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In what may have been a planned ambush attack, a gunman shot several deputies, fatally injuring Deputy Zackari Parrish
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An Anderson County sheriff’s deputy was taken to the hospital and a man was shocked with a Taser during a physical fight Sunday
The examination comes in the aftermath of the police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri
Inmate shot a sheriff’s deputy and then killed himself on Saturday after grabbing the deputy’s gun and trying to escape from a hospital
Tensions briefly flared then subsided late Saturday night and early Sunday in Ferguson as nightly protests continued two weeks after a fatal police shooting
Police Chief Michael Pimentel was making a stop to serve an active misdemeanor warrant for graffiti, when the suspect opened fire
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Officer, who had been attending a family event, was “in the right place at the right time” and shot a man who wounded a woman
31-year-old officer was rushed to the hospital early Friday with at least two gunshot wounds to the upper torso
Both suspects in a 20-hour hostage standoff this week in a Chicago suburb are parolees, and one is a convicted murderer who was under electronic monitoring
The streets of Ferguson were peaceful for another night, as protests and tensions subsided in the St. Louis suburb
Since the guard’s arrival Monday, flare-ups in the small section of town that had been the center of unrest have begun to subside
Officer David Freeman was shot seven times after stopping suspect Curtis Hicks for an expired tag
Bloomberg TV interview covered the rise in the body camera product segment and asks whether the technology would have helped in Ferguson
Although the majority of those arrested are Missourians, just seven live in the St. Louis suburb where the shooting occurred
Suspect at the center of a deadly confrontation in downtown Orlando on Tuesday was armed with a stolen but unloaded handgun
Authorities have not determined whether police killed the man, who was armed with a handgun, or he committed suicide
Police say suspect twice ignored commands to put down an air rifle he was holding
Kajieme Powell tried to attack two officers with a steak knife and approached police while shouting, “Shoot me! Kill me now!”
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said there were six arrests, compared to 47 the previous night
The incident occurred as police were moving down the street with an armored vehicle
Made up mostly of black volunteers, various organizations have taken it upon themselves to help ease tensions in Ferguson
About two dozen heavily armed officers stormed a home Wednesday to free four remaining hostages and capture two suspects
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Ferguson Wednesday to meet with federal investigators
For cops, letting down one’s guard is a good way to get yourself or someone else hurt or killed
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