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City Council Cuts LAPD Hiring, Force to Fall Below 10K Sworn
Faced with a grim budget outlook and deluged by demands for reductions in police spending, the council voted 12 to 2 to take the Los Angeles Police Department down to 9,757 officers by next summer — a level of staffing not seen in the city since 2008.
July 1, 2020
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Seattle Businesses Hired Private Police for Protection in Lawless CHOP Zone
On Monday morning some protesters and a Fox News reporter got into a shouting match, which was broken up by black-clad, gun-toting men who appeared to be officers. One’s vest read, “Public Safety Officer.” The other read: “Iconic Global Officer.”
July 1, 2020
A security team from Iconic Global at a Seattle business. (Photo: Iconic Global/Facebook)
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Seattle Police Clear Out Occupied Zone, Arrest 31
Officers gave the order to disperse the area at 5 a.m. and gave protestors eight minutes to comply, informing them they could safely exit the region to the south.
July 1, 2020
Seattle police cleared out the CHOP zone early Wednesday morning. (Photo: KOMO News Screen Shot)
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Washington Police Rescue Woman from River
Officers with the Aberdeen Police Department rescued a woman from rushing rapids in a river on Sunday morning.
June 30, 2020
The officer who pulled the woman out of the river was pictured in a Facebook post but not named. The agency said that the officer 'wanted no personal attention for the team effort.'
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California Officer Arrested for Allegedly Stalking City Employee
An officer with the Oakland (CA) Police Department has been arrested for allegedly stalking a city employee while making harassing phone calls and threats.
June 30, 2020
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2 Tulsa Officers Critically Wounded at Traffic Stop, Suspect in Custody
An hours-long manhunt ended in Tulsa after two officers were shot by a man during a traffic stop early Monday morning.
June 29, 2020
An hours-long manhunt ended in Tulsa after two officers were shot by a man during a traffic stop early Monday morning.
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California Cadet Dies After Suffering Medical Emergency in Training
A cadet training to become a deputy with the Santa Clara (CA) Sheriff's Office collapsed during training on Tuesday and later died at a nearby hospital.
June 26, 2020
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Arizona Police Chief Offers Resignation Following In-Custody Death
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus offered his resignation during a press conference on Wednesday, during which video footage was shown of an incident in April that led to the in-custody death of a man named Carlos Ingram Lopez.
June 26, 2020
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Montana Officer Wounded in Armed Confrontation Expected to be OK
An officer with the Billings (MT) Police Department reportedly suffered minor injuries in an incident early Thursday during which a subject drew and fired a gun. The officer was not struck by gunfire but did suffer injuries later described by an agency spokesperson as non-life-threatening.
June 25, 2020
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California Officer Uses Narcan to Save Life of Overdose Victim
An officer with the Santa Barbara Police Department saved a life Monday afternoon after discovering a 32-year-old subject not breathing.
June 24, 2020
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Video: Arizona Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Subject Threatening Her
An officer with the Phoenix Police Department was seen retreating around her patrol vehicle and attempting to create distance between herself and a knife-wielding man before she was forced to fire her service weapon in her own defense.
June 18, 2020
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California Officer Rescues Toddlers after Father Drives Off Cliff
An officer with the San Diego Police Department is being heralded as a hero for saving two toddlers from a vehicle that was driven by their father over a cliff near the Coronado Bridge on Saturday morning.
June 18, 2020
Officer Jonathan Wiese rappelled down a 30-foot cliff with the use of a K-9 leash in order to rescue two toddlers and their father from a truck overturned in the ocean.
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