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Owners of the Wichita Thunder Hockey Team—Rodney Steven II, Brandon Steven, and Johnny Steven—said that their fundraising effort to raise money for the family of fallen Sedgwick County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Kunze III’s family has exceeded the initial goal of $50,000.
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Police and civilians gathered together on Monday for the funeral services of Sergeant Terrence Carraway, who was shot and killed last week in an ambush that left six other officers injured.
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"State and American flags on public property will fly at half-staff from sunrise on October 2 until sunset on October 4, to mourn the loss of Brookhaven PD Officers James White and Zach Moak and MHP Trooper Josh Smith," the governor said in a Tweet. "Please continue to pray for the families of these men."
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Residents of a small Mississippi city held an evening candlelight vigil at police headquarters Sunday. The vigil was held for 35-year-old Officer James White and 31-year-old Corporal Zach Moak, who were killed early Saturday after responding to a call of shots fired.
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Many police departments have a pop-up tent, a folding table, and a bunch of knick-knacks with the department badge or logo to give away during street festivals and other events. This is a very passive recruitment tool, and arguably a giant waste of time and resources. Where the real recruitment opportunities exist are in the day-to-day contact between young people and the police officers who serve their communities.
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Former Chicago Bears star running back Matt Forte recently did a ridealong with Chicago police on the streets of South Side Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The department posted a seven minute video to Facebook, chronicling Forte's experience during the day-shift ridealong.
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Among the many people mourning the death of Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy Mark Stasyuk is a convicted felon—now homeless—who was arrested by Stasyuk. Josh Nordquist told the CBS News affiliate in Sacramento, "The dude had a real heart. He was an awesome man."
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When several children living in Covington, GA, heard that one of the officers with their department had suffered a severe wound when he was shot, they wanted to do something for him and his family. So they banded together and opened up a lemonade stand.
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Seth Kazz—who owns and operates the Little Mack Citgo in St. Clair Shores, MI—posted a picture on Facebook of Officer Todd Bing talking with Delores Marotta, whose husband had recently passed away, and who had only three dollars available for gasoline.
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A restaurant in Maine delivered hot meals to officers at the Bangor (ME) Police Department on Labor Day. The restaurant was one of hundreds of Olive Garden franchises across the country that took part in the effort to thank law enforcement for their service.
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