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Field Blood Transfusion and Tourniquet Credited With Saving Dallas ISD Officer
A fellow officer's tourniquet and a Dallas Fire-Rescue field blood transfusion helped save Dallas ISD Officer Justin Jones after he was wounded.
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Michigan K-9 Team and DNR Officers Find Three Missing Tubers Alive After Three-Day Search
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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End of Watch Memorial: Deputy Burlie W. Duvall III
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 Marine Officers Rescue Family of Four After Boat Overturns in Biscayne Bay
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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Remembering Chicago Police Officer Ella French on Her End of Watch Anniversary
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 Awards Recovery Grants to Two Wounded Mississippi Officers
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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Off-Duty Louisville Corrections Officer Stops Knife Attack, Victim Says He Saved His Life
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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Top 5 Good Police Stories This Week: Safe Recoveries, Rescues and Lifesaving Service
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 Michigan K-9 Team and DNR Officers Find Three Missing Tubers Alive After Three-Day Search
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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New Bodycam Shows Vancouver Police K-9 Midas Helping End 40-Minute Standoff
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 Retires to Stay Beside Wounded Handler
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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Lowndes County Lt. Herb Bennett Honored as Hometown Hero With K-9 Thanos
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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