Tag: The Midwest: Page 12

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Indianapolis Officer Shot, Killed at Domestic

Officer Breann Leath, 24, and two other officers responding to a domestic disturbance call shortly before 3 p.m. approached an apartment, and shots were fired "through the structure," IMPD Chief Randal Taylor said.

April 9, 2020

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Illinois Officer Seen Changing Stranded Motorist's Tire

An officer with the Buffalo Grove (IL) Police Department was recently seen in an image posted to social media helping a stranded motorist change the tire on her vehicle.

April 9, 2020

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Missouri Officers Infected by COVID-19 or Quarantined to Receive Workers' Compensation

Anna Hui, director of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, said it would have been difficult without the emergency directive given to the department from Gov. Mike Parson for first responders to have otherwise proven an infection was the result of their professional duties.

April 8, 2020

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Despite Social Distancing 21 shot, 7 killed Tuesday in Chicago

Seven people were killed and 14 more were wounded Tuesday in shootings across Chicago, making it the most violent day of 2020 so far as temperatures reached summer-like levels for the first time this year.

April 8, 2020

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Off-Duty Missouri Officer Accidentally Shoots Neighbor

Police in Kansas City, MO, are investigating a shooting involving an off-duty officer who told investigators he shot his neighbor with an accidental discharge.

April 6, 2020

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Former Dallas Chief Named Chicago's New Top Cop

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday that she selected Dallas' former police chief, David Brown, to be Chicago's next police superintendent.

April 3, 2020

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Chicago Police Officer Dies of COVID-19

A veteran officer with the Chicago Police Department has reportedly died from Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

April 2, 2020

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Cincinnati Officer Tests Positive for COVID-19

An officer with the Cincinnati Police Department has tested positive for the Coronavirus—the third officer with the agency to be diagnosed with COVID-19.

April 2, 2020

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3 Finalists for Chicago Police Chief Position Identified

The names on the board’s list given to Mayor Lori Lightfoot for consideration are Ernest Cato, a CPD deputy chief; Kristen Ziman, chief of police in Aurora, IL; and David Brown, former Dallas police chief.

April 1, 2020

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Wisconsin Officer Stabbed in Station Parking Lot

An Appleton, WI, police officer was stabbed and another was cut early Tuesday in what the Appleton Police Department is calling an ambush attack in the station's parking lot.

March 31, 2020

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How COVID-19 Hit the Detroit Police Department

That Friday morning, the department's 9th Precinct hosted Police and Pancakes, a community event that drew about 100 people — police officers, high school students and community leaders.

March 30, 2020

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Michigan Sheriff's Commander Dies of Coronavirus

Cmdr. Donafay Collins died after being hospitalized for nearly two weeks, Sheriff Benny Napoleon said Wednesday evening. Collins had underlying medical conditions.

March 26, 2020