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N.Y. town accuses police officers of participating in ticket ‘strike’

The town of says most Tonawanda officers abstained from issuing citations, triggering legal action under New York’s Taylor Law

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Seattle settles with veteran police commander for nearly $1M over discrimination claims

Capt. Steve Hirjak alleged that he was blamed and mistreated after a different commander violated protest response policies

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BWC: Fla. man threatens father, officers with maachete before fatal OIS

The incident escalated when the man started advancing toward two Boynton Beach PD officers, slashed the machete twice against the concrete before raising it up in the air

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Former Las Vegas officer’s 1997 murder conviction overturned

Ronald Mortensen has maintained that another Metropolitan PD officer who was with him at the time of the off-duty, drive-by shooting, was the person who killed a 21-year-old man

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Video: Man opens fire on Ohio officers, leads multiple agencies on pursuit

An initial pursuit by the Wooster Police Department was abandoned after a cruiser was damaged by the suspect’s gunfire; he was later captured by the Dalton PD and Ohio State Highway Patrol

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BWC: Suspect vehicle nearly strikes LAPD officer at high speeds, man arrested

An officer fired shots at the vehicle as it sped past, but did not strike the driver; the suspect was caught after crashing into an uninvolved vehicle and fleeing on foot

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BWC: Man pulls handgun from waistband while fleeing on foot before fatal OIS

As a Bridgeport Police officer pursued a suspect on foot, the man grabbed a black object in his hand, prompting the officer to fire two shots; a handgun was later recovered at the scene

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Retired agent, police chief discusses Reagan assassination attempt in Secret Service video

Tim McCarthy was shot while providing security for then-president Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981; he recalled the incident as a part of the Secret Service series “Behind the Shades”

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Md. PD get back ‘gold standard’ accreditation following suspension

Annapolis Police lost their Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies accreditation after missing a deadline for filings last year

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Denver will increase police presence downtown, including a mounted horse patrol

The new 10-officer unit will patrol the area on foot, bicycles and motorcycles; the city’s four-person mounted horse patrol unit will also be dedicated to the area

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Truck towing trailer with 3 cars slams into Ariz. trooper along highway

The trooper was filling out paperwork about 20 feet off the highway; a driver went off the highway and struck the trooper’s vehicle, sending it 60 feet

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Birmingham, Ala. homicides drop nearly 50% in first 3 months of 2025 to 8 year low

“That’s the intentional, and quite frankly aggressive, nature of how we’re pursuing our most violent offenders, how we’re swiftly taking them to jail,” Interim Chief Michael Pickett said

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Retired LAPD sergeant gets $4.5 million in overtime fraud whistleblower lawsuit

Randy Rangel, who spent 32 years with the department before retiring in 2023, claimed he was retaliated against after he reported fraud, discrimination and lax supervision

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BWC: Man points replica handgun at Denver officer before fatal OIS

After spotting the gun, officers attempted to de-escalate the situation; officers fired shots when the man raised the gun and pointed it at them

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N.C. K-9 killed while taking down suspect, handler also injured

Wadesboro Police Department K-9 Blitz was killed while successfully taking down a suspect

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