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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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Birmingham, Ala. homicides drop nearly 50% in first 3 months of 2025 to 8 year low

“That’s the intentional, and quite frankly aggressive, nature of how we’re pursuing our most violent offenders, how we’re swiftly taking them to jail,” Interim Chief Michael Pickett said

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Retired LAPD sergeant gets $4.5 million in overtime fraud whistleblower lawsuit

Randy Rangel, who spent 32 years with the department before retiring in 2023, claimed he was retaliated against after he reported fraud, discrimination and lax supervision

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BWC: Man points replica handgun at Denver officer before fatal OIS

After spotting the gun, officers attempted to de-escalate the situation; officers fired shots when the man raised the gun and pointed it at them

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N.C. K-9 killed while taking down suspect, handler also injured

Wadesboro Police Department K-9 Blitz was killed while successfully taking down a suspect

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BWC: Homicide suspect fires shots at National Park Service officer before fatal OIS

The suspect refused to surrender and repeatedly shouted at NPS and Hawaii PD officers to shoot him, appearing to call them “demons” and telling them to leave “in Jesus’ name

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14-year-old to be federally charged as adult in shooting death of N.J. officer

Detective Joseph Azcona was shot before exiting his car; the shooter and another officer were also wounded in the gun battle

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BWC: Man lunges at Iowa officers with screwdriver before fatal OIS

After initially acting cooperatively with the Des Moines Police officers, the man suddenly pulled a screwdriver from his pocket and threatened officers with it

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Shot multiple times, Fla. deputy returns fire, kills gunman before succumbing to injuries

Just 25 to 30 seconds after arriving, Walton County Deputy Will May was shot multiple times during a call to escort a man out of a store

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BWC: Man, 79, threatens NYPD cop with gun outside precinct before fatal OIS

After being confronted with the gun, the officer called for backup and ordered the man several times to drop the gun; four officers opened fire after he did not comply

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‘Broken system’: Calif. PD chief says man who killed SWAT officer had multiple convictions

“In my professional opinion, the gentleman should never have been out of jail,” Marysville Police Chief Christian Sachs said. “And yet here we are”

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