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  • How a Walmart call ended with a Newport officer being hit

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📰 News we're reading

• Woman accused of hitting Newport Police officer with car faces DUI, other charges (wate.com) — A Newport police sergeant was reportedly struck and pushed several feet by a car driven by a woman authorities say was trying to leave Walmart after alleged shoplifting. Court records say she faces DUI, aggravated assault on a first responder, theft, and multiple drug-related charges after officers reported finding pills and suspected narcotics in the vehicle.
   

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