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Over the past several days, Officer LaDean Byrd of the Petal (MS) Police Department "has been called a hero, a savior and everything in between," the department said in a Facebook post. But Byrd is steadfastly rejecting those labels. Instead, he praises God.
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A report issued on Wednesday — which monitor Matthew Barge and his 17-member team puts out twice a year — said "the City and Division of Police having made notable and significant progress in a number of critical areas, including, first and foremost, with respect to use of force" but that "significant work undoubtedly remains."
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A Baltimore police officer who resigned over the weekend following a violent confrontation with a subject — and was subsequently charged with first- and second-degree assault — reportedly had a history with the man.
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The Westland (MI) Police Department has located and released images of the vehicle that is suspected to have struck and killed off-duty Wayne County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Lee Smith as he was jogging.
Read More →More than three dozen individuals appeared to have overdosed on the New Haven Green in Connecticut on Wednesday.
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A South Dakota man has been arrested and faces numerous charges stemming from an incident in which he allegedly shot at police officers and took hostages in western South Dakota.
Read More →For three days, off-duty police officers from Hawaii will participate in an event aimed at raising awareness — and money — for that state's Special Olympics athletes.
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A former police sergeant with the Superior (AZ) Police Department was fired after he reportedly used his body-worn camera to record himself having sex with a woman in his office.
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A former police sergeant with the Superior (AZ) Police Department has been fired after he reportedly used his body-worn camera to record himself having sex with a woman in his office.
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Meggitt Training Systems has announced the launch of test and evaluation with the Miami Police Department for Meggitt Training Systems' FATS 300LE. The FATS 300LE delivers virtual scenarios that train police officers in the split-second, use-of-force evaluations and de-escalation tactics they need to deploy in real-world situations.
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