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Phillips County Deputy Brandon Gaede was shot while handcuffing a man during an illegal fireworks call; Gaede shot and killed the suspect before he died from his injuries
“Today’s life sentence for a drug trafficker is a fitting tribute to Agent Billy Clardy III,” Attorney General Steve Marshall stated
Jurors found Miles Pfeffer guilty of murdering Officer Christopher Fitzgerald, as well as robbery and gun crimes
Officer Donald Sahota was mistakenly shot by a responding deputy while struggling with a suspect at his home
Charlotte City Council member Tariq Bokhari hopes to obtain $750,000 to put towards new bullet-resistant vests, ballistic shields and “active shooter kits” for the CMPD
Larry Acree, 70, of Independence, is accused of shooting court employee Drexel Mack, along with two officers who came to the scene, including Cody Allen, who was killed
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Detective Sgt. Bernardino Grottano was fatally shot in 1924; his funeral allowed many descendants to meet for the first time, including two current NYPD officers
“If the ultimate sacrifice is made, I want [officers] to know we’re there, standing with you, standing with your families,” Gov. Ned Lamont said
‘You will never be forgotten’: Fallen LEOs honored at 2024 National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service
“Being a police officer is not just what you do, it’s who you are…” President Joe Biden said. “…this extended family [of other law enforcement officers] will always be here for you.”
“We lost the future of our family,” Ruge’s mother said. “I just didn’t lose my 27-year-old son, I lost my 37-year-old son and my 47-year-old son and my 57-year-old son. I lost the kids that he was going to have... I lost all of that”
Several members of Deputy Greg McCowan’s shift at the Blount County Sheriff’s Office attended Cayden McCowan’s graduation ceremony in support
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Officer Jacob Derbin, 23, had served with the Euclid Police Department for less than a year
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