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Suspect Opens Fire on Officers Serving Arrest Warrant

Police received an anonymous tip that a suspect wanted for attempted murder (he allegedly shot a female) was inside of a motel-style apartment. Officers from two agencies met and formed a perimeter around the apartment, which was located on the ground floor. Officers contacted a female subject sitting outside of the apartment and asked her if the suspect was inside.

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2020-09-17 12:33:492021-07-05 15:15:50Suspect Opens Fire on Officers Serving Arrest Warrant

Warm Breaths on a Frozen Night

The night was chilly, maybe high 20s. I had been on shift for about three hours at the time of the incident. My eight-officer patrol team was manned by newer officers with a high drive. Officer safety was more of an idea we knew existed somewhere else.

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2020-07-16 16:15:562021-07-05 15:16:23Warm Breaths on a Frozen Night

Suspect Reaches for Weapon as Officers Go Hands On

An off-duty officer working security at a housing complex spotted a disorderly suspect who was wanted for threatening residents with a handgun, as well as an outstanding bench warrant. Upon seeing the officer, the suspect immediately fled on foot.

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2020-04-14 17:27:272021-07-05 15:17:00Suspect Reaches for Weapon as Officers Go Hands On

Officer Rescue During Critical Incident

At approximately 1500 hours, two officers were shot during the attempted service of a protection order at a local residence. An investigation leading up to the incident revealed a misdemeanor domestic violence incident occurred between a male and female the day prior, and the female obtained and order of protection which needed to be served.

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2019-04-03 15:38:112021-07-06 11:57:55Officer Rescue During Critical Incident

Teen Pulls Gun as Officers Attempt to Go Hands On

Patrol officers were investigating a male subject matching the description of an individual wanted for truancy. The subject was sitting in the back of a car parked on the side of the road in a residential area. The windows of the vehicle were down, so Officer #1 approached the rear driver side door and asked the subject for his name.

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2019-03-15 17:19:192021-07-06 11:58:43Teen Pulls Gun as Officers Attempt to Go Hands On

Officers Attacked during Felony Arrest Warrant Service

Two officers from a local police department attempted to serve an arrest warrant on a known felon. As the officers made contact, the suspect and the suspect’s girlfriend assaulted the officers. The officers called for backup and fought with the two subjects.

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2018-05-02 13:28:322021-07-06 12:05:57Officers Attacked during Felony Arrest Warrant Service

Officers Almost Serve Search Warrant on Wrong Apartment

A search warrant was being served on a suspect in a conspiracy investigation involving the trafficking of illegal drugs. During this investigation, the subject’s residence was located along with his vehicle in a large apartment complex.

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2017-07-14 15:28:582021-07-06 12:08:45Officers Almost Serve Search Warrant on Wrong Apartment

Warrant Subject Wields Object Resembling a Firearm

Officers observed a subject wanted on a warrant run into a house. The officers responded to a back alley and located the subject running through the backyard. While giving the suspect verbal commands, the suspect reached into his waistband and pulled out a small chrome object with a handle and trigger, resembling a small firearm.

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2017-06-30 19:20:302021-07-06 12:09:09Warrant Subject Wields Object Resembling a Firearm

Search Warrant and Forced Entry on Wrong House

Deputies responded to a known drug house. At the house, deputies contacted a known female and arrested her on outstanding arrest warrants. The female is not a CI, but she has given prior credible information that has led to the arrests of other criminals. On this occasion, she again wanted to give info…

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2017-06-30 18:36:032021-07-06 12:09:17Search Warrant and Forced Entry on Wrong House

Two Detectives Accidentally Overdose on Fentanyl

Two detectives were in the process of securing evidence in a narcotics case. As one of the detectives was handling a bag of suspected narcotics, he grabbed the bag and, out of habit, forced some of the air out of the bag to obtain a good seal.

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png 0 0 Brett Cowell /wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEONearMiss_newblue.png Brett Cowell2017-06-01 13:48:122021-07-06 12:09:45Two Detectives Accidentally Overdose on Fentanyl
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