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Music star Chris Stapleton met with Officer Jeremy Mason, who was shot in the face in July while chasing a suspected bank robber
The deputy apprehended a fleeing suspect whose car crashed into a mobile home and kicked down a door in the home to help the elderly resident
When Officer Ryan Quanrud pulled over two suspects and approached the vehicle, he was immediately met with gunfire
The Bridgeport officer defended her actions and said she ‘feared’ that the suspect had a gun
NYS State Police Benevolent Association President Thomas H. Mungeer called the parole board’s decision “a travesty of justice”
Officers from adjoining precincts reportedly argued with each other, shoved and even threw punches during a raid on a suspected drug house
A crowd of angry neighbors gathered after a Baton Rouge officer fatally shot Calvin Toney, 24, during a struggle
Deputy Sheriff John Brown, 45, was running by himself near his home when he suddenly collapsed and died
A Connecticut officer pulled over Davin Ware, 20, and asked him to step out of the vehicle when he tried to break his fingers
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Cpl. Seth Kelly continues to recover from gunshot wounds to his neck, shoulder and thigh after being shot during a traffic stop
Officer Jaimie Cox, 30, died during a traffic stop from blunt force trauma
Police in New Jersey say an investigation of a reported plot to kill a police officer resulted in the arrests of three people
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Juan Flores, 19, backed an SUV into Officer Jesse Oeinck, who then opened fire and killed the suspect
Deputy Nick Tullier, 41, has been recovering from the injury he sustained last year when he learned his insurance company may force him to leave rehab
Officers said they did not smell any gasoline on the man and did not see the man pour it inside his van
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Several officers were chasing a white pickup truck with two people inside when the shooting happened Thursday
Demetrius Blackwell, 37, is convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of NYPD Officer Brian Moore and faces life in prison
Kenneth Smith, 41, allegedly asked the officer if he wanted to die and told him, “I’ve got something for you” before jabbing him with a sword
Cpl. Seth Kelly underwent surgery Thursday, a day after authorities said the 13-year veteran likely saved his own life by applying a tourniquet to his leg
Congress on Thursday honored five officers who “ran toward the threat and stopped it” when a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice in June
Andrew Byrd, 35, backed his vehicle into a patrol car and drove at other officers in the area before he was shot
Deputy Constable Justin Gay, 30, successfully underwent an 18-hour surgery on Monday
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