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Pennsylvania Department Mourns Loss of Officer After Battle with Cancer

The Carlisle (PA) Police Department announced Thursday that Corporal Tim Groller has died after a long fight with lung cancer.

May 21, 2020

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New York Officer Rescues Two People in One Shift

An officer with the Riverhead Police Department saved two individuals in a single shift over the weekend.

May 19, 2020

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NYC Health Commissioner Apologizes to Police for "Rats' Asses" Response to PPE Request

Barbot, who was noticeably absent last week from some of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daily updates on the pandemic, issued an eight-line statement Monday in which she acknowledged that the conversation “regrettably led to an argument in which words were exchanged between a police official and myself."

May 19, 2020

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NYPD Officer Deftly Captures 8-Foot-Long Boa Constrictor

An officer with the New York Police Department who keeps snakes as pets used his experience to capture an eight-foot boa constrictor that was wrapped around a light fixture on Friday morning.

May 18, 2020

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Recently Released Prisoner Shoots at Boston Police Officers

Police Commissioner William Gross say he is thankful that no one was hurt when a recently released prisoner shot at police, but pointed to "soft-on-crime judges" who let dangerous criminals walk free.

May 18, 2020

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New Jersey Officer Wins $2 Million on "Survivor"

An officer with the Jersey City Police Department has emerged as the winner of the "Survivor," television show, winning a $2 million prize for his endurance and persistence in a wide variety of physical and mental challenges.

May 15, 2020

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Washington Metro Police Officer Struck by Passenger Bus

An officer with the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department officer was injured after being hit by a passenger bus Wednesday night.

May 15, 2020

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NYPD to Stop Ticketing, Arresting People for Not Wearing Masks

“Absent a serious danger to the public, NYPD will not take enforcement actions for failing to wear face coverings,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his daily press conference.

May 15, 2020

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New York Conservation Officers Busy Rescuing a Variety of Animals

Environmental Conservation Police Officers have been busy assisting many animals—ranging from a fox stuck in a window well to Mallard ducklings that fell into a storm drain and even a wandering bear in the city of Poughkeepsie.

May 15, 2020

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City Health Official Reportedly Refused NYPD Request for Surgical Masks Saying, “I Don’t Give Two Rats’ Asses About Your Cops”

Dr. Oxiris Barbot made the remark during a brief phone conversation in late March with NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan, sources familiar with the matter told the New York Post Wednesday.

May 14, 2020

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Inmates Released from Rikers Under COVID-19 Policy Have Re-Offended

More than 100 inmates who were released from incarceration on Rikers Island following Coronavirus concerns in late March have committed subsequent crimes.

May 14, 2020

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Officer Who Voiced Disagreement with COVID-19 Enforcement on Leave

Officer Greg Anderson of the Port of Seattle Police Department is now on administrative leave after posting a video on social media voicing disagreement with the enforcement of the state’s stay-at-home order.

May 14, 2020