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We cannot fix the problem of homelessness through enforcement actions alone. Police are the people being called to deal with the issue at a street level, but they are not the people who have the capabilities to address the root causes of chronic homelessness — the two most common being mental health issues and substance abuse.
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The Miami-Dade Police Department was recently recognized by the National Association of Counties — which bestows annual awards for new projects that support responsible and effective government — for its "Legal Tip of the Day" program.
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A Honolulu police officer was injured in an early morning gunfight in Nanakuli, Hawaii on Thursday. EMS personnel on the scene treated the wounded 47-year-old officer — who reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to the leg — and transported him to a nearby hospital where he is listed in serious condition.
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The Police Benevolent Foundation and the Alabama Division of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association have created the "Officer Kevin Blue Recovery Fund," to help the six-year veteran of the Piedmont Police Department pay for treatment after being diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer earlier this year.
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Officer James Talbert came upon the burning Toyota lying on its passenger side on the side of the road. He used a glass breaker device on his keychain to shatter the sunroof and free the disoriented woman and her Yorkshire Terrier.
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Deputy Justin Butcher of the Garland County (AR) Sheriff's Office went "above and beyond the call of duty," said Sheriff Mike McCormick in a Facebook post, when he found a way to get a replacement bike for a little girl who had hers stolen.
Read More →A New Jersey police officer is being credited with "saving the life of a man who was unaware that an oncoming train was about to hit him."
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On Wednesday, 16-year-old Emiliano Garcia was charged as an adult with second-degree felony murder — accused of causing the death of Officer Diego Moreno of the Kent (WA) Police Department.
Read More →Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock has joined with 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler in a renewed effort to create a "red flag law" in Colorado that would allow guns to be confiscated from the severely mentally ill.
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Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was shot and killed. Edenhofer had just graduated from the DPS academy on May 4 and was an officer-in-training.
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