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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2019

Texas Deputy Shot and Killed at Traffic Stop

Panola County Chief Deputy John Depresca said the deputy was shot six times with a semiautomatic rifle while he was conducting a traffic stop on FM 10 at about 2 a.m. Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

NYPD Union Outraged Over Release of Man who "Sucker Punched" Officer

The incident was captured on body-worn video. It shows Steven Haynes, 40, socking the uniformed officer across the face outside a Bank of America in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

Police Duty Deaths Dropped 18% in 2019, NLEOMF Reports

The Memorial Fund announced Monday in its 2019 Preliminary End-of-Year Law Enforcement Fatalities Report that 128 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers died in the line of duty over the past year, representing an 18% decrease over the 157 officers who died in the line of duty in 2018.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

Portland Chief Named New Philly Commissioner

In taking over in Philadelphia, Outlaw would lead the nation’s fourth-largest municipal police department, which has about 6,600 sworn officers and 800 civilian employees. By comparison, the Portland Police Bureau has 877 sworn officers and 300 civilian employees.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

DC Officer Shot, Saved by Vest

A Washington, DC, police officer was shot and saved by his body armor while serving a search warrant for a gun at a home Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

Texas Church's Security Team Stops Active Shooter, 2 Church Members Killed

The gunman shot and killed two congregants at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, TX, before he was killed at about 10:50 a.m., White Settlement Police Chief J.P. Bevering said. The gunman died at the scene.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

Texas Deputy's Home and Car in Driveway Firebombed

On Monday night (Dec. 23), the sergeant, who has not been publicly identified, awoke to part of his house on fire. An investigation determined a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the front window of the home. No one was injured.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 27, 2019

Washington Officer's Arrest of Teen Followed Policy

Two Kirkland, WA, police officers followed department policies and procedures when they roughly arrested a fleeing 14-year-old suspect in a YMCA teen center, according to a final report following an investigation of the arrest.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 27, 2019

Photo Shows NY Sergeant Comforting Dog Hit By Car

A photo being shared on social media shows a New York sergeant comforting a frightened dog that had just been hit by a car, even using his coat to provide warmth.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 27, 2019

Arkansas Officer Wounded in Shooting Released from Hospital

Officer Samantha Hodgson, who was shot and wounded by a reportedly suicidal subject outside an Arkansas apartment complex, has been released from the hospital.

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