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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2011

11 Officers Shot Over 24 Hours Causes Fear of 'War on Cops'

The past 24 hours have been especially dangerous for U.S. law enforcement with 11 officers shot in five states: Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2011

Slain Florida Officers Ambushed by Gunman Hiding In Attic

Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz and Sgt. Tom Baitinger were providing backup to a U.S. Marshal, when they were fatally shot. The shooter was later found dead, after the house was partially dismantled using heavy machinery.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2011

Miami-Dade's Top Cop: Slain Officers Used Sound Tactics

Miami-Dade Police Director James Loftus praised slain officers Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth and their unit, the career criminal squad, and said he wouldn't entertain doubts about their tactics.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011

Miami-Dade Detectives Killed Serving Murder Warrant

Miami-Dade Police Detectives Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth were shot and killed while serving a warrant to a man recently paroled from prison and wanted in connection to an October homicide. Castillo died at the scene, and Haworth succumbed later in surgery.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2011

Michigan Cop Killed During Home Invasion Sting

Officer Larry Nehasil, 48, married and a father of two, is the department's first line-of-duty death. He had previously worked for the Wayne County Sheriff's Office.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2011

Florida Officer Suffers Heart Attack During Tactical Training

Davie (Fla.) Police Officer Rogerio Morales was described as being very physically fit but may have had a heart attack during training for the department's Special Response Team (SRT). He was completing a physical agility test when he collapsed.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2011

Proactive N.J. Officer Shot During Field Interview

Lakewood Police Officer Chris Matlosz, 27, had stopped his patrol car in a residential neighborhood and begun questioning the subject when the man pulled out a handgun and opened fire shortly after 4 p.m.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2011

Toronto Officer Struck By Stolen Snow Plow

Sgt. Ryan Russell, 35, was pronounced dead at St. Michael's Hospital hours after being hit by the plow. Russell, an 11-year veteran of the force, leaves behind a wife and young son.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2011

41 Shots Fired In Baltimore's Friendly Fire Death

Five Baltimore Police officers fired 41 rounds during a chaotic scene outside a nightclub on Sunday evening that led to the death of Officer William H. Torbit Jr. in a friendly fire incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2011

Baltimore Officer Fatally Shot Outside Club

The officer, an eight-year veteran of the force, has been identified as 33-year-old William H. Torbit Jr. Detectives are investigating whether the officer's death was caused by friendly fire.

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