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Special Unitsby StaffJuly 30, 2024

Local SWAT Team Says They Had No Contact with Secret Service Before Trump Assassination Attempt

"We were supposed to get a face-to-face briefing with the Secret Service members whenever they arrived, and that never happened," said Jason Woods, lead sharpshooter on the SWAT team in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

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Patrolby StaffJuly 30, 2024

Des Moines Officer Seriously Wounded, Suspect Killed Following Chase

Responding officers saw the suspect’s vehicle driving near the scene at 3:53 a.m. and tried to stop it. The suspect fled, then came to a stop about a mile later with police in pursuit.

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Patrolby StaffJuly 30, 2024

North Carolina Trooper Saves Baby Who Stopped Breathing

On Saturday afternoon, Trooper Hunter Eagle was on patrol in the area when a call came in for an infant who wasn’t breathing.

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Patrolby StaffJuly 30, 2024

Suspect Drops Explosive Device During Foot Pursuit by Alabama Deputy

According to the sheriff’s office, investigators found two book bags that the two dropped while fleeing. Inside one of the book bags was an explosive device.

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Patrolby StaffJuly 29, 2024

Georgia Officer Suffers Fatal Heart Attack Driving Home from Shift

The Grantville Police Department said Corporal Kevin Enfinger was heading home from a patrol shift at around 5:30 p.m. when he had what appeared to be a heart attack.

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Patrolby StaffJuly 29, 2024

Video: Oklahoma Officer Shot at Standoff, Suspect Killed

Attempts to get the man to come out and speak with officers failed and the man opened fire, hitting Sgt. Josh Scott.

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Patrolby StaffJuly 29, 2024

Spate of Murders Has Minneapolis Police Asking for Help from Other Agencies

“This again just highlights the seriousness around the problem that we have with staffing in the city,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a news conference about the murders.

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Patrolby StaffJuly 29, 2024

Personnel Shortage Forces San Francisco Officers to Work "Unsustainable" Overtime

A spokesperson for the police union said that the overtime cap for the police department has been repeatedly increased over the past few years, and is now at 2,000 (hours), with overages beyond that allowed in certain circumstances.

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Patrolby StaffJuly 26, 2024

U.S. Park Police Officers Attacked During Pro-Hamas Riot, Union Head Says

“We were primarily alone,” the union head said. He revealed that years of “empty promises” to beef up the agency’s shoestring budget have gone unfulfilled by Congress and the Interior Department.

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Patrolby StaffJuly 26, 2024

After Tennessee Trooper Shot at Traffic Stop, Brother Wants Tougher Sentencing for Repeat Offenders

Officials revealed that the suspect was convicted of second-degree murder in 2016 and sentenced to 11 years in prison. The following year, he was convicted of aggravated assault and especially aggravated robbery. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

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