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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2020

Texas Officer Shot and Wounded in the Line of Duty to Be Honored

An officer with the Denton (TX) Police Department who was critically wounded in a shooting last year will be welcomed home from an out-of-state rehab facility by friends, family, fellow officers, and members of the public at a ceremony on Monday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2020

Maryland Police Get Assist from Citizens Rescue 5 from Boat Fire

Five citizens were rescued near Bloody Point in Queen Anne's County, MD, Saturday afternoon after a fire forced them off their craft.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2020

Mississippi Officer Creates Program for Kids to Have Access to Books

An officer with the Shannon (LA) Police Department is being lauded for helping set up "little libraries" for local kids to get access to books even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2020

Florida Police Chief Killed in Plane Crash

The chief of the Ocala (FL) Police Department was killed in a small plane crash in a field in southwest Marion County on Sunday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2020

Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protests in Chicago Suburb

The Waukegan Police Department said an officer was "investigating an occupied vehicle" Tuesday when the suspects fled the scene. Later, a second officer spotted and approached the vehicle, which they said began moving in reverse toward him.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2020

Illinois Officer Injured After Being Dragged by Vehicle

An officer with the Tinley Park (IL) Police Department was injured when attempting to apprehend a burglary suspect on Saturday, the agency confirmed to media outlets on Thursday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2020

California Officer Shoots Gunman Following Struggle at Local Liquor Store

An officer with the San Bernardino (CA) Police Department reportedly shot a man who had produced a gun after the officer and the offender got into a scuffle outside a local liquor store late Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2020

Texas Officer Turning in Her Badge Over Anti-Police Sentiment

Kat Ratcliff knew she wanted to be a police officer from a very early age, but following the protests and anti-police sentiment in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, she determined that the best course of action for her and her family was to put that lifelong desire to be in the ranks of law enforcement to the side.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2020

Pennsylvania Officers Lauded for Life-Saving Use of Tourniquet on Hemorrhaging Woman

Two officers with the UPMC Police Department in Pittsburgh are being lauded as heroes for saving the life of a woman who was bleeding by applying a tourniquet and keeping her calm until other first responders were able to get to the scene.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2020

Utah Department Mourns Loss of Beloved K-9 "Karma" to Disease

Officers with the Ogden (UT) Police Department are mourning the loss of a beloved K-9 after the dog struggled mightily against a debilitating disease.

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