Topic - National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

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  U.S. police fatalities up 13 percent in 2011 to 173

  Across the nation, 173 officers have died in the line of duty this year, up 13 percent from 2010, according to numbers as of Wednesday compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

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  Police fatalities jump 37 percent in 2010

  Deaths of police officers in the line of duty jumped 37 percent, to about 160, in 2010, according to numbers as of Dec. 28 compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit that tracks police deaths.

• July 4 wrecks deadliest of all holidays

  An estimated 634,200 area residents taking vacations over this Fourth of July holiday will set a record for summer travel, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

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