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BWC: Man tries to flee in stolen box truck with Ohio officer inside before fatal OIS

The Akron officer instructed the man to exit the U-Haul; when the suspect stayed seated, a struggle ensued and the suspect began to drive away

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Video: Man suspected of killing, decapitating parents charges Calif. deputy with metal tool before fatal OIS

The man threw a shovel at an Orange County community service officer’s vehicle as he fled before running at a deputy with a water meter

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Former Fla. deputy charged with manslaughter in killing of man who answered door with gun

The ex-Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy fired shots when the man emerged from his apartment with a firearm; the man’s family alleges he did not hear the deputy identify himself

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Conn. officers, good Samaritans ferried bus passengers during storm, police say

A transit bus became stuck behind a flooded portion of a roadway; Wilton Police Department officers and good Samaritans ferried people across the water to a train station

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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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