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Community connection: Emotional moment for N.Y. woman after officer steps in to help with groceries

After Syracuse Officer James Pastorello learned Rhea Holmes was going to visit her late loved ones at a cemetery, he offered her a ride that led to deeper conversations about life and community

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Pa. officers bring Christmas joy with ‘Shop with a Cop’ event

“Officers have said they’ve had kids approach them and ask, ‘Do you remember me? I was paired with you in Shop with a Cop,” Meadville PD Sgt. Nick Mogel said

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Pa. PD mourns loss of 2 K-9s in same week

Ret. K-9 Gunner found over $1 million in drugs and helped the Scranton PD capture three fugitives; K-9 Scout died from a medical emergency just as he was about to start police work with the department

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Gamecocks player files criminal complaint against trooper after incident at Texas A&M game

Running back Oscar Adaway III filed a criminal complaint following a widely viewed incident during a Texas A&M game where a trooper was seen bumping South Carolina players

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N.Y. cop suffering kidney disease granted 6-month extension of benefits

After questions arose about Mount Vernon Officer Derek Williams’ employment status during prolonged medical leave, the mayor said serious illness “requires a softer touch of government”

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BWC: Knife-wielding man stabs Houston officer in the head before fatal OIS

Officers repeatedly ordered the suspect to stop reaching into his pocket before he lunged with a knife

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Suspect in Brown University mass shooting, MIT professor’s killing found dead in N.H. storage unit

The suspect, accused of killing two students and an MIT professor, was identified through LPRs and a Reddit tip after a multi-state manhunt

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Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana

While not legalizing recreational use, the order could reduce penalties, change regulatory oversight and affect policing priorities

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino to resign in January

Bongino announced his departure in a post on X in which he said he was grateful for the “opportunity to serve with purpose”

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N.Y. cop suffering kidney failure says he was terminated by department

Despite needing to undergo dialysis for nine hours every day, Derek Williams said he has been cleared for light-duty work, but Mt. Vernon PD instead sent him a letter of termination

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Bill recognizing occupational cancer as a line-of-duty death for officers heads to president’s desk

The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act recognizes occupational cancer as a line-of-duty death for public safety officers, clearing the way for expanded federal benefits

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BWC: Man charges at LAPD cops swinging 7-foot cluster of wires before fatal OIS

Officers shot the man with less lethal foam projectiles multiple times; they fired shots as the man continued to run at them with the wire “whip”

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Jeffery Carroll named interim DC police chief

Caroll is a career DCMPD officer who most recently served as the department’s executive assistant chief of specialized operations

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‘No compassion’: PD fires N.Y. officer suffering kidney failure 6 months before pension qualification

Despite needing to undergo dialysis for nine hours every day, Derek Williams has been cleared for light-duty work, but Mt. Vernon PD instead sent him a letter of termination

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BWC: NYPD cop returns fire after being shot in face by shotgun-wielding suspect

Officers were guarding evidence at a homicide scene when a man emerged from an apartment and fired shots; he later emerged again, wounding the officer in the face

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