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2 Phoenix police officers arrested and fired after violent, unreported traffic stop
All headlines are identical, reporting the arrest and firing of two Phoenix police officers after a violent, unreported traffic stop.
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What happenedThe Phoenix police chief thought it was a carjacking by men in police disguises. Now, two officers have been arrested after a violent, unreported traffic stop.
The headline splitThe headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
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Left / center-left2 Phoenix police officers fired, arrested after violent traffic stop
CBS News · Center-left · News report
Center2 Phoenix police officers arrested and fired after violent, unreported traffic stop
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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2 Phoenix police officers arrested and fired after violent, unreported traffic stop
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The Phoenix police chief thought it was a carjacking by men in police disguises. Now, two officers have been arrested after a violent, unreported traffic stop.
2 Phoenix police officers fired, arrested after violent traffic stop
Two Phoenix police officers were fired and arrested after an unreported traffic stop in which they assaulted a man and woman and shocked them with a Taser, the city's police chief said.
