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Newsby Staff WriterMay 22, 2017

38-Year-Old FL Officer Dies of Off-Duty Aneurysm

Miami police told the Miami Herald that Orlando Machado, 38, who was married and has two children, suffered the aneurysm Friday while off-duty and doctors removed him from life support Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2017

Acquitted Tulsa Officer Returns to Duty but Not Patrol

Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby will return to duty but not on patrol assignment after her manslaughter acquittal, and she will receive back pay from her unpaid suspension after she was charged in Terence Crutcher's death.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2017

Study Shows Dallas Officers Do Not Use Force More Often on Minorities

Dallas police officers do not disproportionately use force against minorities, contrary to common public perceptions, a new study has found.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2017

Video: St. Louis Police Department Facing Staffing Crisis, Union Says

Police union officials say St. Louis is facing a police staffing crisis. Currently, there are 1,196 sworn officers in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. But Jeff Roorda, business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, believes that number is actually closer to 1,000 or 1,100 when considering military, maternity or sick leave.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2017

Charlotte Undercover Officer Justified in Killing Man at “Road Rage” Incident

The DA’s report provided pictures of the .22 caliber revolver that was recovered at the scene and used by Diaz. The report also included a photo of a bullet hole in the hood of the officer’s car.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2017

Bible Verse Decals to Come Off VA County Patrol Cars Immediately, Sheriff Says

The Bible verse decals that have adorned Montgomery County (VA) Sheriff's Office vehicles since March are coming off immediately, Sheriff Hank Partin said in a Thursday statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2017

Tulsa Officer Acquitted of Manslaughter in Shooting of Terence Crutcher

After nine hours of deliberations, a jury acquitted Tulsa (OK) Police Officer Betty Shelby of a first-degree manslaughter charge in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher Wednesday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2017

Texas SRO Wins State Beauty Pageant

Shannon Dresser, a police officer with the Katy (TX) Independent School District Police Department, was named Miss Texas United States last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2017

Man Gets Life for Shooting Baltimore Sergeant

A Baltimore judge on Monday sentenced Gregg Thomas to life plus 35 years behind bars — the maximum sentence allowed — for the 2014 shooting of Sgt. Keith Mcneill, concluding a years-long court battle that included four trials.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2017

Louisiana Man Faces Attempted Murder Charges in Thursday Shooting of 3 Officers

A trooper with Louisiana State Police, a Marksville police officer and a Simmesport police officer were injured during the shooting in Avoyelles Parish, a spokesperson with the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office said Thursday.

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