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The man was attending a block party when he “ignited a large firework device” and put the lit firework on his head, possibly to show off, Dorchester County deputies said
“Don’t be surprised if you see more and more of them around in...Arapahoe County,” the sheriff’s office stated
“Big social and economic forces [drove] trends that began in 2020, but now there is considerable variation...that suggests local factors are becoming more significant,” said Council on Criminal Justice CEO Adam Gelb
“We are always here to help any agency as best we can with the resources available,” Lincolnwood Police Chief Jay Parrott said
“If they could attack a uniformed officer like this, what could they do to everyone else?” Paul Joseph, acting chief for the San Jose Police Department, stated
The expansion would cost $1.9 million, which would be covered by a federal grant
“My mission is to break that stigma (and) tell these officers [to] take a step back and realize, ‘Hey, there may be something else going on here,’” said advocate Alex Mann
Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter, 27, had just been named Officer of the Month five days before he was shot and killed
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