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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

North Dakota Officer Shot in Chest Released from Hospital

Officer Lucas Campoverde was shot in the line of duty in mid-August. He had been in intensive care for nearly two weeks following the shooting but emerged from the entrance to the hospital and stood before a gathering of law enforcement officers who came from all around the region to wish him a speedy recovery.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

California Officer Calms Distraught Boy with Common Interest in Pokémon

An officer with the Bakersfield Police Department calmed a distraught nine-year-old boy by sharing his interest in Pokémon. Now he carries with him in his vest a Pokémon card given to him by the boy.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

Attorney for Fired Officer Charged in Floyd Death Says Floyd Died of Overdose

In Monday’s filing, Gray doubled down on the idea that Floyd swallowed drugs while the officers were attempting to take him into custody, pointing to the disappearance of a white spot on Floyd’s tongue in the body camera video.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

New York Officer Suspended After Weapons Stolen from Personal Vehicle

An officer with the Buffalo Police Department has been suspended without pay after a department-issued gun, personal rifles, ammunition and other weapons were stolen from his personal vehicle.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

British Firefighters Free Training Officer from His Own Handcuffs

An officer in Northamptonshire—a city in central England—had to have firefighters snip him out of a jam involving his own handcuffs early Tuesday.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

OK Officer's Family Cat Killed, Mutilated Body Left Across Street

The officer and his family say they found their Bengal cat "Capone" cut into two pieces, gutted, and placed directly across the street from their home last weekend.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

FOP Slams Texas School Assignment that Compares Police to KKK

The unauthorized assignment for what was apparently a lesson on political satire showed a five-panel cartoon that started with a slave ship officer with a knee on a black man’s neck and ended with a modern-day police officer also with a knee on a prisoner’s neck.

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Vehicle Opsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2020

Ford Introduces New F-150 Special Service Vehicle, with Hybrid Engine Option

The new F-150 SSV is available in F-150 XL SuperCrew configuration, with the option of the 5.0L V8, 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, or all-new 3.5-liter PowerBoost full hybrid engine, either a 4x4 or 4x2 drivetrain and available FX4 Off-Road Package.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2020

Social Workers Will Soon be Accompanying Raleigh Police on Some 911 Calls

The eight-person team will have a supervising sergeant, a detective, three social workers and three police officers, said Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2020

Texas Officers May Have Stopped Active Shooter at Walmart Monday

Marco Antonio Sigala Jr., 27, exchanged gunfire with officers and was killed Monday at a Walmart Supercenter in Weslaco.

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