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Shoots him point blank in the face and gets out to finish him off. the gun jams so he tries to beat the unconscious deputy to death. deputy regains consciousness as westbrook is trying to wrestle his gun away. deputy survived but was seriously injured. in new jersey the essex and union county auto theft task force is charged with getting car thieves off the streets. >> it can turn dirty real quick so you have to keep your guard up at all times. >> reporter: safety is their number one concern. >> we got to do it safer and better. we utilize our trucks our primary tool. >> reporter: they swoop i...

Everything went dark. everything came to a dead stop. i've been shot! >> reporter: amazingly even with multiple gunshot wounds sergeant hogan survived. you know lives everyday with a hole in his head. reminder of how close he came. violence against law enforcement officers is nothing new. about 60,000 officers are attacked every year, resulting in 16,000 injuries. it takes only seconds for a routine situation to turn deadly. texas trooper steven stone learned when he pulled over the driver of a pick-up truck for speeding. he found drugs and alcohol inside. he begins to pat down that driver. >>...

Everything went dark. everything came to a dead stop. i've been shot! >> reporter: amazingly even with multiple gunshot wounds sergeant hogan survived. you know lives everyday with a hole in his head. reminder of how close he came. violence against law enforcement officers is nothing new. about 60,000 officers are attacked every year, resulting in 16,000 injuries. it takes only seconds for a routine situation to turn deadly. texas trooper steven stone learned when he pulled over the driver of a pick-up truck for speeding. he found drugs and alcohol inside. he begins to pat down that driver. >>...

Shoots him point blank in the face and gets out to finish him off. the gun jams so he tries to beat the unconscious deputy to death. deputy regains consciousness as westbrook is trying to wrestle his gun away. deputy survived but was seriously injured. in new jersey the essex and union county auto theft task force is charged with getting car thieves off the streets. >> it can turn dirty real quick so you have to keep your guard up at all times. >> reporter: safety is their number one concern. >> we got to do it safer and better. we utilize our trucks our primary tool. >> reporter: they swoop i...

Like they are a target, because you are. >> reporter: kansas city, missouri officers went to question a man involved in a minor car accident. without warning for no apparent reason he immediately fires on them. officers returned fire. and the man is killed. >> young rookie cops need to know that it is a dangerous job. it's a great)v÷p job but it's a dangerous job. >> reporter: which is why police an cad -- police academies train new officers to never let their guards down. watching incidents like this from georgia. deputy pulls over a driver for blasting his stereo he approaches the car but b...