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NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life
Nypd: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life A 22-year-old rookie New York City police officer was killed and another officer critically wounded Friday night during what has become one of the most violent periods in the city's recent history. Officer Jason Rivera -- who once wrote that he wanted to join the NYPD to “better the relationship between the community and the police" -- was ambushed with two other officers while responding to a domestic violence call in a Harlem apartment, authorities said. The female caller had said she needed help with her son, city officials said during a solemn news conference at Harlem Hospital. The m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Thief Stabbed Arresting Coatesville Officer In Head, Authorities Say Thief Stabbed Arresting Coatesville Officer In Head, Authorities Say
Thief Stabbed Arresting Coatesville Officer In Head, Authorities Say A 20-year-old man was charged with stabbing an officer in the head at a Coatesville store on Friday, authorities said. Officers were in the process of arresting Michael White, of Manheim, for stealing from the Turkey Hill store on Kings Highway when he shoved and stabbed 35-year-old Coatesville officer William Cahill, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced. Cahill was hospitalized for multiple stab wounds and is expected to be released Saturday afternoon. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: Officer, Knife-Wielding Suspect Both Dead After Car Rams U.S. Capitol Barricade Police: Officer, Knife-Wielding Suspect Both Dead After Car Rams U.S. Capitol Barricade
Police: Officer, Knife-Wielding Suspect Both Dead After Car Rams U.S. Capitol Barricade An officer was dead, as was a driver who rammed a vehicle into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol building and got out with a knife, authorities in Washington, D.C. said Friday. Officer William Evans, who'd served with the United States Capitol Police for 18 years, was taken to a nearby hospital in a police cruiser but died a short time later, authorities said. Another Capitol Police officer was hospitalized after being stabbed during the encounter – which sent the Capitol into lockdown -- shortly before 1:30 p.m. “The entire Department of Justice mourns with the U.S. Capitol Police and th…

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by Jerry DeMarco