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NYPD Officers Under Attack: Assaults Up 41% This Year
Officers believe the shocking trend reflects a growing disrespect for police, and a building sentiment among criminals that fighting an officer will go unpunished.
October 14, 2024
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Arkansas State Trooper’s Shooting of Man Who Kicked Her Ruled Justified
Police say, the suspect wrestled the Trooper’s Taser from her hands and threw it into interstate traffic
September 19, 2024
Arkansas State Police Trooper Alexandria Duncan arrested a suspect she shot and wounded earlier this year after he reportedly grabbed her Taser and assaulted her. The shooting has been ruled justified..
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Boston Officers Sprayed with Squirt Gun, Find Real Gun After Stopping Suspect’s Vehicle
The front seat passenger stated to officers that he meant to scare them, police say. Officers advised the occupants that they had interfered with a traffic stop and requested their identifications.
August 26, 2024
Boston Police say officers recovered a real gun and a squirt gun after an officer was sprayed with liquid during a drive-by.
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Park Police Searching for Suspects Who Assaulted Officer, Damaged Federal Property During Anti-Israel Riot
The U.S. Park Police is asking for the public's help in identifying six individuals who they say took part in the incidents that unfolded around 3 p.m. on July 24.
July 31, 2024
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U.S. Park Police Officers Attacked During Pro-Hamas Riot, Union Head Says
“We were primarily alone,” the union head said. He revealed that years of “empty promises” to beef up the agency’s shoestring budget have gone unfulfilled by Congress and the Interior Department.
July 26, 2024
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New York Councilwoman Accused of Biting Police Chief During Protest
Councilwoman Susan Zhuang, 38, is charged with second and third-degree assault, resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration.
July 17, 2024
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California Agency Releases Video of Skateboard Attack on Officer That Resulted in Injury and OIS
The officer’s head injury led to him withdrawing from the pursuit. Responding officers rushed him to a fire station where he and his fellow officers mistakenly told the firefighters that he had been shot in the head.
May 31, 2024
Screen shot from Carlsbad Police video showing how a skateboard wielding suspect attacked an officer from behind.
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Suspect Attacks LAPD Officer Steals Patrol Vehicle and Crashes
An officer was working as part of a security detail downtown at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday when she was attacked by a man who jumped in the patrol SUV and took off, police said. At some point, the officer was ejected from the SUV.
May 20, 2024
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House Passes Bill That Would Deport Illegal Immigrants for Assaulting Officers
The bill passed with a 265 to 148 vote, with 54 Democrats voting with the GOP. The bill is called the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act and is led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J.
May 16, 2024
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FBI Reports 2023 Saw 10-Year High of Assaults on Officers
Agencies providing data to LEOKA reported 79,091 officers were assaulted in 2023. Most officer assaults occurred when responding to simple assaults against a non-officer (6,783 incidents), followed by drug/narcotic violations (4,879).
May 15, 2024
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California Agency Releases Video of Assault on Officer Leading to OIS
As her body-worn camera later revealed, the change in his demeanor happened as one of the officers discovered the man was hiding a gun.
May 10, 2024
A Fontana, California, police officer under attack during a February traffic stop. The suspect was shot by another officer.
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Guest Editorial: The Border Mess is Endangering Police Nationwide
More than 140,000 migrants have gotten away from the Border Patrol in less than 12 months. Some of them are very dangerous people.
April 9, 2024
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