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Police Chief Leanne Fitch said in a news conference that 45-year-old Lawrence Robert Costello, a 20-year veteran of the police force, and 43-year-old Sarah May Burns, who had been on the force for two years, were the officers who died.
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Trooper Ryan Seiple — who pulled Clary over for speeding in Plainfield Township — was critically wounded in the incident. Kelly suffered a severed femoral artery in the shooting and spent 25 days in the hospital after nearly bleeding to death.
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The Princeton (NJ) Police Department took to Facebook on Wednesday to declare to the citizens of that city that the agency is not Immigration Customs Enforcement. The post was made because someone — or perhaps many people — saw a recently repaired patrol vehicle that had not yet been fully outfitted with the department's decals.
Read More →One of the two detectives shot in a Tuesday night ambush in Camden, NJ, was released from the hospital on Thursday morning.
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In an emotional Facebook post, Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister wrote, "Words can barely describe how embarrassed, dejected, and hurt my wife, daughters, and I feel right now."
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Police Chief David Wayman will be retiring from the department and Captain Chris Battiloro will be appointed Acting Chief of Police.
Read More →The Kansas City (MO) Police Department said that a man who had been taken into custody on Interstate 435 was able to escape detention, fled on foot, and then leaped to his death from a highway overpass.
Read More →When an officer located the suspect, he began swinging it at the officer. The officer reportedly commanded the suspect several times to drop the chain, then fired an ECD device. When the ECD failed to be effective, the officer fired his duty pistol, striking the suspect at least once, police said.
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Earlier this week, it was reported that Black Lives Matter protesters "crashed" the wedding of one of the two Sacramento police officers reportedly involved in the fatal shooting of Stephon Clark. This incident offers a stark reminder that even when you are off duty, there are people who want to do you harm. Here are some thoughts about keeping yourself and your family safe away from the job.
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For as yet unrevealed reasons, two Fredericton Municipal Police officers were responding to an apartment building. One witness told CBC that a gunman in the basement of one of the apartments opened fire on the courtyard, hitting the officers and residents of the complex.
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