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• Video: Las Vegas K-9 Back on Duty After Recovering from Machete Attack

  12-03-2016 01:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Las Vegas K-9 Back on Duty After Recovering from Machete AttackLas Vegas Metro Police Department K-9 Nicky is back on patrol with handler Sgt. Eric Kerns after recovering from slash wounds that almost killed him last month.The agency posted a celebratory video on its Facebook page with the following message:"Last month, a machete-wielding attacker nearly killed LVMPD K9 "Nicky". After surgery, dozens of stitches to his face, and a few weeks of recovery, Nicky is back on the streets of Las
  
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• Video: Witness Came to Aid of Injured Kentucky Officer After Shooting

  12-03-2016 01:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Witness Came to Aid of Injured Kentucky Officer After ShootingNewly released body camera video shows a Northern Kentucky officer-involved shooting that left one dead last December. It also shows that a man saw the exchange and jumped into action to help the officer after the shooting, reports WXIX.James Megerle was honored by the Ludlow (KY) Police Department after he used his belt as a tourniquet on the arm of Ludlow Police Officer Sam Hodge and kicked the gun away from the suspect, Char
  
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• Video: Slashed Indiana Officer Protected Others at Off-Duty Job

  12-03-2016 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Slashed Indiana Officer Protected Others on Off-Duty JobOfficer Edward Morrison is earning praise for ignoring his own wounds to protect others when he was attacked with a razor while working his off-duty job at a Chicago tow yard, reports CBS Chicago.At age 22, Morrison is considered brave — and lucky to have survived multiple stab wounds to his face, head, and neck."I didn't want to die. I had too much to live for," said Morrison, who received dozens of stitches.The officer for th
  
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• Massachusetts PD Receives Safety Grant from the Spirit of Blue Foundation

  12-03-2016 00:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced that it has awarded a Safety Equipment Grant to the Lanesborough (MA) Police Department in the form of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). The AEDs will be carried in the Department's patrol cars in the event an officer experiences a cardiac event, and will be available for use with local residents as well. The grant, valued at $3,953, provides two Philips HeartStart AEDs along with waterproof cases and extra sets of adult pads to extend the use of t
  
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