The officer was stabbed up to seven times, sustaining wounds to his neck and torso, as he fought off the would-be robbers
Trooper Brad Ritger, 29, fell from the elevated bridge as he worked to deploy spike strips to stop a fleeing driver
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The law would have added new standards for sheriffs’ ages, years of service, and previous misconduct and allowed county officials to remove and replace sheriffs who didn’t meet them
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