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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2021

TX Constable Shot Multiple Times During Vehicle Pursuit

A Hill County Constable, Constable Kevin Cordell, was shot multiple times during the gunfight. He was flown to a nearby hospital.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2021

Officer Tells Minneapolis Reporter Why He Left the Force

Officer Steve Dykstra says even before the George Floyd incident, he saw warning signs, including a change in the pursuit policy, on who police could chase, and when.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2021

Vermont Governor Signs Bill Permitting Police to Use Chokeholds for Self-Defense

While working on the policy, law enforcement officials decided to ask legislators to amend the chokehold ban to make it clear that police can use chokeholds to defend themselves in life-and-death situations.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2021

CHP Vehicle Pursuit Ends in L.A. with PIT Maneuver, Flipped Pickup

The driver was traveling on the 110 Freeway before he got off the highway and was leading authorities on surface streets.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2021

Minneapolis Owes $35 Million in Worker's Comp to Officers Physically and Mentally Injured in Riots

Some of those injuries are physical, while others are mental, including post-traumatic stress following the police killing of George Floyd, the rioting, and torching of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2021

NYPD Officer Shot Multiple Times, Saved by Vest

The officers got out of the car to investigate — at which time the man pulled “a firearm, turns on the officers and begins to shoot,” Shea said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2021

Trial for Three Fired Minneapolis Officers in George Floyd Death Postponed

The former officers' trial had been set to begin on Aug. 23. But Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill postponed it until March 7, citing federal charges against the three that were announced last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2021

Retired Oregon Trooper Dies from Injuries Suffered in 2001 Crash That Killed 2 Other Officers

“Retired Sergeant John Burright passed away May 4, 2021, after a battle that started on September 4, 2001,” state police officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2021

Slain TX Deputies Identified, Details of Shooting Released

Sgt. Stephen Jones and Deputy Samuel Leonard responded to a complaint about the dogs owned by the suspect when they were killed, police say.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2021

CA Officer Killed Responding to Domestic

Stockton Police say Officer Jimmy Inn knocked on the security door and stood off to the side when a voice from inside the residence said, "hey police" and the suspect opened fire on Inn, hitting him multiple times.

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