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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2021

3 Off-Duty Deputies Wounded in Houston Nightclub Shooting

The shooting was reported about 2:20 a.m. at Set Nightclub. According to officials, the three deputies were working additional jobs when they were shot.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2021

TX Sergeant Dies in Motorcycle Accident After Funeral Escort Duty

Sgt. Bruce Watson, a 20-year department veteran, was off duty but in uniform and riding his patrol motorcycle when he was involved in a crash with an SUV. He had just completed a funeral escort and was driving home.

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2021

Prosecutors Want to Delay Former Officers' Trial Over Floyd Death Because of COVID

In its motion, the prosecution argued that putting off the trial until June 7 "appropriately balances the need to protect public health with the need to ensure that this case is resolved expeditiously."

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2021

Portland Rioters Throw Firebombs at Police and Wreck Businesses, Mayor Promises to "Push Back"

“Why would a group of largely white, young and some middle age men destroy the livelihood of others who are struggling to get by?” Mayor Ted Wheeler asked.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2021

Virginia Deputy, 2 Store Employees Wounded in Walmart Shooting

A Loudon County, VA, sheriff's deputy and two store security officers were shot Saturday night during a confrontation with a shoplifting suspect.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 1, 2021

Minneapolis PD Releases Video of Shooting, Riot Suspects Arrested

The video showed the man attempting to drive away from police before his vehicle was hemmed in, and then showed him looking through his driver’s side window at the officers. Glass then erupts from the driver's window. An officer is heard voicing an expletive, and multiple shots are fired.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 1, 2021

Canadian Officer Killed by Fleeing Vehicle at Traffic Stop

The Calgary police report on Facebook that Sgt. Andrew Harnett conducted a traffic stop at 10:50 p.m. During the traffic stop, the vehicle fled, striking the officer in the process. Other officers were nearby and "rendered aid as quickly as possible."

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 1, 2021

South Carolina Officer Killed in Patrol Vehicle Crash

Sgt. Gordon William Best, 30, died in the wreck on Highway 17 around 4 a.m., according to the North Myrtle Beach police department.

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Investigationsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2020

Police and Feds Investigating Deliberate Spoilage of 500 COVID Vaccine Doses

Police in Grafton, WI, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Milwaukee, said in a statement that the department, FBI and Food and Drug Administration are “actively” investigating.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2020

MD Officers Cleared in Shooting of Alleged "Boogaloo" Movement Supporter

The suspect, 21-year-old Duncan Socrates Lemp was reportedly a supporter of the "Boogaloo" movement, which is linked to white supremacy and violence against police and promotes racial warfare.

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