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RT @elpasotimes: El Paso County sheriff's deputy still critical after being shot during traffic stop https://t.co/hi7goMrXYJ
Yet another attack on LE serving the community. Today Deputy Peter Herrera with the @EPSHERIFF was needlessly shot… https://t.co/MJZSb5b47L
Great work Officer Manzini! #FeelGoodFriday 🐻❤️ 🚔
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RT @charleywilkison: OIS, El Paso Co, traffic stop, Deputy shot 5 times, transported to hospital, no news re suspect, Sr Atty Jim Jopling i…
RT @oaklandpoliceca: Today, the Oakland Police Department honors our four officers who lost their lives 10 years ago today. Sergeant Dunaki…
Tragic news out of AZ. Our hearts are with the Rutherford family and everyone at @phoenixpolice. https://t.co/uOz19OrYsW
We must enable LE to address these issues with adequate training and tools. Criminalizing their actions as suggeste… https://t.co/FRup7paQWO
You can help by visiting https://t.co/6wiJUlTpo8 and sending a message to your elected officials now.
Peace officers make extremely difficult decisions in tense and rapidly evolving incidents every day - #AB392 would… https://t.co/xsbDC3a4zD
Scary incident at the Chowchilla Police Department. It's critical that we take every precaution to keep officers an… https://t.co/yOov6fx6Ec
RT @sebasbcounty: SEBA Director of Government and Media Relations Lolita Harper regarding #YesOnSB230: "We're asking for additional tangibl…
RT @SDPOA: Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the Kittitas County deputy killed and officer wounded in shooting af…

Yet another attack on LE while simply serving the community. Today Deputy Peter Herrera with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office - EPCSO was needlessly shot multiple times during a traffic stop. Deputy Herrera at this time he is in critical condition. A fundraiser account has been set up on Facebook. #EnoughIsEnough
https://bit.ly/2FpeJPA

Fundraiser for El Paso County sheriff's deputy who was shot in head raises thousands in one day
An El Paso County sheriff's deputy was shot in the head during a traffic stop in San Elizario, Texas. A fundraiser has raised thousands in one day.
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Great work Officer Manzini! #FeelGoodFriday 🐻❤️ 🚔
https://bit.ly/2FjzMDb
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If you have some extra time, this news special by KOMO News on the current issues facing the Seattle Police Department is a must watch. This is a heartbreaking example of why California needs SB 230, comprehensive legislation that allows for “enforcement and intervention." We must enable law enforcement to address mental health and homelessness issues with adequate training and tools. Criminalizing their actions as suggested in AB 392 (and similar Washington Initiative 940), or de-criminalizing the actions of those breaking the law, will not solve the problem. #YesOnSB230
https://bit.ly/2CwFlxI

KOMO News Special: Seattle is Dying
Seattle Is Dying. It's a harsh title. Someone on social media even called it a "hopeless" title. I'll admit to you that I wrestled with the name for some time. Too dramatic, I wondered? Too dark? In the end I went with it because I believe it to be true...
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Peace officers make extremely difficult decisions in tense and rapidly evolving incidents every day - #AB392 would criminalize those decisions and put law enforcement lives in jeopardy. We can't let that happen. Support public safety! Support #SB230!
You can help by visiting https://porac.org/sb230 and sending a message to your elected officials now.
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Scary incident at the Chowchilla Police Department. It's critical that we take every precaution to keep officers and law enforcement personnel safe.
https://abc30.tv/2Hy77xK

Chowchilla PD: Protective fence needed following attempted ambush
A man was arrested outside the Chowchilla Police Department after he tried to ambush an officer with a knife.
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