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Fla. sergeant sues sheriff for defamation after exoneration in 2019 use-of-force incident

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony fired and criminally charged two deputies after they were cleared of wrongdoing by the department’s Professional Standards Committee, allegedly calling them “bad cops” in a campaign ad

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Wis. officer deploying spike strips struck by cruiser during pursuit

The officer was positioned at the end of a freeway on-ramp as a suspect vehicle and several cruisers approached at high speed; the suspect swerved onto the freeway before reaching the end of the ramp and a cruiser hit the officer

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Footage released in Calif. fatal OIS of teen kidnapping victim

San Bernardino sheriff’s deputies were attempting to protect other officers when they shot and killed a teen girl who had been kidnapped by her father, a heavily-armed murder suspect

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Ore. governor signs bill recriminalizing ‘personal-use’ drug possession into law

The new law rolls back a 2020 voter-approved measure by making so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail

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‘I will shoot them all to death’: Man threatens Wis. officers before fatal OIS

The man was initially stopped because his taillights were out; he fled the stop, calling 911 to say that he would kill any officers who stopped him

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Video: Man who said he would kill cops swings metal pole at Calif. officers before OIS

Officers deployed TASERs and bean bag rounds at the suspect before the shooting

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Video: Man charges Ariz. officers with sword before fatal OIS

The man, who had allegedly been waving the sword and screaming before the officers arrived, told Pima County Sheriff’s Office deputies he was “trying to achieve greatness on the katana”

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Las Vegas K-9 recovering after being stabbed by suspect

LVMPD K-9 Enzo was deployed to stop a knife-wielding man who lit a fire in an apartment building; the man stabbed Enzo after being bitten

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Mass. sheriff’s office welcomes new K-9 named after fallen deputy

The primary responsibility of K-9 Pasky, named after Officer Anthony “Pasky” Pasquarello, is “to provide comfort, care, and support to our dedicated staff,” said Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger

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Father of victim joins Fla. deputy’s gunfight with suspect in yard

The suspect, accused of violating a restraining order, came to the residence and fired shots with an AR-15; a resident joined a Hardee County Sheriff’s Office deputy in firing at the suspect

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NYPD cop Jonathan Diller’s widow calls on city to get tougher on crime at funeral

“How many more police officers and their families will have to make the ultimate sacrifice before the city protects them?”

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Slain NYPD cop Jonathan Diller remembered at heartbreaking funeral

“He was just eager to learn and at the end of the night he would tell everybody he loved us.”

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Ill. deputy dies after truck rear-ends cruiser

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Christina Musil served in the corrections and patrol divisions

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Man fleeing Wash. police dangles from 20-foot overhead cable

The man climbed to the roof of a restaurant and threw bricks at buildings below before removing his shirt and climbing onto the cable

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‘Safer together’: Ga. sheriff’s office asks residents to register home security camera systems

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office will not have direct access to the camera feeds; instead, it will reach out to residents requesting footage if a crime occurs near a registered camera

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