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Local cop news with Capt. Mike Williams: 01.03.06 report

Texas:
Trooper struck, killed while he was conducting a traffic stop on Interstate.

Two Austin SWAT officers on restricted duty after kidnapper was shot dead during an early morning standoff in south Austin. Dozens of police officers together with the S.W.A.T. team responded to a stand-off .

An East Texas lawman died when his patrol car crashed and burned as he responded to a burglary-in-progress call at a residence where a female victim was alone with two children.

California:
CHP trooper hit by car and killed in Santa Cruz Mountains.

Officer helping crash victims hit, killed by car.

Man shot; aimed at officer, police say.

North Carolina:
Officer shot during traffic stop.

An FBI Swat team rescued a woman from a home in Salisbury, where she was held captive for several days.

Tennessee:
Man hospitalized after being shot twice by Memphis officer.

Georgia:
Police say man killed his three children, then himself.

Arizona:
Police issue apologies in wake of protest.
In the wake of the incident, the anti-gang task force has also abandoned its all-black SWAT-style uniforms for toned-down khakis and polo shirts. And, police officials have required officers to undergo training to understand that similar emotionally charged issues should bring an increased sensitivity to the table.

Missouri:
Officer shoots, kills man wielding machete.

Pennsylvania:
One dead after bizarre incident in Somerset County.

Florida:
Neighbors were evacuated Saturday when a man inside his home began firing shots inside the home and outside at police. Three people have been shot. The suspect is dead, a second person is dead, a third is wounded, and the neighborhood is roped off.

New York:
An officer was in stable condition Sunday after a suspected drunken driver hit him at a check point that was set up to catch intoxicated drivers.

Minnesota:
A retired officer and youth hockey coach was critically injured by a hockey puck during a father-son game.