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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2019

Vermont Officer Sues Department Over Head Injuries Sustained in Training

An officer with the Burlington (VT) Police Department says she suffered three concussions and permanent hearing damage during a training exercise at the Vermont Police Academy.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2019

Iowa Man Arrested for Impersonating Officer after Following Teen Girl

The man—identified as 60-year-old Kent Arnold Smith—reportedly followed the young woman as she drove her vehicle home. Smith then reportedly pulled into the driveway behind the girl's car, telling her that he was an undercover officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2019

Indiana Officer Seriously Injured After Being Shot in Back by Another Officer Firing at Aggressive Dog

An officer with the Lafayette (IN) Police Department is in serious condition after being shot in the back by another officer who was firing at an aggressive dog advancing on them.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2019

Boston's Famous "Bullpen Cop" to Retire from the Department

The officer with the Boston (MA) Police Department who was made instantly famous for his unbridled emotional response to a David Ortiz game-tying grand slam in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the American League Championship Series is scheduled to retire this month.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2019

Florida Officer Holds Elderly Woman's Head above Water in Sinking Car

Officer Jonathan DePierre was the first on the scene of the incident in which a vehicle was reported to be sinking in a lake.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2019

Video: Missouri Officer Who Rescued Kitten from Overpass Now Has a New Pet

Recently released body-camera footage shows an officer with the North Kansas City (MO) Police Department coming to the rescue of a tiny kitten trapped on the Jersey barrier between the northbound and southbound lanes of an area highway shortly before Christmas.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2019

Wisconsin Officer Provides Life-Saving Help During In-Flight Medical Emergency

An officer with the Grafton (WI) Police Department is being hailed as a hero for his quick thinking and rapid response to a medical emergency aboard a flight he was taking from Florida to Chicago.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2019

Arkansas Deputy Fired for Shooting and Wounding Chihuahua

An officer with the Faulkner County (AR) Sheriff's Office has been fired after video surfaced on Twitter of his shooting and wounding of a small dog.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2019

Pennsylvania Parents File Suit over Proposal to Arm Teachers in Schools

The Tamaqua (PA) School District "endangered their community" when they approved a "manifestly illegal" policy to give weapons to teachers and other school employees, according to a lawsuit filed by three parents and a grandparent.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2019

Utah Officer Shot, Killed Attempting to Arrest Fugitive

The suspect, a 40-year-old man, was wounded in the shooting, Provo police Detective Nick Dupaix said, and is being treated at Utah Valley Hospital — the same hospital where 29-year-old Officer Joseph Shinners died from his injuries.

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