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there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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The victims include 15 police officers, an Orthodox priest and four civilians, according to local authorities.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 24 June 2024
On Friday, an interlocutory appeal by the town of New Milford and two of its former police officers who worked on the case of Bolden’s order denying their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity was dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
—David R. Cameron, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
Rodriguez, now a 28-year-old police officer in Broward County’s Lighthouse Point, said STU’s association with Grittner has a deeper meaning.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 June 2024
Four people were killed and nine injured, including two police officers, when a gunman opened fire Friday morning outside a grocery store in Fordyce, Ark., according to state police.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 24 June 2024
On Friday, an interlocutory appeal by the town of New Milford and two of its former police officers who worked on the case of Bolden’s order denying their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity was dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
—David R. Cameron, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
Rodriguez, now a 28-year-old police officer in Broward County’s Lighthouse Point, said STU’s association with Grittner has a deeper meaning.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 June 2024
Four people were killed and nine injured, including two police officers, when a gunman opened fire Friday morning outside a grocery store in Fordyce, Ark., according to state police.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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