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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2020

Metro DC Officer Stabbed, Good Samaritan Steps in to Help

An officer with the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department was stabbed multiple times on Thursday afternoon and a citizen who witnessed the attack rushed in to help get control of the suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2020

West Virginia Officer Seen Shooting Possum Was "Putting it Out of Misery"

An officer with the Morgantown (WV) Police Department who was seen on a video posted to social media shooting a possum was "putting it out of its misery," after it had been hit by a car and severely injured.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2020

Ohio Officer in Need of Kidney Reaches Out to Community for Help

An officer with the Green Township (OH) Police Department who is fighting for his life has reached out to get community's support as he searches for a new kidney.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2020

Arizona Motor Officer Dies in Crash During Demonstration at School

Officer Jason Judd—a 21-year veteran of the Peoria Police Department—was seriously injured in the crash on the campus of a local high school where the agency is hosting a "Youth Citizen Police Academy Camp" for area teens.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2020

Oklahoma Officer's Health Improving Following Shooting

An officer with the Tulsa (OK) Police Department who was severely wounded in a shooting during a traffic stop late last month is reportedly showing signs of improved heath.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2020

California Agency Plans After-Action Report Following Protests

The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) is preparing an after action report to identify "lessons learned" and "what worked well" during recent protests in which the agency used crowd control tactics to quell a disturbance.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2020

8 Louisiana Officers Indicted on Charges of Excessive Use of Force

Eight officers with the Shreveport (LA) Police Department are now accused of using excessive force against two men a prosecutor said had "raised their hands ... in an apparent attempt to surrender without resistance" following a police pursuit.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2020

Los Angeles Takes First Steps to Have Unarmed Officials Respond to Some Calls Now Handled by Police

Councilman Herb Wesson said he looks forward to working on the project with members of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2020

City Council Cuts LAPD Hiring, Force to Fall Below 10K Sworn

Faced with a grim budget outlook and deluged by demands for reductions in police spending, the council voted 12 to 2 to take the Los Angeles Police Department down to 9,757 officers by next summer — a level of staffing not seen in the city since 2008.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2020

New York City Cuts Police Budget by $1 Billion

The city council said in a statement Tuesday that the city's 2021 budget, totaling more than $88 billion, "reduces police spending and shrinks NYPD's footprint."

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