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Las Vegas Police Helicopter Makes Precautionary Landing
“The helicopter will be loaded onto a flatbed trailer and towed back to the hanger,” Las Vegas Metro police said.
August 1, 2024
Las Vegas Metro helicopter Air2 made a precautionary landing in a residential area Thursday.
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FOP Head Angrily Responds to Secret Service Blaming Local Police for Security Lapse at Trump Rally
“The Secret Service still cannot seem to provide any answers almost three weeks after the attempt on the former president’s life, but they don’t seem to have any trouble assigning blame on a partner agency,” Patrick Yoes said.
July 30, 2024
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Local SWAT Team Says They Had No Contact with Secret Service Before Trump Assassination Attempt
"We were supposed to get a face-to-face briefing with the Secret Service members whenever they arrived, and that never happened," said Jason Woods, lead sharpshooter on the SWAT team in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
July 30, 2024
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1 Louisiana Officer Killed, 3 Wounded in Hostage Incident
Officials say the incident began around 9 a.m. Thursday when the City Marshal’s Office learned that Nyjal Hurst, 31, was inside of a home and attempted to serve an arrest warrant for attempted murder.
July 26, 2024
Senior Corporal Segus R. Jolivette of the Lafayette Police Department was shot and killed during a standoff Thursday.
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NYPD Station Evacuated After Small Bomb Found in Vehicle
The bomb was found after two cousins had an altercation outside the station. One cousin reportedly attacked the other with a machete. The victim reportedly asked police to arrest his cousin and told officers about the device in their car.
July 25, 2024
Explosive device removed from a vehicle outside the 25th Precinct stationhouse by the NYPD bomb squad.
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Iowa Officer and K-9 Partner Recovering from Crash Injuries
Firefighters were called to the scene to mechanically extricate Officer Dao Meunsaveng and K-9 Berro from the vehicle.
July 10, 2024
Des Moines Police Officer Dao Meunsaveng was hit head-on by a pickup truck Tuesday. Firefighters had to cut him and his K-9 partner Berro from the patrol SUV.
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CA: Bills May Reform How Police K9s are Used
One of the proposed bills requires police agencies to track and publish how they use dogs. Another requires police to develop new standards for their use.
July 10, 2024
California lawmakers have proposed bills that could drastically affect how police dogs are used.
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Split Verdict in K9 Shooting Case
Jurors convict Gary man of killing a police dog but not of shooting at a police officer.
July 10, 2024
Despite finding the suspect guilty of killing a police dog, the jury acquitted him for shooting at a police officer.
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July 10, 2024
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K9s trained in marijuana cannot differentiate between medical and illegal variants, officials say.
K9s trained in marijuana cannot differentiate between medical and illegal variants, officials say.
July 10, 2024
Dogs trained to detect marijuana cannot distinguish between medical marijuana and illegal versions of the drug.
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Florida’s Sheriff’s K-9 Dies After “Heat Episode”
Sheriff David Harper shared news about the dog’s illness He said Archer was helping to find a felon that ran from deputies into a wooded area when he suffered the heat injury .
July 8, 2024
K-9 Archer of the Marion County (Florida) Sheriff's Office died Friday after an on-duty heat injury.
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Missouri K-9 Dies After Being Left in Vehicle
Andrew County Prosecutor Monica Morrey has requested that the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigate the dog's death.
June 25, 2024
Savannah, Missouri, Police K-9 Horus died last week after being left in a vehicle.
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Connecticut Officers Rescue Boaters in Distress
At approximately 1:30 p.m., Officer Shawn Paradis and Officer Matthew Monaghan were on patrol on the Mystic River on “Marine One”—the Groton PD’s patrol boat—when they received a distress call from a sailboat in the area of Fishers Island, New York.
June 19, 2024
Groton, Connecticut, Police officers used their patrol boat--Marine One--to rescue boaters in distress Saturday.
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3 Illinois SWAT Deputies Shot Responding to Home in Gated Community
"Immediately upon entering the house, our deputies received fire from inside the house," Sheriff Brian VanVickle said. "Three deputies were struck by gunfire and transported to local hospitals."
June 13, 2024
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South Carolina K-9 Killed During Warrant Service Operation
The suspect was found inside a relative’s home and K-9 Coba was sent into the house. The suspect reportedly shot the dog and the deputies and SLED agents returned fire.
June 12, 2024
South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division K-9 Coba was killed Tuesday. The four-year-old Belgian Malinois' handler was Special Agent Richard “Cole” Powell.
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Austin Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man Making Molotov Cocktail Inside Gas Station
Police said the suspect shot at officers and started pouring lighter fluid into a container with a rag to create a Molotov cocktail.
June 6, 2024
K-9 handler and dog enter a gas station on May 21 to confront the suspect. The officer withdrew with the dog after spotting the suspect's gun.
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Los Angeles City Council Declines K-9 Donation Over Training Company’s Name
City Councilman Bob Blumenfield said his main concern was that the Riverside County company that supplied the animals, Adlerhorst International, shares "the name of the Nazi bunker used by Adolf Hitler during World War II.''
June 5, 2024
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Georgia Agency’s Helicopter Unit Finds Missing Teen Girl
The girl's mother told officers she had argued with her daughter that morning, went to check on the girl, and found the teen was gone. The mom told officers that her daughter had a medical condition, and she needed supervision when outside the home.
May 30, 2024
Gwinnett County Police officer consoles a 15-year-old girl who ran away from home and was spotted by the police Aviation Unit.
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