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News•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2020

Denver Councilmember Proposes Bill to Abolish Police Department

A member of the Denver City Council has drafted a piece of legislation that will all but abolish that city's police department.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2020

West Virginia Teen Writes Letter of Thanks to Police Department

The letter said, "I'm 18 years old and was raised to believe police officers are here to protect me and I still whole-heartedly believe that no one deserves to endure what the officers of this country are experiencing."

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News•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2020

California Entrepreneur Seeks to Fund Construction of Police Training Facility

A billionaire real estate mogul in California's Silicon Valley is seeking to fund the construction of a police training facility in South San Jose.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2020

ACLU Sues Boston Police for Alleged Excessive Use of Force at Protests

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Boston Police Department for withholding records related to recent anti-police demonstrations.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2020

6-Year-Old Girl Delivers Gifts to Rural NY Police Department

Officers with the Bath (NY) Police Department were visited by a six-year-old girl who wanted to give thanks to them for their service to the community, and give to them some tokens of appreciation she made by hand.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 13, 2020

Austin Cuts Police Budget by One-Third

These immediate cuts would include eliminating funding from three planned police cadet classes and reallocating funds to areas like violence prevention, food access, and abortion access programs. However, the council said it may allow one or two cadet classes to begin in fiscal year 2021 if a revised curriculum is completed and a "more appropriate recruitment program" is implemented.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 13, 2020

Off-Duty Texas Officer Killed in Motorcycle Crash at Sturgis Festival

An off-duty officer with the Navasota (TX) Police Department was killed in a motorcycle crash during a trip to South Dakota for the annual Sturgis Festival.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 13, 2020

Massachusetts Officer Seriously Injured in Vehicle Collision

An officer with the Chatham Police Department was injured in a three-vehicle wreck Tuesday night. Two other motorists were injured in the incident, all with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 13, 2020

Video: California Officer Saves Man in Wheelchair Stuck on Train Tracks

An officer with the Lodi (CA) Police Department is being hailed as a hero after she rescued a man in a wheelchair stuck on train tracks just seconds before a freight train passed.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 13, 2020

Colorado Officer Suspended for Social Media Post About Protesters

Sergeant Keith Wrede reportedly used the pseudonym 'Steven Eric' when he posted "KILL THEM ALL" during a local television station's live coverage of a Black Lives Matter protests on Facebook Live.

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