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News•by Staff Writer•May 9, 2019

FL Woman Pulls Gator From Pants During Traffic Stop

When deputies asked to see any wildlife they had collected, she pulled a foot-long alligator out of her yoga pants and placed it in the truck bed.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 9, 2019

Georgia Child Finds $40K in Meth Inside Lego Box

Three Georgia women bought a box of Legos while visiting a South Carolina consignment shop as a gift for a child, only to find that the box was actually filled with about $40,000 worth of methamphetamine.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 9, 2019

Video: Woman Slips Out of Cuffs, Violently Attacks Georgia Officer

Croswell allegedly asked the officer for help with her shoes, then tackled, punched, and bit the officer while slipping out of her handcuffs.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 9, 2019

Slain Mississippi Officer Was Ambushed, Shot in Back

A Biloxi, MS, teen accused in the killing of Patrolman Robert McKeithen snuck up from behind and shot the officer several times in the back, according to criminal court records filed in the case.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 9, 2019

Video: CA Officers Fire 76 Rounds in Controversial Vehicle Pursuit

Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer’s office on Wednesday released videos of the incident and a letter analyzing the deadly shooting. Prosecutors, while finding that the officers ultimately acted legally because of the threat of what they believed to be a real gun in the hands of a man high on narcotics, took the unusual step of questioning the officers’ behavior.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 9, 2019

NC School District Letting Students Out Early to Honor Fallen Officer

All students in the Iredell-Statesville Schools in North Carolina will be given an excused absence Friday if they want to leave classes early to participate in events honoring Mooresville Police Officer Jordan Sheldon, who was killed during a traffic stop.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 8, 2019

3 LAPD Officers Get MRSA from Contact with Homeless Subject, Union Says

The outbreak started sometime within the last week at the LAPD West Valley station in Reseda when officers arrested a transient who was brought to the station. The station has since undergone cleaning of all surfaces to stop the MRSA from spreading.

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News•by Melanie Basich•May 8, 2019

FBI: 20% Increase in Officers Feloniously Killed in 2018

The FBI has released its 2018 LEOKA report, detailing the line-of-duty deaths that occurred last year. In 2018, 106 law enforcement officers were reported killed in the line of duty, with a 20% increase in felonious deaths of officers compared to the previous year.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 8, 2019

371 Fallen Officers to be Honored Next Week at Candlelight Vigil

The names of 371 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty will be formally dedicated on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial during the 31st Annual Candlelight Vigil held on the National Mall in Washington, DC, at 8 pm on Monday.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 8, 2019

Florida Officer Dies During Training Exercise

Officer Anthony Neri collapsed during a training exercise on Monday evening.

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