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Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrisey said there are numerous witnesses to the confrontation and they are being interviewed by police
The external investigation, standard procedure for the Vallejo Police Department and district attorney’s office, was given priority over a string of other officer-involved shootings, at the urging of the Vallejo City Council
Police hate is not just a public relations problem — it’s a survival problem
Joseph Weekley told jurors he feels “devastated and depressed” by the death of the 7-year-old girl
When officers attempted to take 26-year-old Zachary Premo into custody, he reached for the area where his gun was located and was fatally shot
Every so often, I get to hear directly about the people whose lives have been made better by the information we’ve presented on the website
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When the officers attempted to take the man into custody he reached for the area where the gun was located
The city’s police officers have been instructed not to shoot at suspects who are using vehicles as weapons
Both sides agree on one point: there’s no easy solution
A Hamilton man is facing multiple felony charges after a series of events that landed two Hamilton police officers in the hospital
Officers driving in an unmarked car witnessed an exchange of gunfire and pursued the suspect on foot
A department whose K-9 officer was gunned down received a written threat last week saying “there are more to come”
Ahead of the protests, riot police also swooped in on a building occupied by the anti-G-8 protesters
Cameron Arrigoni, 21, was mortally shot when he pointed a handgun at two officers
The EMT, Brendan Hernandez, who said he has aspirations of one day joining the NYPD, was hailed as a hero
Police arrived at a domestic dispute to find a man wielding a knife and baseball bat, and came at one of the officers
A plainclothes officer “stole” a purse for a news segment, and the agent drew his gun, unaware that he was aiming at a cop
His injuries were non life-threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery
The suspect is being held on a slew of charges, including possession of a firearm by a restricted person, aggravated assault, and failure to stop at the command of police
She claims that the surgery she had as a result of breast cancer keeps her from wearing a vest
Any type of physical action aimed at intimidating a police officer could be punishable by up to 4 years
The suspect somehow managed to get out of his handcuffs and pull a gun from his pants
Body-worn, on-officer cameras ensure that there is more than just one video recorded of a use-of-force incident
Your training needs to always push you to make harder decisions, thus building confidence and competence where any trace of uncertainty and mediocrity exists
Watching the carnage and the ease of the attack on a soldier in London last month further confirms that Jihadists have a favored style of terrorism — ambushing soft targets
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