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Patrol
Kentucky Officer Attacked with Sword, Police Say
Louisville Metro Police have arrested a man authorities say hit an officer in the arm with a sword.
November 10, 2017
Patrol
Tenn. Deputy Shoots Man with Sword
A Hawkins County (Tenn.) Sheriff's deputy shot a man who lunged at him with a short-bladed sword, after the deputy repeatedly asked him to drop the weapon.
November 2, 2011
Special Units
St. Paul Police Shoot Man with Sword
St. Paul, Minnesota, police shot and seriously wounded a man who reportedly lunged at them with a sword Thursday.
March 6, 2008
Patrol
Oklahoma Officers Use ECD on Man Advancing with "Samurai" Sword
Officers with the Moore (OK) Police Department used an electronic control device (ECD) to end a potentially deadly confrontation with a man armed with a sword.
August 27, 2020
Patrol
Man Fatally Shot, After Advancing Toward Officer with Sword
The incident began with a 911 call of a man beating a woman in a parking lot. When officers responded, Leon Roy Jones ran into his apartment, grabbed a sword and began advancing on the officers. He was shot three times.
May 17, 2011
Patrol
Texas Officers Attacked By Sword-Wielding Man
Officers responding to a call of a man wielding a sword were forced to open fire on the assailant, leaving him with non-life-threatening injuries on Thursday night.
May 1, 2020
Patrol
Man Wielding Sword Shot by Georgia Officer
Authorities say a man wielding a “medieval” type sword threatened a Covington (Ga.) Police Officer who then shot the suspect Wednesday afternoon.
July 23, 2014
Patrol
Virginia Police Fatally Shoot Sword-Wielding Man
An officer with the Timberville (VA) Police Department came under attack of a man wielding a sword at a domestic call on Wednesday, forcing him to discharge his service weapon in his defense.
June 27, 2019
Patrol
Dairy Queen Clerk Shoots, Kills Sword-Wielding Robber
Video surveillance footage has confirmed the account of the clerk of a Las Vegas Dairy Queen, who fatally shot a robbery suspect who threatened him with a samurai-type sword.
August 20, 2012
Special Units
Sword-style Umbrella Triggers SWAT Callout at Mass. Mall
Burlington (Mass.) Police officials questioned the safety of a samurai sword-style umbrella, after SWAT officers cleared the Burlington Mall when a shopper called 911 to report it as a rifle.
April 20, 2011
Patrol
Video: Vigilante Stops Subway Fight with Samurai Sword
A man wielding a full-length samurai sword broke up a fight on a Phoenix light rail train last week, when he drew the weapon and advanced toward the attackers.
October 22, 2012
Special Units
Naked Man with Sword and Rifle Told Calif. Cops To 'Kill Me'
San Jose Police on New Year's Day averted a potential lethal situation by safely arresting a mentally disturbed, naked man armed with a samurai-like sword and a loaded assault rifle.
January 1, 2013
Patrol
Wisconsin Officers Shoot, Kill Man Wielding Sword
Two Wauwatosa, Wis., police officers responding to a call from a landlord about an unruly tenant wielding a sword Thursday night fatally shot the man after he refused to drop the weapon, Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said Friday.
July 17, 2015
Patrol
California Officers Shoot, Kill Man Wielding Samurai Sword
The chase ended about five minutes later at Fern Avenue and Phillips Street, Higbee said. When the man emerged from the car, he was carrying a samurai-type sword, Higbee said.
March 12, 2015
Patrol
2 California Officers Shot Confronting Sword-Wielding Man at Church of Scientology
Two officers with the Inglewood (CA) Police Department were struck by gunfire after responding to a call of a sword-wielding man who had entered the lobby of the Church of Scientology Wednesday afternoon. The suspect was fatally shot.
March 28, 2019
Special Units
South Salt Lake Officers Shoot, Kill Man After He Attacks Them with a Sword
Police say a South Salt Lake City man was shot and killed Monday after attacking and wounding an officer with a sword.
January 21, 2008
Technology
On-Body Video: A Double-Edged Sword
Until recently the technology was limited to traffic stops and perhaps some critical incidents. Now, video can be used to document every aspect of a law enforcement officer's shift. But the question that each agency has to answer remains: Is that a good thing?
July 15, 2012
Patrol
Man Robs Colorado 7-11 with "Star Trek" Sword
It may be a galactic first - a Colorado Springs 7-Eleven robbed early Wednesday by a man wielding a Klingon Bat'leth blade. It's the weapon of choice for the war-like race on "Star Trek", but fairly rare in stickups on Earth.
February 4, 2009
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