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police officer
A police officer, also known as an officer, policeman, or a policewoman is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank "officer" is legally reserved for military personnel.
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Sad. Would like to hear more details about the situation but it's just tragic.
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/off-duty-vancouver-police-officer-killed/283-227c1d0b-70f8-4f5e-9ac7-6c17de1997bd
Lots of burglaries lately as thieves are getting very bold, this one in rainier OR turned...
I hope this officer recovers and returns to serve
https://www.kktv.com/2021/12/30/colorado-police-officer-hailed-hero-after-she-was-shot-during-deadly-rampage-reportedly-took-down-suspect-while-wounded/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-cop-shot-killed-walmart-customer-wheelchair-fired
Raw video NSFW:
The video is just shameful. Cop unloads into the back of a wheelchair bound man wheeling away from him. This is what an execution looks like.
This is big news. Eric Adams campaign centered on supporting police and cracking down on criminals.
https://news.yahoo.com/former-police-officer-eric-adams-close-to-winning-nyc-mayoral-race-as-ranked-choice-votes-tallied-202909266.html
Good to read this one every once in a while.
https://www.police1.com/active-shooter/articles/cop-shares-gunfight-lessons-from-isis-inspired-draw-the-prophet-terrorist-attack-iV5H704a3jD3VAnz/
This is really hard to watch.
There's no blood but the Sgt doesn't make it. One of the things that will strike you, is how many chances (far too many) the cops gave this dude before they deployed tasers and pepper spray...that did not work. And you have to wonder if that's a result of all...
A Bothell police officer was killed and a second one was wounded during a Monday night traffic stop that turned into a gun battle with the driver, authorities said. The suspect was later arrested after an hours-long manhunt.
The surviving police officer was rushed for treatment to Harborview...