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N.C. PD chiefs, sheriffs call for state support as staff shortages continue

The Raleigh Police Department has between 80 and 90 vacancies, while the Durham County Sheriff’s Office has a 37% vacancy rate

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BWC video shows Ariz. police standoff with suspect in possession of several weapons

Tucson Police Department officers attempted to de-escalate the situation and use less-lethal measures on the suspect before the officer-involved shooting occurred

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Wash. PD officers in another city for conference arrest suspect in hit-and-run crash while en route to dinner

The off-duty Pasco Police Department officers witnessed the crash and pursued the suspect while in Spokane for a leadership conference

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Photos: Calif. sheriff’s office has two different sets of family members working together

A Sutter County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s father works as the training manager for the department, while a corrections lieutenant’s son works his way through the academy

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Man convicted of murder in death of Washington state police officer mistakenly shot by deputy

Officer Donald Sahota was mistakenly shot by a responding deputy while struggling with a suspect at his home

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N.Y., N.J. police arrest street racer after evidence connects him to social media page

The suspect’s social media page contains multiple videos showing him taunting officers by performing doughnuts around cruisers and running red lights on crowded streets

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Regulators say LASD committed ‘willful’ safety violations that led to 2023 mobile range fire, death of deputy

Both of the deputies inside the trailer sustained third degree burns in the fire, and Alfredo “Freddy” Flores, 51, died after spending six months in the hospital

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Seattle City Council approves new PD recruitment legislation

The new legislation encourages a change in testing methods and adds new recruiting staff members with the goal of responding to applicants faster

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Watch: Fleeing suspect asks Seattle PD officers for cigarettes after getting caught hiding in dumpster

Seattle PD used a terminator device to flatten the tires of the suspect’s stolen vehicle; the suspect fled on foot was later found hiding in a dumpster by a K-9 unit

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Dash cam video: Driver hits bystanders, rams Conn. cruisers before OIS

The incident occurred after the driver reportedly brandished a gun at a tow truck driver

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Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over delayed response

The lawsuit alleges state troopers did not follow their active shooter training and responsibility to confront the shooter

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BWC: Ariz. officers rescue baby wounded by gunfire in domestic violence incident

The child and his mother had been held hostage by the mother’s ex-boyfriend for several hours before the police standoff began

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Driver intentionally hit Mass. PD chief with his car twice

Warwick Police Chief David Shoemaker was assisting a sergeant with a traffic stop when the driver involved in the stop hit Shoemaker with his car twice

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BWC: Man armed with hammer, knife charges at Idaho officers before fatal OIS

The man, who was suffering a mental health crisis, hurled threats at officers as he ran toward them with knife and hammer raised

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BWC: Man with knife charges at LAPD officers who were investigating unrelated incident before OIS

The man raised the knife and ran at officers who were providing medical care to a victim of an unrelated incident

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