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First responders gather to test, evaluate how drones can be used to communicate with large crowds

A drone equipped with a large speaker and boom microphone was created for first responders as a tool for safer two-way communication with large crowds

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Mo. officer killed in fiery crash during pursuit of driver who fled traffic stop

Officer Phylicia Carson leaves behind her husband and six children

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N.Y. State Fair vendor to donate portion of local beer sales to families of fallen officers

The fundraiser will honor of Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt. Michael Hoosock and Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen, who were killed April 14 in a shootout

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Baltimore County civilian committee mostly sided with police on complaints, except in minor vehicle incidents

The five-member board ruled in favor of officers in 75% of cases between 2023 and 2024; it found 40 officers were at fault in preventable car accidents

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Boston police sprayed by water gun, find real gun in suspect’s waistband

Occupants of a vehicle sprayed water on officers as they drove by a traffic stop in progress; one male passenger told the police “he meant to scare them”

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Calif. officers find 10-foot python in car after sideshow

Vallejo Police Department and California Highway Patrol officers began making arrests when suspect shined lasers at them; as suspects fled, they left behind a large snake

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Instructor thought gun was empty before firing fatal shot at CO during training, report says

The trainer was standing in front of Lt. Rodney Osborne to give him additional instructions when he pulled the trigger, hitting Osborne just above his protective vest

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BWC: Okla. officers open car door during traffic stop, find felony suspect pointing gun at them before OIS

Muskogee Police Department officers fired multiple shots at the suspect, wounding him and causing him to surrender

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Dallas police officer killed, 2 officers wounded by gunfire

”Our department is hurting,” department spokesperson Kristin Lowman said. “We have officers who are injured, who are in the hospital, and we lost one of our own”

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Video: Nude burglary suspect lunges at LAPD officers with knife before fatal OIS

Officers spoke with the suspect and used less lethal options in an attempt to de-escalate the situation before the shooting occurred

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BWC: Conn. officer tackles suspect after narrowly escaping attack by knife-wielding man

The man swung a knife at the Stonington Police Officer’s head; he ended up striking the officer in the face with only his hand

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DC officer dies after gun he was trying to retrieve from storm drain went off

“[Wayne David] is a true hero to the District of Columbia, and today he gave his life to serve the visitors and the residents here,” Executive Assistant Chief Jeffery Carroll said

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‘Devastating loss’: Deputy’s dashcam captures hazardous conditions from massive Mont. wildfire

The Rosebud County sergeant was checking for hazards and anyone left stranded in a camping area as the Remington Fire rapidly spread

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‘One of a kind’: Calif. officer killed in fiery crash following pursuit identified

Austin Machitar, a five-year member of the San Diego Police Department, died in the incident; his partner, 27-year-old Zachary Martinez, was critically injured

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Video: Suspect drives head-on into parked cruiser as Pa. officers dive out of the way

West Whiteland Township Police Department officers captured the man as he attempted to flee after ramming a cruiser

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