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The deputies approached the suspect’s home to serve an eviction notice when the shootout started BAILEY, Colo. — A shootout ended with one Park County sheriff’s deputy slain, two more officers injured and the suspect killed, KDVR reported. The incident began Wednesday morning as officers approached a residence to serve an eviction notice. The suspect began firing a rifle at the deputies. A 12-year member of the force was pronounced dead at the scene. An 11-year veteran has life-threatening injuries and was in surgery. A 21-year veteran officer had non-life threatening injuries and was undergoing treatment. None of the deputies...

Brothers and sisters, we are losing. We can argue about the reasons why; we can argue about the biased media, unreasonable expectations, poor self-promotion. But the brutal truth I’ve seen is many individuals with special needs and their families are afraid to call us when they need help. They are afraid we will hurt them. They are afraid we will judge them. They are afraid we will take their children away. That is both tragic and unacceptable to me, and I hope it is unacceptable to you, too. This is difficult for me to say, but in all honesty I’m...

  Answer by India L.J.Mitchell, Retired Police officer It can be different for every woman but in general, there are a few assumptions made by some male cops and some civilians. Many civilian women would warn me to call for back up (although it was usually on its way) if they were in a fight with their boyfriend and he was a big guy. Most guys would go into their flirtation mode and even try to get me to go out with them! Another assumption is that women just can't handle the job physically the way a man can. Interestingly, most...