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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2016

Video: Suspect Stabs, Beats New Mexico K-9 Unconscious

An Albuquerque man attacked a Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office police dog Monday, repeatedly stabbing the dog in the back before knocking him out with a baseball bat, according to authorities.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2016

Florida Shelter Dog Trained to Sniff Out Child Porn

A former shelter dog is now fighting crime and stopping child predators in Manatee County, FL. Sheriff’s deputies added a shelter dog named Gia to their K-9 unit.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2016

Video: Florida Officer's Retired Police Dog Tangles with Alligator

It was Tuesday afternoon and Arek, a retired Palmetto police dog who was Leister's partner on the Palmetto Police Department and is now Leister’s pet, had been running around the yard with a toy and vanished behind a bush. It was out of character for Arek, who isn’t a big fan of water like some dogs are.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2016

Video: Gang Member Punches Georgia K-9 With Brass Knuckles

A gang member arrested Monday punched a Sandy Springs, GA, police K-9 with a set of spiked brass knuckles, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2016

Man Charged with Attempted Capital Murder in Thursday Shooting of Texas SWAT Officer

The Austin Police Department has identified the man who shot a SWAT team member as Tyler Michael Harrell, 18. Travis County online jail records show he is charged with attempted capital murder.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2016

Video: Austin SWAT Officer Shot Executing Search Warrant

An Austin, TX, SWAT officer was shot while executing a search warrant at a home in North Austin early Thursday. Another SWAT team member exchanged fire with the 18-year-old shooter, who surrendered to police within minutes.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2016

California Inmate Stabs Correctional Officer in Head, Attacks Officers

A medical emergency was announced, and as staff entered the cell, Puckett threw an unknown substance on them, officials said. He then used an inmate-manufactured weapon to stab a correctional officer in the head.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2016

Ohio SWAT Officer Succumbs to Wounds, Organs Donated

Smith died Tuesday evening, two days after he was shot in the head while SWAT officers tried to serve a warrant on a man who had barricaded himself in his Clintonville home. Columbus police say that Smith, 54, died just before 5 p.m. at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, surrounded by his family.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2016

Video: Wounded Ohio SWAT Officer on Life Support, Expected Not to Survive

A homicide detective presenting information Tuesday morning in a Franklin County Municipal courtroom revealed injured officer Steven Smith is on life support and will likely succumb to his wounds.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2016

Video: Ohio SWAT Officer in Critical Condition After Standoff

A 27-year veteran of the Columbus (OH) Police Department shot while sitting in a SWAT vehicle during a standoff over the weekend remains in critical condition.

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