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Edged-weapon assaults are unpredictable, dynamic and deadly dangerous
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From 2008 to 2017, more than half a million LEOs were assaulted—most by people using personal weapons. This trend points toward the need for safer contact and interview techniques
The officer found the baby in some undergrowth
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The suspect told the officer he would kill his K-9
The K-9 was deployed and on top of the suspect when the suspect opened fire
The suspect walked out of one of the apartment units armed with an airsoft gun that appeared to be a real firearm
The officer was wounded while attempting to foil a robbery
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The drunk driver wasn’t behind the wheel of the vehicle when it struck and killed Officer Joseph Olivieri
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The officers weren’t injured
One of the suspects yelled ‘shoot him’ upon seeing the officer’s badge
The fatal police shooting is among the first on-duty officer deaths in the country for 2016
The suspect refused orders to drop the weapon and the officer fired two shots
Officer Thomas Cottrell’s body was found 20 minutes after someone called dispatch to report officers were ‘in danger’
An officer has died after he was shot by a suspect who was later killed by police. A second officer was shot three times
Officer fatally shot a woman and a dog in a stolen car at the end of a high-speed pursuit
Officers were investigating a report about a possible suicidal man
Authorities also say they recovered a second stolen vehicle from the refuge
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The police heard a gunshot and saw people running away when they ran towards the source
Washington, D.C. and nine states have enacted laws in 2015 that address access to body-camera footage
Officers arrested the suspect on domestic battery ‘without incident or the use of force’
Police say officers saw a car speeding and attempted to stop it
Officer Hartnett, 33, remains hospitalized and will require multiple surgeries for his injuries
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In the days that followed, authorities learned that the fugitive was not wanted for attempted murder
A number of factors are driving this year’s overall uptick, including a spike in gang violence
Some critics are questioning whether the officers acted in self-defense
As officers rendered aid, the suspect told them he’d ‘never do meth again’
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