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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 22, 2018

Minnesota Police Shoot, Kill Reportedly Suicidal Knife-Wielding Man

Officers from Stillwater, Bayport, and Oak Park Heights all responded to the incident, finding the man carrying the knife. One officer deployed a TASER, then another opened fire with a sidearm.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2018

Ax-Wielding Man Accused of Causing OIS in Texas

Officers with the Laredo (TX) Police Department responded to calls of a man wielding an ax in a threatening manner, arriving at the scene to find a man fitting that description.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 13, 2018

California Officer Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Former Police Captain

A veteran FTO and his rookie partner arrived to the scene and quickly discovered a pool of blood on the floor and a man with a knife with a 12-inch blade coming at them, according to the Fresno Bee.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2018

New York Man Found Guilty of Attacking Off-Duty Officer with Meat Cleaver

A New York man has been convicted for trying to kill a cop with a meat cleaver in 2016. Akram Joudeh, 34, became enraged when he found an immobilization boot on the wheel of his Nissan Altima near Penn Station in Midtown.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2018

Video: Tennessee Deputy Cleared After Fatally Shooting Ax-Wielding Man

A Blount County, TN, deputy who fatally shot a Greenback man after he advanced on the officer with an ax has been cleared and was scheduled to return to his duties, according to the sheriff's office.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2018

Texas Officers Shoot, Wound Man Who Threatened them with Edged Weapon

A sergeant with the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department shot an assailant armed with an edged weapon who threatened him and two other officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2018

Georgia Chief Defends TASER Use on 87-Year-Old Knife-Wielding Woman

Chatsworth Police Chief Josh Etheridge defends his officer's deployment of a TASER on an 87-year-old woman because she refused to comply with commands to put down a knife she was holding near the property of the local Boys and Girls Club.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

Video: LAPD Releases Footage of Officers Shooting Knife Wielding Man After Ineffective Less-Lethal Deployment

A man suspected of stabbing his wife withstood beanbag rounds, a TASER deployment, and numerous gunshots but kept coming at officers, according to body camera footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

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Videosby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

LAPD Releases Footage of Officers Shooting Knife Wielding Man After Ineffective Less-Lethal Deployment

A man suspected of stabbing his wife withstood beanbag rounds, a TASER deployment, and numerous gunshots but kept coming at officers, according to body camera footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). More here.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2018

Florida Officers Attacked by Knife-Wielding Man in Wheelchair, Police Say

Officer Edgardo Cruz deployed his taser and at the end of the cycle, Mejia reportedly picked the knife back up and threw it directly at Officer Cruz causing a laceration on his hand as he deflected the weapon.

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