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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

Suspect Charged with Homicide in Fatal Shooting of Milwaukee Officer

Fricke told investigators he didn't realize it was police trying to break down his door, authorities said. He is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and other crimes in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Officer Matthew Rittner.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

Video: Retiring Tennessee Officer Makes Final Radio Call to Dispatcher Daughter

After 25 years of service with the Chattanooga Police Department, Officer Austin Garrett signed off for the final time on Friday. Austin's daughter, Haley, was the Hamilton County 911 Emergency Communications District Dispatcher on the other end of that emotional call.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

Jury Finds for St. Louis County Police in Case of Excessive Force During Ferguson Protests

A federal jury has sided in favor of St. Louis County police officers who had been sued by a Ferguson protester who claimed they used excessive force.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

Tennessee Girl Scout Troop Gives Department HQ a Makeover

Young women from Girl Scout Troop 1785 in Nolensville, TN labored for a year in an effort to give that city's police headquarters building a much needed makeover.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

Kentucky Sheriff's Department Shuttered Due to Lack of Funding

Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said that his office is still owed a $75,000 payment due in January. He also complained that new obligations placed on his office will add $99,000 to his annual expenditures.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

Woman Crashes Car Into California Police Department Lobby

According to NBC News, the woman was furious that the doors to the LAPD Harbor Division station were locked, so she drove her vehicle through those very doors and then backed out of the building.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

Ohio Officer Shot Last Week Now Reportedly in Stable Condition

An officer with the Barberton (OH) Police Department who was shot during a standoff with a domestic violence suspect has undergone surgery and is now listed in stable condition, according to an announcement issued by the agency.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

Missouri Officer on Life Support Following Apparent Attempted Suicide

Authorities found the wounded officer in his vehicle in the parking lot of a local church. He was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where he is being kept on life support while organ donor recipients are identified and located.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

Ohio Sheriff Tells Off Suspected Cop Killer in His Jail

On Friday at the funeral of one of his deputies shot and killed in the line of duty as he responded to a call from a suicidal man at an apartment complex, Clermont County Sheriff Robert Leahy delivered some stern words to the man suspected of pulling the trigger.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 11, 2019

National FOP Sends Letter of Thanks to Verizon for Super Bowl Ad Honoring Responders

The letter—which was posted to Facebook—began, "On behalf of the members of the Fraternal Order of Police, I want to express my most sincere thanks to you and Verizon for honoring our nation's law enforcement officers and other first responders in Verizon's Super Bowl LIII commercial."

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