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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 7, 2018

Baltimore Officers May Now be Personally Liable for Some Lawsuit Damages

The Baltimore police union said that forcing officers to pay up personally was a change in policy by the city. But City Solicitor Andre Davis said Wednesday the policy has not changed and officers have potentially been on the hook for decades in such cases.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 7, 2018

California Deputies Pull Over Hot Air Balloons in Flight

The calls started to come into sheriff’s dispatch shortly before 8 a.m. reporting the two balloons were flying very low and may have crashed into homes, a sheriff's office statement said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 7, 2018

Video: Mother of Slain Detroit Officer Starts Fund to Buy Ballistic Helmets for Police

The mother of Detroit police Officer Glenn Doss Jr. is still coping with the pain after her son was killed in the line of duty. And she wants to do something to protect the city's officers and spare another police mother that pain.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 7, 2018

Video: Colorado Police Families Cope with Recent Duty Deaths

“The last five weeks have been really hard,” she said. “They’ve been very emotional and every morning he leaves for work is a much bigger deal." She said every day her husband leaves for work, she makes it a point to say “I love you. Stay safe.”

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 7, 2018

Judge Acquits New York Officer of Brutality, Other Charges

Prosecutors had alleged Federico used excessive force on May 8, 2016, when he struck Kevin Kavanagh, an intoxicated college student, in the head with his Taser when the man was on the ground in a fetal position.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 6, 2018

Minnesota 3rd-grader Fires Officer's Holstered Gun at School

Authorities are investigating how a Minnesota third-grader managed to discharge a police officer's holstered gun Monday afternoon while participating in a group activity at school.

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Training•by Staff Writer•February 6, 2018

NYPD to Start 'Implicit Bias' Training

Over the next two years, the entire force will take eight hours of "implicit bias" training designed to help officers handle interactions with the public more effectively and fairly.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 6, 2018

Video: 1 of 3 Officers Injured in Fatal CO Shooting Released from Hospital

In a news conference, El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder provided an update on the condition of the three officers injured in a Colorado Springs, CO, shooting that killed Dep. Micah Flick.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 6, 2018

3 Canadian Officers Bear-Sprayed on Domestic Assault Call

Police have taken one man into custody after he allegedly assaulted three Fredericton Police Force officers with bear spray during a violent domestic assault call.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 6, 2018

Video: TN Officer Asked to Leave Restaurant Over Carrying Duty Weapon

A Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer was asked to leave the Outback Steakhouse in Cleveland, TN, Friday night because he had his service weapon on him.

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