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Calif. man guilty of false report that led to OIS

Oscar Carrillo was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to placing a 911 call that ended with Pasadena police fatally shooting a college student - Full Story

Okla. cop saves 2-year-old hostage

When the assailant began “counting down” the last seconds of the young girl’s life, an officer killed the suspect with a single gunshot.

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Mass. trooper kills man in violent confrontation

Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrisey said there are numerous witnesses to the confrontation and they are being interviewed by police - Full Story

The reactionary gap: Reminders on threats and distances

In light of a recent shooting in Florida, it might be a good time to renew the concepts of the “reactionary gap” - Full Story

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Confessions of a one-eyed shooter

When you're pointing your duty weapon at a suspect and shout, "Police! Don't move! Drop the weapon!" do you have both eyes open? - Full Story

Confessions of a one-eyed shooter

I am a one-eyed-shooter, except for instinct/point shooting - Full Story

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$Going from zero to gunfight in fractions of a second$

Going from zero to gunfight in fractions of a second

Officers Erin Thomas and Brandon Savage of the Middlefield (Ohio) Police Department were suddenly ambushed at a traffic stop, but they said “Not Today!” and prevailed in the firefight. - Full Story

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Hundreds say goodbye to slain Ala. officer

The suspect's mother had written of his eratic behavior several times in an attempt to have him placed in a mental institution; meanwhile thundreds of mourners lined the street and packed a civic center in honor of Deputy Scott Ward, who was shot and killed by the suspect in an exchange of gunfire. - Full Story

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Officer shot, killed on NY expressway

A Long Island police officer and another person were killed after shooting erupted Tuesday morning during what a witness described as a routine traffic stop at the New York City limits on Long Island. (ABC7 Image)