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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2020

Atlanta Foundation Tries to Boost Police Morale Prevent Officer Exits with $500 Bonuses

“I have to assume many of those officers who walked out won’t be coming back” said Atlanta Police Union representative Ken Allen.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2020

NYPD Officers May be Planning July 4 Strike, NY Post Reports

The paper says a pair of flyers making the rounds among NYPD officers are encouraging them to call out sick July 4. “NYPD cops will strike on July 4th to let the city have their independence without cops,” the message, which is being passed among cops via text, according to Post sources.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithJune 18, 2020

Hot-Lanta is a Hot Mess

Police Union spokesman Champion says Mayor Bottoms is part of the morale problem. "They're just fed up. I mean, their mayor has come out and said everything that they used to do with use of force is not valid—'Don't do it'—so I don't know how we defend ourselves when people want to fight us," he said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2020

Tennessee Officer Killed in Head-on Vehicle Collision

Officer Destin Legieza—a five-year veteran with the department a third-generation law enforcement officer—was pronounced dead shortly after a head-on vehicle collision.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2020

Doctors to Use 3D Printed Parts to Help Texas Officer Recover from Injury

Officer Paul Beller has been undergoing intensive surgeries and rehab therapy in Houston and is scheduled for at least one more surgery to repair an injury to his skull.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2020

Video: Arizona Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Subject Threatening Her

An officer with the Phoenix Police Department was seen retreating around her patrol vehicle and attempting to create distance between herself and a knife-wielding man before she was forced to fire her service weapon in her own defense.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2020

California Officer Rescues Toddlers after Father Drives Off Cliff

An officer with the San Diego Police Department is being heralded as a hero for saving two toddlers from a vehicle that was driven by their father over a cliff near the Coronado Bridge on Saturday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2020

Tennessee Deputy Thanks Women Who Unexpectedly Paid for His Breakfast

Two African-American women paid for a Tennessee deputy's breakfast at a Nashville restaurant earlier this week, leaving a heartfelt note for the deputy as well.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2020

Louisiana Officer Lauded for Buying Boy a Bicycle to Replace Stolen One

An officer with the Sulphur (LA) Police Department was recently hailed on a local television news program for doing something he likely never thought would become part of a public dialog—a simple act of kindness for a young boy who wanted a bicycle but whose family could not easily afford the purchase.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2020

Fired Atlanta Officer Faces Felony Murder Charge in Brooks Shooting

If convicted, Rolfe is facing the possibility of the death penalty or life in prison.

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