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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2015

Video: Phoenix Officer Creates Superhero Event to Empower Abused Children

“These children are superheroes to us when they come here and tell us what’s happened in their lives. The abuse that they have undertaken, the things that are happening to them, it takes a lot for them to do that,” Sean Reavie, Phoenix Police detective and event organizer, said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2015

Video: Raleigh Police Officer Talks Man Off Bridge and Hugs Him

Just after 7 p.m. police got a call about a man who was hanging over the edge of a bridge. Officer Dan Hicks reached out to the man and developed a rapport with him.

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Videosby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2015

Raleigh Police Officer Talks Man Off Bridge and Hugs Him

The man agreed to come off the bridge. That's when Officer Hicks hugged the man for quite some time, then walked the man back to a car. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2015

Illinois Officer Lauded for Kindness to Mentally Disabled Woman

The Bloomingdale Police Department responded to a call where a 21-year-old mentally disabled woman had wandered away from her home. Officers found her walking along the roadway, adding that she was "visibly scared and upset and would not come with the police."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2015

Florida Officer's Act of Kindness for Homeless Man Goes Viral

Earlier this month, a citizen posted photos on Facebook of Ocala (Fla.) PD Sgt. Erica Hay buying breakfast for a homeless man and sitting down to eat and talk with him. The photos of this kind act went viral.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2015

Black Police Chief Assists Man in Neo-Nazi Apparel at South Carolina Klan Rally

It was the powerful image of a black police officer assisting a man wearing a black T-shirt bearing a swastika and struggling in the heat that resonated online.

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Videosby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2015

Minnesota Officer Spends Last Day on the Job Handing Out Gifts to People He Served

So after 14 years serving the city as a police officer, Peters spent his last day doing just that. Using his own money, Peters, who lives in Andover, said he purchased five gift cards from Target and five gift cards from the grocery chain Cub Foods worth $50 each and handed them out to strangers in Brooklyn Center. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2015

Video: Minnesota Officer Spends Last Day on the Job Handing Out Gifts to People He Served

So after 14 years serving the city as a police officer, Peters spent his last day doing just that. Using his own money, Peters, who lives in Andover, Minnesota, said he purchased five gift cards from Target and five gift cards from the grocery chain Cub Foods worth $50 each and handed them out to strangers in Brooklyn Center.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2015

Kansas Officer Buys Baby Supplies for Woman Caught Stealing at Walmart

He noticed [what she stole] were necessities like diapers, shoes for the kids, some clothing," Roeland Park public information officer John Demoss told ABC News. "He asked her what the situation was, and she broke down crying."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2015

Minnesota Officer Working to Ensure Safer Encounters Between Police and Autistic People

Zink, 45, recently created the Cop Autism Response Education (CARE) Project, as part of a groundbreaking effort to ensure that police calls involving people with autism end safely. His first priority has been getting to know St. Paul families with autistic children and explaining how police respond to domestic violence calls — a not uncommon scenario involving those with an autism spectrum disorder. His second is helping police find quieter and gentler ways to defuse those calls.

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