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Articlesby Melanie BasichNovember 3, 2017

Hurricane Heroes

When multiple hurricanes brought flooding and destruction in August and September, law enforcement officers mobilized to rescue residents and maintain order in the hard-hit areas of Texas, southern Florida, and Puerto Rico.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2017

MN Man Accused of Punching Police Horse

A 22-year-old man is accused of running up to a mounted police officer in downtown Minneapolis early Saturday morning and punching a police horse.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2017

Video: Miami Police Produce Creative Facebook Promo in Pursuit of K-9 Grant

The Miami Police Department has produced a funny video that uses a ragtime soundtrack and silent movie style footage to urge people to help the department win an Aftermath K-9 Grant. The video features Tank, one of the department's K-9s.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2017

CO Officers Arrest Suspect in Fatal Walmart Shooting

Thornton, CO, police have arrested a 47-year-old suspect in the apparently random Walmart shooting in which a man almost casually shot two men and a woman, killing them, before turning around and walking out of the store Wednesday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2017

CA K-9 Killed by Stabbing Suspect

A German Shepherd K-9 named Jax was reportedly stabbed to death by a suspect who was later shot and killed by an officer Tuesday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2017

Iowa Deputy and K-9 Involved in Car Crash

A deputy and his K-9 partner were injured when a Jones County, IA, Sheriff’s patrol vehicle was involved in a near head-on collision Tuesday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2017

Video: Police Rescue Teacher Held Hostage at CA Elementary School

A SWAT team rescued a teacher being held hostage in the classroom of an elementary school in Riverside, CA, Tuesday after an hourslong standoff. The hostage taker was fatally shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2017

2 TX SWAT Officers Wounded Serving Warrant

One Arlington, TX, police officer was shot multiple times and another injured as a SWAT team attempted to serve a warrant at a suspected drug house Tuesday, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2017

Parent Takes Teacher Hostage at CA Elementary School

A Riverside, CA, elementary school was evacuated Tuesday when an upset parent barricaded himself in a classroom with a teacher.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2017

Video: Third NC Corrections Employee Dies from Inmate Attack Injuries

Correctional Officer Wendy Shannon, 49, died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She suffered from injuries during an attempted inmate escape on October 12.

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