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One of the officers was shot in the torso, lower leg and head and the other officer was shot in the torso
Senior Deputy Derek Fish, who was known as “Nemo” in the department, joined the agency in May 2011
“It’s a tragic and sad day for all of us,” the department said. “May God watch over her parents”
Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
Martin L. Avena displayed a rifle and blindly fired at officers before he was fatally shot
This is the department’s third loss in the past seven months
The suspect was also shot, and officials said it’s too early to tell whether both officers are expected to survive
The injured deputy had sprains, a fractured toe and possible head injuries, but is expected to be OK
The officer was walking with her friend when two men came up to them and tried to rob them
Sam DuBose’s family and civil rights groups wanted a third trial, but prosecutors declined and Judge Leslie Ghiz permanently dismissed the charges
The officer-involved shooting left a knife-wielding school teacher dead and an LEO wounded by a police bullet
The Austin Police Department pulled nearly 400 Ford Explorer SUVs from its patrol fleet over worries about exhaust fumes inside the vehicles
A firearms training simulator was placed at a county fair by a sheriff who hoped to help citizens better understand how quickly police must make life-or-death decisions
As the deputy reached for his handcuffs and told Marlin Gipson to turn around and place his hands on his head, the man began to walk away
Camera images show blood spurting from William Alfredo Chafoya’s wounds as officers race to apply tourniquets
"[Aaron Orlando] Rodriguez said he saw my vehicle was running so he attempted to steal the vehicle so he had a ride home”
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Authorities said Tremaine Wilbourn shot and killed Officer Sean Bolton while the officer tried to detain him in August 2015
The agency said it has upgraded the probe from an investigation to an engineering analysis, a step closer to a recall
Trump called the officers “real heroes whose courageous action under fire saved so many lives”
James “Jim” Waters leaves behind his wife and two children
For opioid toxicity to occur the drug must enter the blood and brain from the environment
No information was immediately available about the suspect, but no injuries were reported
A family called 911 after feeling overcome by something, and the responders experienced the same symptoms
Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee to examine the technology and questions about privacy and civil liberties its use would raise
The statues will be auctioned off soon with 70 percent of the proceeds going to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation and 30 percent to PAWS Chicago
Rep. Raymond Dehn said officers would still have access to their guns in their cars
A grand jury reviewed the shooting and found the officers’ actions were justified
The man can be seen in footage shouting at residents while he is bleeding profusely from his groin area before charging at a female officer