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His lawyer called it a “domestic incident blown out of proportion” after police found weapons in his apartment
He was charged with luring young girls into having sex and taping it; he was arrested after a “brazen daytime attempt” to kidnap a woman jogging
Police responded to his home for a domestic dispute and found guns and explosive devices
He said he was going to come back with “a couple loaded guns” and “shoot and kill as many people as he can” and cause “bloodshed”
An ambulance was driving behind two vehicles when the drivers pulled over, started arguing, and one of them stabbed the other
He allegedly told an employee she couldn’t trust him, then lunged at her and grabbed her by the throat during transport
Officer Dennis Guerra, 38, was declared brain dead Wednesday; his partner, Rosa Rodriguez, is still in critical condition
The officers, one male and one female, were hurt responding to fire on 13th floor of high-rise
A report released by Harvard said the manhunt placed police and the public in danger because it lacked restraint, but was otherwise positive
His fiancé said he suffered a pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest; an honorary funeral is scheduled for April 12
The employee was fired, and there’s an ongoing police investigation into voyeurism in the area
He got into the driver’s seat as medics were responding to a residence for a call about a psychiatric patient
The Can-Am Police-Fire Games has never included an EMS component until now; EMTs will have to “rescue” a human simulator that can talk, has a pulse and can receive medical treatment
Responders have been called to her house multiple times in the past, and she was charged with misusing 911
Police are looking for a man based on the images after he crashed the ambulance into a fence pole and abandoned it
The N.H. woman spit in the faces of both an EMT and police officer who responded to her home for a medical call
Witnesses said it stemmed from the firefighter refusing to move his fire truck because he was rendering aid to the patient
The Texas facility was evacuated for a hazmat situation after about 12 people had reactions to a large packet of cinnamon that broke open
Police followed it with GPS tracking, and arrested a 34-year-old man when he stopped in a vacant lot
It can be frustrating to follow procedures when you think a patient is faking an illness, but your career is worth it
With five break-ins this week, police are investigating and crews are doing frequent checks of medicine boxes after finding they had been tampered with
Police said the 67-year-old man told officers he was doing a transfer to Dallas and was still wearing his hospital gown
A patient was arrested after leading police on a 33-mile chase
The trooper was injured in an earlier crash; neither he nor medics were hurt when the ambulance overturned
Concentration levels in the soil were up to 20 percent in some spots, when they should be at zero
The driver lost control and was cited for a traffic violation; injuries were minor
Nobody was seriously injured and police are investigating the accident
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