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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

FBI: Felonious Deaths of Officers Spiked 61% in 2016

The FBI's annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) report says 118 American law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2016, a 35% increase over 2015 when the FBI reported 86 line-of-duty deaths. Even more alarming, felonious deaths of officers spiked 61% from the 41 slain in 2015 to 66 in 2016.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

Video: FL Detective Captures 9-Foot Anaconda with Stick, Bare Hands

A Florida detective responded to an unusual call last Wednesday, but it was one that she apparently knew how to handle.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

Video: CA Deputies Rescue Disabled Woman from Wildfire

For hours overnight 15 Sonoma County deputies tried to get people to safety, dodging flying embers and encroaching flames in the process.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

Video: Minneapolis Police Lieutenant Sues Mayor for Defamation

A high-profile Minneapolis police officer has filed suit against Mayor Betsy Hodges, accusing her of branding him a racist and damaging his career.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

TX Chief: If Your Business Doesn’t Want Police as Customers, Let Us Know

"Oh, one last thing……Even though this one business accepts employees that refuse to serve and then curse cops, I guarantee you when they call 9-1-1 and need us, we’ll come running. That’s what cops do.”

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

Video: TX Fast Food Worker Fired for Refusing to Serve Officers

A Denison, TX, restaurant has terminated an employee who allegedly verbally abused and refused to serve police officers early Saturday morning.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

Missing Buffalo Officer’s K-9 Partner Ran to River to Search for Him

"It was kind of spooky," Losi said. "We all got tears in our eyes and choked up a little. When we opened the door, he knocked us out of the way, myself and a couple of other handlers, and he ran down to the river and started running back and forth, searching."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

Buffalo Police Diver Missing, Presumed Dead After Training Tragedy

The search for missing Buffalo police diver Craig Lehner entered its fourth day Monday morning as boats and dive teams returned to the Niagara River. He is presumed dead.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

CHP Officer Works Overtime During Fire Disaster to Help Her Napa Neighbors

Ross, who patrols Napa regularly, said she’s gotten to know the neighborhood where she’s been posted. She knows who lives where, and she’s written notes of passage that allowed certain residents to go through the barricades.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 16, 2017

Video: NC Agency Teaches Media the Difficulty of Arresting Resisting Suspect

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department recently invited local media to its training academy to learn how difficut it can be to take a resisting suspect into custody.

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