'Please don't leave me': Top quotes from Police1 news this week
Read about a cop's savvy crisis response, a heartbreaking friendship and more from this week's news
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 lawmaker's defense of a police officer, an intense mental crisis response and more of the best quotes from this week's news.
These are our top quotes:

"I looked at him and said, 'Please don't leave me, I love you,' and I held on."
— Officer Amanda Hudgens

"I couldn’t say nothing, seeing this man who’s lost everything maligned as if he was indifferent or actively malicious."
— Texas State Rep. Joe Moody

"My concern was not about my safety. I knew I had other deputies around me."
— Deputy Nicolas Reynolds
"I'm a part of the LGBTQ community and the San Diego PD, and meshing those two together is an amazing feeling."
— Officer “Kiki” Coston
"Whether it’s archaic or not, I will have to think about this."
— Tom McCarthy, Public Works Commissioner
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