Ambush-Style Attacks on Police Up 139 Percent From Last Year: Union

Newport Beach Police and HAZMAT Units investigate 2 deaths and one injury at a Balboa Island Home in Newport Beach, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2021. John Fredricks, The Epoch Times

Law enforcement officers have fallen victim to 86 ambush-style attacks as of Oct. 31 this year, more than double last year’s figure, according to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).

The attacks resulted in the murder of 26 officers and the shooting of 109, according to a monthly report from the FOP.