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Special Units•by Staff Writer•December 17, 2018

Georgia K-9 Shot During Traffic Stop Released from Hospital

The K-9 with the DeKalb County (GA) Police Department shot during a gunfight at a traffic stop was released from a veterinary hospital on Saturday. Indi lost an eye during the confrontation, but is expected to otherwise recover.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•December 17, 2018

Mississippi Officer Demoted After Surrendering Retired K-9 to Animal Shelter

An officer with the Jackson (MI) Police Department has been reprimanded and demoted after he reportedly surrendered his former K-9 partner to a local animal shelter.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 14, 2018

Georgia Officer Fatally Shot, K-9 Critically Wounded at Traffic Stop

Officer Edgar Flores of the DeKalb County (GA) Police Department was conducting a traffic stop on Thursday evening when a subject fled on foot, opening fire on Flores as he ran. Flores was struck and subsequently died from his wounds.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 14, 2018

New York Man Attacks Sheriff, Good Samaritans Intervene

Wyoming County (NY) Sheriff Gregory Rudolph was driving to work when a man began to tailgate him, flashing his lights. Sheriff Rudolph pulled over to see if the other driver needed assistance. That's when Rudolph came under attack.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 14, 2018

West Virginia Man Accused of Battery on Officer and K-9 Partner

According to the Cabell County (WV) Sheriff's Office, a 33-year-old man is accused of battery on an officer after an altercation with an officer and his K-9 on Thursday. Bradley Allen Moore has been charged with two counts of battery on an officer and obstruction.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 14, 2018

Tennessee Officer Attacked in November Nearer to Returning to Duty

Officer B.K. Hardin of the Knoxville (TN) Police Department was directing traffic on a Saturday in late November when an unknown assailant ambushed him with a strike to the head with a blunt object—possibly a hammer or tire iron—severely injuring him.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 14, 2018

Georgia Officer Recovering from Shooting

Police say 27-year-old Tameka LaShay Simpson was in the passenger seat of a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Jael Estefania De La Rosa Silie when Simpson opened fire on Officer Joe Yother of the Calhoun (GA) Police Department.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 14, 2018

Minnesota Department Creates New Position to Fight Opioid Crisis

Jessica McCarthy says she hopes to be a resource for overdose victims. Her goal is to help them refrain from relapsing by working individually with them to get them treatment and guide them to available services.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 14, 2018

Ohio Deputy Saves Suicidal Man from Jumping Off Overpass

The Franklin County (OH) Sheriff's Office released dramatic dash-camera footage of an incident on December 2 during which Deputy William Ball quickly grabbed a man as he attempted to jump off an overpass.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 14, 2018

Tennessee Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man

Officers with the Memphis (TN) Police Department were reportedly responding to a 911 call of a man pointing a gun at passing cars in the street when shots rang out, leaving the gunman critically wounded.

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