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Police Week Vigil Honors Sacrifice of Fallen Officers

This year's National Police Week's candlelight vigil paid homage to the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2011 and as far back as 1852.

May 12, 2012

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National Police Week's Candlelight Vigil Honors Fallen Officers

The names of 362 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty will be formally dedicated on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the 24th annual candlelight vigil on May 13.

May 4, 2012

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Murdered N.H. Chief Saved Officer's Life

Greenland (N.H.) Police Chief Mike Maloney dragged a wounded officer to safety before he was fatally shot during a drug raid earlier this month.

April 22, 2012

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Thousands Attend Utah Officer's Funeral

A Utah police officer killed in a gunbattle last week with a suspected pot grower was buried in a tearful ceremony Wednesday that included a 21-gun salute, the release of about a dozen white doves and a statewide broadcast of a police dispatcher's final radio callout.

January 11, 2012

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Slain Park Ranger Remembered for Devotion To Family

As a National Park Service ranger, Margaret Anderson was adept at pointing out the best hiking trails on Mount Rainier, rescuing lost hikers, bandaging damaged limbs, putting out fires, and taking scofflaws into custody.

January 11, 2012

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Thousands Mourn Murdered Fla. Officer

Nearly 5,000 well-wishers filled Victory Church in Lakeland, Fla., to mourn the loss of fallen officer Arnulfo Crispin. During the service, friends and family honored the 25-year-old Crispin as a man who was quiet yet dedicated to police work.

December 28, 2011

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Fla. Officer Succumbs to Wounds

A central Florida police officer who was shot in the head while searching a suspect "will not and cannot recover" from his injuries, Lakeland Police Chief Lisa Womack said during a press conference.

December 21, 2011

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Slain N.C. Deputy Remembered As 'Good Guy' Lawman

Mourners filled a college auditorium to honor Moore County (N.C.) Sheriff's Deputy Rick Rhyne as a dedicated, professional who made an impression even on those he arrested.

December 13, 2011

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Texas Officer's Research Leads to Honors for Oregon Deputy Killed in 1880s by Lynch Mob

Seventeen years after retiring from the Dallas County Sheriff's Department in Texas, Terry Baker handles cases colder than any he saw during his 39-year career.

December 11, 2011

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Radical Church to Picket Va. Tech Officer's Funeral

Six members of the WBC will be picketing, according to Fred Phelps Jr., son of WBC pastor Fred Phelps Sr. "The law enforcement across this nation has for years refused to do their duty and protect the people," Phelps Jr. said. "There is a price to be paid when you do that to God."

December 11, 2011

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Thousands Attend Fallen Va. Tech Officer's Funeral

Thousands of police officers and sheriff's deputies from New York to Kentucky came to Virginia Tech's Cassell Coliseum this afternoon to honor the memory of Deriek Crouse, the first Tech officer killed in the line of duty.

December 11, 2011

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The Potential Hazards of Project Blue Light

When you see police union stickers doing double-duty as "Break Window Here" decals and non-cops getting physically assaulted for wearing cop-related attire, you have to wonder if a Project Blue Light display of respect couldn't come back to bite us and our loved ones.

December 5, 2011