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Major car theft ring busted in NYC stole more than 100 vehicles

The “massive criminal ecosystem,” which stole, brokered and sold the vehicles, is “one of the biggest auto theft rings … seen in the last decade,” Queens DA Melinda Katz said

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Video: N.J. officers pull drowning lost dog from pool

The dog, named Zissou, was in distress and likely would have drowned if the officers had not gotten there when they did, the Robbinsville Police Department said

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NYPD grad carries legacy of father and cousin killed in line of duty

NYPD recruit Robert Castioni estimates nine of his relatives served in LE; the sacrifices of his cousin and father, who both died in the line of duty, inspired him to serve

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Police horse ‘Teak’ retires from last mounted police unit in Minnesota

Teak reported to shootings and bar closings, community events and protests; his riders say he was born to be a police horse, often the first to lead the mounted patrol into a crowd

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Video: 10 inmates escape from New Orleans jail

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the escapees broke through a cell wall and used a blind spot to flee undetected, likely with help from inside the Orleans Justice Center

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‘I’m a dead man’: BWC video shows DUI suspect attack Wash. deputy who fatally stabbed him

The distraught suspect made vague, threatening comments before trying to grab the Clark County deputy’s gun, leading to the fatal stabbing

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Video: After officers administer Narcan, man speeds away, dragging New Orleans officer before OIS

A part of NOPD Officer Raychel Willey’s uniform was stuck on the car’s door as the vehicle began moving, pulling her along as the man fled

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Video: Man fires shots at bicyclist, leads Calif. officers on vehicle pursuit before crashing into house

The man was fatally shot by San Diego SWAT officers after he led multiple units on a pursuit, during which he swerved across all lanes of a highway and fired shots while driving

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BWC: Man steals Calif. officer’s gun, climbs into cruiser before fatal OIS

The suspect was fleeing from a Fountain Valley officer when he encountered another officer seated in her cruiser; he wrestled her gun away and got into the cruiser

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Video: Shooting suspect fires shots at Tenn. officers before fatal OIS

One Metro Nashville officer sustained a graze wound to his leg during the shootout on a bridge

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BWC: Fla. officer wounded in shootout with wanted sex offender returns fire before fatal OIS

The man, convicted of sex crimes involving children, opened fire at officers during a traffic stop; he continued firing shots as he got out of the vehicle

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Homicide suspect fatally shot inside N.C. police station after grabbing officer’s gun

A preliminary investigation shows “the suspect fired the shot from the gun that was in his control,” after lunging and grabbing it from a Durham PD officer

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Sheriff’s union accuses Calif. county of labor violations amid disputes over alleged corruption

The San Mateo County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association claims officials altered internal affairs procedures and interfered with the union president’s ability to represent members

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‘They can come to us’: Pa. PD distributes trading cards in community policing effort

“It’s a community policing effort where we introduce ourselves, through these cards, to whoever we can hand them out to,” Wilkes-Barre Police Chief Joseph Coffay said

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BWC video shows woman grab Texas officer’s gun, fire shot during arrest

The Tyler PD stated the woman was resisting arrest by thrashing and biting an officer when she grabbed the gun and pulled the trigger while it was partially inside the holster

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