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Missouri Officer Files Suit Against Suspect who Allegedly Struck Him Via Car

An officer with the Springfield (MO) Police Department is suing the man who is accused of deliberately crashing an SUV into him.

June 19, 2020

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Chicago Officer Shot in Knee Now Listed in Good Condition

An officer with the Chicago Police Department was shot in the knee on Monday night while attempting to apprehend an individual who was wanted for an aggravated assault with a handgun earlier this month.

June 16, 2020

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Man Accused of Setting Fire to Minnesota Police Station Apprehended in Colorado

One of the individuals suspected of setting fire to a police station in Minneapolis in late May was captured and taken into custody in Colorado over the weekend.

June 16, 2020

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Minnesota Officer Shot in Hand by Suspect Resisting Arrest

An officer with the St. Cloud (MN) Police Department was shot in the hand over the weekend while trying to arrest an armed teenage subject. However, the story told on social media sites said that police had shot a black youth, sparking public outcry.

June 15, 2020

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Off-Duty Chicago Officer Dies of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

An off-duty officer with the Chicago Police Department has died and a woman is in critical after a carbon monoxide leak earlier this week.

June 11, 2020

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Minnesota Man Charged In Arson Attack on Minneapolis Police Department

A Minnesota man is now facing charges for the arson attack on a precinct building in the aftermath of the in-custody death of George Floyd, which sparked violent riots across the country.

June 9, 2020

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Missouri Officer Struck by Vehicle, Suspect Shot and Now in Custody

Officer Mark Priebe—a 21-year veteran of the Springfield Police Department—was struck by a car in the parking lot outside police headquarters Tuesday morning.

June 9, 2020

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Off-Duty Chicago Officer Shot, Wounded in Possible Ambush Attack

An off-duty officer with the Chicago Police Department was shot in the leg early Tuesday but is expected to fully recover.

June 9, 2020

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Chicago Officer Saved by Ballistic Vest in Shooting

An officer with the Chicago Police Department is alive and recovering from non-life-threatening injuries after he was struck by gunfire that was stopped by his ballistic vest.

June 8, 2020

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Elected Leaders in Minneapolis and Other Cities Call for "Defunding Police"

In the wake of the in-custody death of George Floyd—as well as the deaths of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery in recent weeks—some lawmakers are seeking to disband the police departments in their cities.

June 8, 2020

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Man Charged with Murder in Killing of Retired Missouri Officer

A man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of retired St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department captain David Dorn, who was killed while protecting a friend's pawn shop from looters last week.

June 8, 2020

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Minneapolis City Council Members Want to "Dismantle" Police Department

Two Minneapolis City Council members have tweeted this week that they're looking to make serious changes to, or possibly eliminate, the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd's death last week.

June 5, 2020