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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2021

OH Trooper, Cleveland Officers Rescue Man in Wheelchair from Burning Home

Seconds later, highway patrol dash camera video shows Trooper Hiram Morales run to the side door asking, “Anyone in the house? Anyone in the house?”

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2021

Phoenix PD Releases Video of Fatal OIS of Gunman Holding Baby

"An officer armed with his city-issued rifle shot at the suspect when he saw the suspect point the gun at the baby and others," Phoenix PD said.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2021

Houston Officer Charged with Murder Over Deadly Drug Raid

Prosecutors allege their investigation discovered that the indicted officers were part of a unit that falsified documentation about drug payments to confidential informants, routinely used false information to get search warrants, and lied in police reports.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2021

Alabama Officer Shot, Saved by Body Armor

The suspect is wanted in Mississippi on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. Officers said the man was found to have been hit during the exchange of fire with officers and he has a non-life threatening injury.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2021

WA Officer Drives Through Crowd After Patrol Vehicle Mobbed

Tacoma police spokeswoman Wendy Haddow said the officer sped out of the scene for his own safety, fearing that the crowd might break the vehicle’s windows and hurt him.

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2021

Judge: Baltimore PD Has All the Elements Necessary to Succeed Under Consent Decree

Well-meaning officers need to be trained that the ‘warrior model’ of policing does not fly in Baltimore; that the city is not made safer by a perception in the community that officers are fearsome and predisposed to use force to solve problems,” U.S. District Judge James Bredar said in a statement.

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Commandby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2021

University of Wisconsin Police Chief Bans Thin Blue Line Symbol

In the e-mail Roman wrote that extremists who have “so visibly coopted the thin blue line flag” place officers at “greater risk.” She added, “The balance has tipped, and we must consider the cost of clinging to a symbol that is undeniably and inextricably linked to actions and beliefs antithetical to UWPD’s values.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2021

Florida Officer Fired Over Facebook Posts

In apparent response to the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, the officer wrote: “The silent majority will rise!! Day one of the Revolutionary War!! Hang on, it’s only just begun."

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2021

Charlotte Officer Dies of Apparent Medical Event

The CMPD has not indicated whether Officer Nerick Lufungula was on duty when he lost consciousness.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2021

Video Released of Suspect Slashing New Jersey Officer's Face

Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township, allegedly slashed an officer with a knife in late December, officials said. He was later hit with a Taser and stabbed himself in the chest, although he was not hit when officers fired at him after the alleged knife attack, according to the state attorney general’s office.

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