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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

Chicago Investigator Says Bosses Ordered Him to Lie about OIS Probes

Kelvin Lett—a former police misconduct investigator for the Chicago Police Department—claimed in a lawsuit filed Sunday that he was fired "after he refused to give false testimony to make a shooting by an officer seem like it was not justified."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

LAPD Officers Rescue Hostages During Store Barricade Incident

Over the course of the standoff, police and SWAT officers helped some customers escape down ladders from windows and could be seen carrying children to safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

Village Employees Donate Sick Time to Officer Battling Rare Cancer

With only eight months with the agency, Officer Chris Kudla had not amassed enough sick days to accommodate all of his chemotherapy sessions. His fellow officers began donating their sick days to Kudla, and soon after word got out, other village employees did the same.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

Toronto Police Not Ruling Out Terrorism in Sunday's Deadly Shooting

Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said cops were investigating "every possible motive, including terrorism."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

Pennsylvania Police Chief Nominated for HAIX Hero of the Month

Chief Jerry Bellak was nominated by the mayor of the small Somerset County community. Indian Lake Borough Mayor Michael Miscoe wrote that Bellak, a 37-year law enforcement veteran, has transformed the police department since becoming chief two years ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

Florida Officer Wounded in Gunfight in Critical but Stable Condition

Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller was reportedly responding to a call at a gas station when a gunman opened fire on him. Jobbers-Miller was rushed to a local hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

Man Unleashes Pitbull on New York Officer, Dog Wounded by Gunshot

A Rochester, NY, police officer responding to a domestic dispute was bitten on the leg by a pitbull. The officer shot the dog, who reportedly did not die from the gunshot.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

Passersby Aid Wounded Chicago Officer After Traffic Collision

A police officer suffered a head injury when the patrol car he was driving collided with another vehicle at an intersection early Saturday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

Massachusetts Trooper Admits Receiving Free Guns from Dealer

A Massachusetts State Police trooper has admitted receiving free guns from a state-contracted firearms dealer and is cooperating with prosecutors in an ongoing criminal investigation into the sale of department weapons.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

California Officer Honored for Rescuing 2 Children from Hot Car

Corporal Breanna Herrera was honored with a Certificate of Recognition for rescuing two young children locked inside a hot car.

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