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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 24, 2019

Missouri Officer Rescues 3-Year-Old Girl and Grandmother from House Fire

An officer with the Hazelwood (MO) Police Department is being credited with saving the lives of a 3-year-old girl and her grandmother from a house fire in a basement apartment late last week.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 24, 2019

Philadelphia Police Union Says Any Firings Over Facebook Posts "Out of Bounds"

Vice President John McGrody of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 said, "I don't believe any Facebook posts merit firing, based on discipline that’s been handed out through the years."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 24, 2019

2 Virginia Officers Fired Over Confederate Flag Sticker on Clipboard

Two officers with the Tazewell (VA) Police Department declined to resign following an investigation into their behavior stemming from a traffic stop at which a black man claimed one of the officers stopped him because of his race.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 24, 2019

Virginia Officer Proposes to Girlfriend at His Academy Graduation

An officer with the Richmond (VA) Police Department surprised his now-fiancé with a wedding proposal during his police academy graduation ceremony.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 24, 2019

Sacramento Police Dispatcher On Duty During Murder of Officer Adopts Therapy Dog

The dispatcher who was on the radio channel during the incident in which 26-year-old officer Tara O'Sullivan was ambushed and killed has adopted the therapy dog that was on loan from a local animal shelter.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 24, 2019

Off-Duty Wisconsin Officer Injured in Traffic Collision

An officer with the Madison (WI) Police Department was injured in a two-car traffic collision on Saturday.

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Training•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2019

Facing Officer Shortage Portland Chief Relaxes Education Standards for Recruits

The bureau has 128 officer vacancies and hasn’t been able to fill them as fast as veterans are retiring, with another large wave of retirements expected in August 2020.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2019

MO Officer Shot Investigating Car Break-In

One of the officers was hit twice in the lower body and was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Maryland Heights Police Department. The second officer, the wounded officer’s partner, "returned fire," police said, and Ellis, who was not hit, took off on foot.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2019

TX Deputy Wounded in Face with Crossbow Bolt, Suspect Shot

A Sour Lake, TX, man reportedly shot a Hardin County deputy in the face with a crossbow Thursday morning. The deputy shot the man with a duty pistol.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2019

TX Officer Shot and Killed During Pursuit, Suspect Dead

Cpl. Jose Espericueta tried to make contact with the suspect and the 33-year-old man ran away, police say. Espericueta and other officers pursued

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