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Rodney Hinton Jr. fatally struck retired Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson as he worked a traffic detail; Hinton Jr. had watched bodycam video showing the fatal OIS of his son hours before the incident
Dash camera footage shared by the Waterbury Police Department shows the suspect driving behind a residence while fleeing a traffic stop
The man was booked into the West Valley Detention Center on suspicion of burglary, possession of stolen property and grand theft, the Colton Police Department stated
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The illegal drugs seized in “Operation Central Valley Blues” included 16,136 fentanyl pills, more than 90 pounds of meth, more than 3,100 pounds of marijuana and 7 pounds of cocaine
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