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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

Missouri Deputy Drowns After Patrol Car Washed Off Road

Sheriff Arnott told reporters that Roberts had just cleared a call, which was a 911 hang-up, when he radioed in that his car had been washed off the roadway.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

New Jersey Officer Injured When DUI Driver Crashes Into Her Squad Car

An officer with the Brick Township (NJ) Police Department was assisting with an investigation of a motor vehicle accident when a suspected drunk driver slammed into her parked squad car.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

Louisiana Officer Killed in Head-On Highway Collision

Police Officer Kirt Ricks of the Montgomery (LA) Police Department was killed in a head-on vehicle collision on Friday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

Colorado Man Thanks Officer for Saving his Mother from Burning Home

When a lit cigarette started a fire in the home of James Rockwell's mother in Thorton, Colorado, it was an officer who shares the same name as his department—Ryan Thorton—who rushed in to save the woman from the flames and smoke.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

Delaware Police Arrest Man for Impersonating a Police Officer

Officers with the Chester Township (DE) Police Department arrested a 29-year-old man—who was driving a vehicle equipped with emergency lights, siren, and a police scanner—for impersonating a law enforcement officer.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

California Man Gets 5 Years for Mocking CHP Officer While Driving Drunk

A California man who mocked a CHP Motor Officer for telling him to put on his seatbelt has been sentenced to five years in jail for being under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

2 Virginia Officers Wounded in Gunfight with Shooting Suspect

Two officers with the Charlottesville (VA) Police Department who were responding to a call of shots fired were themselves struck by gunfire by the suspected gunman in the incident. Neither of the officers appears to have life-threatening injuries.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

Ohio Officer Back on Duty After Grand Jury Clears Him in OIS

An officer with the Kettering (OH) Police Department has returned to duty after a grand jury cleared him of any wrongdoing in the shooting of 31-year-old Wayne Morgan at a traffic stop.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

Nobody Hurt When Texas Officer Accidentally Discharges Patrol Rifle at Airport

An officer with the Houston Police Department accidentally discharged his department-issued AR-15 at Hobby Airport in Houston. Three airport employees and two civilians were reportedly nearby but nobody was hurt.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 10, 2018

Teen Charged with 32 Counts in Shooting of Colorado Officer

A Colorado teenager is facing 32 counts—including attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, three counts of second-degree kidnapping, five counts of first-degree burglary and robbery—for an August 20 incident that left Cherry Hills Police Officer Cory Sack with a gunshot wound to the leg.

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