Struck By Incidents
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Multnomah County, Oregon Sheriff's Deputy Injured in Crash on I-84
A Multnomah County sheriff's deputy was injured in a crash on Interstate 84 minutes after emergency dispatchers received reports of an erratic driver on the highway east of Troutdale late Thursday.
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Arizona Officer Struck by Vehicle While Directing Traffic in Oro Valley
An Oro Valley Police officer directing traffic at the intersection of Oracle & Magee was hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning. OVPD tells News 4 Sgt. Mike McBride, a 21-year veteran of the Oro Valley Police Department, was hit shortly after 8:00am. Sgt. McBride sustained a broken right clavicle.
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California Police Name Suspected Driver Of Van Who Hit Officer
Police identified the suspect Tuesday who allegedly struck a Fremont police officer with a stolen van on Monday morning.
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Accident on I-95 In Virginia Injures Trooper
Authorities said a Virginia State Police trooper was injured Monday while investigating an accident on northbound Interstate 95.
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California Man Arrested on Suspicion of Hitting Brea Officer With Car
Police have arrested a 31-year-old Riverside man on suspicion of assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon after the officer was struck by a vehicle Sunday morning in Yorba Linda.
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California Police Still Seeking Van Driver Who Rammed Motorcycle Officer
While an extensive manhunt using several dog teams, two helicopters, an airplane and about 40 officers failed to locate a man suspected of ramming a stolen van into a motorcycle officer Monday morning, police said the intended victim looked like he was going to be OK after surgery on a broken leg.
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Man Accused in Georgia Officer Hit and Run Arrested Again
Arrest papers say the car was driven by Brandon Sims of Woodstock and Jones was a front seat passenger. The officer says Sims handed him his license, insurance and weapons permits. According to arrest reports, when the officer asked if there were any weapons in the car, Sims said yes, and the officer proceeded to remove a Beretta from the glove box and a 38 caliber Cobra from the center console. Arrest papers say both guns were loaded and the Cobra had a bullet in its chamber.
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New Hampshire Police Officer Struck While Directing Traffic During Power Outage
A Rochester police officer went to the hospital for a minor hand injury after he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at the intersection of Route 11 and Little Falls Bridge Road Monday morning.
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New Mexico Officer Hit by Car
A vehicle struck a Ruidoso police officer Saturday at about 9:29 a.m. Officer Dave Gallegos was directing traffic at the intersection of Mechem Drive and Terrace Drive when he was struck. Police were diverting traffic from Mechem Drive for the annual AspenFest Parade at the time.
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Suspect in Hit-and-Run Death of Greenfield, Indiana Police Officer Turns Herself In
Police arrested an Indianapolis woman Monday in the hit-and-run death of a Greenfield police officer. Sue Anne Vanderbeck, 61, turned herself in Monday afternoon to the Henry County Sheriff’s Department, said Maj. Derek Towle of the Greenfield Police Department.