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Felix opened fire on Oct. 8, 2016, when officers were dispatched to his house in response to a domestic dispute. He fired 21 shots at officers, killing two and injuring several others. Felix was arrested over 12 hours later when SWAT fired teargas into the home where he barricaded himself.
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The six arrests, which were made as part of "Operation Colombian Cargo," are part of a broader federal indictment that includes a total of 25 defendants.
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POLICE has covered lessons learned, weapons of mass destruction, and capital punishment.
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The California state assembly has unanimously passed a piece of proposed legislation that would change the justification for police to use deadly force from the U.S. Supreme Court's "reasonable" to "necessary."
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An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is being treated for typhoid fever, a bacterial disease that can spread through contaminated food or beverage.
Read More →Ronnie Ruben Kaplan Jr. became the subject of an investigation after police traced the source of the laser to a home.
Read More →If the bill becomes law, police agencies would have to adhere to statewide requirements that officers be instructed in ways to de-escalate confrontations. Officers would also be required to receive training in dealing with individuals who are homeless, mentally ill, in distress, or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Read More →The 2018 use-of-force report shows a second year of rising attacks on officers. That year, officers were attacked 784 times, a 6-percent increase over 2017 when there were 741 attacks on officers. In 2016, there were about 590 such attacks.
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Officers with the Stockton (CA) Police Department were called to a local high school to deal with a rowdy student who had been fighting with other students on Friday. When they arrived and attempted to effect an arrest, another student hurled a garbage can at them.
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The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released a video from a dramatic police shootout last month that shows a bystander suddenly opening fire on police.
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