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Officer Osmar Rodarte’s team served a warrant on a house in Olivehurst and made entry around 7:50 a.m. Inside, they exchanged fire with a suspect and Rodarte was mortally wounded.
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A Boston Police officer was hospitalized after he exchanged fire with a man who threatened police after his girlfriend called 911 to report he had assaulted her. Officer Shawn Marando was hit in the leg when he was caught in the crossfire with Tyrone Cummings.
Read More →Taylor (Mich.) police officer Matthew Edwards became the first ever officer from the department killed in the line of duty. ABC's local affiliate WXYZ.com produced this report.
Read More →Officer Sean Wyman was presented with the Attorney General's "Back the Blue" award for his efforts to help police officers in distress seek help and prevent suicides.
Read More →A Lansford, Pa., police officer who was taken hostage at gunpoint Friday night by another borough officer tried but failed to keep his abductor from committing suicide.
Read More →An officer with the Prince George's County Police Department who was involved in a traffic stop that left a man partially paralyzed has been indicted on charges of second-degree assault, misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment charges.
Read More →The chief said as family members were being evacuated, the suspect charged from the house while pointing an object at officers in a "shooter stance," and multiple officers fired simultaneously.
Read More →For police and transportation departments, traditional parking enforcement exposes officers to risk, such as standing on busy roads to issue paper tickets or catching offenders in dangerous, congested areas. Modern technology changes this, reducing exposure, speeding processes, and limiting confrontations.
Read More →Officer Max Gillick was shot during a domestic violence situation. According to police, a man broke into his ex-wife's home, where he shot another man.
Read More →A local construction contractor declared war on the government of a suburban St. Louis town last night during a city council meeting, killing five, including two uniformed police officers. His rampage ended when alert officers responded to the sound of the gunfire and shot him to death.
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