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Seattle Man Gets 5 Years for Hitting Officer with Baseball Bat, Arson During Riot

The officer added, “My head almost got taken off that night. That impact that night, I did not feel the repercussions that I’m going to have to live through…I don’t know how much worse my headaches might get when I get older.”

March 14, 2022

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Phoenix Officers Injured in Ambush on Vehicle, Both Expected to Recover

The incident began when two officers were trying to conduct a traffic stop in the area. The driver took off but was later found by officers who attempted to stop the car again. As they were driving along, someone standing on the side of the road opened fire and hit the patrol vehicle multiple times.

March 14, 2022

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PA Officer Not Expected to Recover from Brain Injury Caused by Bee Sting

Officer Ryan Allen suffered a heart attack and then a serious brain injury after he was stung by a bee on October 14, 2021.

March 8, 2022

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FL Trooper Seriously Injured in Truck Crash

FHP says a 40-year-old man was driving a truck eastbound on I-10 around 11:30 am. when he swerved off the roadway, sideswiping both the patrol car and the SUV.

March 1, 2022

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Report: LAPD Ignored Bomb Tech's Warning Before Fireworks Explosion

“Based on my experience and everything, I said, uh, this is too much to do one shot, we’re gonna break them up, right?” the technician recalled saying to a colleague.

February 28, 2022

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Ohio Trooper Struck by Vehicle, Seriously Injured at Wreck Scene

The tow truck was forced into the two cars that wrecked earlier in the evening, as well as the U-Haul vehicle and the trooper.

February 25, 2022

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2 TX Officers Injured in Semi-Truck Crash That Crushed Patrol Vehicle

"Fortunately, they were both inside their vehicles, and their vehicles protected them," said Northlake Police Chief Robert Crawford. "If they’d been outside of the vehicles, I don’t think we’d have our officers here with us today."

February 25, 2022

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MA Trooper Injured When Struck by Impaired Driver

“Our thoughts this morning are with our trooper, his wife, his young children and their family. This incident yet again reminds us of the dangers our members face daily while serving the Commonwealth. Our message to the public this morning is simple. Drive sober - there is no excuse,” the association statement said.

February 23, 2022

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4 PA State Troopers Injured During Pursuit

Four Pennsylvania state troopers were hurt Monday night when they were involved in a crash during a vehicle pursuit in Franklin County.

February 22, 2022

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2 MO Officers Struck by Vehicle Share Story of Recovery, Bonds of Brotherhood

“Every day I call him. He’s more than a partner, more than a trainee. He’s a brother to me now,” Hayes said. “We share a day together that no one else is going to share with us. Jan. 24, around 6:30 p.m., is basically our alive day. It could have ended for either of us.”

February 22, 2022

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California Officer Killed in Offshore Helicopter Crash

Officer Nicholas Vella, 44, was killed in the crash. The second officer, who has not been identified by authorities, was released from the hospital Sunday.

February 21, 2022

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Utah Trooper Uses Patrol Vehicle to Stop Wrong-Way Driver

Trooper Devin Henson located the vehicle. The SUV attempted to swerve around Henson's patrol car. "The front of the trooper’s car made contact with the driver’s side of the SUV where it was stopped in the HOV and #1 lane," DPS said.

February 21, 2022