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According to statistics collected by the FBI, 76 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2013. Of these, 27 law enforcement officers died as a result of felonious acts, and 49 officers died in accidents. In addition, 49,851 officers were victims of line-of-duty assaults.
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Emergency crews were on the scene of a deadly crash for several hours Wednesday in Monroe, N.C., where a tractor-trailer overturned onto a Union County deputy's cruiser. The Union County Sheriff’s Office identified the man involved as Sgt. Jeffrey Wayne Greene, 54.
Read More →RCMP say Commodore died when she was thrown from a Manitoba Corrections van she was a passenger in at around 9:45 a.m. Thursday. The van crashed into a ditch and rolled before coming to a complete stop.
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Dep. Darrell Perritt of the Maury County (Tenn.) Sheriff's Department was killed in a crash early Tuesday morning in Spring Hill while responding to help another deputy involved in a pursuit.
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A deputy with the Harris County (Texas) Sheriff's Office was killed in a head-on crash Wednesday, and the driver believed to be responsible is in jail
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Pomona (Calif.) PD Officer Shaun Diamond, 45, was pronounced dead overnight at a Pasadena hospital where he was admitted Tuesday in "extremely critical condition" after being shot during a motorcycle gang investigation Tuesday morning at a San Gabriel residence. Authorities announced early Wednesday that the 16-year veteran of law enforcement, who leaves behind a wife and two children, had died.
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Officer Bryant Holmes, 34, a five-year veteran of the Chandler (Ariz.) Police Department, was killed in a traffic collision while en route to work today.
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A Santa Fe County deputy shot and killed another Santa Fe County deputy at a hotel in Las Cruces, N.M. Police say the shooter fired several rounds at Martin, who was trying to escape by running to the elevator.
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Patrolman Robert Blajszczak, 40, was a seven-year veteran of the Summerville (S.C. ) Police Department. He collapsed Oct. 20 while on the job and died Sunday.
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A Ventura County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputy killed Tuesday morning in a hit-and-run crash involving a driver arrested on suspicion of DUI was identified as an 11-year department veteran who pursued his passion for law enforcement after coming to the United States from Ukraine.
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