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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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BWC video: Suspect in stolen SUV attempts to flee Seattle police by hitting parked vehicles

The stolen vehicle had an AirTag inside, which helped police locate the vehicle parked less than a mile away; the suspect got back into the vehicle after he noticed officers nearby

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Watch: Motorcyclist taunting Mich. officers runs out of gas while fleeing

Michigan State Police helicopter video shows the suspect doing wheelies and doughnuts around Dearborn PD cruisers before leading multiple departments on a pursuit

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O.J. Simpson, former football star acquitted of murder, dies at 76

Millions watched on live television as LAPD officers pursued Simpson for nearly two hours after a warrant was issued for his arrest in 1994

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Video: Man in mental health crisis attacks mother, runs toward LAPD officers with knife before OIS

Body camera video shows the officers negotiated for hours, deployed a mental health response team and used less lethal measures before the shooting occurred

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21-year-old who stabbed Fla. officer sentenced to life in prison

The officer was speaking the woman, who had crashed her car, when she suddenly turned around and stabbed him

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Video: Suspect grabs police TASER, uses it on Wyo. officer during traffic stop

The Cheyenne Police Department said the man’s aggressive actions, including using a TASER on an officer, prompted the use of baton strikes to prevent him from accessing a knife

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BWC footage released in Chicago traffic stop that led to fatal OIS

Initial reports suggest that the driver, who was stopped for a seatbelt violation, fired at officers through the vehicle window, initiating the shootout

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BWC: Wash. officers rescue teen drowning in lake

“There’s no training scenario I’ve been through to just run into a lake, but I know that if it was my family or my daughter, that’s what I’d be doing. Just going in there — it’s just an instinct,” Tacoma Officer Steve O’Neal said

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N.J. officer stabbed in face, another injured while responding to 911 hang up call

Both officers have been released from a hospital and are expected to fully recover; the suspect has been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and resisting arrest

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BWC: Woman shoots son, points gun at Calif. officers before fatal OIS

The woman pointed a handgun at two Pacifica Police Department officers while attempting to flee the scene; both officers fired shots, fatally striking her

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