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• Video: MO Deputies Struggle with Gunman to Prevent Suicide by Cop

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  VIDEO: MO Deputies Struggle with Gunman to Prevent Suicide by CopDetective Howard Brickner and Corporal Lynn Bays of the Pulaski County (MO) Sheriff's Office narrowly averted a suicide by cop scenario earlier this year with determination and quick thinking, according to Detective Captain Linda Burgess.Marcus Lavender was determined to commit suicide by cop by his own admission, according to the body camera footage provided to the Daily Guide by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department.Brick
  
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• Video: Joyriding 10-Year-Old Arrested by Ohio Troopers After High-Speed Pursuit

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  VIDEO: Joyriding 10-Year-Old Arrested by Ohio Troopers After High-Speed PursuitA 10-year-old boy who reportedly stole a car Thursday belonging to his mother's boyfriend before school and led police and state troopers on a 45-mile high-speed chase that topped 100 mph was blocked in by troopers after he drove into a ditch to avoid spike strips.The Ohio State Highway Patrol dash camera video of the chase and the boy's arrest shows the boy driving on the opposite side of a m
  
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• Video: 2 Chicago Officers Injured in Construction Site Crash

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  VIDEO: 2 Chicago Officers Injured in Construction Site CrashTwo Chicago police officers were injured after crashing into a construction site on the city's South Side early Thursday morning.The police SUV crashed through a concrete barrier, then dropped into a hole dug into the intersection for sewer work, trapping both officers. The officers had to be cut out of the wreck by firefighters.The 33-year-old officer injured his arm, and the 25-year-old officer injured his arm, hip, and leg.It is unkn
  
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• Trump Declares Opioid Crisis "Public Health Emergency"

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  President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency on Thursday. What effect this will have on law enforcement struggling with the opioid problem is unclear, as the president stopped short of a national emergency declaration that would have freed up more federal money.Republican lawmakers called the president’s declaration an important step in combating the crisis, Reuters reports.Under Thursday’s declaration, treatment would be made more accessible for abuser
  
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• Michigan Legislator Pushes Bill to Outlaw Booby Traps After Officer Injured

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  A western Michigan lawmaker wants to make it illegal to set a booby trap like the bed of screws that injured a Wyoming, MI, police officer investigating a February break-in at a marijuana grow operation.The so-called ‘booby trap’ bill, sponsored by Rep. Tommy Brann, R-Wyoming, would make it a two-year felony to place “a contraption or device capable of causing injury or death.’’ If someone is killed, the penalty would increase to 15 years in prison.There are no laws
  
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• Gun Taken from Cleveland Officer After Assault at Off-Duty Job

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  An off-duty Cleveland police officer's weapon was stolen after she was assaulted at a Taco Bell location Friday. The officer was working her off duty job in uniform, providing security for the fast food restaurant at the time of the attack.She was escorting a customer to their vehicle when they were approached and assaulted by two African-American males in the parking lot, according to police.After the incident, the suspects took the officer's weapon and fled the scene.Police say the officer was
  
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• 2 Arrested After Shots Fired at Washington State Trooper

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  The Washington State Patrol says two men wanted for shooting at a trooper in Grandview early this week have been arrested.The agency told the Associated Press that 18-year-old Manuel J. Aviles, of Mabton, and 39-year-old Felipe Cortes-Barajas, of Grandview, were taken into custody in Adams County on Thursday. They were booked into the Yakima County Jail for investigation of first-degree assault, as well as drug and gun charges.WSP says the two men opened fire on a trooper at a traffic
  
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• 10-year-old boy leads police on 100 mph chase in Ohio - USA TODAY

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  10-year-old boy leads police on 100 mph chase in Ohio
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  CLEVELAND — A 10-year-old boy stole his mother's car and led police on a high-speed chase Thursday, authorities say. Cleveland police say it's the second time in two weeks the boy has taken cars on joyrides. The chase began in Cleveland and ended on ...
  10-year-old boy leads police on high-speed chase in OhioChicago Tribune
  'He was a good driver': 10-year-old leads police on an hour-long, 100-mph car chaseWashi
  
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• Narcan Kit

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• Video: Warning Shots Considered as De-Escalation Technique

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  VIDEO: Warning Shots Considered as De-Escalation TechniqueA new policy endorsing the use of warning shots by police to de-escalate potentially deadly confrontations is driving a rift among some law enforcement leaders who believe the practice only heightens risk and should be abandoned.The controversial issue broke into the open during the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference held this week in Philadelphia. Some IACP members are calling for the removal of the provision a
  
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• Video: Denver Police Union Issues 'No Confidence' Vote Against Chief

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  VIDEO: Denver Police Union Issues 'No Confidence' Vote Against ChiefAn overwhelming majority of Denver police officers say they have no confidence in the ability of Chief Robert White to lead their department, reports the Denver Channel.In a news conference Tuesday morning, Denver Police Protective Association President Nick Rogers said a survey of 582 union members yielded a 94% "no confidence" vote."The PPA believes the vote reflects a perception by the rank and file officers of the Denver Pol
  
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• Tampa Mayor Tells Police Hunting Serial Killer "Bring Me His Head"

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  The mayor of Tampa told police officers looking for a suspect in three fatal and apparently random shootings in one neighborhood to hunt him down and "bring his head to me."News outlets report that Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn addressed the officers Wednesday afternoon during a roll call in the Seminole Heights neighborhood where two men and one woman have been gunned down while walking since Oct. 9."Bring his head to me, all right?" Buckhorn said. "Let's go get it done."All three victims,
  
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• Police Unions Join with NFL Team to Push for Better Police-Community Relations, Gun Control Measures

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  Embed from Getty ImagesThursday, the San Francisco 49ers and representatives of police unions from San Jose, Oakland, Santa Clara, New York, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Long Beach, and Portland announced a broad agenda to address police-community acrimony across the country that are at the heart of the ongoing on-field protests where NFL players protest against law enforcement use of force by kneeling and making other demonstrations during the playing of the National Anthem.That agenda includes a c
  
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