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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2021

NYPD Officer Shot, Saved by Armor

The officer was hit in his vest as officers arrived at the apartment shortly after 9 p.m. and the suspect fired through the door, the sources said. Another officer was grazed in the leg, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2021

Street Racers Block Colorado Highway

The Aurora Police Department tweet, which went out about 12:08 AM, reads: "There are reportedly 600 vehicles involved intentionally blocking the shoulders preventing police from accessing the area. There are reports of fireworks and smoke and weapons being waved. Stay out of area while officers try to address the situation."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2021

Colorado Officers Injured Breaking Up Massive House Party

Police say three officers were injured after they were struck with rocks and bricks. Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said all the injuries were minor. However, one officer came close to sustaining serious injuries, but a gas mask protected the officer's face from a blunt object thrown at police.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2021

Polls: Public Support for Police Increasing, Only 18% Want Defunding

Only 18% of respondents supported the movement known as "defund the police," and 58% said they opposed it. Though white Americans (67%) and Republicans (84%) were much more likely to oppose the movement, only 28% of black Americans and 34% of Democrats were in favor of it.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2021

General's Report on DC Riot Says Capitol Police Need 884 More Officers

The report says the Capitol Police were "understaffed, insufficiently equipped and inadequately trained" to secure the Capitol and Congress members against the mob on Jan. 6, a 24/7 so a "Quick Reaction Force" (QRF) must be established amid growing security threats to the building.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2021

Capitol Police Want 60-Day Extension on National Guard Aid

Acting Police Chief Yogananda Pittman asked the Department of Defense to continue to provide support in the Capitol, where 5,200 guardsmen are currently deployed.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2021

Las Vegas Police Retirements Up 37%

“If an anti-police environment were driving separations, we would expect to see a large number of separations with years of service insufficient to retire,” Larry Hadfield, department spokesperson, said in an email. “So far, we have not seen that.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2021

Verizon Launches First Responder Service with NBA Partnership

Verizon Frontline is the advanced network and technology that has been built for first responders – developed over nearly three decades of partnership with public safety – to meet their unique needs.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2021

Proposed KY Law Would Make it Illegal to Provoke Violence by Taunting Police

The proposed law makes a person guilty of disorderly conduct — a Class B misdemeanor with a penalty of up to 90 days' imprisonment — if he or she "accosts, insults, taunts, or challenges a law enforcement officer with offensive or derisive words, or by gestures or other physical contact, that would have a direct tendency to provoke a violent response.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2021

Appeals Court Rules Judge Must Reconsider Third-Degree Murder Charge for Chauvin

The unanimous decision by the appeals court means that the trial court may again hear arguments from Chauvin and prosecutors from the Minnesota attorney general’s office over whether Chauvin should face the third-degree murder charge.

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