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Videosby Staff WriterApril 16, 2018

Footage Shows Utah Officers Burned Saving Suicidal Man

Four Kaysville, UT, police officers who were burned while rescuing a suicidal man who set himself on fire inside a gas station are speaking about the experience. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2018

4 Utah Officers Burned in Man's Suicide Attempt

The officers jumped in to try to save the man and were burned in the process. They tried to restrain the man and take a lighter that was in his hand, but he lit the gasoline with the lighter, injuring himself and the four officers, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2018

California Jail Inmate Paid $5.9 Million Over Injuries Caused by Suicide Attempt

"An inmate in the day room told deputies that inmate Garza was standing on his desk in his cell, falling backwards and hitting his head," an action he repeated four to six times, the summary stated.

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Inside the Badge by Ron MartinelliFebruary 16, 2018

Active Shooters, Gun Control, and Mental Health

If we are truly serious about reducing active shooter deaths, we must stop the political posturing and the self-serving, useless rhetoric and commit ourselves to the many viable solutions that are out there. We owe it to our children to find a way.

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Videosby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2017

Oklahoma Officer Faces Murder Charge Over Shooting of Suicidal Suspect

One officer deployed a less lethal bean bag shotgun, striking Pigeon in the left hip, police reported. Sweeney discharged his firearm, striking Pigeon multiple times, according to police. The man died at the scene. More Here. [Incident Begins at about 3 Minutes on Video]

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2017

Video: Oklahoma Officer Faces Murder Charge Over Shooting of Suicidal Suspect

One officer deployed a less lethal bean bag shotgun, striking Pigeon in the left hip, police reported. Sweeney discharged his firearm, striking Pigeon multiple times, according to police. The man died at the scene.

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Articlesby Ken WallentineOctober 16, 2017

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

If you respond to a call involving a suicidal person who's not endangering anyone else, it might be best to not intervene.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2017

4 Florida Officers Shot, 1 Killed

One police officer was killed and three wounded in nighttime shootings in two Florida cities where the officers were responding to suspected drug activity and reports of a suicide attempt, police said Saturday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2017

Jury Awards WI Family $7 Million Over Fatal Police Shooting of Suicidal Woman

A jury found two Madison, WI, police officers used "unreasonable force" when they shot and killed a 26-year-old woman who was pointing a gun at her head during a 2014 incident. The jury also awarded her family $7 million in damages following the Thursday verdict.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2017

Georgia Officers Prevent Girl from Committing Suicide Live on Facebook

On Tuesday, police in Bibb County, Georgia, were able to stop another suicide from unfolding publicly on the Internet.

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