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• Gang member killed after wounding Calif. deputy in ambush

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  The deputies were searching the area for the suspect, a white supremacist gang member, when they were ambushed and returned fire

• Sheriff: Man tried to take deputy's gun before fatal shooting that sparked protests

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  A bystander's cellphone video captured part of the encounter, during which a deputy is heard yelling, "he's got my gun"

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• Man shot by LA deputies wasn't holding gun, attorney disputes

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  The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office has maintained that Dijon Kizzee moved to pick up a gun before deputies shot him

• How will the Breonna Taylor case impact law enforcement operations?

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  ‘No knock’ warrants and department policies regarding drug investigations are under the national spotlight

• Welfare check results in officer stabbed and suspect shot

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  The suspect's mother sued the officers and the department, arguing the officers precipitated the force by their approach to the welfare check

• LA Sheriff: Man picked up gun before OIS that sparked protests

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  The sheriff's office provided more details in the fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee

• 'The first thing I did was pray she wouldn't die'

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  Detective Adam Meyers discusses the call that changed his life forever

• Utah cop charged in UOF incident involving K-9

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  Officer Nickolas Pearce was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the incident

• Today's cops NEED to be use of force experts: Here’s how

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  Combine these reading recommendations with tabletop training to become the ‘go-to’ use-of-force expert in your agency

• The science of aggression

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  When it comes to the use of force, officers are making decisions so incredibly complex and swift that it is impossible to know all of the intricacies in retrospect

• A police advocate’s simple suggestion: Walk a simulated mile in a cop’s shoes

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  Members of legislative bodies and civilian oversight boards should be urged to engage in some law enforcement training

• $12M settlement reached in Breonna Taylor lawsuit

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  The city of Louisville will pay millions to Breonna Taylor's mom and reform police practices

• Colo. city council approves temporary ban on EMS use of ketamine

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  The Aurora City Council voted unanimously to temporarily ban paramedics from using ketamine to sedate patients pending a review of the practice

• Rochester police chief out in fallout over Prude death

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  The city's mayor fired Chief Le’Ron Singletary two weeks before he was expected to retire

• Judge disqualifies some prosecutors for ‘sloppy’ work in George Floyd case

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  The ruling was related to a meeting some lawyers had with the medical examiner, a likely witness in the case, which allegedly violated rules of professional conduct for attorneys

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