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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 20, 2018

Minnesota Department Testing "BolaWrap" Restraint Device

The Chaska (MN) Police Department is the first in the state to test the new "BolaWrap" restraint device, which fires a length of Kevlar cord at a rate of 640 feet per second which then wraps around a resistive subject, immobilizing them so responding officers can safely approach and make an arrest.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 20, 2018

Delaware Man Arrested for Attempting to Strike Police Officer with His Car

The Harrington (DE) Police Department says that 40-year-old Andy Leary fled from a traffic stop, losing control of his vehicle and colliding with a patrol car.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 20, 2018

New York Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge

Officer Michael Sippel of the Rochester (NY) Police Department pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge that he assaulted a Rochester man who had been wrongly identified as a burglary suspect.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 20, 2018

Veteran California Officer Retires after 50+ Years of Service

Ron McDonald passed the 50-year milestone in 2015, but has decided in 2018 that it's finally time to stop working.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 20, 2018

Florida Police Impostor Accused of Murdering 2 Teens, Wounding Another

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that 46-year-old Elwood Timothy Robinson is accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old William Hughes and 16-year-old Jeremy Stewart. He also reportedly wounded an unidentified female teen with a gunshot to her hand.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 20, 2018

Crowd Records Violent Confrontation, Good Samaritan Comes to Officer's Aid

A Dallas man rushed to aid an officer involved in a violent struggle with a resistive subject—while other bystanders stood aside and captured video of the incident on their mobile phones. Steve Mabry was driving past the unidentified officer and the subject as the man was trying to take the officer's TASER.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 20, 2018

Chicago Officer Killed in Hospital Shooting

Officer Samuel Jimenez, 28, was shot in the lobby of the hospital by a man who shot a woman in an apparently domestic-related dispute and a pharmaceutical assistant, police officials said at a Monday evening news conference.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•November 19, 2018

Chicago Officer Wounded in Active Shooter Response, Suspect Shot

Chicago police have responded to what is being described as an active shooting at Mercy Hospital on the city's South Side. An officer was wounded. Multiple victims are reported.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•November 19, 2018

Washington Chief Says Officers Will Not Enforce New Gun Laws

Chief Loren Culp of the Republic (WA) Police Department said on social media that he won't allow his department to enforce new regulations under newly passed which he said are unconstitutional.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 19, 2018

Louisiana Motor Officer Dies of Injuries Sustained During Funeral Escort Duty

The Slidell (LA) Police Department posted to Facebook news that Motor Officer Jason Seals has succumbed to injuries sustained in late September while participating in funeral escort duty.

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