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Deputy Mike Foley is currently in “extremely serious” condition
The Alameda County sheriff’s deputy is currently on life support
Megan O’Grady personalizes the bears with the officer’s uniform, badge and stripe
After they saved the driver, officers refused to leave the car until they confirmed no one else was trapped inside
Officials said the K-9 latched onto the officer’s thigh
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Capt. Steve Katz identified the suspect in Officer Keith Boyer’s killing as Michael C. Mejia, a career criminal with a history of drugs and violence
A struggle between the officer and Justin Holland, 32, ensued shortly after the officer arrived on scene
One attacker tried to choke the trooper, while the other started punching the trooper in the face
A man was sentenced Tuesday to at least 12 years in prison on third-degree murder, drunken driving and other charges for a wrong-way crash that killed an officer
Mikal Deen Mahidi pleaded guilty to killing an off-duty police officer during a multistate crime spree in 2004
The painting, which shows a pig in a police uniform, divided members of Congress for its depiction of Ferguson, Missouri
Keith Boyer was answering a report of a traffic accident when he was shot and killed
“I could see in his eyes he needed help. You don’t have time to think about it … I did what God needed me to do”
The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal to a case involving a 2010 shooting of a Mexican teen by a U.S. Border Patrol Agent
The deputy, who works as a CO at Cook County Jail, was taken to a local hospital in good condition
Deputy Garry Chambliss worked for nearly 28 years with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office
“The governor has a simple message for law enforcement all over the state: ‘I’ve got your back’”
The prosecutor said Deputy Bob Shaw “prevented further loss of life” when he fatally shot Bruce Johnson on Dec. 1
A bill in the Ohio House would add killing a first responder or military member to the list of slayings eligible for the death penalty
Police have uncovered no evidence to suggest Joshua Cummings was either directed by ISIS to carry out Officer Scott Von Lanken’s killing or may have been inspired by the group
Officer Carlos Taylor was responding to help another officer who needed assistance when the crash occurred
Officials said the suspect reached for a gun when the officer pulled him over
The man opened fire on police from a second story window
Three officers sustained minor injuries; no one was taken to a hospital
Trooper Mac Mickens thought he was dead a year and a half ago as he watched a drunk driver come at him as he stood on the shoulder of Florida’s Turnpike
Officer Dustin Cook impaled both feet on a sheet of plywood with over 100 upward-facing screws
Shayne Romero turned his weapon on himself after a gunbattle with police
Judge Guy Reece said Ohio had at least two opportunities over the past four decades to bring Charles Hays to trial for shooting Officer Niki Cooper
The driver attempted to flee but was pursued by the trooper and two bystanders, who got out of their vehicles after seeing what happened
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