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Mississippi school resource officer killed while directing traffic outside Shannon elementary

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Lee County, Mississippi, school resource officer was fatally struck by a vehicle while directing traffic outside an elementary...

Former North Carolina Sheriff’s Office Recruit Dies During Training

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Jackson County Sheriff’s Office recruit Ryan Phillip Ferreira, 26, died after suffering a medical emergency during a training exercise...

Louisiana Deputy Dies After Being Struck by Train During Traffic Assignment

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy was killed after his patrol vehicle was struck by a train during a...

Colorado DUI Crash That Killed Golden Officer Results in 13-Year Prison Sentence

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Colorado man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for a DUI crash that killed a Golden police...

Delaware State Police Say DMV Killing of Trooper Was Targeted Attack on Law Enforcement

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Delaware State Police investigators say the Dec. 23 shooting death of Cpl. Matthew Snook at a New Castle DMV...

Washington Sheriff Faces Possible Removal from State Law Enforcement Group

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs says it will consider expelling Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank from...

Virginia officer dies of cancer attributed to 9/11 Pentagon service

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • Master Police Officer Don Gotthardt of the Fairfax County (Va.) Police Department died from cancer linked to his service...

California Police Commander Dies While on Training Trip

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • Oxnard Police Department Commander Scott Aaron was found dead in his hotel room during a training assignment in Orange...

Texas Officer Killed by Suspect Who Died by Suicide After Standoff

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • Copperas Cove Police Officer Elijah Garretson, 27, was shot and killed by a suspect during an officer-involved incident in...

Body-Worn Camera Footage Released in Fatal Shooting of Burbank Police K-9

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing The Burbank Police Department released body-worn camera video showing the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of a police...

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