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Ambush Attacks Surge as Protests Demand Police Reform
8/23/2025
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- Two police officers were killed in an ambush in Tremonton, Utah, on August 22, 2025, highlighting a 60% increase in ambush attacks since 2018.
- Protests in New Brunswick, New Jersey, followed the police shooting of 68-year-old Deborah Terrell, who had a mental disability.
- Activists are calling for accountability and mental health crisis intervention programs to improve police response.
