Seattle PD ends hiring incentives amid budget crunch

The department will end hiring incentives of up to $50,000 for new recruits and lateral transfers starting Sept. 1

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BWC: Man hiding in bushes grabs Va. officer’s gun before OIS

The suspect, who Fairfax County police said had fled a domestic incident armed with two knives, was held without bond

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BWC: Ohio officers arrest 49ers owner Jed York

York was initially charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools; prosecutors reduced the prostitution charge to disorderly conduct under a plea deal

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Calif. man arrested after bringing guillotine to D.C. in pickup truck

The pickup truck, officials said, was illegally parked along the 100 block of East Capitol Street, where the U.S. Supreme Court building is also located; the block is near the U.S. Capitol and the Library of Congress

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BWC shows shootout that left 2 Conn. officers wounded, suspect dead

A gun-toting suspect fled from Hartford officers in a vehicle; when officers stopped the car, he got out and engaged in a shootout that left two officers wounded by gunfire

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Ga. sheriff who shoved, handcuffed police officer at incident scene enters plea, resigns

Body camera video shows now-former Towns County sheriff Kenneth Henderson confronting a Hiawassee officer at a scene where a deputy had suffered a gunshot wound

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15 N.Y. sheriffs sue to overturn law prohibiting ICE partnerships

The sheriffs filed the suit on Aug. 25 as the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act took effect; the suit argues that the agreements are sanctioned by the U.S. Congress

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La. National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans after eight months

In late December, 350 troops were deployed to the city to boost public safety; a slimmed-down deployment was extended through August

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Video: Houston cops hop into Uber during foot pursuit

Video from inside Uber driver Anthony Baines’s vehicle shows two officers getting into his car and telling him to drive after a fleeing suspect

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BWC: Ohio officer fires single shot, killing suspect holding woman at knifepoint

The West Chester Police officer fired one round after the suspect pulled the injured woman to the ground while holding her at knifepoint

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Ohio dispatcher resigns after investigation finds more than 20K unauthorized ALPR searches

A site that tracks Flock usage via public records requests found that one user in the Highland Heights PD searched the system more than 20,000 times in just over a year

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Body believed to be wife wanted in killing of Mass. officer found, police say

Karen Solomon, co-founder of First H.E.L.P., had been wanted in connection with the death of Worcester Officer Kurt Solomon, a department veteran of more than 30 years

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Fla. PD puts up decoy ALPR cameras to catch suspected vandal

The Oviedo Police Department installed 3D-printed bait cameras after a wave of vandalism targeted real Flock cameras in the area

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Ind. troopers hunt down MrBeast in ‘Escape 100 Cops’ challenge

The agency snagged a $500,000 prize for “arresting” the popular YouTuber and four other participants in the video, which has more than 40 million views

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2 Phoenix officers arrested and fired, accused in violent, unreported traffic stop

Officers Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez were arrested on charges including aggravated assault and kidnapping, police chief Matt Giordano said

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