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Bradley Nicholson shot at a Fresno Police officer, striking the top of his department-issued baseball caps
Torrance PD officers instructed Christopher De’Andre Mitchell to get out of a suspected stolen vehicle when he reached for what appeared to be a gun
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The suspect, already on lifetime parole for killing a livery cab driver during a botched robbery when she was a teen, was arrested for grand larceny and false personation
The North Royalton PD said the officer violated policy by sharing confidential records; the sergeant is accused of improperly providing confidential materials to the officer
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