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    OFFICER Magazine Podcasts

    Joe Vince
    Dec. 13, 2024
    Listen to OFFICER Magazine's network of podcasts, including Officer Roll Call, Undercover Dad, Command Q&A and The Lineup.
    Seattle Police Department
    A Seattle police officer saved a man who fell 25 feet onto tracks before a train came barrelling through in October. It's one of the stories that made the cut as one of OFFICER Magazine's favorite examples of law enforcement valor in 2024.
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    The Lineup: Our Favorite Shows of Police Valor in 2024

    Lt. Frank Borelli (ret), Editorial Director
    Dec. 13, 2024
    In the first of a series of special end-of-the-year episodes, News Editor Joe Vince and retired Lt. Frank Borelli talk about their favorite examples of line-of-duty valor this...
    Lone Tree, CO, Police Department | Williamson County, IL, Sheriff's Office | Officer.com News
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    The Lineup: Finding Creative Answers on the Fly to Tough Calls

    Lt. Frank Borelli (ret), Editorial Director
    Dec. 6, 2024
    The latest episode looks at officers with on-the-job imagination as Illinois deputies stop a pregnant driver's runaway vehicle and a Colorado officer grabs a kid's bike for a ...
    Video shows chase that ended in driver jumping off Seven Mile Bridge
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    Watch Driver Jump off Bridge in Fla. Troopers' Chase: 'I Got Stoned'

    Joe Vince
    Dec. 6, 2024
    Dashboard camera footage captured a driver trying to get away from Florida Highway Patrol troopers during a high-speed chase by jumping off the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida...
    Lauderhill officers rescue 3-year-old girl who ran into lake at 1 a
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    Video: Fla. Police Rescue 3-Year-Old Autistic Girl from Lake

    Dec. 6, 2024
    Lauderhill police officers pulled a 3-year-old autistic girl to safety after she wandered away from her mother and ended up in a lake in a parking lot.
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    Preparing to Become a Police Chief

    William L. Harvey
    Dec. 5, 2024
    A few preparatory suggestions for those starting down the path of law enforcement leadership.
    Police Capture Burglar With Stolen Firearm Attempting to Escape Over Fence
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    Watch Atlanta Police Nab Oddly Attired Suspect Fleeing over Fence

    Joe Vince
    Dec. 5, 2024
    A burglary suspect who wore multicolored socks over his hands to conceal his fingerprints was apprehended by Atlanta police when he tried to escape over a tall fence.
    Caught on camera: wrong-way driver spotted on I-95 in New Haven
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    Dashcam: Wrong-Way Driver Swerves to Avoid Conn. Trooper's Cruiser

    Joe Vince
    Dec. 3, 2024
    An accused impaired driver narrowly avoided colliding with a Connecticut State Police trooper's cruiser before crashing head-on into another vehicle while traveling the wrong ...
    Bodycam video shows moments stabbing suspect shot by DeKalb police
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    Watch Ill. Police End Suspect's Knife Attack at Car Dealership

    Joe Vince
    Nov. 27, 2024
    DeKalb police ended a 32-year-old man's rampage at a Toyota car dealership when an officer shot and wounded the suspect after he refused to drop his knife and threw it at the ...
    Greenville, TX, Police Department
    Greenville, TX, Police Officer Cooper Dawson.
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    Texas Police: Slain Officer 'Ambushed and Shot Multiple Times'

    Nov. 26, 2024
    Greenville Police Officer Cooper Dawson was fatally shot during the foot pursuit of a suspect fleeing a traffic stop, and he's the department's first line-of-duty death in over...
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    S.C. Police Force Quits; Chief Cites Official's 'Acts of Harassment'

    Joe Vince
    Nov. 25, 2024
    In an online statement, McColl Police Chief Bob Hale said he and four officers quit because a councilman "created a toxic atmosphere that has hindered the department's ability...
    Harris County, TX, Constable Office, Precinct 5
    Harris County, TX, Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Katherine Hutson.
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    Texas Deputy Constable, Daughter Killed in Impaired Driver Crash

    Joe Vince
    Nov. 25, 2024
    Harris County Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Katherine Hutson was in a car with her 7-year-old daughter while "working an extra job" at a road work site when an accused impaired ...
    HPD officer dragged during traffic stop in west Houston, police say
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    2 Houston Police Officers Hurt in Dragging, Crash after Traffic Stop Attempt

    Joe Vince
    Nov. 22, 2024
    A Houston police officer was dragged a short distance by a driver fleeing a traffic stop, and she and her partner then struck a tree while trying to pursue and apprehend the suspect...
    Crash kills 2 PBSO motorcycle deputies in western Palm Beach County
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    2 Fla. Motorcycle Deputies Killed, Another Critically Injured in SUV Crash

    Nov. 21, 2024
    Two Palm Beach County Sheriff's Cpl. Luis Paez and Deputy Ralph "Butch" Waller were killed, and another deputy is fighting for his life after a crash with an SUV near Loxahatchee...