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A.L.E.R.T. air ambulance staff provided comfort for highway patrol trooper after grisly injury

Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson will be sharing the story of his rescue by the air team at a banquet fundraiser April 20

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Baltimore PD’s new cold case unit receives tip, leading to new evidence in 7-year-old murder

The unit was established in partnership with the state attorney’s office to lighten the caseload for Baltimore’s homicide investigators

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Arson at Atlanta police training center causes $10M in damage

People who opposed construction torched equipment and police vehicles; the facility is still scheduled to be completed in 2024, officials say

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BWC: Man fires rifle at Idaho officers before fatal OIS

The man was intoxicated with alcohol and heroin and told officers that “other guys” were telling him to take his own life

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NYPD cops undergo sign language training to better communicate with deaf and hard-of-hearing communities

Recruits learned crucial signs for words like “interpreter,” “cop,” “ambulance” and “help,” practicing these scenarios with volunteers

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N.Y. police chief, sheriff, DA break down ambush that killed two officers

Syracuse-area law enforcement officials said the shooter lured officers to his home, where he sprayed them with bullets from an illegally modified AR-15

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Gunman in shooting of N.Y. officer fatally shot himself, PD chief says

The man who shot and wounded an Albany Police Department officer was not killed by the officer’s returning fire as police initially implied

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BWC: Man rams cruiser, charges LASD deputies with knife before fatal OIS

LASD deputies were stopped behind the suspect’s vehicle at an intersection when he reversed into a cruiser at high speed

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Ga. troopers use PIT maneuver to stop man fleeing in stolen ambulance

The man also attempted to flee on foot after the vehicle was stopped; pursuing officers deployed a TASER and took him into custody

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Calif. AG declines to file charges against LAPD officer involved in fatal department store shooting

Officials suggested that the LAPD update their communication training to better handle situations like this event

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BWC: N.M. officers shoot fleeing cop-killer suspect as he attempts to leap walls using trampoline

The officers shot the suspect, accused of killing New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare, after a 48-hour manhunt

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Man who killed 2 N.Y. LEOs may have harbored resentment against police, PD chief says

Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecile stated that people who knew the shooter said he harbored grudges against law enforcement after he was arrested for DUI in 2014

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‘One of an officer’s worst nightmares’: N.Y. officer ambushed before fatal OIS

The Albany Police Department officer was pursuing a speeding vehicle when the driver got out and immediately fired several shots at the officer; the officer is being treated in a hospital and is expected to recover

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CHP ‘disentanglement team’ removes protesters blocking Bay Area freeways

“Those involved utilized chains, barrels and pipes to chain themselves together and block the roadway.”

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Ind. deputy dies after coming into contact with power lines while responding to crash

A passing driver noticed Deputy Fred Fislar was down and used his radio to notify dispatchers

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