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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 20, 2018

North Carolina Agency Offers Munchies to People Arrested on 4/20 Weed Holiday

Photos of a holding cell stocked with Oreos, Coca-Cola and Cha-Ching wavy potato chips in a bowl accompanied the post. A pair of handcuffs was casually placed next to the Oreos.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 20, 2018

140 Officers Committed Suicide in 2017

Miriam Heyman, one of the co-authors of the study, told USA Today the numbers of suicide are extremely under-reported, while other more high-profile deaths make headlines. There were 46 officers who died after being fatally shot on the job in 2017, nearly 67% less than the number of suicides.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 20, 2018

Motive for Murders of Florida Deputies May Never be Known

Gilchrest County Sheriff Bobby Schultz blamed the deaths of Sgt. Noel Ramirez, 30, and Deputy Taylor Lindsey, 25, on hatred toward law enforcement.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 20, 2018

Pennsylvania Detective Dies During Physical Training

The New Castle Police Department reports on Facebook that Detective Sgt. Brian Cuscino had been with the New Castle Police Department since 2001. He worked as a patrol officer for approximately 10 years and was then promoted to a detective in the criminal investigative division.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 20, 2018

Death of Detroit Officer Shot in 1972 Now Ruled a homicide

The shooting left Detroit Police Officer Donald Kimbrough paralyzed from the waist down and he died December 7, 2017, from medical complications that resulted from the decades old shooting.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•April 20, 2018

Dick's Asked to Donate Rifles to Police Rather Than Destroy Them

Gun enthusiasts are asking the company to donate the rifles to cash-strapped police departments, Recoil Magazine reports.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 20, 2018

NYPD Officer Kills Self Outside Department Facility

First responders rushed to an NYPD Auto Crime and Narcotics Division facility in Wakefield about 10:50 a.m., where the mortally wounded officer was found sitting in his personal vehicle in the parking lot.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 20, 2018

Some Churches Commit to Stop Calling the Police

The churches that commit to ending their use of police resources are training members in alternate responses to danger. Torbett said at First Congregational, church leaders have invited experts from several nonprofits to train members on de-escalating mental health crises, and on self-defense in the case of a violent person at the church.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 20, 2018

Some Illinois Lawmakers Want to Replace SROs with Therapists

Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Hillside Democrat, said he proposed the plan after hearing from advocates who argue that investing in mental health resources is the best way of treating the epidemic of violence.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 19, 2018

Woman Now Faces First-Degree Murder in MO Officer's Slaying

Tammy Dee Widger's charges in the fatal shooting of Clinton, MO, Officer Ryan Morton last month have been amended and now include first-degree murder.

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