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Suspect Threatens Trooper with Voodoo Curse After Racist Rant

A drunk-driving suspect unleashed a racist tirade and threatened a Massachusetts trooper with a voodoo curse after allegedly running a newspaper delivery truck off the road on Monday.

August 7, 2013

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Former Minn. Officer Testifies About Attack

A former St. Paul (Minn.) Police officer testified that she suffered severe injuries from an attack by a bipolar man three years ago that ended her law enforcement career.

July 25, 2013

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Tenn. Agencies Play The Blame Game After Shooting

Athens (Tenn.) Police say an officer did his job when he told a local jailer that Robert Marshall needed a mental evaluation after he was found with a pistol and prescription pills in his truck and threatened to kill himself and his wife.

July 15, 2013

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Video: Cop Uses Deadly Force on Child Hostage Taker

Midwest City (Okla.) Police Chief Brandon Clabes praised the officer who saved a child by using deadly force on the man who took her hostage in a Wal-Mart in mid-June.

June 30, 2013

Weapons

Feds: Sheriff's Killer Lied To Purchase Gun

The man accused of gunning down Mingo County (W.Va.) Sheriff Eugene Crum while he ate lunch in his cruiser lied about his history of mental illness to obtain firearms on five separate occasions.

June 26, 2013

Special Units

Ind. Deputy Wounded, K-9 Killed In Standoff

Two Indiana State Police SWAT teams ended a 10-hour standoff late Monday with an emotionally disturbed former firefighter, who surrendered after wounding a deputy and killing a police dog.

June 24, 2013

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Video: Tenn. Officers Disciplined for Rough Arrest

Three Knoxville (Tenn.) Police Department officers resigned and four others face disciplinary measures stemming from the rough arrest of a mentally ill homeless man in February.

June 11, 2013

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EMT Tackles Gunman, Saves NYPD Cop

A New York City EMT is being hailed as a hero for wrestling a gun away from a crazed man who had grabbed it from an NYPD officer and shot the officer's partner in front of a Harlem hospital.

June 9, 2013

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Judge Accepts Insanity Plea from James Holmes

A judge on Tuesday allowed Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, ordered him to undergo a psychiatric examination and said authorities can inspect a notebook he sent to his psychiatrist.

June 3, 2013

Weapons

Illegal Gun Owners Would Be Reported To NICS Under La. Bill

Louisiana legislators approved a bill requiring information about residents banned from possessing a firearm be reported to the federal system accessed for background checks.

May 29, 2013

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Mass. Cop Slasher Gets 24-26 Years

A remorseless defendant who nearly killed a Danvers (Mass.) Police patrolman in a knife attack was sentenced to 24 to 26 years in state prison by a judge who called him "a menace to society."

May 9, 2013

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Colo. Theater Shooter Wants Insanity Plea

James Holmes wants to plead not guilty by reason of insanity to the killing of 12 people and the injuring of 70 others in the Aurora movie theater attack. Holmes would need the judge's permission to change his plea.

May 8, 2013