Struck By Incidents
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California: Palos Verdes Estates-Carson Chase Suspect Tried to Hit Officers w/ Car
Police officers opened fire on a chase suspect in Carson when she tried to strike authorities with her car on Thursday.
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Georgia: Officer Struck by Suspect's Car While Serving Warrant
According to police, Chezare Haynes was wanted for a burglary and several outstanding felony and misdemeanor arrest warrants. When officers were serving a warrant on Sept. 1, Haynes fled a home on Midridge Drive and led officers on a chase. Haynes fled the house in a car and drove over stop sticks and hit an officer.
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Maryland: Two MdTA Officers Injured After Oncoming Vehicle Hit Patrol Car During Traffic Stop
Two Maryland Transportation Authority police officers were injured while conducting a traffic stop on the side of southbound Interstate 95 in a collision that backed up traffic for at least a mile early Thursday morning, according to MdTA Police.
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Missouri: Moberly Police Officer Struck by Deputy's Car
A Moberly Missouri Police Officer is recovering after being hit by a Sheriff's deputy's car. Several departments were in pursuit of a truck when the truck's tires were deflated by stop sticks deployed by police.
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Massachusetts: Weston Police Officer Struck by Car
A Weston police officer working a traffic detail was hit by a car Wednesday morning September 4. Another story can be found at: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x511620929/Weston-Police-officer-struck-working-traffic-detail?rssfeed=true
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North Carolina: Hendersonville Officer Struck by Vehicle
Authorities say a city police officer suffered minor injuries early today when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a suspect he was trying to apprehend for a traffic violation.
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Pennsylvania: Butler Township Police Officer Hit by Car
A police officer in Luzerne county is recovering after being hit by a car Friday night. State police say, an officer from Butler Township police department was assisting in an arrest on an assault suspect from Freeland in the Mountain Top area when he was hit.
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Pennsylvania: Mounted Patrol Officer Struck By Vehicle In North Philadelphia
A mounted patrol officer was injured after being struck by a vehicle in North Philadelphia Thursday night. Philadelphia police say a 25th District officer officer assigned to mounted patrol was rear ended by a vehicle. Another story can be found at: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9224437
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Virginia: Officer Fires at Suspects on George Mason University Campus
A campus police officer fired shots Friday on the George Mason University campus after another officer was struck by a car she was trying to stop, authorities said.
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Massachusetts: Police Say Driver Who Hit Officer, Pillars, Was High on Drugs
A Shrewsbury man police say was high on drugs when he crashed his car into pillars and a police officer in the Webster Square Plaza yesterday, according to police.