Tag: Officer Injured: Page 12

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TX Church Group Rushes to Aid of Officer Hit by Stolen Vehicle

Some Living Word Harvest churchgoers were nearby, hosting a Labor Day barbecue in the park. Pastor Lawrance Garcia says he heard a gunshot, and rushed to check if Officer Larry Barnhill was okay.

September 8, 2022

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CO Deputy Stops Wrong-Way Driver with Patrol Vehicle

Lincoln County Deputy Michael "Mike" Hutton positioned his patrol cruiser in the path of the wrong-way driver.

September 6, 2022

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PA Cop Shot When Intoxicated Man Falls to Ground and Gun Discharges

As the subject fell to the ground a final time, a weapon that he had in his possession discharged striking the officer.

September 5, 2022

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GA Deputy Stabbed Multiple Times by Jail Detainee

A Georgia deputy is recovering after being stabbed multiple time by a detainee at the Fulton County Jail early Monday morning.

September 5, 2022

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FOP Reports 234 Officers Shot Through End of August

The National Fraternal Order of Police reports that at the end of August, there have been 234 officers shot so far in 2022, 45 of whom were killed by gunfire. That is a 6% increase in numbers of officers shot from 2021 year-to-date (YTD) and a 7% increase over 2020 YTD.

September 2, 2022

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TX Officers Wounded in Shotgun Ambush

The shotgun blast struck the officer sitting in the driver-side seat in the head. The officer on the passenger side returned fire, striking the subject.

September 2, 2022

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VA Officer Shot While Approaching Suspicious Vehicles

A Norfolk, VA, police is recovering after being shot Wednesday night as he approached two suspicious vehicles. Police report the injury to the officer is not life threatening.

September 1, 2022

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Florida Officers Seriously Injured in Pursuit Crash

According to the Haines City Police Department, Officers Jose Ramirez and Gedrick Vargas were conducting a traffic stop Saturday around 5:20 p.m. when 19-year-old Robert Lee Smith III pointed a rifle at the officers and fled the scene in a black Toyota.

August 29, 2022

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WA Deputy Injured in Head-On Crash with DUI Suspect

Washington State Patrol trooper Jacob Kennett wrote on Twitter that the deputy sustained a critical hand injury and "possible additional injuries."

August 25, 2022

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TN Police Say Quick Action of Officer Saved Fellow Cop from More Serious Injury

“If not for the quick action taken by Officer Burroughs, it is very likely that Officer Harris would have been severely injured."

August 22, 2022

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LA Officer Injured When Dragged by Vehicle

A Louisiana police officer is in critical but stable condition after being dragged by a fleeing vehicle for about 100 feet early Sunday morning.

August 15, 2022

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Learning from Allegations of Misconduct by Massachusetts Academy Trainers

Every possible effort must be made to guard against any and all manner of malpractice by the people charged with training the next generation of law enforcement officers.

August 5, 2022