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US designates Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a ‘transnational criminal organization’

The organization is establishing operations in major U.S. cities, with its members hiding among the thousands of Venezuelan migrants seeking refuge in the U.S.

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Fla. deputy killed, 2 others wounded in ambush shooting

Lake County Deputy Bradley Link was killed in an ambush shooting that wounded two other deputies as they tried to reach him after responding to a disturbance at a home

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BWC: Inmate who allegedly faked injury to escape from hospital tracked down by Fla. K-9

“All he accomplished was to add additional arrests to his list of crimes and got bitten by our K-9,” the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office stated

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‘A lower quality of life for all’: LE groups line up against legalized marijuana in Florida

The Florida Police Chiefs Association and the Florida Sheriffs Association cited a potential jump in car crashes and drug abuse in statements opposing pot legalization

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Navajo Nation vows to enact police roadblocks to halt transportation of uranium across reservation land

“Obviously the higher courts are going to have to tell us who is right…” Navajo President Buu Nygren said. “But in the meantime, you’re in the boundaries of the Navajo Nation”

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Tenn. officer killed, another critically injured in crash

Memphis Police Officer Demetrice Johnson graduated from the academy in March and “exemplified the highest standards of courage and dedication,” the department said

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‘Sounded like a cannonball’: Baltimore PD releases body camera footage from Key Bridge collapse

The video begins about 10 minutes after the bridge fell and shows perplexed night shift officers quickly realizing the gravity of the collapse in front of them

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BWC: Fla. officer arrests ‘sovereign citizen’ who claimed traffic stop was ‘illegal’

“I know my law. I know my rights. You cannot touch me,” the man told the officer; he was charged with resisting arrest

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Video: Suspect opens fire at Milwaukee PD officers in gas station, leading to standoff, OIS

Body camera footage shows officers retreating outside after being initially fired upon as bystanders took cover inside

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Mo. K-9 dies after cruiser air conditioning malfunctions

Arnold PD cruisers use a system that is supposed to notify officers’ phones and activate fans if the AC stops running; the system malfunctioned, leaving K-9 Vader in the heat

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St. Louis PD releases security, BWC footage of active shooter response in high school

The Oct. 24, 2022 shooting resulted in the deaths of two people; the video footage shows security guards and PD officers working together to neutralize the threat

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911 calls before shooting of unarmed woman include 1 from her mother asking Ill. officers not to ‘hurt her’

Donna Massey described her daughter’s mental health symptoms and was afraid an officer would harm her

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Video: Man who allegedly threatened, fought with girlfriend runs at Alaska LEOs with shotgun before fatal OIS

Anchorage Police Department officers used a loudspeaker to instruct the man to come out with his hands up; instead, he immediately moved toward officers with the gun

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BWC: Kan. officer, fire rescue save toddler trapped in PVC pipe

The 14-month-old child fallen about ten feet deep into a pipe around 12 inches in diameter; a Moundridge Police officer’s creative approach was instrumental in his rescue

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BWC: Man says he will kill cops before pointing Airsoft gun at Iowa officer, leading to fatal OIS

The man called 911 requesting Cedar Rapids Police officers to come to his home, telling dispatchers that he wanted to fight an officer

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