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An off-duty corrections officer intervened in a Louisville knife attack, held the alleged attacker for police and was credited by the victim with saving his life.
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A Michigan State Police K-9 team and DNR conservation officers found two women and a 9-year-old alive after a three-day Muskegon River search.
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ThinBlueNews remembers Appomattox County Deputy Burlie W. Duvall III, 33, who died while helping at a crash scene on August 6, 2026.
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Miami Police Marine Patrol officers pulled a mother, father and two young children from Biscayne Bay after their boat overturned in rough weather.
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ThinBlueNews remembers Chicago Police Officer Ella Grace French on the fifth anniversary of her End of Watch, August 7, 2021.
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Running 4 Heroes is awarding $3,000 grants to Covington County Deputy Yates Rodney and Mississippi Highway Patrol Lt. Trea Staples.
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Perry County Deputy Jared Quick pursued a wrong-way driver toward a one-lane I-64 work zone and an oncoming semi; no injuries were reported.
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An off-duty corrections officer intervened in a Louisville knife attack, held the alleged attacker for police and was credited by the victim with saving his life.
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Five verified civilian law-enforcement stories: a river search, child and boat rescues, a choking save and an officer's kidney donation.
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A fellow officer's tourniquet and a Dallas Fire-Rescue field blood transfusion helped save Dallas ISD Officer Justin Jones after he was wounded.
Read story A Michigan State Police K-9 team and DNR conservation officers found two women and a 9-year-old alive after a three-day Muskegon River search.
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Newly released Vancouver Police bodycam shows K-9 Midas helping officers end a 40-minute standoff after a Grappler stopped a fleeing vehicle.
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La Porte County K-9 Bosco retired after eight years of service and will live with wounded handler Deputy Jon Samuelson during his recovery.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia honored Lowndes County Lt. Herb Bennett, a national champion K-9 handler with K-9 Thanos, as a Hometown Hero.
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