Dallas police hold benefit car wash for ailing colleague

Dallas Police officers are holding a benefit car wash Saturday to help out an ailing colleague.

The officer, Andrew Litz, has used all of his sick time and vacation time and has been going without a pay check, making him unable to support his wife and two small children.

Litz, a former Marine who served three combat tours in Iraq,  believes that a traumatic brain injury he suffered in 2005 when a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in front of his Humvee is the source of his problems. Two other Marines in another Humvee died from shrapnel injuries.

For days after the explosion, Litz was in and out of consciousness and suffering from concussion. He eventually returned to active duty but continued have severe migraines, dizziness and confusion at times. He joined the Dallas police Department in 2006.

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State Police Celebrate Anniversary

Louisiana. They strive to keep each and every one of us safe everyday. And today they celebrated their 75 year history, at their headquarters in Baton Rouge.

The 28th is the day State Police was effectively created by then Governor Huey P. Long in 1936. It’s been 75 years full of challenges for the department, but they’ve always stood strong.

“We’ve got a colorful past. We’ve been involved in a lot of different things. What remains true here today is the integrity of why we wear this badge,” says State Police Superintendent, Colonel Mike Edmonson.

Integrity and the service of current, former, and fallen troopers were honored at Wednesday’s ceremony.

“State Police is responsible for developing me into the law enforcement man I am today. The discipline, the organizational skills, the experience,” explains St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz, who retired from State Police in 2005.

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SWAT officers graduate in Helena

Special Weapons & Tactics teams welcomed 31 new graduates to their ranks on Tuesday during a ceremony in Helena.

The officers completed their training at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy, and it was the largest number of SWAT graduates to complete one course.

The newest members will go to their respective jurisdictions with the skills they learned over the past six days of training.

Eight new SWAT team members from Lewis & Clark County and Helena were pinned by their leaders, honoring them for their completion and future work.

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Police Officers Biking Across the State for Charity Ride

After riding 95 miles on their bicycles, participants of Cops Cycling for C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors) stopped in Fort Wayne today. The event has been happening for seven years, but this is the first time they stopped in Fort Wayne.

Cops Cycling for C.O.P.S. is a charity bike ride that honors fallen police officers and their families. The ride started July 26 at Monument Circle in Indianapolis, and groups of 25 riders a day will circle the perimeter of Indiana. The nearly 1,000 mile bike ride will end August 3.

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Dog survives 40 minutes in the sea two miles out from shore before rescue

A two-year-old German shepherd is lucky to be alive after leaping into Jamaica Bay and wading in waters for 40 minutes before being rescued.

Irina Frid was reunited with her dog Charlie, after he was retrieved two miles off the coast of Brighton Beach by heroic harbour officers Benjamin Reiver and Edward Carr on Monday night.

Ms Frid, who watched the young pooch bob in the water in horror, said miraculously the dog was not injured.
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