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BWC: Conn. police shoot man wielding knife in park after TASER fails to subdue him

The suspect continued advancing on officers with the knife after he was struck by two shots fired by officers

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Photos: 15 Portland Police cruisers torched by arsonist

Photographs provided by the police bureau show police cars in flames, including one next to a large propane tank

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Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of CPD Officer Luis Huesca

The suspect was taken into custody with the handcuffs that belonged to Huesca

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Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wis. school, officials say

Though little information has been released, photos show more than a dozen law enforcement vehicles including SWAT-style trucks near Mount Horeb Middle School

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Bystander video, dispatch audio captures N.C. shootout that killed 4 officers, wounded 4 others

“I’ve got shots fired and an officer down,” a marshal can be heard saying over police radio. “Multiple rounds are being fired at officers”

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The 4 officers killed in North Carolina were tough but kind and loved their jobs, friends say

“They’re heroes because they face dangers that most humans should not have to face,” Chief Johnny Jennings said. “And they accept that danger. And not a single one of them backed away from that challenge…”

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Video: NYPD officers remove Palestinian flag hoisted during protest, raise American flag

Two high-ranking NYPD officials aided cops in tossing away a Palestinian flag and hoisting an American flag after evicting protesters encamped at City College in Harlem

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Retired Ind. officer meets infant he rescued 24 years ago, now an officer in the same department

Retired South Bend Police Lt. Gene Eyster knew the boy as “Baby Jesus,” because he was found days before Christmas

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4 officers killed in N.C. were at a disadvantage as shots rained from above, police say

“We saw … officers going in to the line of fire to save their brothers in blue, who have gone down in the act of trying to keep our community safe,” Chief Jennings said

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CHP crime crackdown in Calif. city yields 211 arrests, 127 stolen vehicle recoveries

CHP officers have been in Bakersfield for six weeks, focusing on reducing car theft, tamping down retail crime and bolstering traffic enforcement

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4 officers killed, 4 others wounded trying to serve warrant in N.C.

Some of the officers who rushed to the Charlotte neighborhood to rescue the first wave of downed officers were wounded as a second shooter began firing on them

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2 NYPD officers following in fallen fathers’ footsteps promoted

The son of an NYPD detective who died years after he was shot on duty was promoted to captain, while the daughter of an officer killed in the line of duty was promoted to detective

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Multiple N.C. officers shot while carrying out task force operation

Charlotte Mecklenburg PD said a U.S. Marshals Task Force was conducting an investigation when a subject began firing at them

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Off-duty Fla. deputy helps arrest man who rammed his house with SUV, fired gunshots

“Who would think that you’re sitting inside your house on a Sunday, and for no reason, someone drives a vehicle right through your house, and immediately you’re getting hit by gunfire,” Sheriff Carmine Marceno recounted

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Suspect killed by police sniper after wounding 3 La. officers in standoff

A sniper from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office shot and killed the suspect when he continued to fire shots at law enforcement after shooting three officers

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