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Video: Helicopter’s thermal imaging camera helps deputies find child in Florida swamp

“Their quick action saved the day, turning a potential tragedy into a hopeful reunion,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said. “Their dedication shows what service and protection are all about here at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office”

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N.Y. police department grants wish of boy with cancer, swears him in as officer

Before swearing in Ethan, 5, Tarrytown Police Department officers purchased a tiny uniform and took it to a local tailor to have patches added to the sleeves

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BWC: Texas officers confront armed student who had ‘intentions of harming others’

Mesquite Police officers spoke to the student for nearly five minutes, attempting to de-escalate the situation before shots were fired

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La. police capture murder suspect who escaped after pepper spraying deputy, stealing cruiser

Investigators are still trying to determine how the suspect obtained pepper spray; the deputy was in possession of her department-issued pepper spray, stun gun and service weapon after the escape

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Watch: Texas officers rescue woman trapped in car overturned in creek

Officers with the Denton PD responded after a 911 caller reported a vehicle had driven off a bridge; they smashed a window to free the woman from her car

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LAPD cracks Nike sneaker heist ring after uncovering a seller’s alleged connection to a warehouse employee

The theft ring operated by employing warehouse workers to misdirect shipping cartons of immensely valuable sneakers and sports apparel; thieves intercepted the shoes along the supply chain during shipment

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Police release bodycam of officers confronting Houston megachurch shooter

In the video footage, gunshots can be heard ringing throughout the church building as officers close in on the source of the shooting

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Video: N.J. police chief resigns amid investigation into fight with own officer at crash scene

Bradley Beach police Chief Leonard Guida can be seen on body camera video grabbing an officer’s jacket as the officer worked a crash scene, leading to a brief physical altercation

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Video: Man opens fire at LAPD officers before shootout

Video shows LAPD officers setting up outside of an apartment door when the suspect opened the door and fired several shots from a weapon that looked like a handgun

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BWC: Deputies rescue children abandoned by fleeing suspect

The children were left in the suspect’s car for up to two hours with suspected fentanyl and methamphetamines in the vehicle

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Chicago top cop blasts civilian accountability board after it recommended CPD fire 28 officers

“When we speculate, when we add our personal opinions, then those penalties become punitive and unfair … to the officers,” Superintendent Larry Snelling said

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Tenn. recruit collapsed during training, was sworn in as officer before death

Officer Wisbens Antoine was a Knoxville Police Department recruit scheduled to graduate the academy in March; he is survived by his wife and two children

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Man pleads guilty to causing 2023 crash that killed Mo. officer, pedestrian and K-9

The suspect’s vehicle slammed into Officer James Muhlbauer’s patrol car, killing him and his K-9 partner Champ; the impact caused the cruiser to strike and kill Jesse Eckes, a pedestrian

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Calif. sheriff’s shooting range gets $10 million upgrade to create dynamic training space

The center was renovated to take out individual shooting lanes and create an open space for law enforcement officers to test in dynamic situations and to train their eyes to watch multiple spots

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S.C. Law Enforcement Division scientists get new, more than $60M crime lab

The new Forensic Services Laboratory 117,672 square feet of office and lab space; its 152 staffers work with the nearly 300 law enforcement agencies in the state

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