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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2021

NYPD Officers Sue Over Attacks During Brooklyn Bridge Protest

Both officers are seeking unspecified damages for their injuries, which include “contusions, abrasions, soreness, sleeplessness and agitation, and significant pain and suffering,” according to their largely identical suits filed separately in Manhattan Supreme Court.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

MA Officers Used LRAD to End Standoff with Rise of Moors

SWAT teams used a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) to disable the defendants to end the July 3 Wakefield standoff.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

WI Sheriff Says Deputy Stopped Mass Shooting by Killing Gunman

The deputy shot and killed a a 32-year-old from Hartland — who had, just minutes before, shot and killed a 22-year-old man from Elkhorn “for no reason” at the Pilot Travel Center near Interstate 94 in Caledonia.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

TN Officer Pulls Disabled Woman from Exploding House

Columbia Police Corporal Allen Ervin was first to arrive at the scene. As soon as the 12-year veteran got out of his cruiser, his body cam recorded a major explosion that blew out the windows and pieces of the front of the house.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

Teen Charged with Hate Crime After Destroying Pro-Police Sign in Utah

“Due to the demeanor displayed by Gibson in attempts to intimate law enforcement while destroying a ‘Pro Law Enforcement’ sign the allegations are being treated as a ‘Hate Crime’ enhanced allegation,” Deputy Cree Carter wrote in his affidavit.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

Alert AZ Officers May Have Saved Life of Waitress

"She was totally different than what we normally deal with," said Officer Tony. "You just could see the way she was walking around, and it was just totally off. At one point, we saw her actually sit down and started complaining about some pain in her back."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

New Law to Ban Chokehold Use by Police in Missouri

Missouri police officers would be prohibited from using chokeholds to subdue crime suspects under a sweeping package of law enforcement reforms that were expected to be signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

Some 911 Calls in Chicago to be Answered by Mental Health Professionals Instead of Police

In one pilot program starting this fall, a paramedic will be dispatched with a mental health clinician for “behavioral health calls.” In another, a paramedic will work with a “recovery specialist” on calls involving substance abuse.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

Ousted Milwaukee Chief and City Reach Tentative Agreement, He Will Not Return

"Chief Morales and the city have agreed to a stipulation to postpone his return date from July 15 to Aug. 1, 2021, if necessary, to effectuate the terms of the settlement."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2021

Buffalo Officer Leaves Hospital 1 Month After Pursuit Crash Left Him in Coma

Friday, more than a month since the accident, Officer Jonathan Negron was able to walk out of the hospital. A contingent of family, friends and fellow officers gathered at ECMC to applaud his recovery.

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