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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2021

San Diego Council Member Wants City to Cover Medical Care for Retired K-9s

San Diego Councilmember Chris Cate wants the city’s police dogs to get the same kind of lifelong healthcare benefits that human police officers get.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2021

Daigle Law Group to Hold Live Use of Force Summit

The theme of this year’s Summit will be, “working together to find our way forward,” Daigle Law Group says. Working together, we must continue to educate ourselves in order to better protect our communities.”

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2021

Michigan Sheriff's K-9 Finds Woman's Lost Wedding Rings

"A few minutes later Sgt. Pelli and Dogo showed up. Dogo put his training and skills to use and sure enough he found my rings! Dogo, I’ll be bringing you ice cream to say thank you!" Elsa Green wrote.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2021

TX Officer Shot in Head During Standoff That Killed SWAT Commander Leaves Rehab

Omar Soto-Chavira, 22, allegedly fired multiple times at officers during the July 15 standoff, killing Lubbock County sheriff's Sgt. Josh Bartlett and wounding Sgt. Shawn Wilson.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2021

Michigan State Police K-9 Killed in Crash

The MSP K-9 unit was blocking the highway because of flooding that made it too dangerous for traffic when it was hit by a car that burst into flames.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2021

WA Deputy Murdered in Car While Conducting Surveillance, 3 Suspects in Custody

Authorities say Detective Jeremy Brown was in his vehicle conducting surveillance when he was murdered.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2021

CA Deputy Killed at Domestic Violence Standoff

In an emotional press conference on Monday morning, Sheriff Donny Youngblood teared up as he identified the deputy killed as 35-year-old Phillip Campas. "When you talk about police officers that run towards gunfire, that's him," said the sheriff.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2021

DOJ Launches Gun Trafficking Strike Forces in 5 Cities

The initial strike forces in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., will work to stop guns traveling from areas where it is easier to obtain firearms to places with more restrictive gun laws.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2021

Portland Officers Declining Opportunity to Join Gun Violence Unit

The uniformed squad, dubbed the Focused Intervention Team, is designed to fight gun violence proactively with a patrol presence on Portland streets. The plan has been to have the team cover seven days a week to get guns off the street directed by police intelligence, identify people involved in recent shootings and “interrupt the cycle of violence.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2021

Investigators: LAPD Underestimated Explosive Weight Before Devastating Fireworks Accident

What was meant to be a safe detonation of homemade fireworks ended in an explosion that injured 17 people, including 11 law enforcement officers, on June 30.

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