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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2021

Texas Legislature Passes Bills to Prevent Defunding of Police

Senate Bill 23 would require Texas counties with more than 1 million people — there are six that qualify, including Travis County — to hold an election before being able to cut police funding.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2021

Louisiana Detective Dies Five Years After Being Shot Serving Warrant

Detective Stephen C. Arnold had undergone several surgeries at University Hospital and been under intense medical care since being shot five times, once in the neck. He remained in a coma until succumbing to his wounds on May 23.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2021

Interim Detroit Police Chief is Trained Mental Health Counselor, Civil Rights Leader

At the news conference Monday, James White remarked about his training as a licensed mental health counselor and plans to seek grant funding for counseling services for Detroit police officers at each precinct.

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Articlesby Doug WyllieMay 19, 2021

Detecting Drugged Driving

The legalization of marijuana has led to a major increase in drugged driving, which means police need new tools like Abbott Labs’ SoToxa to detect impairment.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2021

Officer Tells Minneapolis Reporter Why He Left the Force

Officer Steve Dykstra says even before the George Floyd incident, he saw warning signs, including a change in the pursuit policy, on who police could chase, and when.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2021

Minneapolis Owes $35 Million in Worker's Comp to Officers Physically and Mentally Injured in Riots

Some of those injuries are physical, while others are mental, including post-traumatic stress following the police killing of George Floyd, the rioting, and torching of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2021

Judge Restricts LAPD Use of Less-Lethal Launchers During Demonstrations

In her order granting Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles's request for a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall noted an increase in reports of LAPD officers pushing, striking and firing less-lethal weapons on crowds of protesters, including media covering demonstrations, without a dispersal order being given.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2021

2 Texas Deputies Shot and Killed, Suspect in Custody

The incident reportedly began with a traffic stop. The driver fled and after a short foot pursuit the suspect stopped at his nearby home where shots were fired and the deputies apparently were fatally wounded.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2021

Virtual Candlelight Vigil for Fallen Officers to be Held on YouTube Thursday

This year’s virtual Candlelight Vigil will honor the 394 fallen officers whose names will be engraved onto the Memorial this year. Due to increased officer fatalities during the COVID-19 pandemic, NLEOMF said it has expanded the Memorial sooner than anticipated.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2021

President Biden Praises, Criticizes Officers in Police Week Proclamation

The proclamation included some talking points from the anti-police movement. "This year, we also recognize that in many of our communities, especially Black and brown communities, there is a deep sense of distrust towards law enforcement; a distrust that has been exacerbated by the recent deaths of several Black and brown people at the hands of law enforcement."

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