Officer Newsday eNL - Nov 8th, 2023
 
 
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November 8, 2023
TODAY'S NEWS
An Oakland police sergeant in the Internal Affairs division drove up to City Hall to begin his shift when a man with a pistol began shooting at the officer, who returned fire.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said he was “urgently exploring avenues to reduce work stress factors to support our employees’ work and personal lives.”
A Harris County sheriff's deputy was grazed in the head by a bullet and a K-9 was shot and wounded while trying to apprehend a driver who fled a traffic stop.
Two Fraser police officers suffered "significant injuries" after a 35-year-old woman fought with them and backed into a cruiser when she was pulled over for driving with expired tags.
Authorities discovered four guns in the vehicle of a man who made credible threats against his mother, girlfriend, a Yakima police sergeant and Selah's police chief.
Robeson County sheriff's deputies serving a warrant in Maxton returned fire after they were shot and wounded multiple times by a suspect, who was struck in the exchange.
The academy's deputy division commander of training says the number of recruits dropping out is concerning because they're "telling us that this profession is not something they're interested in doing anymore."
Tontitown police officers discovered a 5-year-old girl who had been placed inside a closet with the door nailed shut as part of her father's efforts to hide his daughter from authorities.
“The whole point of the job is just to help people as much as possible. And I don’t think I could have just stood on the shore and waited for the rescue team to get here," said Lincoln Police Officer Pierce Krouse.
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