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This undated photo shows Boone McCrary, of Greeneville, Tenn., who died after his boat capsized while he was trying to rescue a man trapped in the river during Hurricane Helene. (Laura Harville via AP)

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A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from floods driven by Hurricane Helene
By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press
Sat,10/05/24-11:14PM , 31 Reads
As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that had leveled his home.
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Instructor Dave Rose, right, watches as fellow instructor Enrico Solomon, top, demonstrates the basics of ground control on a student during an Arrest & Control Instructor course in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, Jan.18, 2024. Law enforcement officers from various agencies attend the class where they receive instruction on basic techniques of arrest and control that they to take back to their agencies to pass along to fellow officers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Takeaways from AP investigation into police training on the risks of handcuffing someone facedown
By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press
Tue,05/14/24-5:30AM , 80 Reads
For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly if officers pin them on the ground with too much pressure or for too long.
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Instructor Dave Rose demonstrates a prone handcuffing position on a student during an Arrest & Control Instructor course in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Rose has trained generations of officers that prone restraint is safe. His pupils are instructors who take his training back to their departments. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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AP Investigation: Training failures can lead police to deadly use of common handcuffing tactic
By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press
Tue,05/14/24-5:18AM , 52 Reads
For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly if officers pin them on the ground with too much pressure or for too long.
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A sign is displayed on May 27, 2021, at a memorial in Tacoma, Wash., where Manuel "Manny" Ellis died March 3, 2020, after he was restrained by police officers. Opening statements are expected to begin as early as Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in the trial of the three officers charged with Ellis' death. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press
Sun,10/01/23-12:03AM , 200 Reads
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in vain: “Can’t breathe.”
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