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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022

3 Philadelphia SWAT Officers Shot Serving Warrant, Suspect Killed

One officer was shot in the hip, another in the leg and the third in the chest. The officer shot in the chest was reportedly saved by body armor.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 11, 2022

Giving SROs More Firepower and Tools for School Shooter Response

Chiefs and sheriffs are now providing their school resource officers with long guns, hard armor ballistic protection, and even gun detecting dogs to prevent or minimize the carnage from active shooter attacks.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2022

Maryland State Police Use Helicopter to Rescue Injured Hunter

Just after 8:00 AM, Howard County Fire and Rescue and State Police responded to the Cascade Falls Trail in Ellicott City for a hunter who had fallen about 20 to 30 feet from a tree stand.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 10, 2022

GA K-9 Killed in Shootout, Suspect Dead

The GBI says the driver initially pulled over, but as troopers approached the vehicle on foot, the driver sped off. Troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2022

Couple “Swatted” 6 Times in 2 Years Over Tweet About Comedian

"Back in September of 2018, I tweeted I never personally found Norm MacDonald to be funny," Tomlinson said. After the tweet, strangers on the internet who opposed his opinions began to harass him.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2022

Man Shot After Pointing Gun at Chicago SWAT Officers During Training

Police Superintendent David Brown said the shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. on the fifth floor of the police department’s facility.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2022

Undercover MI Trooper Seriously Wounded, Suspects in Custody

The trooper, a 10-year veteran of the force, was taken to the hospital after he was hit multiple times in the body. His condition was initially reported as critical.

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Newsby Wayne ParhamSeptember 26, 2022

NY Sheriffs to Race at Watkins Glen in Sheriffs’ Showdown 2

“We can't race by the rules of the racetrack. We can't race head-to-head so there's not a start and finish. So, we are racing eight laps and we're looking for the closest to the adjusted track speed for that car you're driving,” explains Sheriff Todd Baxter.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2022

Point Blank to Showcase New Tactical Modular Armor at NTOA 2022

The new Origin modular vest platform allows operators to quickly configure the platform from a low-vis concealment vest, up to a full coverage tactical vest and several iterations in between. SWAT team commanders, now have the ability to provide their team members with one, base platform that can be employed in wide variety of different configurations.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2022

5 Officers Injured in Training Explosion

Several emergency vehicles, including at least two fire trucks, swarmed a large field near SCI - Phoenix in Skippack Township just after 11 a.m. Thursday.

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