By Police1 Staff
Have you been keeping up with the news on Police1? Take a look at some of the most memorable quotes from this week’s top police stories. We’re highlighting a trooper’s fight to get back to work, a wounded cop’s compassion and more of the best quotes from this week’s news.
These are our top quotes:
"They grew up here. To us, they're El Monte homegrown. They're our boys."
— El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona
FULL STORY: Heartbroken community mourns two slain Calif. officers
"I knew in my heart that I was going to fight to get back."
— Trooper Toni Schuck
FULL STORY: Hero trooper returns to work after crashing cruiser to stop DUI suspect
"I realize how lucky I am to be alive and I hope you realize the same."
— Officer Timothy Thrane
FULL STORY: N.Y. cop forgives drunk driver who put him in coma, lessening man’s sentence
"This is an illegal pursuit. They’re not supposed to be able to pursue."
— A domestic violence suspect in Seattle
FULL STORY: 911 audio: Suspect tells dispatcher to call off Seattle PD pursuit, citing new law
"They know who I am. They know that I would never do what the city manager claims.”
— Former Chief Gilbert Guerrero
FULL STORY: Fired Texas police chief denies accusation that he failed to act on school shooting threat
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