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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2021

Motel Gunman Found Dead After Shooting at Houston Officers

Police believe the gunman made the 911 call that brought them to the scene. He reportedly told the dispatcher that he was planning to shoot at officers if they responded.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2021

NYPD Officer Saves Stabbing Victim Using Potato Chip Bag and Tape

Body camera video released by the New York Police Department showed Officer Ronald Kennedy placing the bag over the man's wound described by emergency personnel as a "sucking chest wound."

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Vehicle Opsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2021

Mount Vernon, NY, Police Vehicles Parked Over Unpaid Bills for Equipment and Parts

"We have bills going back to September, October, November. For car parts, tires that she has not paid," Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2021

MO Police Rescue Homicide Victim's Dog from Hot Car

The Springfield Police Department received a call about an hour and a half after the shooting, reporting that Zeke was in a hot car. Officers found the door unlocked and were able to remove him and take him to a local vet.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2021

TX SWAT Commander Killed, 4 Officers Wounded at Standoff

Sgt. Josh Bartlett of the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office was taken to Covenant Health Levelland hospital and died of his wounds, according to a sheriff's office statement. Bartlett was the commander of the sheriff's tactical unit.

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Investigationsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2021

New Illinois Law Prohibits Use of Deception in Interrogation of Minors

Commonly used interrogation tactics, such as promising leniency or insinuating that incriminating evidence exists, are banned when questioning suspects younger than 18 under the new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, NPR reports.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2021

FL Officer Shot in Head Last Month Remains Critical

The police department tweeted the update Wednesday, saying Officer Jason Raynor, who authorities say was shot in the head last month by Othal Wallace, has shown some signs of improvement since the shooting but has also had some setbacks.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2021

Police Say FL Man Stole Alligator, Tried to Throw It onto Liquor Store Roof

The suspect said he jumped a fence to an alligator enclosure and stole the gator, according to an arrest report. Officers said when they asked the man what he was doing when he was throwing the alligator in the air, he advised he was "teaching it a lesson."

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2021

DoorDash Driver Could Face Charges for Tainting Officer's Food

In the video, the DoorDash delivery man can be seen sticking a note inside a Chipotle container with his bare hands, contaminating the meal. The note read "Hope that ---- taste good," giving the impression that the food might have been tampered with in other ways as well.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2021

Chicago Man Gets 3 Years Probation for Burning Police SUV

U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman told Jacob Fagundo that he could have hurt or killed someone when he set fire to the police SUV on May 30, 2020. But the judge agreed the crime appeared to be an aberration in Fagundo’s behavior.

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