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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2020

Massachusetts Officer Seriously Injured in Vehicle Collision

An officer with the Chatham Police Department was injured in a three-vehicle wreck Tuesday night. Two other motorists were injured in the incident, all with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2020

Video: California Officer Saves Man in Wheelchair Stuck on Train Tracks

An officer with the Lodi (CA) Police Department is being hailed as a hero after she rescued a man in a wheelchair stuck on train tracks just seconds before a freight train passed.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2020

Colorado Officer Suspended for Social Media Post About Protesters

Sergeant Keith Wrede reportedly used the pseudonym 'Steven Eric' when he posted "KILL THEM ALL" during a local television station's live coverage of a Black Lives Matter protests on Facebook Live.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2020

DA Denies Request to Dismiss Charges Against Officer in George Floyd Death

State prosecutors have rejected an argument by a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death that he was "just a rookie overridden by a senior officer at the scene."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2020

Indiana Officers Charged with Assault on 2 Women During Protest

Two officers with the Indianapolis Police Department are facing multiple criminal charges after a confrontation with two women at a protest following the death of George Floyd.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

Georgia DA That Charged Officers Over Rayshard Brooks Shooting Loses Runoff

Fulton County DA Paul Howard lost to Fani Willis who secured more than 73% of the vote.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

SC Deputies Ambushed, Suspect and K-9 Killed in Gunfight

The slain K-9 named Roscoe began tracking the pair, which led deputies to the hill where Sheriff McBride said the suspects were waiting in an “ambush situation.”

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

Union Says Seattle Officers Struggling with Morale After Chief's Resignation

“It’s going to be really difficult to even get police officers to come here in the future because public safety is at risk,” Union head Mike Solan said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

Portland's DA Declines to Prosecute Most Arrested Protesters

Prosecutors will scrutinize the cases of protesters accused of resisting arrest or assaulting a public safety officer and consider “the chaos of a protesting environment, especially after tear gas or other less-lethal munitions have been deployed against community members en masse,” the district attorney’s office said in a news release.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

Florida Sheriff Orders Deputies to Stop Wearing COVID Masks

The sheriff said if anyone confronts an employee about them not wearing mask, the employee should “politely and professionally tell them I am not required to wear a mask nor will I, per the Order of the Sheriff,” and walk away.

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