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Calif. city expands rules to allow code enforcement officers to enter porches, driveways without warrant

The Fresno City Council changed city law to allow officers to enter areas of private property considered public without a warrant for code enforcement purposes

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Minn. county leader proposes defunding sheriff’s office for public safety coverage

More than 40 police chiefs and mayors wrote to protest the Hennepin County commissioner’s statement that she was “not willing to fund the sheriff’s office for public safety”

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FBI: Man who crashed pickup into Mich. synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah

Ayman Ghazali made a video before the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, saying he wanted to “kill as many of them as I possibly can”

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BWC: Wis. officer fatally shoots suspect while clinging to fleeing tow truck

Video shows the Milwaukee officer ordering the man to exit the truck; he refused and drove away at a high rate of speed as the officer attempted to remove him

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Conn. officer fired following fatal OIS of knife-wielding man

Video from Hartford PD shows Steven Jones advancing toward several officers with a knife; now-former officer Joseph Mangano fired multiple shots, fatally wounding Jones

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LASD deputy suffers fatal medical emergency while running law enforcement relay race

Deputy Levi Vargas died after suffering a medical emergency during the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup, a 120-mile law enforcement relay race

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LAPD commission overrules chief’s finding in shooting at Weezer bassist’s ex

Chief Jim McDonnell found two officers justified in using deadly force against Gillian Lauren, but the Police Commission concluded they made serious tactical mistakes

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Ferguson signs bill creating Blue Envelope Program to improve traffic stops for neurodivergent drivers

The envelope will hold essential documents and include printed guidance for drivers and responding officers on how to communicate during a traffic stop

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Video: LE helicopter rescues dog from frigid lake water

Video shows the Onondaga County Sheriff’s department’s Air One helicopter hovering just above the water as a deputy pulls the dog from the near-freezing waters

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Mo. PD discovers fentanyl in Barbie dolls sold at discount store

The Independence Police Department announced it had recovered five dolls that were potentially contaminated by fentanyl

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Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden wounded by negligent discharge

Biden was not in the area when the agent was injured during a negligent discharge of his firearm at the Philadelphia International Airport

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Iran-linked hackers access FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account

The FBI said the material involved is historical in nature and does not include government information

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BWC: Man grabs Minn. officer’s gun and fires it during struggle before fatal OIS

Rochester officers pleaded with the man to surrender before trying to arrest him by force; he resisted, grabbing an officer’s gun and pulling the trigger while it was still in the holster

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Mass. ex-cop shot by colleague while being served restraining order found not guilty

The judge cited reasonable doubt after conflicting testimony about whether Kelsey Fitzsimmons pointed a firearm at responding North Andover Officer Pat Noonan

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Video: Man says Nev. officers will have to kill him before ramming cruisers, pointing gun at cops

The man called 911 on himself, stating he was going to “kill everybody” in a gym; when officers arrived, he rammed vehicles while pointing a gun at Sparks Police officers

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