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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2020

Nevada Trooper Killed in Shootout, Suspect Captured After Manhunt

The Associated Press reports that the trooper's vehicle was taken by the suspect and the suspect may have been in possession of explosives.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2020

Washington Trooper Struck, Killed by Fleeing Motorist

Washington State Police Trooper Justin Schaffer was struck and killed by a fleeing motorist while attempting to deploy spike strips Tuesday afternoon on I-5, authorities say.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2020

California Sheriff Rescinds Order to Close Gun Stores as Non-Essential Businesses

Villanueva’s calls for gun shop closures contradicted with a statement issued by the top lawyer for the county, which said that neither L.A. county’s stay-at-home order or the executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom specifically mentioned gun shops.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2020

Los Angeles County Releases 1,700 Inmates to Slow Coronavirus in Jails

For almost two weeks, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he was looking for as many inmates as possible to safely release. On Tuesday, he said the number so far was 1,700 inmates, or about 10% of the county’s entire jail population.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2020

Oregon Man Arrested for Theft of N95 Masks

According to a statement from the Portland Police Bureau, officers were first made aware of the theft when The Rebuilding Center, a sustainability nonprofit reported that 20 to 25 cases of N95 masks had been stolen from their center on March 6.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2020

LAPD Officers Told to Expect 12-Hour Shifts Because of Coronavirus

Senior LAPD officials have grave concerns about coronavirus infections spreading among officers, who would then have to be isolated and removed from work while the officers are tested or treated.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2020

Portland Chief Bars Roll Calls and Classroom Training Over Coronavirus

The one thing officers need most of all isn’t happening, said Daryl Turner, head of the rank-and-file police union. “We need to be tested,” Turner said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2020

California Officer Tests Positive for COVID-19

An officer with the Merced (CA) Police Department has tested positive for COVID-19—the disease caused by the novel coronavirus—and has now been quarantined to their home in Madera.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2020

Arizona Town Votes to Form Police Department

The town council in Queen Creek—a small suburb about 35 southeast of Phoneix—voted this week to form its own police department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2020

Oklahoma Chief is Fired, Other Officers Quit—Town Now Down to One Officer

The town of Big Cabin, OK, has only one police officer after the town fired its chief and two other officers quit in the immediate aftermath of that action.

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