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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2018

Connecticut Officer Dies of Injuries Sustained While Trying to Break Up Off-Duty Fight

Sergeant Matthew Mainieri of the South Windsor (CT) Police Department has died from injuries sustained in an off-duty incident while trying to break up a fight.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2018

New Jersey Officer Dragged by Car Fleeing Traffic Stop is Uninjured

Hank McLaughlin had stopped 37-year-old Antwione Carr and asked the driver to get out of the car after McLaughlin smelled marijuana. When Carr began to roll up his window, McLaughlin reached inside, and was briefly dragged as Carr attempted to flee.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2018

Georgia Officer Critically Wounded, Gunman Killed in Gunfight Outside Walmart Store

An officer with the Covington (GA) Police Department is reportedly fighting for his life after being shot by a man suspected of shoplifting at a Walmart store.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2018

California Officer Adopts Baby of Homeless Woman Battling Drug Addiction

Officer Jesse Whitten had occasionally encountered the woman while on patrol. During one encounter Whitten's wife was at his side. The two women struck up a conversation, and several months later learned that the homeless woman specifically requested that the Whittens adopt the baby girl.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2018

Officer Injured, K-9 Killed in Collision During Pursuit

A police officer with the Riverhead (NY) Police Department was injured and a K9 died in an incident that started at a DWI checkpoint on Sunday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2018

Helicopter Video Captures Gunfight Between Texas Trooper and Suspect

Video of a harrowing incident involving a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper that occurred in February has just been released. The trooper and a suspect exchanged gunfire following a brief pursuit. The trooper is "recovering and doing well."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2018

Massachusetts Officers Treated for Opioid Exposure After Responding to Fatal Overdose

Two Sterling, MA, Police officers and one Massachusetts State Police trooper were treated for opioid exposure after responding to a fatal overdose on Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2018

California Legislature Passes Bills on Police Transparency

The California Legislature has approved two measures that would allow the press and the public to more easily obtain information about police activity that had previously been kept confidential.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2018

Colorado Officer Shot, Expected to Make Full Recovery

An officer with the Aurora (CO) Police Department was shot during a gunfight with a subject on Friday afternoon. The rounds that struck the officer reportedly were stopped by his ballistic vest.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2018

Louisiana State Police Superintendent Says Newspaper Should 'Move Forward'

In a letter to the editors of The Advocate, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Kevin Reeves said that the newspaper has unnecessarily made mention of an incident that occurred more than 20 months ago in news coverage unrelated to that event.

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