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For Superintendent Doug McDonald the death of three local police officers in the past six years underscores the dangers of the job. But experts say it is not certain whether the job is getting more deadly.
A coronial inquiry has ruled that an ambush attack that killed a cop could possibly have been prevented, noting there was a significant failure of leadership by police.