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Man Gets 50 Years in Prison for Shooting Louisiana Sergeant

A man who shot a Jennings, LA, police officer in 2014 was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison.

August 18, 2016

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LA Officer Struck by Vehicle Last Week Succumbs to Injuries

A Fenton, LA, police officer hit by a car during a traffic stop last Sunday has died. Officer Shannon Brown died Saturday morning.

August 14, 2016

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You Can’t Lead from Behind

President Obama needs to get out from behind the podium and talk to officers and the people they serve.

August 12, 2016

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Enough is Enough

Mixed messages about the slaughter of officers are to be expected from anti-police groups, but the most confounding statements regarding these attacks have come from the President of the United States.

August 11, 2016

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Deputy Wounded in Baton Rouge Ambush Off Breathing Machine

An East Baton Rouge Parish deputy who was in critical condition after being shot by a gunman in a July ambush on police officers is now breathing on his own.

August 9, 2016

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Video: Company Donates Custom Caskets to Families of the 3 Slain Baton Rouge Officers

A Texas company is donating custom caskets for three officers who were killed in Baton Rouge by a man targeting police.

July 22, 2016

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Thousands Attend Funeral for Slain Baton Rouge Officer

Thousands of people, including officers from agencies nationwide, attended the funeral service for Officer Matthew Gerald, 41, of the Baton Rouge Police Department, at Healing Place Church on Friday. It started around 11 a.m. and ended just before 1 p.m.

July 22, 2016

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Stress, Trauma, and Grief Weighing On Baton Rouge Officers

The Sterling protests put the entire department on extended hours. The 3rd district’s six shifts were compressed into four. Two shifts manned the protests. The other two stayed on patrol, facing 12-hour days that ended up being 18- to 19-hour ones.

July 21, 2016

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Unconscious, Critically Wounded Baton Rouge Deputy Reportedly Squeezes Loved One's Hand

A sheriff’s deputy who has been unconscious since being shot by the Baton Rouge cop killer on Sunday squeezed the hand of a family member when she told him: “We need you.”

July 21, 2016

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Baton Rouge Police Killer was Sovereign Citizen

Court documents in Kansas City show Long, who changed his name to Cosmo Ausar Setepenra, claimed his nationality as United Washitaw de Dugdahmoundyah Mu'ur. The Washitaw, sometimes spelled Washitah, believe their ancestors were original inhabitants of the New World, who they say were black Africans.

July 19, 2016

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Baltimore Police Now Requiring Two Officers to Respond to Every Call

Following the fatal shooting of three police officers in Baton Rouge, LA, the Baltimore Police Department is requiring - effective immediately – that two officers respond to every call for service in the city.

July 18, 2016

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Video: The Stories of the 3 Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Ambush Attack

Sunday morning, three police officers were killed in an ambush attack in Baton Rouge, LA. Two Baton Rouge Police Department officers have been identified as Montrell Jackson, 32, and Matthew Gerald, 41. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputy has been identified as Brad Garafola, 45.

July 18, 2016