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• Arizona Officer's Widow Grateful for New PTSD Law for First Responders

  20-07-2018 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  The widow of Craig Tiger — a Phoenix police officer who had been diagnosed with PTSD before dying by suicide — told reporters that she "is grateful for the new law that will help other first responders across the state have better access to mental professionals," according to AZfamily.com.Rebecca Tiger held back tears as she said, "Craig's death was not in vain. I wanted something positive to come out of his death."Dubbed the "Officer Craig Tiger Act," the new law expands the number
  
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• How Protesters and Politicians Helped Increase Baltimore's Violent Crime

  20-07-2018 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
   Earlier this week, it was reported that an off-duty firefighter approached a Baltimore police officer to report seeing a man with a gun in the nearby area. He and two friends had seen the man two times in the span of a couple of minutes, capturing the scene on dash-cam video.The firefighter called 911 twice, but no police responded. Reportedly fearing that the gunman might open fire on them, they left the area. The came upon the officer and approached her."Hey, can you help me out?" the fi
  
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• Video: Georgia Officer Trades Punches with Resisting Suspect

  20-07-2018 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Georgia Officer Trades Punches with Resisting SuspectA "viral video" of an Atlanta police officer trading punches with a suspect during a drug arrest in southwest Atlanta earlier this month has prompted an internal investigation.The three-minute video shows the altercation between the unidentified officer and suspect Harold Barnwell, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.The officer was attempting to arrest Harold Barnwell, who had led police on a pursuit in his Dodge Charger. At
  
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• US Marshals, ATF Offer Rewards in Search of Hawaii Cop Killer

  20-07-2018 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have both joined the FBI in offering financial rewards to anyone providing information leading to the arrest and capture of the man suspected of murdering Hawaii County Police Officer Bronson Kaliloa during a traffic stop on Tuesday.The Marshals Service and the ATF have each offered $10,000, matching the reward announced by the FBI.Police say that Justin Joshua Waiki — who has a long criminal record, with
  
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• US Marshalls, ATF, Offer Rewards in Search of Hawaii Cop Killer

  20-07-2018 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have both joined the FBI in offering financial rewards to anyone providing information leading to the arrest and capture of the man suspected of murdering Hawaii County Police Officer Bronson Kaliloa during a traffic stop on Tuesday.The Marshals Service and the ATF have each offered $10,000, matching the reward announced by the FBI.Police say that Justin Joshua Waiki — who has a long criminal record, with
  
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• Massachusetts Police Seize Guns, Drugs, Cash in 4 Simultaneous Raids

  20-07-2018 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police in Holyoke (MA) reportedly seized three long guns, ammunition, heroin, cocaine and several thousand dollars in cash in four simultaneous raids conducted on Tuesday. They also arrested four people during the operation.The raids were conducted by troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit, Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and C3 community policing unit, as well as officers from the FBI Western Massachusetts Gang Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration and Holyoke police
  
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• Arizona Officer Critically Injured in 2-Vehicle Collision

  20-07-2018 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Phoenix police officer is in the hospital in extremely critical condition after a two-vehicle on Thursday afternoon near.Sergeant Armando Carbajal told ABC-15, "The extent of his injuries are very critical, so we continue to get updates from the hospital and from the police personnel who are there."According to AZfamily.com, the officer was not in uniform and not in a marked police car, while conducting "administrative tasks" at the time of the accident.Police say his wife and son are with him
  
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• Video: Prosecutors Release Body Camera Footage of Fatal New Jersey OIS

  20-07-2018 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Prosecutors Release Body Camera Footage of Fatal New Jersey OIS Cumberland County (NJ) prosecutors have released bodycam footage of an encounter on Saturday between Vineland police and a man who claimed to be holding a bomb.For nearly 30 minutes, police attempted to get the man to drop what he was holding.One officer can be heard asking, "How big is that thing going to blow up then?" and "How big is that going to blow?"But ultimately, the subject began walking toward the officers, who the
  
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• 2 Minnesota Officers Wounded by Gunfire, Suspected Gunman Arrested

  20-07-2018 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two Minnesota police officers were struck by shotgun fire — one was shot in the shoulder and the other was shot in the leg area — on Thursday afternoon in South St. Paul.The officers were following up on a missing persons report at a residential housing facility that offers support services, according to KMSP-TV.The suspect in the shooting has been identified as Dustin Allen Bilderback, who was taken into custody without injury. He now faces eight charges including four counts of sec
  
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• Arizona Governor, Accompanied by Phoenix Officials, Signs New First Responder PTSD Bill into Law

  20-07-2018 00:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wednesday afternoon Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams joined Mayor Thelda Williams, Fire Chief Kara Kalkbrenner, and others as Governor Ducey signed a new first responder PTSD bill into law.The purpose of this new law is to provide help to first responders who experience PTSD as a result of events they experience or witness on the job. “Arizona is grateful to the first responders who put their lives on the line every single day to protect our communities. With these commitments and sacrif
  
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