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Mo. officer shot, killed during SWAT standoff

Sikeston Officer Henry Franklin was killed during a SWAT operation when a barricaded suspect opened fire from inside a home as officers attempted to serve a warrant

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BWC shows man attack NYPD officer with knife inside precinct before fatal OIS

Officers who witnessed the attack pursued the man, catching up to him and ordering him to drop the knife; instead, he approached another officer with the knife, leading to the fatal shooting

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1 La. deputy killed, 1 critically injured in courthouse shooting

Deputy Charles Riley, who was married with two children, died from his injuries; Detective Brett Stassi Jr., the son of Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi, remains hospitalized

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Former N.M. officer awarded new trial after conviction in OIS death

Brad Lunsford was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of a man who had gained control of his TASER; a judge awarded him a new trial due to errors in jury handling

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BWC: Man produces 12-inch knife, turns toward LAPD officers before OIS

Officers spotted the suspect and ordered him to raise his hands; the man walked away before suddenly turning around and producing the knife

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Judge denies request by former LEO convicted in Breonna Taylor raid to delay prison sentence

U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings said Brett Hankison “failed to demonstrate a substantial question of law or fact material to his appeal justifying bond”

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Fla. deputy succumbs to injuries 15 years after being shot by suspect

Escambia County Deputy Jeremy Cassady, 50, was shot and critically wounded in 2010, causing long-term heath problems that eventually led to his death

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BWC: Man fatally shot after trying to attack Calif. officer with shovel

The man forcibly swung the shovel twice, hitting an Anaheim Police cruiser; when he turned to approach the officer, the officer opened fire

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Boston cruisers burned as officers disperse street takeover

As officers worked to secure the area, suspects threw cones, poles and other objects at them; some jumped on the cruiser hoods and hit them with fireworks, causing them to catch fire

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Border Patrol shooting: Suspect had previously doxxed officers, DHS alleges Chicago PD did not respond

The Chicago Police Department disputed DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin’s statement, saying that its officers were on the scene

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Calif. officer killed in on-duty crash

Chowchilla Police Officer Ray Barrantes died after his vehicle collided with the side of a semi-truck; he is remembered as a mentor to younger officers

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Fla. sheriff’s office debuts ‘PUG,’ a self-driving cruiser equipped with drone, LPR technology

The vehicle, donated to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office by Policing Lab, will drive pre-determined routes, act as a visual crime deterrent and display messages to the community

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‘No driver, no hands, no clue’: Calif. cops see Waymo car make illegal U-turn, but there’s no driver to cite

“Our citation books don’t have a box for ‘robot,’” the San Bruno Police Department stated

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Tow truck driver swerves into oncoming traffic and strikes cruiser, injuring Wis. officer

Monona Police Chief Brian Chaney said the suspect “may have intentionally crashed into the occupied police squad,” seriously injuring a Madison Police officer

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland

A federal judge says the president’s plan to federalize Oregon troops over protests violated the state’s sovereignty and lacked factual justification

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