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Good Samaritans step up as suspect brutally assaults cop on California highway (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

"It was surreal,” said Joel Jones, who witnessed the attack and helped the officer. “It was like I was about to see a murder in front of me.”

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Former Milwaukee officer found not guilty in shooting death of Sylville Smith

by Brian Seay

A jury on Wednesday found former officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown not guilty of first-degree reckless homicide for the killing of Sylville Smith last summer.

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Jurors shown body camera footage of fatal shooting in Milwaukee (VIDEO)

by Brian Seay

Jurors on Thursday saw body camera footage showing former Milwaukee police officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown shoot Sylville Smith two times last August.

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Jury deliberates on the fate of Minnesota cop who shot Philando Castile

by Brian Seay

There's no verdict yet after two days of deliberations in the trial of a police officer who shot and killed a black man last summer in a St. Paul suburb.

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Armed only with baton, British officer took on 3 terrorists (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

The officer was a rookie cop who had been with the department for less than two years and was still on probation but nonetheless showed enormous courage.

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Prisoner transport officer arrested for sexual assault of female inmates

by Jennifer Cruz

The officer, who threatened the victims with a gun, bragged to all of them about previous sexual assaults of inmates, all, he claimed, without consequence.

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Family of fatally-shot teen says he didn’t try to rob off-duty Border Patrol agent

by Jennifer Cruz

The officer, who was carrying his agency-issued gun, was approached from behind and repeatedly hit in the head as a 15-year-old suspect aimed a gun at him.

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New Hampshire man sentenced to 7 years for Battle of Bunkerville role

by Brian Seay

A judge sentenced a New Hampshire man to more than seven years in federal prison for his role in the armed standoff at Cliven Bundy’s cattle ranch in 2014.

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Cleveland cop who killed Tamir Rice fired for lying on employment application

by Jennifer Cruz

Among other discrepancies, the officer failed to disclose that he was forced out of another department after his performance was found unsatisfactory.

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Authorities seeking public’s help locating suspect who shot California cop

by Jennifer Cruz

The suspect initially eluded the officer during the traffic stop but when he was spotted for a second time, fled on foot before shooting the officer.

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Miami cop charged in connection with gun running scheme

by Brian Seay

A Miami-Dade police officer was charged Tuesday for his role in an alleged scheme to smuggle guns to the Dominican Republic.

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Montana deputy fatally shot during traffic stop

by Jennifer Cruz

The deputy lost contact with dispatch during a traffic stop around 2:30 a.m. and another officer arrived to find the deputy on the side of the road dead.

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