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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

KY Lawmaker Wants to Change Legal Definition of "Rioting" After Colleague Charged with Rioting

Kentucky law currently states that participating in a riot where someone damages property is enough to face first-degree felony charges.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

Louisville Man Asked for $30K to Kill Officers on Live Video

A criminal complaint said Cortez Lamont Edwards had started a livestream on Facebook September 23, holding in his possession an AR variant pistol firearm. The video allegedly shows Edwards requesting to be paid $30,000 to “shoot Louisville Metro Police Department officers on scene"

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

2 Missouri Officers Shot Over the Weekend

Two officers with the Peculiar (MO) Police Department who were shot and wounded are expected to fully recover from injuries sustained during a gun battle on Saturday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

SC City Honors African-American Officer's 1870 Duty Death

The Charleston Police Department joined local community members and political leaders to honor the memory of Private Thomas Martin—who was killed in the line of duty in July 1870.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

Texas Officer Dubbed "Snake Charmer" After Rescuing Reptile

An officer with the North Richland Hills (TX) Police Department has been labeled a "snake charmer" by his agency in a social media post in which he is seen rescuing a four-foot-long water snake from the yard of a concerned resident who had called for assistance on Sunday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

Massachusetts Officer Rescues Trapped Skunk Without Getting "Skunked"

An officer with the Tewksbury (MA) Police Department managed to rescue a skunk over the weekend whose head was trapped in a plastic food container without being "skunked."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

LAPD Officer "Pistol Whipped" by Suspect Inside Division Station

An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was attacked inside a division station facility by a suspect who allegedly grabbed the officer's sidearm and began "pistol whipping" him with it.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2020

CA Deputy Wounded in Ambush, White Supremacist Suspect Killed

Deputy Richard "Ted" Lehnhoff was wounded in the shooting and was flown to a hospital for treatment where he is currently in stable condition.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2020

KY Legislator who Authored No-Knock Warrant Bill Arrested in Louisville Riot, Police Say She Tried to Burn Library

State Representative Attica Scott was part of a large group that was told to disperse but failed to do so. The arrest report alleges that she "caused damage at multiple locations, including setting fire to the Louisville Public Library."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2020

South Carolina Officer Killed in Head-On Crash

Sergeant Ethan Kaskin of the Anderson City (NC) Police Department was killed early Friday morning in a head-on vehicle collision.

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