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Woman Samaritan Helps Save Cop From Beating

By Hugh CollinsDec 15th 2010 – 3:16PM
AP

AP

(Dec. 15) -- When the going gets tough, it's time to help out your local police officer. An Ohio cop is thankful for the community spirit of a woman who helped save him from a violent assault during a routine traffic stop. Jonathan Seiter was locked in a scuffle with a driver last weekend after a discussion about a...

Family Challenges Police Version of CEO's Shooting Death

By Mara GayJul 21st 2010 – 1:23PM

(July 21) -- The family of a credit union CEO who was killed by a police officer in a New Jersey park known for male prostitution says the police account of the shooting is a "contemptible lie." DeFarra Gaymon, 48, was a long way from his home in Suwanee, Ga., when he was shot and killed Friday in Newark by an undercover...

Cop Stripped of Badge for Watching 'Bridget the Midget' Striptease

By Ben MuessigJul 21st 2010 – 12:25PM
Bridgetthemidget.com

Bridgetthemidget.com

(July 21) -- A Stoughton, Mass., police officer didn't think it would be a big thing when he bailed on his patrol to watch a 3-foot, 9-inch porn actress perform a striptease. But it turned out to be no small issue. According to the Boston Herald, officer Richard Bennett, 28, was forced to turn in his badge after skipping...

Seattle-Area Police Lose 6 Officers in 3 Months

Dec 29th 2009 – 10:08AM

SEATTLE (Dec. 29) -- A Pierce County, Wash., sheriff's deputy wounded a week ago in a shooting at a domestic dispute died Monday after he was removed from life-support systems, a sheriff's department spokesman said. Deputy Walter "Kent" Mundell Jr. died surrounded by his family, as fellow officers gathered at the hospital...

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