Proof: 'I'm good, I'm safe': Critically injured cop issues thank you, as teens answer charges

The record — the exact bytes that were hashed

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SHA-256: df5ebb869fd8edb013c4cb9bd8930bffe59f32e6bb59be7238fed45c3ec6e3fe

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969510, mined 2026-10-02 00:47 UTC.

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The record pageCaptured 2026-10-02 00:32 UTC — view the capture.
The story pageCaptured 2026-10-02 00:32 UTC — view the capture.

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