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Geofence warrants: SCOTUS rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone location history

The 6-3 majority opinion states that people don’t forfeit expectations of privacy even when they opt into Google’s location history

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Texas officer fired after death of K-9 from heat-related illness

The former Fairfield officer faces a third-degree felony animal cruelty charge in the death of K-9 Farock

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BWC: Knife-wielding man runs at LASD deputy before OIS

Deputies were working to set up a mental health crisis response when the man suddenly ran at a deputy with a knife

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Ark. officer killed in crash that rolled cruiser

Officer Trevor Howard, 25, had served with the Marked Tree Police Department for two months before a vehicle ran a stop sign and struck the cruiser in which he was riding in the passenger seat

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Texas deputy dies after being struck at crash scene

Montgomery County Deputy Erika Serrato, 24, had served with the sheriff’s office for six years

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Trump to nominate former Okla. state trooper as new ICE director

President Donald Trump stated that Lance Schroyer is a former Marine and a “PATRIOT with real operational experience”

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NYPD grad joined force to honor police officer father who died on 9/11

“Being around the Police Department as a little kid, I always looked at these guys like they were superheroes,” Casey Kloepfer said. “I always just wanted to be one one day.”

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7-year-old honored by Texas sheriff’s office after helping save 1-year-old brother’s life

Patrick found his 1-year-old brother, Liam, unresponsive in the pool, pulled him out, and alerted his mother and neighbors for help, according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office

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Man convicted of firing more than 20 gunshots at Calif. deputies in 6-hour standoff

Over six hours, the man fired his gun no less than 24 times; one gunshot struck a cruiser where deputies were taking cover, and one struck an armored vehicle where a deputy was seated

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St. Louis officials cut $1M from police budget for firefighter raises

The change to the police department legal fund, plus a trim to the fire department’s vehicle budget, will cover the estimated $1.4 million cost of the firefighter pay increases

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Report on Ore. city police staffing finds response times average 20 minutes

The report found that with current staffing levels, about 80% of child abuse reports don’t get assigned to an investigator and the majority of property crimes also go uninvestigated

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Minneapolis court orders mayor to hire more officers or face contempt

A lawsuit alleged that Mayor Jacob Frey must ensure the city maintains more than 731 officers; a judge agreed, ordering Frey to hire officers by January 2027 or go to trial

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Grand jury indicts N.J. officer over alleged failures in investigating scene where 2 were killed by state trooper

Suspended Franklin Township Officer Kevin Bollaro is accused of interviewing one person while responding to calls reporting gunshots and screaming before going out for pizza

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N.C. deputy dies after tractor-trailer strikes cruiser, road maintenance vehicle

Deputy Damien Draper Bost, 30, had served with the sheriff’s office eight years and was a school resource officer at South Columbus High School

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Dallas approves up to $2.8M settlement with widow of officer killed in 2016 ambush

Katrina Ahrens filed lawsuits alleging that the city allowed a nonprofit organization to mishandle donations intended to honor the memory of her husband, Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens

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