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News•by Staff Writer•May 14, 2019

Airline Honors Fallen Colorado Officer on Flight to Police Week

In honor of Deputy Sheriff Heath McDonald Gumm of the Adams County Sheriff's Office—who was shot and killed during a foot pursuit in January 2018—the cabin crew placed Thin Blue Line flags on every passenger seat and re-designated the flight number to Gumm's call sign.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 14, 2019

Video: Teen Challenges Pennsylvania Officer to Fortnite Dance-Off

A video surfaced on social media of an officer with the Altoona (PA) Police Department engaged in a high-stakes contest with a local high school student—a "Dance-Off."

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News•by Staff Writer•May 14, 2019

Florida Chief Cites Low Pay for High Employee Turnover

Chief Diane Hobley-Burney presented a case to the city as to why she feels a bigger investment in the police department will reverse turnover trends.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 14, 2019

California Officer Embraces Missing Autistic Man

An officer with the Rohnert Park (CA) Police Department is seen in a touching photo giving comfort to an autistic man who had gone missing late last week.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 14, 2019

Florida Department Celebrates K-9's Retirement

Officers with the Jupiter (FL) Police Department are celebrating the successful career of one of its K-9s.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 14, 2019

Arizona Officer Discovers Dead Woman in Passenger Seat During Traffic Stop

Officer Adam Edmonds stopped Puckett on I-10 and said he noticed a dead woman propped up in the passenger seat. The woman—identified as 74-year-old Linda Puckett—had reportedly died at a hotel in Texas.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 14, 2019

Florida Agency Uses Grant Funds to Buy Steel-Plate Body Armor for Active-Shooter Response

A $54,976 grant from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement will go toward purchasing 162 vests.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 14, 2019

Annual Police Week Vigil Honors Officers Who Paid the Ultimate Price for Public Safety

In remarks at the annual Police Week Candlelight Vigil held last night on the National Mall in Washington, DC, U.S. Attorney General William Barr honored the fallen, saying the American people need to know that "public safety is bought at a price."

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News•by Staff Writer•May 14, 2019

Texas Officer Fatally Shoots Woman After She Grabs His TASER

Video of the incident was recorded by a witness and posted on social media. In the video, the woman can be heard shouting "I'm pregnant" before she was shot, but a family member said that claim wasn't true and the woman had mental health issues.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 13, 2019

CA Officers Credited with Preventing Mass Shooting

The suspect allegedly wanted to kill more victims at South Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Village, making the officers' heroic actions that night even more important to the public's safety, according to South Lake Tahoe Chief Brian Uhler.

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