as a part of the Secret Service series “Behind the Shades”

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Md. PD get back ‘gold standard’ accreditation following suspension

Annapolis Police lost their Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies accreditation after missing a deadline for filings last year

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Denver will increase police presence downtown, including a mounted horse patrol

The new 10-officer unit will patrol the area on foot, bicycles and motorcycles; the city’s four-person mounted horse patrol unit will also be dedicated to the area

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Truck towing trailer with 3 cars slams into Ariz. trooper along highway

The trooper was filling out paperwork about 20 feet off the highway; a driver went off the highway and struck the trooper’s vehicle, sending it 60 feet

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