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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2022

GA Officer Shot During Struggle with Mental Health Patient

He attacked one of the officers and took the officer’s handgun. The patient was shot by a second officer, but during the incident the first officer was shot as well.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2022

GA Officers Kick in Door, Rescue Man from Burning Home

Several officers pulled the man out. It's unclear if the man was conscious at the time, but officials said they treated the man until the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department and paramedics arrived.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2022

PA Fatal Shooting of Man in River Justified, DA Says

"The police had to make a decision to attempt to save life and they made a reasonable decision at that moment."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2022

DC Officer's Post Capitol Riot Suicide Ruled Duty Death

A former D.C. chief medical examiner said in an earlier review that there was “a direct cause and effect relationship between the line of duty work trauma on Jan. 6 and Jeffrey Smith’s death,” adding that Smith had “no prior history of depression, mental health issues or mental health treatment.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2022

3 LAPD Officers Honored for Saving Pilot who Crashed on Train Track

Putting themselves at risk, they worked to free the pilot, who suffered severe injuries, from the wreck just before the Metro Link train demolished what was left of the plane.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2022

NJ Officer Catches 3-Year-Old Boy Tossed from Burning Apartment

The man disappeared back into the apartment as the officers shouted from the ground for him to hurry, and he then reappeared with the toddler.

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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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