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The man shot by the Buffalo Police officer had a box cutter and a pair of scissors and stabbed the officer in the back
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The DOJ alleged that Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington state are imposing unconstitutional restrictions that impede law enforcement and threaten agents’ safety
A Mt. Shasta PD officer was assisting a Weed PD officer with a drug search; when they went to confront a traffic stop suspect in the cruiser’s passenger seat, he pointed a gun at them
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