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Mich. state task force recommends banning ghost guns, increasing firearm purchase age to 21

The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force also recommended required waiting periods for all firearm purchases and prohibiting the possession of large-capacity magazines

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BWC: Would-be thief arrested after getting stuck in car he was trying to steal

The man became trapped inside the vehicle because of faulty doors, the Hamilton Township Police Department stated

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Fla. state commission to decide whether to require Broward county to allocate more funds to sheriff’s office

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony requested a 9% budget increase, about $73 million; county officials said the sheriff is seeking to give his deputies a 20% raise

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Afghan national charged in Guard ambush shooting drove across US to carry out attack, officials say

Rahmanullah Lakanwal worked with the U.S. government before entering the U.S. in 2021; the two Guard members he’s accused of shooting remain in critical condition

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BWC: Texas officers pull trapped driver from burning vehicle

Body camera footage shows Officers Luis Aguilar and Bryant Ochoa using batons to break through the back windows before pulling the driver out

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Md. officers investigate body found in woods after morning radio show host encourages caller to notify cops

A man called into the talk radio show “Elliot in the Morning,” telling hosts he found a dead body at a campsite; host Elliot Segal told the man to call police as soon as possible

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2 West Virginia National Guard members killed in shooting near White House

A suspect, who was also shot, is in custody and receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries

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BWC: Homicide suspect flees up tree, reaches into waistband before Fla. deputies shoot him in the hand

The suspect was spotted by an off-duty Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy, who attempted to persuade the suspect to surrender after he jumped into a canal and climbed a tree

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Watch: Wash. deputy reaches 100 mph to intercept wrong-way driver

The Mason County Sheriff’s deputy cleared a traffic stop he was in the process of completing and reached speeds of up to 100 mph to stop the suspected DUI driver

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Calif. PD adds 10 EVs to fleet for traffic enforcement, SROs

The Chevrolet Blazers, which cost the Chula Vista Police Department nearly $1 million, will be given to nine school resource officers and one traffic enforcement officer

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‘Starting to turn around’: Mich. agencies’ new social media strategies credited for recruitment growth

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Troy PD turned to podcasters and influencers to connect with younger applicants — a strategy that’s showing signs of success

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BWC: Agitated man punches Conn. officer, puts him in chokehold

The man faces multiple charges after hitting and fighting with a Newtown Police officer before the officer was able to subdue him and take him into custody

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Video: Driver stopped on highway pushes Mich. sheriff’s office cruiser into traffic

The suspect, who was initially found passed out behind the wheel, gained consciousness and began pushing a Livingston County Sheriff’s Office cruiser into the road

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Video: Man attacks Wash. SRO who stopped to help at crash, tries to grab her gun

After a TASER was ineffective, the man began fighting with the Thurston County SRO and others who arrived to assist, incuding a tribal officer and an off-duty corrections officer

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Mo. judge finalizes death penalty sentence for man in ‘cold-blooded execution’ of LEO

Joshua Rocha was convicted of murdering North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez; he has been sentenced to death by lethal injection

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