Baton Rouge Shooting
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In any ambush situation, know that you are better trained, better armed and better motivated than even the most hardened adversary
Officers were upset with the message from a movement promoted by the new CEO of the Dallas Mavericks
The measure aims to make it a federal crime to knowingly cause or attempt injury because of the “actual or perceived status” that the person is an LEO
The daughter of one of the officers killed in the 2016 Baton Rouge ambush received a special escort to a school dance
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
A police officer anonymously sued Black Lives Matter and DeRay Mckesson, a prominent activist in the movement, after being injured by a rock thrown during a protest
DeRay Mckesson and four other Black Lives Matter leaders are named as defendants in the suit filed on behalf of one of the officers wounded in the attack
Gavin Long, 29, had searched for personal information of two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling
From Jan. 1 through Dec. 28, 135 officers lost their lives
2016 in Review
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The officer’s lawsuit says he was struck in the face by a piece of concrete or a “rock like substance” thrown during a July 9 protest over the death of Alton Sterling
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The deputy’s father has asked the public for continued prayers during the long road to recovery
Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson sued the city of Baton Rouge and police officials Thursday, saying officers responded in a “militarized and aggressive manner” in arresting him
Since the shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge, many PDs have doubled up on patrols and taken other protective measures
Donations to the East Baton Rouge First Responders fund have been high since the July 17 attack on police officers
The NYPD ordered about $7.5M worth of new vests and helmets
Union is asking officers to refuse to work overtime during the Labor Day weekend to protest the “disrespect” of police
Shooting deaths spiked 78 percent, including an alarming increase in ambush-style assaults
Thousands packed the church in north Baton Rouge for a two-and-a-half-hour service celebrating the 32-year-old corporal
The sheriff’s deputy killed last Sunday ran to help another officer when he could have stayed safe in the convenience store where he was working off-duty
Former Florida State running back Warrick Dunn was 18 years old when his mother, Betty Smothers, a Baton Rouge, La., police officer was shot and killed
Trey Ganem, artist and owner, said he decided to offer the caskets after seeing coverage of the shootings on the news
Baton Rouge’s mayor and police chief hailed Officer Matthew Gerald as a hero who proudly served his country during three tours in Iraq before joining the police force
John McNesby, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5, said the union is insulted by the decision to exclude families of fallen officers
The shooter wrote about a “concealed war” between “good cops” and “bad cops,” and said he felt obligated to “bring the same destruction that bad cops continue to inflict upon my people”
A new video from the shootout was taken by a man who found himself trapped in his truck at a car wash when gunfire erupted
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