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Utah K-9 Shot in Face Expected to Recover

K-9 Mik with the Roy City (UT) Police Department was shot in the face but is expected to fully recover.

August 11, 2020

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Utah K-9 Retires, Receives Giant Steak at Sendoff Ceremony

K-9 Paige with the Hurricane City (UT) Police Department has bid farewell to two-legged colleagues at the department during a sendoff celebration at which she was given a large steak instead of cake.

August 11, 2020

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Oprah Buys Billboard Ads Demanding Arrest of Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting

Winfrey’s billboards, which began going up on Thursday and are scheduled to all be in place by Monday, read: “Demand that the police involved in killing Breonna Taylor be arrested and charged. Visit UntilFreedom.com.”

August 7, 2020

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Texas Bicycle Shop Cancels Massive Contract with Police Department

During protests over the in-custody death of George Floyd in May, officers in Austin (TX) have used bicycles to block people in the crowd from getting onto roadways, and now the bike shop that had the contract to supply and service those bicycles has cancelled its contract with the department.

August 7, 2020

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Removing Officers from Schools is a Bad Idea

Activists want SROs out of schools and that could lead to really dangerous outcomes for some students.

August 3, 2020

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Vice President Stops to Aid Injured Motorcade Officers

The city police said in a statement that the vice president got off the bus he was traveling in “to tend to the officers personally; a gesture that was greatly appreciated by the officers themselves, and by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.”

July 31, 2020

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Massachusetts Department Receives Donation of Protective Vests for K-9s

The Springfield (MA) Police Department has received a generous donation from a non-profit organization of ballistic-resistant and stab-resistant protective vests for a dog in the agency's K-9 unit.

July 31, 2020

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DHS, Governor Reach Agreement to Withdraw Federal Officers from Portland Riot Response

“That plan includes the robust presence of Oregon State Police in downtown Portland,” Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said. “State and local law enforcement will begin securing properties and streets, especially those surrounding federal properties, that have been under nightly attack for the past two months."

July 29, 2020

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A Look at Both Sides of Portland Riots

The Federal Protective Service, U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were tired and frustrated. They didn’t want to confront the crowd; they just wanted to go home.

July 28, 2020

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Missouri Department Mourns Loss of Beloved K-9 Due to Illness

Officers with the Cape Girardeau (MO) Police Department formed a line outside a local pet hospital to say goodbye to a K-9 that had been diagnosed with a fatal illness and was to be euthanized.

July 28, 2020

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At Least 3 Federal Officers Working Portland Riots May Lose Vision from Lasers

“When officers responded to put out these fires, glass bottles were thrown and lasers – which can cause permanent blindness – were shined in their eyes,” Federal Protective Service (FPS) Deputy Director of Operations Richard “Kriss” Cline said. “We have three officers who currently have eye injuries and they may not recover sight in those eyes from those laser attacks.”

July 24, 2020

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Teenager Rescues Alabama Officer from Lake After Patrol Boat Sinks

Grady McClendon pulled a Tuscaloosa police officer to safety after the officer's patrol boat was pulled under water.

July 24, 2020