Struck By Incidents
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Indiana: Officer opens fire after narrowly avoiding oncoming car; driver arrested on OWI charge
An Indianapolis Metropolitan police officer fired a shot at a car after narrowly avoiding being hit by the vehicle late Monday night. Officers later arrested the driver of that car.
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Washington: Bellingham officer hit by car
Veteran Patrolwoman Stephanie Lemon’s colleagues are calling her lucky after she was struck by a motor vehicle while directing traffic on Pulaski Boulevard Monday morning.
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United Kingdom: Man jailed for two years after police officer hit by car in Hammersmith
A man has been jailed for two years after he deliberately drove his car towards a police officer and knocked her over in west London.
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Georgia: police officers hit by cars; fire at suspects
Three Atlanta-area police officers were struck by cars in two incidents here early Tuesday morning.
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Missouri: Officer Hit On Bridge Is Released From Hospital
Osage Beach Police Officer Austin White has been released from the hospital, the city police department is reporting.
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Canada: Medicine Hat officer struck by vehicle fleeing police
A man is in custody and facing charges after a truck fled a traffic stop, crashed into several police vehicles, and injured an officer in southeast Alberta early Thursday.
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Florida: Tampa officer recalls being nearly hit by DUI driver
Tampa Police Officer Scott Anderson has spent his career trying to keep drunken drivers off the road.
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California: CHP officer hit by truck while responding to freeway crash in Orange County
A California Highway Patrol officer was injured Monday while responding to a collision on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in San Juan Capistrano.
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Colorado: Sheridan police officer injured after being hit by car door
A Sheridan police officer suffered minor injuries when he was hit by a car door while trying to arrest a man on Sunday.
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Canada: RCMP officer struck by all-terrain vehicle in New Brunswick
New Brunswick RCMP say an officer is in hospital after attempting to stop an all-terrain vehicle on Saturday.