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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2011

Pa. Cop Ambushed by Fugitive who Threatened Police

Lower Burrell (Pa.) Police Patrolman Derek Kotecki was shot and killed at a Dairy Queen restaurant Wednesday evening as police tried to arrest a wanted fugitive. Officer Kotecki, 40, was an 18-year veteran and the department's K-9 officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2011

Miss. Capt. Struck, Killed Deploying Spike Strips

A Grenada (Miss.) Police officer deploying spike strips to stop a stolen vehicle was struck and killed by that vehicle. Capt. John Haddock died at the scene on Mississippi Highway 8 near the intersection of Interstate 55.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 3, 2011

Iowa Officer's Duty Death Not Suspicious

The Anamosa (Iowa) Police department lost one of its patrol officers in a line-of-duty death the chief has said did not involve suspicious circumstances. Officer David Shane Riches, 34, was a full time Anamosa officer, and a part time deputy for the Jones County Sheriff's Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2011

Two Okla. Deputies Killed In Wreck with Semi

Deputies Tim Lowery and Mike Roberts were travelling west on Highway 39 four miles west of Highway 177. The deputies crested a hill, when they encountered a semi hauling a lowboy trailer that was attempted to make a U-turn.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2011

La. Wildlife Officer Found Dead In the Woods

Sgt. Paul Stuckey, 47, of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division was found just outside of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish. The officer's body was found at the old ferry landing near the banks of the Mississippi River at daybreak.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2011

N.D. Deputy Dies After Physical Arrest with Drunk Driver

Burleigh County (N.C.) Sheriff's Deputy Bryan Sleeper collapsed shortly before 1 a.m., after helping Deputy Jon Eide arrest Robbie Del James Roberson during a physical confrontation.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2011

Chicago Officer's Death Attributed To Inhaling Cleaning Fluid

The autopsy of Kevin Robinson, 42, shows he died of a lung illness from inhaling the noxious fumes. Robinson, a 15-year veteran of the department, died April 4.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2011

Prosecutor: Suspects Partied After Killing Officer

A South Side man seeking to avenge an earlier shooting killed Chicago Police Officer Alejandro "Alex" Valadez in a volley of bullets, then drove to a friend's house where he partied with his buddies, prosecutors told jurors today as his trial opened.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2011

Iowa Trooper Dies In Fiery Rollover Crash

Trooper Mark Toney was driving with emergency lights activated when his vehicle left the roadway, rolled about 50 yards, and burst into flames.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2011

No Bail for Man Charged With Fatally Stabbing Delaware Sgt.

Sgt. Joseph Szczerba, 44, had responded to a call for a disorderly person in the Penn Acres community. Szczerba, an 18-year veteran, chased a man on foot. As the two struggled, the man stabbed the officer in the neck.

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