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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 16, 2018

California Motor Officer Dies Following Collision with Vehicle

The Gardena (CA) Police Department posted on its Facebook page an announcement that Motor Officer Toshio Hirai has died from injuries he sustained in a traffic collision while riding his police motorcycle to work.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 16, 2018

Veteran Ohio Officer Dies of Natural Causes On Duty

The Madison Village (OH) Police Department issued a somber statement on Facebook, saying that it is with "great sadness that we announce the death of Madison Village Patrol Officer Michael A. Huffman."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 16, 2018

New York Officer Struck by Vehicle, Suspect in Custody

Elmira police say an officer attempted to pull over 35-year-old Billy McGinnis on Wednesday afternoon when McGinnis accelerated, striking the officer and fleeing the scene.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 16, 2018

Dozens of Iowa Cadets Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

More than 75 students at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy were hospitalized because of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to NBC News. The cadets—all newly hired law enforcement officers still in training—were evacuated and initially taken to a nearby National Guard building.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•November 16, 2018

ACLU Sues Boston Police Department for Access to Gang Database

The ACLU and other groups seeking access to the database say that they want to know the demographic background of people in the system—such as race, age, local ZIP code, and nationality.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 16, 2018

Video: Illegal Immigrant Opens Fire on Arkansas Officer at Traffic Stop

Newly released dashcam video shows an incident over the weekend in which 29-year-old Luis Cobos-Cenobio—reportedly an illegal immigrant—opened fire on Corporal Brett Thompson of the Washington County (AR) Sheriff's Office.

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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•November 16, 2018

Ax-Wielding Man Accused of Causing OIS in Texas

Officers with the Laredo (TX) Police Department responded to calls of a man wielding an ax in a threatening manner, arriving at the scene to find a man fitting that description.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 16, 2018

Michigan Police Discover Nails and Screws Strewn in Department Parking Lot

The Ferndale (MI) Police Department says that this is the second time in two weeks that nails and screws have been found "strategically" distributed in the lot.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 15, 2018

Florida Officer Charged in Fatal Patrol Vehicle Collision

The Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office said on Wednesday that Officer John Young Song—who has been with the police department for six years— was travelling at nearly 80 miles per hour when he crashed his marked patrol vehicle into a car driven by Emilio Vizcaino in March.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 15, 2018

Pennsylvania Police Shoot, Wound, Apparently Suicidal Gun-Wielding Subject

Police in Philadelphia responded to a call of a man wielding a gun on Tuesday evening, arriving at the scene to find 66-year-old Patrick McGuinn on his front porch with a gun in his hand.

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