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Colorado Springs PD officers were pursuing a woman who swung a knife at a driver when she jumped into a cruiser; one officer saw the woman appearing to reach for a gun and fired shots
A suspect exchanged gunfire with Colorado Springs officers, wounding one; after being shot himself, the suspect reached for an officer’s gun, prompting the other officer to fire shots
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Lewis was struck by a vehicle while stopping to help a stranded motorist
The lawsuit challenges Gov. Mikie Sherrill ’s Feb. 11 executive order barring federal agents from making arrests in nonpublic areas of state property
Sgt. Michael Schlattman, who had been with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office since 2012, was pinned beneath his cruiser after a tractor-trailer struck it while he was standing by the roadway
Two marked Montgomery County Police cruisers were damaged; in one case, an officer was inside when the rear window and windshield were shattered
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