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Off-duty U.K. cop helps on-duty officer caught in Nashville scuffle
A cop from the United Kingdom was in Nashville when he happened upon a struggle between a man trying to take a police officer's gun. Tony Dokoupil has the details on what happened next.
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According to CBS News’s source item, Off-duty U.K. cop helps on-duty officer caught in Nashville scuffle, A cop from the United Kingdom was in Nashville when he happened upon a struggle between a man trying to take a police officer’s gun. Tony Dokoupil has the details on what happened next.
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- Off-duty U.K. cop helps on-duty officer caught in Nashville scuffleCBS News - 2026-05-20T00:41:44+00:00
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