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  St. Cloud, Florida – An on-duty police officer went to Walmart in uniform, grabbed some items that he needed to buy, and headed for the checkout. When he got to the register, he was refused service by the cashier. The incident occurred at the Walmart on 13th Street in St. Cloud, Florida. When the St. Cloud officer got to the checkout lane, the female clerk pointed out her skin color and then told him that she wouldn’t allow him to buy his items. A second employee reportedly laughed at the way that the officer was treated. Walmart and the...

“(We) said a little prayer and ate dinner together,” FRANKLIN, Ohio —After finding a young boy all alone trying to sell his teddy bear for food, Franklin police charged the child’s parents with child endangerment. Officer Steve Dunham found the child in a busy area and went beyond the requirements of his badge to help. Officials said they received a call on Sunday afternoon that a young boy was wandering in downtown Franklin alone. Police said the 7-year-old was peddling his toy in front of a drug store to get money for food. “It broke my heart,” Dunham said. “He...

  Police Sgt. Stephen Wick, a member of the Houston Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team, was caught on camera helping to clean the feet of a homeless man, and the photo has gone viral. The homeless man in question is a 75-year-old named Quintus, whom Wick said had gotten to know over the past year through his work with the outreach squad. According to Wick, Quintus has glaucoma, which has left him practically blind. Several weeks ago, Wick and his partner saw Quintus aimlessly wandering the streets, obviously in need of help, so they brought him to a safe area close to...

Dallas Police Chief David Brown says several officers testifying on the fatal shooting of five colleagues last month were overwhelmed when they returned to the scene and that some could need up to five years of treatment to recover from the trauma. Brown told the city council Tuesday that more than 300 witnesses have been interviewed in the investigation into the shooting July 7 during a protest march in downtown Dallas. The investigation includes having officers who worked that night return downtown to explain the timeline of events. Brown says some officers were overcome by emotion and had to postpone...

A bystander stepped and took down the officer's attacker   EDMOND, Okla. — Dash cam footage captured the moment a bystander rushed to the aid of an officer under attack. ABC News reports the officer received a call of two suspects who were using cloned credit cards to buy gift cards at various shops around the area. The officer spotted the pair and a scuffle ensued as an arrest attempt was made. Video captured one of the suspects, Yohanker Paradela-Moreu, beating the officer as another officer attempted to stop the attack. A bystander then stepped in and took down Paradela-Moreu. The second...