Police deny report of officers’ deaths in checkpoint crash

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“The command categorically states that the claim is false. No police officer lost his or her life, and no police personnel were injured in the incident,” said Timfon John, the police spokesperson. The post Police deny report of officers’ deaths in checkpoint crash appeared first on Premium Times…

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