Mich. officer charged with child abuse after toddler allegedly brings loaded gun to daycare

Detroit Police Officer Brandon John Ely was charged with one count of fourth-degree child abuse, a one-year misdemeanor, and ordered to surrender all of his guns

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Former Dallas officer convicted of murder in 2018 shooting receives parole

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger fatally shot Botham Jean after she mistook him for an intruder in his apartment

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Kan. officer stabs suspect allegedly reaching for his gun during altercation

As Kansas City, Kansas officers wrestled with the man, he grabbed at an officer’s gun on his belt; the officer then stabbed the man multiple times, police said

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Md. police chief killed in head-on crash

George William Bacorn Jr., 62, who had served as Denton police chief for 36 years, was killed when a box truck crossed over the center line and struck his vehicle head-on

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Calif. governor vetoes bill to bar former ICE officers from LE jobs in state

Gov. Gavin Newsom stated that it would be “a mistake” to discourage qualified people from working in the federal government and that police hiring practices already weed out candidates with a history of misconduct

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Ind. sheriff moves to fire SWAT corporal, former sheriff’s son over alleged inappropriate comments

The Allen County Sheriff’s corporal is accused of encouraging SWAT team members to sign up for a more dangerous shift to “get into a shooting” and “get some time off”

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Tenn. police swap ‘use of force’ for ‘response to resistance’ in official terminology

A Metro Nashville Police official stated that during lawful uses of force, officers are “reacting to the level of resistance with which they are confronted” and that the move reflects national trends

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Ore. K-9 killed during OIS was struck by police gunfire

K-9 Kylo was working his final shift before retirement when police gunfire struck him during a standoff with a homicide suspect

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Video: Man shoots toward Colo. police with handgun before fatal OIS

Loveland Police spoke with the man to coax him out of the home and deployed less lethal measures as he sat with the handgun before the man grabbed it and fired shots

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Federal jury finds Texas county liable in surveillance-linked traffic stop case

The verdict centered on evidence that the stated traffic violation did not occur and that the stop resulted from a county policy or custom

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Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years

The department’s federal monitor in May issued a report saying that the Oakland Police Department had complied with all 51 court-mandated reforms

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Calif. bans face coverings, shock gloves for law enforcement

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved measures banning shock gloves and officer face coverings while expanding state oversight of immigration detention centers

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Fla. deputy wins first UFC fight against convicted felon

Miami-Dade Deputy Luis Hernandez was declared the winner by submission after placing Sedriques Dumas in a standing guillotine chokehold in the first minute of the first round

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Ex-Colo. deputy accused of shooting police cruisers, firing shots at sheriff’s office HQ

The ex-deputy had called the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office and made threatening comments; he then shot at Broomfield PD cruisers before driving to the sheriff’s headquarters and firing a rifle at the entrance

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Video: Mich. officer run over by suspect fleeing traffic stop

A trailer attached to the suspect’s vehicle ran over the officer’s legs, then shed landscaping equipment that hit at least one cruiser during the pursuit, Eastpointe PD said

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