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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2017

Video: FL McDonald's Worker Jumps Through Drive-Through Window to Aid Officer in Medical Distress

What started as a regular breakfast order at a McDonald's in Doral quickly turned into an emergency as Pedro Viloria was serving the officer and her two children through the drive-thru window. He says the customer ordered and paid without a problem but when he went to hand her the food, something was wrong.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

Video: KS, MO Agencies Struggle to Find Enough Dispatchers

With burnout a constant, emergency communications centers throughout the Kansas City metro area are struggling with shortages of dispatchers so routine that agencies are virtually never fully staffed.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

AR Lawmakers Vote to Ban Videos of Officers Killed

Arkansas legislators have approved a bill preventing the general release of dashcam video showing the death of a police officer in the line of duty.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

AL PD Uses Asset Forfeiture Funds from Big Seizure to Buy Needed Gear

Thanks to an OnStar tip two years ago that led them to four pounds of powder cocaine and a quarter-million dollars, the entire Pleasant Grove (AL) Police Department was able to use asset forfeiture funds to become better equipped.

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Commandby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

Facebook Says Police Can't Use Its Data For "Surveillance"

Facebook announced Monday that it is cutting police departments off from a vast trove of data in the wake of concerns over law enforcement's tracking of protesters' social media accounts.

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Trainingby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

Recruit Booted From Chicago Police Academy Wins Second Chance After Legal Battle

His long legal battle shows the difficulties sometimes faced by the Chicago Police Department in the relatively rare instances in which it fires a recruit from the academy.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

Shooting Suspect Charged with Attempted Murder of OH Officer

Police said Damion McRae, 37, shot Grubbs in the abdomen outside a Gilbert Avenue apartment complex in Walnut Hills. Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley called the shooting an attempted "assassination" and "ambush."

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

NY Trooper Dies of 9/11-Related Illness

Trooper Brian S. Falb was assigned to the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, to help in search-and-recovery efforts.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2017

Video: FL Marine Deputy Saves Fallen Jet Skiers from Oncoming Cruise Ship

Two women operating a jet ski fell off their vehicle in Florida's Port Canaveral Saturday afternoon and were rescued from being struck by a cruise ship by a Brevard County Sheriff's deputy and a quick-thinking harbor pilot.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2017

Officer Punched in Face, Nose Broken During Ferguson Unrest

During the unrest, someone attempted to burn a patrol car; an officer's nose was broken, reportedly when he was punched in the face; and shots were fired with no injuries, according to some accounts.

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