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Police discovered that "two younger girls" had been seen placing flowers and cards on police cruisers.                      CANTON White roses tinged with blue were placed Tuesday - apparently           anonymously - on Canton police cruisers downtown. The gesture, along with accompanying cards of support, was a surprise to the officers who drive those vehicles. Police later discovered that "two younger girls" had been seen placing the flowers and the cards, which read, "We see you. We support you. We honor you." "We don't know what organization they're...

CENTER, TX - After hearing about the killings of three Baton Rouge officers, Timpson Police Officer Jacob Metcalf turned to his church for guidance.“I immediately contacted my pastor and asked if we could do some prayer cloths for protection over the Shelby County officers as we perform our duties,” Metcalf said.Their faith motivated them to pass out anointed prayer cloths to law enforcement throughout Shelby County.“We believe in prayer, the power of prayer, and I believe that God is powerful and that he can do anything,” Center Christian Academy Pastor, Dathan Triplett said. “In Acts chapter 19 verse 12 is where...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio No Columbus police officers were hurt after a gunman opened fire on them late Wednesday night on the northeast side. Police say the gunfire began just before midnight Wednesday when officers got a call about shots fired on East 19th Avenue. A short time later, more shots were reportedly fired on Windsor Avenue. Another call to police said a house was shot at on East 12th Avenue. When police arrived, they found at least two apartments and several vehicles that were hit by gunfire. While officers were waiting for an assault squad to arrive on scene, an unknown...

The department expressed concerns that the flag may put firefighters at risks for ‘extremists targeting the fire engine’ Riverside County Fire Department firefighters were ordered Monday to remove a pro-police flag from one of their engines. The “thin blue line” flag was originally installed by firefighter Eric Hille to honor police officers killed in Baton Rouge and Dallas. He posted a picture of the flag July 17, hours after a gunman killed three officers in Baton Rouge. “We wanted to show our support for our brothers in blue,” Hille wrote to accompany the original Facebook photos. The following day, the firefighters were...