‘That’s Officer Lobo to you, Pardner’
Even to seasoned equine rescuer Amber Santos, Lobo the horse was a haunting sight.
“He was a walking skeleton, probably 300 pounds underweight,” Santos said, describing the first time she saw him. Trapped knee-deep in manure in a Livermore boarding facility, his halter embedded in his nose and his tongue nearly split in half from wire bits, he winced at the slightest touch.
But, in a story whose triumph and poignancy rivals that of Black Beauty, the former rescue horse is now a rising star in the Oakdale Police Department.
Lobo, who was adopted by Oakdale Officer Joe Cruz about a year ago, has shown a talent for policing. Most recently, the two helped patrol the Livermore Rodeo together.
“He’s a better horse than I’m a rider,” says Cruz, who found Lobo at Santos’ Livermore-based rescue facility about six months after Santos recovered him from a neighboring property.
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Two new troopers follow their father into service with the Virginia State Police
It’s not unusual for a son to follow his father into the family business, but what if it’s two sons, and the father is a Virginia State 
Trooper? That’s exactly what happened Monday in western Virginia.
When Rob Black first looked at the handbook for the Virginia State Police Academy he was concerned. “Saw that it was 37 long weeks,” he said in an interview with News 7. “It seemed like a very, very, very long time away.”
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Backup is on its way for state troopers
A statewide shortage of Virginia State Police troopers is turning around, with Friday’s graduation of a new class of troopers and Monday’s start of school for another training academy class.
For troopers like Lisa Hubert, 34, a mother of two and wife of another state trooper, the backup can’t come soon enough. With a job description that includes long shifts and hours of overtime, Hubert and her husband find the job rewarding but hectic.
“The stress of when I first started and us juggling schedules was crazy,” said Hubert, a five-year state police veteran who patrols Botetourt County. “We’d get our schedules and just wonder, ‘What are we going to do?’ “
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Slain police officer lives in memory
It was five days after Father’s Day in 1981. Brenda Wilson’s husband was in the funeral business, so middle-of-the-night calls were not uncommon. When her husband handed the phone to her, she knew something was wrong.
“He said to me, ‘Brenda, it’s Charleston Memorial Hospital calling.’ I wasn’t used to it being for me,” Wilson explained.
“Brenda Wilson, your father has been injured and we need you to come right away to the hospital,” the voice on the phone said. She asked what happened. The voice said he had been shot.
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Off-duty officer in right place, right time
Typical officer…always on duty…lol! Great job, Detective!
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A Boston police detective has been credited with thwarting an armed convenience store robbery in Dedham.
Detective Michael Kane had just driven away from the Tedeschi’s Market on Cedar Street with his wife, a newspaper, and a few scratch tickets about 8:30 p.m. Monday when he noticed a suspicious man casing the store.
“I drove across this little square, and I saw this guy, and I said to my wife, ‘Look at him,’ ’’ Kane said.
“He had gloves on and a sweat shirt . . . you couldn’t see his face’’
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New armored vehicle to help officers, Tri-Cities
The Tri-Cities now has a new, state-of-the-art armored vehicle intended to protect officers and help community members during high-risk police situations.
The BearCat, a $292,000 armored personnel carrier, was unveiled Tuesday at the Kennewick police station. The vehicle will be used by the Tri-City Regional SWAT team.
“Before it’s out of service, it will have saved a life,” said Kennewick police Capt. Scott Child. “We are very thankful, and this truly does make our community a safer place.”
Town police K9 gets tracking dog certification
A 4-year-old German shepherd with the Town of Poughkeepsie police department earned certification as a “police tracking dog” at the Eastern Police Canine Association Trials in Binghamton, N.Y.
Town police dog Reagan and his handler, Officer Vanja Mikelic, completed an almost mile-long three-hour-old track of a “suspect” over rough terrain June 10, and found three required pieces of “evidence” along the way, said town police and the canine association.
Duane Shaffer, a director with the Canine Association, said about 200 dogs have attempted that track and only six have earned this certification. In addition, Reagan earned certification as a “police narcotics dog” and as a “street-ready police dog.”
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Campus police dog gets a protective vest
Odin, the UW-Madison Police Department’s newest K9 officer, has received a bullet- and stab-resistant vest from Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog.
The vest was presented to Odin and his handler Sgt. Brent Plisch at a news conference at police headquarters. The partners have been trained in explosives detection and suspect tracking.
Project Aluminum, founded by Tanya Mordecai of Janesville and her stepdaughter, helped to raise the money for Odin’s vest – the first to be funded by their organization and donated to Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog.
Project Aluminum has partnered with several local businesses, construction companies and law enforcement agencies to collect recyclable metals in the form of cans and various scrap metals. The items are turned over to Alter Metal Recycling of Janesville. The metals are given a value and the money is held in an account for Project Aluminum until enough has been donated to fund a vest.
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Annual Golf Outing Raises $ For Injured Officer
More than 100 local police officers hit the golf course Monday at South Hills Country Club. They came together to raise money for a fellow officer who was shot in the line of duty.
Officer James Kuzak
It’s an annual event for these guys, but this year it’s hitting even closer to home. This year’s Police Appreciation Day golf outing benefits Officer James Kuzak who was shot during a home invasion in Clairton back in April. He’s been in a wheelchair ever since.
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Police Support Team Helps Officers Cope
Four Milwaukee police officers have been drawn in to gunbattles on the beat this year. On Sunday morning, that gunfire led to the death of a suspect.
According to police, an officer returned fire when called to a north side home by a woman who said an armed man was breaking in. The suspect died.
Just as police responded to that crime scene, a member of the Police Officer Support Team said the department will also respond to the aid of the officer following the incident.
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