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Sheriffs: It’s ‘war on law enforcement’

By Paul Bedard

Published July 18, 2016 1:59am ET

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Sheriffs: It’s ‘war on law enforcement’ — Baton Rouge Police block Airline Highway after police were shot in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 17, 2016. At least three officers are confirmed dead and at least three others wounded after the shooting, a sheriff's office spokeswoman said Sunday. (AP Photo/Max Becherer) | Max Becherer

The wave of assaults and ambushes on the nation’s police have prompted the country’s top sheriff to declare that there is a “war” on cops fed by political rhetoric.

Reacting late Sunday to the Baton Rouge, La., killings of three police Sunday, following the recent slayings of five Dallas police, the head of the National Sheriffs’ Association urged the country to unite to stop the shootings.

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