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This comes after a July 27 incident in which four police cars were set on fire around the city
The firefighters were trapped on a ridgeline and couldn’t escape the advancing Woodward Fire, the sheriff’s office said
The teenager was caught on cellphone video opening fire in the middle of the street
Deputy Eddy Luna’s brother, who is also a cop, applied a tourniquet at the scene
The deputies were trying to serve warrants on the individual who was killed during the encounter
The 22-year-old college senior died while riding with a trooper who was attempting to stop a driver suspected of DUI
Investigators say Clara Paulino became trapped on a sweltering afternoon when the doors closed and a self-locking mechanism kicked in
About 300 people hurled rocks and bottles at officers and set three fires to sides of the building, police said
One officer suffered a concussion and third-degree burns, officials said
The violence started Sunday night and lasted into the predawn hours of Monday
“Within seconds of arriving, they were under fire,” said interim Police Chief Hector Velez
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The city plans to spend $4.8 million on rent and renovations to replace the headquarters burned during demonstrations
Renton Police said the vehicle was locked and running “as is common practice for officers in the event of a priority incident”
The 24-year-old man allegedly hit the federal officer on the back, neck and shoulder as officers were trying to disperse a crowd
As the cop was apprehending a suspect, the fire chief pulled out a gun and pointed it in their direction, the affidavit states
Supporters of the tactic say kettling helps police control a space, while critics say it can become dangerous if there’s no way for people to escape
Operators must be given detailed and consistent instruction to always stay in their lines of fire
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Chief Arradondo said demonstrators vandalized the building and targeted officers with “commercial grade fireworks”
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot praised city police for “fairly quickly” settling weekend protests that devolved into violent skirmishes
Two of the wounded officers have been released from a hospital and the third was undergoing surgery, officials said
Some in the crowd set a fire and exploded commercial grade fireworks; several officers were injured
Officials said no troopers discharged their weapons or were injured
South Carolina deputies returned fire in an ‘ambush situation,’ the sheriff said, killing a man and injuring a woman
Deputy Brian Rainey died Tuesday morning from an accidental discharge of a firearm, police said
The crowd was protesting a series of fatal officer-involved shootings by the cop
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