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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 15, 2017

Video: Only Officer on Denver Use-of-Force Policy Committee Resigns, Calls It a Joke

"This does not reflect the type of policy all Denver citizens expect from the police," Worrell wrote in his resignation letter to Chief Robert White. "Furthermore, it puts officers at risk in the performance of their duties. Therefore, I cannot continue to participate nor does the draft reflect any of the input I have provided."

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Training•by Staff Writer•August 15, 2017

Video: Former Texas High School Football Standout Dies During Police Recruit Fitness Test

A former George Ranch High School (Rosenberg, TX) football standout who dreamed of becoming a law enforcement officer is dead after collapsing during a fitness test at Fort Bend County's Gus George Law Enforcement Academy.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 15, 2017

Mississippi Deputy Killed in Crash Responding to Shooting Call

Quitman County Deputy Jimmy Clark was responding to a shooting call when he swerved to dodge two dogs in the road.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2017

No Distress Call in Helicopter Crash That Killed 2 Virginia Troopers

There was no distress call, according to federal safety investigators looking into what caused a helicopter crash that killed two Virginia State Police officers as they were conducting surveillance work during the white nationalists' rally in Charlottesville on Saturday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2017

NJ Police Officer Saves Drowning Toddler in Florida

A New Jersey police officer saved the life of a drowning 2-year-old on Sunday afternoon while on vacation in Florida.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2017

Police, FBI Foil Plot to Detonate Vehicle Bomb in Oklahoma City

"He wanted to replicate the Oklahoma City bomb," FBI assistant special agent in charge Raul Bujanda said Monday during a news conference.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2017

Rookie Miami Officer Shoots, Kills Man Stabbing Woman while Off Duty

“On behalf of the FOP, there is no doubt in our mind that when the investigation is completed, this officer will be declared a hero,” Javier Ortiz, president of Miami Fraternal Order of Police said. “If it wasn't for the swift actions of this officer, we would not only have had just one homicide here, we would've had a victim that would've been tragically injured.”

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2017

Denver Officer Hit by Motorcycle and Injured

A Denver Police Department officer was injured after being hit by a motorcycle which was driving on a closed road Saturday afternoon.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2017

Chicago Police Captain Found Dead in Patrol Car of Apparent Natural Causes

The officer, 50-year-old James Lavoy was found unresponsive in his squad car on I-94. Police said there were no signs of trauma and believe it may have been cardiac related.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2017

Charlottesville, Virginia State Police Criticized by Both Sides for Response to Alt-Right Rally Violence

"We had on the ground here the largest deployment of law enforcement professionals in Virginia since 9/11," Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer said. "As I understood it, almost a thousand officers were right here on the ground."

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