Multiple attacks on officers this week illustrate the inherent dangers of traffic stops
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At least four law enforcement officers were seriously injured during traffic stops across America over the last week -- three by gunfire -- leading to the death of one sheriff's deputy. Law enforcement experts say the attacks highlight the risks inherent to the job of policing, even if they aren't evidence of a growing trend.
A motorist dragged a Philadelphia police officer for five blocks while attempting to flee after the officer spotted a gun in the car. A man pulled over by a Houston-area deputy over the weekend shot the deputy to death. A man emerged from a garbage can and shot a Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy during a search for someone who fled a traffic stop. In Georgia, a sheriff's deputy was shot in the chest during a stop -- their vest stopped the round.
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