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Officer fired following fatal shooting of shoplifting suspect

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On February 22nd, the Fairfax County Police Department released a statement announcing the dismissal of Sgt. Wesley Shifflett for the fatal shooting of Timothy McCree Johnson outside Tysons Corner Center in Virginia. The incident took place after Johnson allegedly stole two pairs of sunglasses from a Nordstrom store, with police body camera footage showing a two minute long night chase that transpired from the mall, through a parking garage, and across a street before ending …

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Milwaukee Police Officer Shot And Killed In The Line of Duty

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A Milwaukee police officer lost his life while protecting the city’s residents in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The officer, who was 37-years-old with four years of experience, was part of a team responding to a robbery call in the 2700 block of South 14th Street. The tragic event is a somber reminder of the dangers that police officers face every day in their line of duty. The officer has not yet been identified. …

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Kidnapped Children Found Safe After Nearly a Year

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In a lucky turn of events, two missing children from Missouri were found safe and sound in Florida after almost a year of being gone. The children had been reported missing since March 15, 2022, and were finally located on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at a Winn-Dixie supermarket in Florida. The children were discovered by the High Springs Police Department after a routine check of the vehicle they were in, which had been tagged as …

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