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The move comes after an off-duty officer was involved in a shooting incident with two suspected gunmen over the weekend
The clarification comes after Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the cancellation might become a possibility due to officer shortage
Leaders of small departments said rural towns often have more difficulty hiring officers than larger, better-funded cities
Officers would serve their last day at work by Dec. 31 as officials work to restructure the crime-ridden city
You will have a very real edge if you can hit at the intermediate and extended distances quickly and reliably
Officer says a drunk University of Colorado student for turned his life upside down
Many of these folks are well-versed in the law, but they fail to comprehend that plenty of citizens out there are just plain scared of “guys with guns” walking in and out of their local coffee shop
A Christian police captain told his chief his faith prevented him from attending a required cultural event put on by the Islamic Cultural Society
Chief said he accepts his firing and is looking into other career paths
If officers do not practice in multiple-officer response, they will not function cohesively while under stress
I learned a great deal from this incident — particularly that waiting for the “bang” was not good for my own survival
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