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Inside the Badge by Melanie BasichDecember 31, 2014

Ambush Attacks on LEOs Tripled in 2014

What's most notable about the NLEOMF's new report on line-of-duty deaths in 2014 is the spike in firearms-related incidents and especially ambushes that resulted in officers' deaths in 2014.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2014

Louisiana Motor Officer Dies from Crash Injuries

Officer James Foster of the Denham Springs (La.) Police Department, died around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle wreck while he was on duty Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2014

LEO Deaths from Firearms Rose 56% in 2014

Law enforcement fatalities in the U.S. rose 24% in 2014, reversing what had been two years of dramatic declines in line-of-duty deaths, based on preliminary data compiled and released today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2014

MTA Officer Succumbs to Injuries from 2013 Collision

MTA Bridges and Tunnels Officer Thomas Choi has succumbed to injuries suffered in an Oct. 20, 2013 collision at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2014

FLEOA Issues Statement in Response to Assassination of Heroic Police Officers

As our nation's flag flies at half‐mast in honor of our three fallen heroes, we mourn the tragic loss of NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, and Tarpon Springs Officer Charles Kondek. With our unified law enforcement hearts, we grieve for the profound loss of our heroic brothers.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2014

Video: New Jersey Officer Struck, Killed by SUV

One Cliffside Park (N.J.) PD special police officer was killed and another injured on foot patrol when they were struck by an SUV this weekend. Officer Stephen Petruzzello died this morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2014

Mississippi Deputy Killed in Single-Car Crash

Around 2:00 a.m. today, George County, Miss., Deputy John Street, 24, was responding to a crash on Highway 57 North when his patrol car exited the road and struck a tree.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2014

Illinois Officer Dies of "Medical Event" at Roll Call

Officer Owen Masterton, a 19-year veteran of the Glenview force, suffered a medical event while in roll call at the Glenview Police Station, police spokesman Sgt. Patrick Schuster said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2014

Michigan Deputy Killed After Vehicle Strikes Tree During Chase

Deputy Grant Whitaker was killed in a crash Sunday. The investigation into the death of the 25-year-old Ingham County (Mich.) Sheriff's Office deputy is still in the beginning stages.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2014

Navajo Police Officer Dies in Crash While Transporting Prisoner

A Navajo Nation police officer died in a car crash Sunday while taking an arrested man to jail in Dilkon, Ariz.

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