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News•by Staff Writer•January 26, 2021

Alabama Officer Shot, Saved by Body Armor

The suspect is wanted in Mississippi on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. Officers said the man was found to have been hit during the exchange of fire with officers and he has a non-life threatening injury.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 25, 2021

WA Officer Drives Through Crowd After Patrol Vehicle Mobbed

Tacoma police spokeswoman Wendy Haddow said the officer sped out of the scene for his own safety, fearing that the crowd might break the vehicle’s windows and hurt him.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 25, 2021

Florida Officer Fired Over Facebook Posts

In apparent response to the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, the officer wrote: “The silent majority will rise!! Day one of the Revolutionary War!! Hang on, it’s only just begun."

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News•by Staff Writer•January 25, 2021

Charlotte Officer Dies of Apparent Medical Event

The CMPD has not indicated whether Officer Nerick Lufungula was on duty when he lost consciousness.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 22, 2021

Video Released of Suspect Slashing New Jersey Officer's Face

Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township, allegedly slashed an officer with a knife in late December, officials said. He was later hit with a Taser and stabbed himself in the chest, although he was not hit when officers fired at him after the alleged knife attack, according to the state attorney general’s office.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 22, 2021

Man Accused of Fatally Ramming Retiring FL Deputy Faces Murder Charge

Travis Zachary Garrett, 28, intentionally plowed his car into the marked patrol car of LaVigne earlier this month, meriting the capital felony charge of first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer, State Attorney Andrew Warren said.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 21, 2021

FBI Asks for Public Help in IDing 10 Capitol Rioters

The FBI is asking the public for help identifying 10 individuals who are accused of assaulting federal officers and engaging in violence at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 21, 2021

Former Puerto Rico Officer Charged with Stealing Firearms from Agency

A federal grand jury Wednesday returned an eight-count indictment charging former Puerto Rico Police Bureau Officer William Cintrón Rivera with the theft of 54 guns from his agency.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 20, 2021

LAPD Pay Raises Take Effect During Talk of Budget Cuts, Layoffs

Union officials said LAPD already made sacrifices in 2020 when the City Council approved a $150 million cut to its police budget over the summer. That resulted in LAPD shuffling more than 300 positions, with some specialized detectives being reassigned to community stations and other neighborhood patrols being eliminated entirely.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 20, 2021

CT Man Arrested and Charged with Attacking DC Officer During Capitol Riot

The Justice Department criminal complaint says McCaughey repeatedly told the officer “just go home” and “come on man, you are going to get squished, just go home” while allegedly using a police shield against the officer during the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol Building.

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