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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2014

Injured S.F. Officer May Have Been Shot by Partner

San Francisco police were investigating Monday whether an officer wounded in the city's Mission District was shot by a suspect or by his partner, who had fired at the suspect, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2014

BART Officer Killed by Friendly Fire Wanted SWAT for Similar Searches

BART police Sgt. Tom Smith had asked his superiors to assign the department's SWAT team to take part in high-risk searches of residences to ensure safety, but was rebuffed, before he was shot dead last month by a fellow officer during a search in a Dublin apartment.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2014

BART Police Chief Announces Parole Search Changes After Sgt.'s Death

BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey announced this afternoon that the BART Police Department is revamping the way it conducts residential parole searches and arrest warrants.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2014

Friendly Fire Kills California Detective

The officer's weapon discharged Tuesday during a probation search at an apartment complex in the eastern Alameda County bedroom community of Dublin, Calif., killing 42-year-old Detective Sgt. Tom Smith.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2013

Detroit Chief Says Friendly Fire May Have Killed Officer

Officer Patrick Hill was part of a special anti-crime task force. The incident occurred April 2 after officers, including Hill, executed a traffic stop on the driver of a silver Dodge Magnum. The driver, murder suspect and convicted armed robber Matthew Joseph, 24, did not comply, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2013

Slain ATF Agent Honored Postumously

U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-New York) presented the award honoring John Capuano, 51, of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobbaco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to the agent's wife on Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2013

Va. Officer In Friendly Fire Shooting On Limited Duty

A Lynchburg (Va.) Police officer who accidentally shot a fellow officer during a nighttime foot pursuit at an apartment complex has been placed on limited duty during the investigation.

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Articlesby J.D. LightfootFebruary 25, 2013

Rethinking Active Shooter Response

The threat of active shooters is on the minds of both the public and law enforcement. Now that so many people in law enforcement and the public are looking for ways to prevent active shooter attacks, it's time to rethink the way that we respond to these attacks.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2012

Colo. Officer Killed by Friendly Fire

A Lakewood (Colo.) Police officer was killed early Friday by another officer who thought he was a suspect and shot him.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2012

Friendly Fire Killed Border Patrol Agent

The U.S. Border Patrol agent killed last week in a shooting in southern Arizona apparently opened fire on two fellow agents thinking they were armed smugglers and was killed when they returned fire.

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