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Point of Lawby Staff WriterMay 18, 2021

Supreme Court Restricts Warrantless Searches for "Community Caretaking"

While Cady recognized that police perform “many civil tasks” in modern society, the “recognition that these tasks exist” is not “an open-ended license to perform them anywhere,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the majority opinion.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 18, 2021

Man Charged with Trying to Sexually Assault an On-Duty Officer

A man who works at a Hogansville, GA, service station has been arrested after the attempted sexual assault of a uniformed on-duty female police officer last week, according to officials.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 18, 2021

Washington Sheriff's SUV Wrecked by Tesla on Auto-Pilot

About 30 seconds later, a Tesla in autopilot mode slammed into the deputy's vehicle, heavily damaging the front driver's side.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 18, 2021

Maryland Deputies Shot Multiple Times Responding to Domestic

The Charles County sheriff's deputies were stable and in good condition "thanks to a bulletproof vest, the officers who were able to get them out of the situation and good doctors and nurses," spokeswoman Diane Richardson said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 18, 2021

DA Rules Fatal OIS of Andrew Brown Justified But "Tragic"

The district attorney said that Brown used his car as a "deadly weapon," causing Pasquotank County deputies to believe it was necessary to use deadly force.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 17, 2021

Minneapolis Suburb to Turn Some Traffic Enforcement Duties Over to Unarmed Personnel

The resolution also limits situations in which officers can make arrests and requires more de-escalation efforts by police before using deadly force. In addition, a new Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention would be formed to oversee efforts on community health and public safety, led by a director with public health expertise.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 17, 2021

Man who Executed LASD Deputy Gets Life without Parole

Trenton Trevon Lovell, 31, had two prior convictions and was on parole at the time of the slaying of Sgt. Steve Owen, 53, who was shot five times on Oct. 5, 2016, after responding to a burglary call in Lancaster.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 17, 2021

PA Troopers Union Demands Apology from Governor for Comment About "African American Deaths at Hands of Police"

“Let me be clear: Pennsylvania state troopers support the Juneteenth holiday. But for Gov. Wolf to use his platform to further push a false narrative that police are racist murderers is nothing less than the worst kind of political pandering," said David Kennedy, president of the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 17, 2021

2 Chicago Officers Shot Responding to Shotspotter Alert

They were shot as they approached a man they observed in a vacant lot near where the Shotspotter went off. There was no chase and no interaction, according to police.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterMay 17, 2021

2 Alabama Officers Wounded Serving Warrant on Murder Suspect

The shooting happened about 1:20 p.m. Sunday when police were trying to carry out a search warrant at the Southside home of double murder suspect 39-year-old Brian Timothy Dunne. Authorities said as soon as tactical officers entered the third-floor unit at Stratford Apartments, they were met with gunfire.

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