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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2021

NC Agency's K-9 Training Investigated After Video of Handler Given to Press

The video at the center of the investigation shows the officer placing a collar on 4-year-old K-9 Zuul, then lifting the dog off the ground using the collar. After struggling to get the dog into the back of a vehicle, the officer appears to strike the animal.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2021

MN K-9 Shot, Killed at Standoff

Police said K9 Luna was sent in to apprehend the suspect, at which point, the suspect fired gunshots, which hit Luna. Officers returned fire, then set up a perimeter to contain the scene, according to the police.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2021

Pursuit of Carjacked Vehicle Ends with MN K-9 Wounded, Suspect Dead

Blaine, MN, police say officers first responded to a report of a shoplifting at a Kohl’s just before 1 p.m. Officers soon located the suspects in a stolen car. They drove off, then reportedly carjacked the driver of a pick-up truck at gunpoint and fled north on Highway 65.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2021

L.A. County Motor Deputy Killed in Crash

A witness said the deputy was pursuing a Dodge Charger into an intersection when the deputy was struck by another vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2021

WA Trooper's 2008 Cancer Death Reclassified as LODD Caused by Chemical Exposure

Trooper S. Renee Padgett was a trooper for 27 years, working first in Gig Harbor, then in Bellevue where she was a wrecking-yard trooper. They inspect wrecking yards, scrap processors and hulk haulers

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2021

Grand Jury Dismisses Charges Against Buffalo Officers Over Shoving of Protester

The charges were filed against Officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe followed an incident during a Black Lives Matter protest in June in front of Buffalo City Hall.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2021

Austin SWAT Kills Suspect Holding Woman and Child as Hostages

At one point, Chief Brian Manley said a door was open, revealing the child hostage motioning to officers to come inside, telling them there was no one inside the home with him. However, officers saw the suspect shut the door. This was now believed to be an attempt to lure officers inside, according to Manley.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2021

3 North Carolina Officers Shot, Wounded at Standoff

When the tactical team tried to breach the door at about 3 a.m., they were fired upon and three officers were wounded. Drumond-Cruz then barricaded himself inside the home.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2021

Canadian K-9 Stabbed, Saved by Armor

The vehicle ended up stuck in snow and one of the occupants, a male suspect, who attempted to run was found in deep snow. Officers were attempting to bring him into custody when their dog, Oliver, was stabbed repeatedly with a knife, police say.

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