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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 8, 2018

Video: 1 Officer Killed, 1 Injured in Rollover Crash in Milwaukee

Officer Charles Irvine Jr., 23, was killed when his squad car rolled over during a pursuit of a reckless driver.

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Command•by Staff Writer•June 8, 2018

SD Sheriff Fires Deputy Who Defeated Him in Election

Bon Homme County (SD) Sheriff Lenny Gramkow lost his re-election to Deputy Sheriff Mark Maggs. One minute after voting results were made public, Gramkow fired Maggs.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2018

31 Orlando Officers Sued Over Response to Pulse Nightclub Massacre

A new federal lawsuit claims a city police officer acting as a security guard didn't do his job and more than two dozen of his colleagues failed in their duties or violated the civil rights of surviving victims after the 2016 Orlando, FL, nightclub massacre.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2018

SRO Injured in Texas School Shooting Released from Hospital

Santa Fe Independent School District Officer John Barnes, who was critically injured in the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas last month, was discharged from the hospital Wednesday

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Training•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2018

Pennsylvania K-9 Dies After Falling from Roof in Training

K-9 Choper was a 5-year-old German shepherd who served with the Conewango Township (PA) Police Department.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2018

Jane Fonda Teams With Black Lives Matter to Promote CA Ballot Initiative

The campaign aims to stop the construction of two new correctional facilities and give a civilian oversight panel subpoena powers over the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2018

New Jersey Trooper Stops Retired Officer Who Delivered Him 27 Years Ago

On June 1 Trooper Michael Patterson stopped Matthew Bailly for a minor motor vehicle violation in Kingwood Township. During the initial conversation, Bailly told Trooper Patterson that he was a retired Piscataway police officer. Patterson, being a Piscataway native, told Bailly that he is from the same town.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2018

Seattle Police Develop New Tactics to Counter “Sleeping Dragon” Protests

Seattle police spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said members of ART are specially trained officers who have the knowledge, experience and equipment to cut through plastic and metal without hurting protesters. Because sleeping dragons vary in composition, the team relies on different tools, he said.

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Training•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2018

52-Year-Old Cadet Graduates from Washington State Academy

Andrews says he feared his co-cadets would treat him differently, but other than a couple of odd looks in the early days of the academy, he said everyone accepted him.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2018

Ransomware Attack on Atlanta Police Destroyed Video Evidence

More than 140 separate applications were totally or partially disabled by the attack, said Daphne Rackley who heads Atlanta's IT department. About 30% of the affected programs were "mission critical" as they were used by either the police or its courts.

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