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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2022

Report: Officers Feared Disciplinary Action for Using Force During 2021 Capitol Riot

approximately 150 officers recalled 293 use-of-force incidents, with open-hand pushing ranking as the most prominent technique employed (91 incidents), followed by batons (83 incidents) and drawing a firearm from its holster (37 incidents.)

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2022

MO Officer Killed and 2 Others Wounded in Shootouts, Suspect Dead

Brian Lewis, assistant police chief, said officers responded at 1:22 p.m. to a report of a disturbance in a shopping center, where they first encountered the suspect and an initial exchange of gunfire took place.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2022

PA Officer Not Expected to Recover from Brain Injury Caused by Bee Sting

Officer Ryan Allen suffered a heart attack and then a serious brain injury after he was stung by a bee on October 14, 2021.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2022

Minneapolis Wants to Pay Officers $7,000 in Incentive Pay

Minneapolis now has about 544 officers, about 300 fewer than before George Floyd's killing in 2020, according to one recent count. Many officers left after filing PTSD claims, while some left for other departments claiming to offer more stability or higher pay.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2022

AL Officer Saves Toddler from Burning Apartment

Officer Tyler Dison, who started his public safety career as a firefighter, recalls only one thing was on his mind, "I gotta save this child at all costs," he said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2022

PA Officer Honored for Saving Teenage Gunshot Victim

“A 17-year-old male was shot. I observed a male lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper left-hand abdominal quadrant,” Officer David Voorhees said.

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Articlesby David GriffithMarch 7, 2022

Editorial: Cautionary Tale

Officers should heed the lessons of the Kimberly Potter case and train regularly with all of their tools.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2022

CA Cop Killer Gets Death Penalty

Jesse Michael Gomez, 58, was convicted last year of murder and a special circumstance allegation of killing a police officer for the July 28, 2016, shooting of SDPD Officer Jonathan "J.D." De Guzman, 43. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of De Guzman's partner, Wade Irwin.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2022

Kansas SRO Called Hero for Stopping School Shooter

The wounded SRO has been identified as Officer Erik Clark. He has served the Olathe Police for 15 years and 7 as an SRO. He is being called a hero.

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Articlesby Dave SmithMarch 4, 2022

Dave Smith: Stop Demonizing the Police

Smearing everyone in law enforcement for the sins of a few is like a modern-day witch hunt conducted by the media and the politicians.

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