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Ga. university’s PD adds 3 electric Ford Mustangs to fleet with help of student group

The electric SUVs join Georgia Tech PD’s existing fleet which includes various electric alternatives, such as electric golf carts, trikes and bikes

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LAPD uncovers Lego theft ring, seizes 2,800 stolen boxes of toys

The individual boxes of Lego bricks ranged in value from $20 to more than $1,000

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‘We’re going to take your car and sell it’: Fla. sheriff says all cars that flee officers will be seized

“You won’t have your car anymore, and you won’t have the opportunity to run and endanger others’ lives,” Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said

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BWC: Suspect shoots at Texas officers, attempts to make Molotov cocktail before fatal OIS

Austin SWAT officers surrounded the convenience store where the suspect was barricaded; an officer shot the man, fearing for the safety of a store manager trapped inside

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Driver plows through Fla. jail doors, threatens to ‘kill as many people as possible,’ sheriff’s office says

The man exited the car and started pouring oil in the lobby, attempting to ignite it, before deputies subdued him with a TASER

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Man who shot 2 NYPD cops opened fire at point-blank range, prosecutors say

“During the struggle [the suspect]… put the gun against Officer Yarusso’s chest and shot [him]…at point blank range,” Queens Assistant District Attorney Lauren Reilly said

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BWC: Man hiding in garage fires shots at Houston officers before OIS

The suspect, who ignored officers’ commands to drop the weapon, continued to retreat into his residence while firing multiple shots at officers

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Mattel donates Hot Wheels toys to N.Y. sheriff’s office to help carry on legacy of fallen deputy

Sergeant Thomas Sanfratello, who was an avid collector of Hot Wheels cars, would givethe cars to children who visited the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office station

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Video: Calif. officers pursue stolen fire rescue vehicle, arrest thief

The pursuit, which involved a CHP helicopter and several ground units, ended after spike strips were deployed and police vehicles surrounded the suspect in the stolen truck

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Video: Colo. officers shoot man who pointed gun at own head, shot bystander

The suspect had initially fled in a vehicle after shooting the victim, but returned to the scene with a handgun modified to fire automatically

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Texas officer dies after being struck, thrown from motorcycle during funeral procession escort

Senior Officer Vicente Ortiz had served the Corpus Christi Police Department for fifteen years and was described as a “great husband, father, son, brother, friend and co-worker”

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BWC: Suspect grabs N.M. officer’s rifle, fires shots before fatal OIS

When Albuquerque Police Department officers tried to bring a robbery suspect into custody, he grabbed an officer’s rifle, released the safety and fired shots to the ground

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BWC: Man tries to stab Calif. officer before fatal OIS

Body camera footage shows the suspect suddenly exiting a vehicle with a knife raised and advancing toward a Ceres PD officer before the shooting occurred

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Fla. sheriff fires deputy who shot man at apartment, says use of deadly force was not appropriate response

Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden said former deputy Eddie Duran’s life was not in danger at any point during the interaction and that he should not have fired his weapon

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‘Officer Bulldozer’: Okla. cop goes viral after BWC video shows him smash through fence to detain suspect

The Moore Police Department officer plowed through wooden slats in order to arrest a suspect who was fleeing a traffic stop

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