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Atlanta launches campaign to streamline 911 use amid surge in non-emergency calls

Of the 1.3 million calls answered by Atlanta’s emergency line last year, only 45,000 were considered high-priority

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2 of 3 cases dismissed against former Wis. LEO involved in fatal officer-involved shootings

Only one civil case remains open against former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah; all three shootings were ruled justified by a district attorney

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Law enforcement should have seized man’s guns weeks before he killed 18 in Maine, report finds

Law enforcement officials told commission members that Maine’s yellow flag law makes it difficult to remove guns from potentially dangerous people

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N.M. officer shot and killed, armed suspect remains at large

The officer, who has not yet been identified, was conducting a welfare check on a vehicle pulled over on the shoulder of a freeway

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Video: Fla. deputies catch motorcyclist with fake ‘will run’ plate who taunted officers, fled at 145 mph

Video shows the biker weaving through traffic and running red lights during the 90-minute pursuit; he has been charged with fleeing at high speed, reckless driving and possession of a counterfeit license plate

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CHP: Video shows driver ‘deliberately’ crashed head-on into patrol vehicle parked along interstate

The two officers who were seated in the patrol vehicle at the time of the crash and wearing their seat belts were transported to hospital

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Man shot with his own gun, critically wounded in fight aboard New York City subway, police say

The shooting came a week after Gov. Kathy Hochul sent the National Guard into the subway system to help police search people for weapons

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Video: Wash. police track down teenage carjacking suspects in high-speed pursuit

After two failed carjacking attempts, the trio robbed a couple at gun point and fled from Seattle Police Department officers in a vehicle reported stolen

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Ariz. deputy returns to work 6 months after falling 15 feet off overpass

Deputy Christopher Oletski sustained brain damage and multiple broken bones while attempting to stop a fleeing human smuggler suspect

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16 SWAT officers hospitalized after blast at training facility in Southern California

It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion, but it happened during a training with the Orange County sheriff’s bomb squad

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Video: Man charges Calif. deputies with machete before fatal OIS

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office deputies deployed TASERs and less lethal projectile launchers several times before the shooting occurred

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BWC: Teen runs at Calif. deputy with bladed gardening tool before fatal OIS

San Bernardino County deputies confronted the subject after 911 callers reported he was assaulting family members and damaging property with the tool

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Ga. appeals court reverses conviction for ex-officer in fatal shooting of man suffering mental health crisis

The panel of judges unanimously reversed former DeKalb County Police Officer Robert Olsen’s conviction after finding that the department’s use-of-force policy conflicted with state law

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Video: Man leads Wash. deputies on vehicle pursuit down walking trail, backwards down road before DUI arrest

Dash camera footage shows pedestrians scrambling to get out of the way of the suspect’s vehicle

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Pittsburgh police will only respond to calls of in-progress emergencies as part of new staffing plan

Chief Larry Scirotto aims to reduce the bureau’s call volume from 200,000 calls to 50,000 calls this year

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