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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2017

AZ Bill Would Bump Up Penalty for Assault on Off-Duty Police

Arizona lawmakers on Tuesday engaged in a heated debate over whether they should approve a bill that would specify aggravated assault against off-duty police officers is a crime equal to assaulting an on-duty officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2017

Suspect Killed in Shootout with California LEOs, Officer Saved by Vest

A suspect was killed late Sunday night after a shootout with officers from the Anderson (CA) Police Department. One officer was shot but the bullet was stopped by his bulletproof vest.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2017

Portland Chief Accused of Having Lieutenant Falsify His Training Log

Portland, OR, Police Chief Mike Marshman and his executive assistant stems are being investigated over police bureau training, where his lieutenant may have signed the chief in on a log suggesting he had attended, when he had not.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2017

Alaska State Trooper's K-9 Shot, Killed After Vehicle Pursuit

A Wasilla, AK, man was shot and killed by troopers early Sunday after he led police on a high-speed chase and opened fire on a police dog, killing the animal, Alaska State Troopers said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2017

California Highway Patrol Officer Shot on I-5

A California Highway Patrol officer involved in a fatal shooting late Friday night has been released from an area hospital after being shot in the thigh during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 north of Red Bluff.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2017

New Utah Law Establishes Nation’s Strictest DUI Threshold

The bill, which will take effect Dec. 30, 2018, would make Utah the first state to lower the blood-alcohol limit to be legally drunk while driving from 0.08 to 0.05 Blood Alcohol Content (BAC).

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2017

Bill Requiring CA Police to Disclose Surveillance Equipment Clears First Hurdle

Despite no show of public support, the state Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies in California to disclose all of the surveillance equipment they use to the public.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2017

Forensic Scientists Help Las Vegas Detectives Link Impounded Guns to Unsolved Crimes

Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Department forensic scientists are working around the clock to help solve crimes in bulk, connecting cartridge cases from impounded guns to open criminal cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2017

Oregon Trooper Rescues Injured Eagles

A pair of injured bald eagles in Gold Beach, OR, were recently rescued by an Oregon state trooper.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2017

Sacramento Chief Asks City to Delay Mandated Release of Video from February Shootout

In the first test of a new policy requiring the release of video in officer-involved shootings, Sacramento police Tuesday will ask the City Council for permission to withhold footage from a February gunfight between three officers and a parolee.

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