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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2021

Portland Crowd Control Unit Resigns Over Indictment of Officer

“Our RRT members do not volunteer to have Molotov cocktails, fireworks, explosives, rocks, bottles, urine, feces and other dangerous objects thrown at them,” wrote Daryl Turner, then president of the union. He noted that the team members volunteer for the work without any specialty pay.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2021

FBI Rescues Kidnap Victim, Kills Suspect

FBI agents who were investigating that kidnapping tracked the suspects to an apartment complex in Leonia, NJ. The agents were serving a search warrant at 6 a.m. when one of the suspects was fatally shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2021

Charlotte SWAT Resolves 4 Standoffs with Help of Mental Health Pros

CMPD had mental health resources on hand during all the armed barricade situations this month, Maj. Dave Johnson said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2021

NYPD Teaming Up with ATF Over Illegal Guns in City

ATF agents will be directly embedded in the NYPD, according to the mayor. Agents will work together alongside NYPD officers to help stop the flow of illegal guns. In turn, NYPD intelligence detectives in the ATF gun-tracing team will be deputized and designated as federal agents.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2021

Memphis Motor Officer Killed During Escort Crash

Memphis PD said on Twitter that the driver of a car made a left turn in front of Officer Scotty Triplett and the motor officer collided with the side of the car.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2021

Indiana County Disarms School Resource Officers

Making students feel welcome when they walk into school is a key reason some board members gave for voting to disarm their school resource officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 17, 2021

2 Alabama Officers Wounded Serving Warrant on Murder Suspect

The shooting happened about 1:20 p.m. Sunday when police were trying to carry out a search warrant at the Southside home of double murder suspect 39-year-old Brian Timothy Dunne. Authorities said as soon as tactical officers entered the third-floor unit at Stratford Apartments, they were met with gunfire.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2021

Texas K-9 Dies During Search for Felony Suspects

K9 Kozmo was released to help track the suspects. Officers eventually located the suspects but could not find Kozmo. The police dog was found dead after an extensive search.

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ProductsApril 28, 2021

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2021

Suspect in 2 Fatal Shootings Killed by LAPD SWAT at End of Pursuit

The standoff followed an hourslong chase of a white SUV that police identified in a string of drive-by shootings that left two men dead and a third wounded in a span of 30 minutes.

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