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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2014

Steeler QB's Foundation to Replace Slain Pittsburgh K-9

Pittsburgh Steelers’ Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has announced that the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation (BRF) and The Giving Back Fund will be making a contribution to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police in honor of K-9 Rocco who was recently stabbed and killed in the line of duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2014

FBI, Italian Police Break Up Mafia Drug Operation

Twenty-four arrests were made in Italy and the United States following a two-year operation that relied both on wiretaps and on an American undercover agent named by investigators as “Jimmy,” who infiltrated the Gambinos and fooled Italians into believing he was a heroin dealer.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2014

Fla. Deputy Shot, Kills Shooter at Car Dealership

A Taylor County (Fla.) Sheriff's deputy getting his car fixed at the Timberland Ford dealership jumped into action after a man crashed through the front of the business with his vehicle and opened fire.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2014

High Bond Set in Pittsburgh Police Dog Killing

The district judge who set a $1 million bond for the man accused of killing a Pittsburgh police dog last week said that he set the amount that high -- at least in part -- because he considers the victim, Rocco, a German shepherd, to be a police officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2014

NTOA Raises $1,240 at SHOT Show to Benefit Member Scholarships

The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) raised $1,240 at the 2014 SHOT Show through a T-shirt fundraiser. The proceeds will benefit NTOA's James Torkar Educational Scholarship Program and Training Conference Scholarships for NTOA members.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2014

Man Accused of Ambushing Calif. Deputy

A 31-year-old man accused of ambushing a deputy during a traffic stop in Victorville, Calif., was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2014

Colo. Police Rescue 13-year-old, Kill Hostage Taker

A police SWAT team in Arvada, Colo., shot and killed a parolee who held a teenager hostage overnight, and officers rescued the 13-year-old boy.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2014

San Diego DA Rules May OIS Justified

Four San Diego police officers and one from National City were legally justified when they fatally shot a man in May who robbed a gas station, shot a Bay Terraces resident and held two others hostage, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office has determined.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2014

Colo. Sgt. Killed on Motorcycle in Head-on Collision

A motorcycle officer with the Jefferson County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office was killed while on patrol Sunday at 10:05 a.m., after being struck by a car that crossed double yellow lines to illegally pass. Sgt. David Baldwin was a military veteran in the U.S. Air Force as well as a highly decorated 27-year veteran of the agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2014

Maryland Mall Reopens, Still No Motive for Shooting

Howard County Police Chief Bill McMahon said his officers are working to uncover a motive in the shooting. He said he imagines workers will feel safer if it turns out that the shooter and victims knew one another, rather than the attack being random.

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