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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2018

Florida Officer Collapses and Dies During Training

Officer Thomas Coulter and 23 other new police officers were doing what the chief described as “very light" physical training last Monday when Coulter collapsed. The trainees had just started a session of jogging and doing pushups around 8 a.m. when Coulter collapsed.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2018

Police Believe Man who Opened Fire at Trump Resort Planned to Ambush Responders

Investigators late Friday were still trying to unravel the motivations of Oddi, a 42-year-old fitness junkie and businessman who appeared to become unhinged while attacking the Trump National Doral Miami resort.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2018

Video: Florida Officer Killed in Patrol Car Accident on Rain-Slicked Highway

Sheriff Mike Williams said the officer was responding to a traffic crash on rain-slicked I-295 at 4:30 a.m., when the officer hit a tree.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2018

Video: Florida Major Who Lost Both Legs Walks at Daughter's Graduation

Nearly a year after a life-altering motorcycle crash, Miami-Dade police Maj. Ricky Carter fulfilled a promise he made to his daughter by walking during her college graduation on his brand-new prosthetic legs.

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Videosby Staff WriterMay 7, 2018

Florida Major Who Lost Both Legs Walks at Daughter's Graduation

Nearly a year after a life-altering motorcycle crash, Miami-Dade police Maj. Ricky Carter walked during his daughter's college graduation on his brand-new prosthetic legs. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2018

Florida Deputy Shot, Killed While Responding to Dispute Over Cat

Deputy William Gentry, 40, was airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital in critical condition, but later died of his injuries.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2018

Father of Parkland School Shooting Victim Sues Former SRO

Meadow Pollack was one of 17 students and educators killed Feb. 14 in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Now her father is suing the man who was the school resource officer there for wrongful death.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 30, 2018

How the Response by Broward Deputies Went Wrong at Parkland High School

Some deputies appear not to have followed active shooter training — which they hadn’t received since 2016. And agencies didn’t share crucial information that could have led to a faster response.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2018

Deputies' Union Votes No Confidence in Broward County Sheriff

“He fails to listen to the people, he fails to listen to the leadership,” said Jeff Bell, president of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association. “Amazing leadership starts from the top, and there is no amazing leadership here. We are a ship out at sea with no power — adrift.”

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2018

Broward County Deputies Hold "No Confidence" Vote on Sheriff Israel

Bell said Israel has refused to take responsibility for the disastrous performance at the school, where several deputies stayed outside or took cover behind cars, unsure of where the gunfire was coming from. “The sheriff still blames one person,” Bell said, referring to former school resource officer Scot Peterson. “As an agency we’ve not taken any responsibility for this.”

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