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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 29, 2017

Disciplinary Board Rules Chicago Officer’s Fatal OIS Unjustified

The agency concluded that a “reasonable officer” would not have believed he was in danger of death or serious injury.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 29, 2017

Video: OR Pursuit Ends with Suspect Driving into River

The chase ended when Erofeeff drove his truck right off the end of a pier. Police estimated he was driving 45 mph at the time he launched into the river.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 28, 2017

Video: Wife of CA Trooper Killed Christmas Eve Let Kids Open Presents Before Telling Them About Dad

Friends told KTVU his wife waited until after their three children opened their Christmas presents to tell them their 33-year-old dad was killed in an accident.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 28, 2017

Puerto Rico Police Using Sick-Outs in Campaign to Get Millions in Overtime Pay

The increase in absences recently prompted Puerto Rico Police Chief Michelle Hernandez to recommend that U.S. National Guard soldiers help fill the temporary vacancies.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 28, 2017

Video: Milwaukee Officers Rescue Teens from Burning Car

Without gloves in single-digit temperatures, the two officers made the split-second decision to try to pull the two 16-year-old boys from the burning car, which was on its roof.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•December 28, 2017

Fearing They are Outgunned, Some SC Troopers Buying Rifles

Col. Chris Williamson, commander of the S.C. Highway Patrol, recently confirmed that some front-line troopers wanted the more effective rifles so badly for potential confrontations that about 50 have bought their own in the past couple of years.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 28, 2017

Border Patrol Agent, 2 Others Killed in Crash After Collision with Wild Hog

The accident happened late Monday on a rural road near Uvalde, about 110 miles southwest of San Antonio. Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Conrad Hein said Tuesday that a preliminary investigation indicates a Ford Expedition collided with the hog, which caused the vehicle to swerve into oncoming traffic and hit a Mercedes SUV head-on.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 28, 2017

WV Trooper, Deputy Shot Responding to Domestic

WVSP say Trooper Hartley and Deputy King responded to a residence and were met by shotgun fire when they approached the front door.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 28, 2017

VirTra to Present Travis Haley Training Session at SHOT 2018

As part of the Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP), use-of-force training simulator company VirTra and Travis Haley Strategic Partners are teaming up for "Peak Performance Training," taught by Travis Haley. The class is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 23 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. during the 2018 Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 28, 2017

Gunfire Duty Deaths Down 33% in 2017

NLEOMF announced today in its 2017 Preliminary Law Enforcement Fatalities Report that a total of 128 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers died in the line of duty over the past year, which is the lowest annual figure since 2013 when 117 officers died. A total of of 143 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2016. This year's 10% decrease reverses three consecutive years of increases in officer deaths.

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