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Ambush Attacks on LEOs Tripled in 2014

What's most notable about the NLEOMF's new report on line-of-duty deaths in 2014 is the spike in firearms-related incidents and especially ambushes that resulted in officers' deaths in 2014.

December 31, 2014

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Streets to Be Renamed for NYPD Officers Killed in Brooklyn Ambush

New York City plans to honor the two NYPD officers murdered by a gunman as they sat in their squad car in Brooklyn earlier this month by naming streets near their homes for them.

December 31, 2014

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Funeral Set for 2nd NYPD Officer Killed in Ambush

The second of two New York City police officers to be buried after a daylight ambush will be mourned at a funeral this upcoming weekend.

December 29, 2014

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Thousands Attend Funeral for Slain NYPD Officer

On Saturday, thousands attended the funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos, N.Y.P.D. Shield No. 6335, who was murdered Dec. 20 along with another officer for their choice of occupation.

December 29, 2014

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NYPD Beefs Up Security After Credible Threats from Baltimore Gang

The NYPD, in a statement, said it had launched roughly 40 investigations and made four arrests after assessing hundreds of 911 and 311 calls, along with online postings.

December 24, 2014

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Biden to Attend Fallen NYPD Officer's Funeral

Vice President Joe Biden will attend the funeral of NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos on Saturday, the White House said Tuesday.

December 24, 2014

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New Yorkers Observe Moment of Silence for Slain Officers

At the Bedford-Stuyvesant memorial created at the death site, a few dozen police officers and firefighters removed their hats and bowed their heads in honor of slain Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.

December 23, 2014

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Sharpton Says Protests Will Continue Despite Ambush Murders of Officers

Sharpton, who joined Garner's relatives over the weekend to denounce the slaying of the officers, said he would not change planned prayer vigils at the scene of Garner's death and elsewhere over the coming days to mark the family's first Christmas without him.

December 23, 2014

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Obama Says He's Outraged Over "Senseless" Police Murders

Obama called New York Police Commissioner William Bratton to give condolences for the two police officers shot and killed in an ambush in Brooklyn Saturday.

December 23, 2014

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Politico: De Blasio Must Press Reset with NYPD

The low-boil contempt for de Blasio, which has been building for months, erupted publicly on Saturday when dozens of cops turned their backs on the mayor as he arrived at the Brooklyn hospital where the bodies of officers Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, had been taken.

December 23, 2014

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Protesters Confront NYPD Mourners at Slain Officers' Memorial

Protesters on Monday stormed the site where two NYPD officers were slain Saturday and confronted cops pouring in to mourn their fallen brothers at a makeshift memorial, according to a CNN reporter.

December 23, 2014

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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Issues Statement on New York Police Ambush

”We must never forget that our officers are the most visible and vulnerable symbols of the freedoms we so dearly cherish. They are willing to lay down their lives for us. The least we should do is honor and remember their service and sacrifice and do our part to make it safer for those who continue to serve. We need to speak up for these heroes who protect us.

December 23, 2014