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BWC video: Suspect brandishes gun, chases Mich. officers before fatal OIS

The 18-year-old’s brother called 911 and stated his brother was “going crazy” and that he hadn’t slept for four days; when officers arrived, the armed suspect began running after them

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Father of slain N.Y. officer had one request for chaplain in ER: To pray for safety

Fallen Officer Michael Jensen’s father asked that the chaplain pray for his son’s colleagues who came to his aid and who will have to go out and do their job despite their grief

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Judge awards $23.5M to undercover St. Louis officer beaten by colleagues during protest

Luther Hall was walking back toward police headquarters following a protest in 2017 when his uniformed colleagues ordered him to put up his hands and get on the ground

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BWC video: Suspect ambushes Nev. officers multiple times before fatal OIS

Video shows the escalating violence of a day-long crisis that left multiple officers wounded and ended in a fatal officer-involved shooting

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N.Y. police officer, deputy killed in shootout

A Syracuse police officer and an Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy were both killed when they went to follow up on a traffic stop where the driver sped away

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Houston police review potential suspect DNA matches in over 4,000 dropped sexual assault cases

The dropped sexual assault cases from the past eight years are among over 264,000 incident reports that were never submitted for investigation due to an internal code citing staff shortages

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‘No trouble at all’: Calif. helicopter crew rescues crash victim

Rescuers with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office were lowered to reach the victim down a 200-foot ravine

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20-year veteran tapped to lead Minn. State Patrol

“I look forward to working with Minnesota State Patrol staff and allied agencies who work so hard to keep residents safe on Minnesota roadways,” Interim Col. Christina Bogojevic said

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Neb. officer killed in crash during traffic stop

Ross Bartlett , 54, was performing a traffic stop when he was hit from behind by a truck

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Sheriff’s office helicopter helps N.Y. police nab fleeing suspects

The Erie County Sheriff’s Office’s helicopter team tracked a group of teenagers fleeing from Bufalo Police officers in a stolen vehicle

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Conn. police nab members of lucrative beer theft ring

Thieves stole pallets of beer using forklifts, recruiting others into the scheme via social media, according to a West Haven Police Department warrant

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Minn. legislators proposing licenses for sellers amid ‘public safety crisis’ of copper wire theft

The legislation, which followed the death of a man crossing a street turned pitch black by the theft of copper wiring in streetlights, would require anyone selling copper metal to have a state-issued license

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Driver of stolen tractor-trailer intentionally crashes into Texas public safety office, lawmaker says

“This deliberate, heinous act is a reminder of the dangerous work done by our law enforcement and licensing agencies that work to provide public safety and services,” Texas State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst said

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Tenn. officer killed, 2 others wounded in shootout

Interim Memphis Police Director CJ Davis identified the fallen officer as Joseph McKinney and said he had been on the force for about three years

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Video: Security guard stops suspect who stabbed Ariz. officer

Surveillance video shows a gas station security guard quickly tackling the suspect after he stabbed an officer twice in the neck

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