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Idaho school district opts for armed security guards over SROs due to rising costs

After eliminating its $300,000 agreement with the Caldwell Police Department, the district plans to use federal funds for the private agreement, which will cost about $210,000

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College town’s police say they don’t need help with cleanup after beer spill

“Please use another route,” the Oxford Police Department posted on X. “And no, you cannot come help ‘clean up.’”

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Mich. deputies, helicopter team rescue teen trapped in marsh

Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies found and rescued the 14-year-old after he wandered away from a group on a camping trip

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Ga. deputy dies days after being shot serving a warrant

Investigator Taylor Bristow, 30, was attempting to serve a warrant related to a GBI investigation into child sexual exploitation when he was shot

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Conn. town council tables vote to discuss amending thin blue line flag policy

The Wethersfield Town Council considered amending the town’s flag policy after receiving backlash for not flying the flag following the death of Trooper Aaron Pelletier

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N.J. issues new rules regarding uses of force on suspects in mental health crisis

The revisions come after more than a year of study and discussions with LE agencies across the country, community support groups and mental health experts

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Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers

The judge’s ruling declared that the actions of Taylor’s boyfriend, who fired a shot at police the night of the raid, were the legal cause of her death, not a bad warrant

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Video: Woman bites Mich. trooper, slips out of handcuffs, steals cruiser

The woman was arrested after leading Mich. State Police officers on a high-speed pursuit in the cruiser and crashing into a swamp

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Ill. officer injured, K-9 killed in shooting

Alton Police Department Officer Allen Averbeck was treated at a hospital and is expected to recover; K-9 Odin was taken to an animal hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries

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Mich. State Police trooper to stand trial on murder charge in death of man struck by unmarked vehicle

Trooper Brian Keely was charged with second-degree murder after video showed him striking a fleeing suspect with an unmarked cruiser, pinning him to a wall

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LE agencies in Texas, Wash. add cowboy flare to uniforms with customized boots, hats

The White Settlement Police Department in Texas introduced customized western boots, while Washington’s Pierce County Sheriff’s Department added cowboy hats

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Okla. deputy faces charges for allegedly fabricating pursuit, OIS

Investigators could not find any evidence of a suspect ever being present during the alleged pursuit or shooting, according to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office

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Ga. deputy in critical condition after being shot in the head by suspect

Carroll County Investigator Taylor Bristow was shot while attempting to serve a warrant; he was taken to a hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery

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Body camera video shows Ky. officer use jiu-jitsu training to subdue suspect

“Even being on the bottom, [the officer] was in more control than the aggressor,” said Officer Adam Sears, who leads the Gracie Survival Tactics training for the LMPD

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Dashcam video shows pursuit of Wash. man fleeing in truck stolen from school district

Police spiked the truck’s tires and attempted a PIT maneuver during the pursuit; the suspect eventually stopped at a dead end and surrendered to Thurston County deputies

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