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Karla Altenbaumer got into law enforcement because she didn’t want to spend her career as an office worker. “I knew I didn’t want to sit behind a desk all day,” she says. “I knew I wanted to be out in the community helping people..."
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The officer was able to provide a license plate to dispatchers that aided in the suspect's capture, a spokesperson for the Terrell Police Department said.
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"I was desperate, I was drowning. I found a legal, lucrative means for providing that support for my family that I needed at that time to save my home for them and feed my family," the former deputy said.
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A deputy was able to find the vehicle, then pulled in front of it and allowed her vehicle to gently hit the patrol vehicle's rear bumper. The deputy then applied his brake and slowed both vehicles down until they stopped.
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The March 4 special election will allow voters to decide on an amendment to the county charter that, if approved, would grant the board the power to remove a sitting sheriff.
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McColl Mayor George Garner II, 49, was killed Tuesday afternoon "when the vehicle he was driving collided head on with a truck" in Mechanicsville, according to Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee.
Read More →Two DeKalb County, Georgia, police officers were shot when they responded to a domestic disturbance Wednesday. Despite being shot in the upper leg or hip area, one wounded officer gave chase and apprehended the suspected shooter.
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Deputy Michael Castaneda rushed toward the child left on the ground, picking them up and sprinting away from the tracks as the train approached.
Read More →The deputy mistakenly drove into the Tennessee River. The panel recommended the placing of barriers or a gate, along with warning lights, to prevent a similar accident from happening again.
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Deputy Ignacio "Dan" Diaz succumbed to his injuries shortly before 12:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25. He and two other deputies were struck by a vehicle Nov. 21 while working a traffic detail.
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