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BWC: Fla. deputies arrest INTERPOL suspect after he flees wrong way on interstate, steals van

After fleeing a St. John’s County traffic stop, the man drove the wrong way in traffic, crashed, fled into the woods, stole a van and fled into the woods again before being taken into custody

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N.J. officers will be required to retake 2019 sergeant’s exam, risking demotion if they fail

More than 100 Paterson and Newark officers must retake the test after the commission found the last 10 questions were disproportionately skipped by minority officers

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Judge orders feds to end Calif. National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles

A U.S. District Judge rejected the federal government’s argument that it still needed Guard troops in Los Angeles to protect federal personnel and property

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Indianapolis PD to pilot 10-hour shift schedule with alternating 3- and 4-day weekends

IMPD officers overwhelmingly supported a test of the 5 on, 3 off, 4 on, 4 off schedule, which would allow officers 37 more days off per year than their previous schedule

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‘This isn’t going to end well’: Video shows Conn. man firing on SWAT team in eviction standoff

The man fired multiple shots at Stamford officers inside an armored vehicle; a possible pipe bomb and other explosives were found inside the house

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Video shows fatal crash as Ohio officer responds to 911 call

As the Columbus Police officer was driving to respond to the call with lights and sirens activated, she crashed into another driver who later died from his injuries

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Ariz. PD uses AI to enhance suspect sketches: ‘It’s making people look’

Goodyear Police Department sketch artist Officer Mike Bonasera completes the sketches by hand before using an AI tool to turn the sketches into photorealistic images

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Texas PD officer killed in head-on collision while returning home from shift

Kaufman Police Officer Austin Cooley was killed in a head-on crash while returning home from a shift; Cooley also served as deputy chief of South Hunt County Fire Rescue

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BWC: Man opens fire at Mich. officers, including trainee, before fatal OIS

No officers were injured by the suspect’s gunfire, but shots that struck their cruisers showed they were “extremely close to getting hit,” Grand Rapids PD Chief Eric Winstrom said

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ICE tracker app developer sues federal government over removal from Apple’s App Store

Apple removed ICEBlock, an app designed to track enforcement activity, from the store after AG Pam Bondi said it posed an officer safety threat

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San Diego to pay $30M to family of 16-year-old fatally shot by LEO

Konoa Wilson was running away from a person shooting at him when he turned a corner to face a San Diego Police officer looking for the shooter; the officer fatally shot Wilson

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Canada PD pilot program tests bodycams equipped with facial recognition technology

The cameras being tested in Edmonton, Alberta, aim to identify individuals from a “high-risk” watchlist

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‘Great American hero’: N.C. officer retires at 98 after 68 years of service

After James “XY” Brown served the Jacksonville PD as a full-time officer for 14 years, he became a school crossing guard, the role where he made his biggest impact on the community

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BWC: Man walking down street with handgun points it at Seattle officers twice before fatal OIS

Seattle Police officers ordered the man, who was reportedly pointing the gun at passing drivers, to drop the weapon; instead, he pointed it at the responding cops

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D.C. mayor: Metro Police Chief Pamela Smith to resign

“I am proud of the accomplishments we achieved together, and I thank the residents of this city for their trust and partnership,” Smith said in a statement

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