
Bouquets of flowers and balloons create a growing memorial outside the Aitkin County (MN) Sheriff's Office entrance. On a sign, a black band hangs across the department's badge, signifying a community in mourning. All over town, businesses have also hung black ribbons to honor the service of fallen Deputy Steve Sandberg.
Read More →Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say that the increase in accidental discharges — from 12 in 2012 to 30 last year — occurred because deputies were adjusting to the new gun. They expect the numbers to fall in the years ahead.
Read More →A high-ranking Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department official announced his retirement Tuesday after an internal investigation was opened into his purchase of a stolen Audi sedan from a tow-yard owner with a department contract.
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Dep. Paul Tucker with the Rogers County (OK) Sheriff's Office is donating one of his kidneys to someone he had never met, and it all began with a Facebook post.
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Adam Sanchez, Jr., has been found guilty of killing Cascade County (MT) Sheriff's Deputy Joseph Dunn by running him over during a high-speed car chase in August 2014.
Read More →The shooter behind the deadly rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, apparently committed suicide after exchanging gunfire with officers, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said.
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Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said at least two responding officers acted heroically in a shootout with the gunman, but it was not clear if the gunman was killed by authorities or whether he took his own life.
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A Mariposa County, CA, sheriff's deputy was shot twice -- once in the mouth -- after a traffic stop that led to a chase and crash Thursday morning, according to officers.
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When Sheriff Chris Nocco invited him to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, complete with a motorcade, Spencer's family knew it would be a special day, but they had no idea what was in store.
Read More →A judge has declared a mistrial in the murder trial of a former Bastrop County, Texas, sheriff’s deputy after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict after deliberating for nearly 20 hours.
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