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• Pipe bomb explodes on police vehicle in Maryland - CBS News

  03-08-2016 22:49 via cbsnews.com
  
  Pipe bomb explodes on police vehicle in Maryland
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  Last Updated Aug 3, 2016 4:52 PM EDT. A pipe bomb exploded on a police vehicle in suburban Maryland early Wednesday, the police said. The vehicle was parked on the street outside an officer's house in Thurmont, Maryland, Police Chief Greg Eyler told ...and more »
  
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• Lawyer: Video shows police officer caused confrontation with social worker - Chron.com

  03-08-2016 22:47 via chron.com
  
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  Lawyer: Video shows police officer caused confrontation with social worker
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  A Houston social worker charged with resisting arrest in March says she feels lucky to be alive after a traffic stop turned into a physical confrontation with a Metro police officer and a two-day stint in jail. Earledreka White, 28, was handcuffed and ...and more »
  
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• Metro police arrest raises concern of radicalization in the ranks - USA TODAY

  03-08-2016 22:44 via usatoday.com
  
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  Metro police arrest raises concern of radicalization in the ranks
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  The arrest of a D.C. transit officer on charges of trying to aid the Islamic State could raise concerns among U.S. police departments about radicalization within the ranks, especially given officers' ability to access potential targets. "They would be ...
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• Metro police arrest underscores 'see something, say something' - USA TODAY

  03-08-2016 22:42 via usatoday.com
  
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  Metro police arrest underscores 'see something, say something'
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  The arrest of a Metro Transit Police officer in Washington, D.C. on charges of trying to support the Islamic State came after reports from Metro police - underscoring the slogan "if you see something, say something," police said Wednesday. Metro ...
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• Police Raid Rio de Janeiro's Favelas in Operation Ahead of Olympics - Wall Street Journal

  03-08-2016 21:19 via wsj.com
  
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  Police Raid Rio de Janeiro's Favelas in Operation Ahead of Olympics
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  RIO DE JANEIRO—Hundreds of police stormed one of this city's biggest working-class areas on Wednesday to roust suspected drug traffickers and shore up security just two days before the official start to the Olympic Games. Around 450 state police using ...
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• Police Search House for Clues After Teens Brutally Executed Behind Georgia Grocery Store - TheBlaze.com

  03-08-2016 20:56 via theblaze.com
  
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  Police Search House for Clues After Teens Brutally Executed Behind Georgia Grocery Store
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  ATLANTA (TheBlaze/AP) — Detectives on Tuesday were combing through video from multiple cameras and hoping to hear from any possible witnesses near a suburban Atlanta grocery store in the pre-dawn hours before a teenage boy and girl were both ...
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• After Pulse Shooting, LGBT Folks Of Color Worry About Increased Police Attention - NPR

  03-08-2016 20:46 via npr.org
  
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  After Pulse Shooting, LGBT Folks Of Color Worry About Increased Police Attention
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  After 49 people were killed at the Pulse nightclub in Florida in June, gay pride marches across the country saw amped-up police presence. Law enforcement agencies shared support for LGBT people on social media and in the press. The NYPD rolled out a ...and more »
  
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• Police: Sgt. Hutchinson's shooting may have been self-inflicted - KXAN.com

  03-08-2016 20:45 via kxan.com
  
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  Police: Sgt. Hutchinson's shooting may have been self-inflicted
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  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A day after Travis County Sgt. Craig Hutchinson's funeral, the Round Rock police chief said Hutchinson was shot by his own weapon. Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks says while the department is still gathering all the ...and more »
  
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• Man arrested in connection with threats against Portland police - Press Herald

  03-08-2016 20:30 via pressherald.com
  
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  Man arrested in connection with threats against Portland police
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  Emails and tweets say 'Time for more police to die' and say a parking garage on Newbury Street is booby-trapped with explosives. By Matt Byrne Staff Writer. [email protected] | @mattbyrnePPH | 207-791-6303. Share. facebook · tweet · email. print ...
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• Burundi rejects UN police deployment amid violence - Aljazeera.com

  03-08-2016 20:30 via aljazeera.com
  
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  Burundi rejects UN police deployment amid violence
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  Burundi insists its security forces are in control, while recent waves of violence leave more than 500 dead. 03 Aug 2016 18:18 GMT. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. Burundi has been gripped by violence amid political turmoil [File ...and more »
  
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• Autopsy finds alcohol, cocaine in teen killed by police - CBS News

  03-08-2016 20:29 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Autopsy finds alcohol, cocaine in teen killed by police
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  FRESNO, Calif. -- Authorities in Central California say an autopsy of an unarmed 19-year-old man shot and killed by police in Fresno found traces of cocaine and an alcohol level well above the legal limit. The Fresno County's Sheriff's Office said ...
  Autopsy: Dylan Noble, teen killed by Fresno police, had drugs, alcohol in systemKABC-TVall 15 news articles »
  
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• Police Thought This Gone Girl–Like Kidnapping Was a Hoax Because the Woman 'Didn't Act Like a Victim' - New York Magazine

  03-08-2016 20:17 via nymag.com
  
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  Police Thought This Gone Girl–Like Kidnapping Was a Hoax Because the Woman 'Didn't Act Like a Victim'
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  Local police offered a new explanation and nonapology for wrongly dismissing a kidnapping as a hoax of Gone Girl proportions: The woman — allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted by a man who is currently awaiting trial — "did not act like a ...and more »
  
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• Dirt bike rider killed in collision with Fall River police cruiser - Turn to 10

  03-08-2016 20:11 via turnto10.com
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  Dirt bike rider killed in collision with Fall River police cruiser
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  Fall River police said a man was killed when his dirt bike collided with a city police cruiser, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (WJAR). VIEW PHOTO GALLERY. 3 photos. AA. Fall River police said a 19-year-old man was killed early Wednesday morning when his dirt ...and more »
  
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• N.J. town drops hammer on police chief over pro-racial profiling email - NJ.com

  03-08-2016 19:49 via nj.com
  
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  N.J. town drops hammer on police chief over pro-racial profiling email
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  WYCKOFF – Police Chief Benjamin Fox should be demoted to patrolman and suspended without pay for 180 days for violating the Attorney General's guidelines against racial profiling, township officials have decided. Fox was the subject of a March 22 ACLU ...and more »
  
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• DC Metro Transit police officer charged with aiding ISIS - Fox News

  03-08-2016 19:46 via foxnews.com
  
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  DC Metro Transit police officer charged with aiding ISIS
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  A Washington, D.C., Metro Transit police officer who was a convert to Islam and once dressed up as Jihadi John for Halloween was charged on Wednesday with trying to provide material support to ISIS -- the first time a law enforcement officer has been ...
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• Police search house after teens murdered near Atlanta - WTVD-TV

  03-08-2016 19:31 via abc11.com
  
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  Police search house after teens murdered near Atlanta
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  Detectives searched a house Wednesday as police investigated the gunshot deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found behind a grocery store. Officers executed a search warrant at the home in nearby Cobb County, about three miles from the Publix ...
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  Police Search House for Clues After Teens Brutally Executed Behind Georgia Grocery StoreTheBlaze.com
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• Ephrata police investigating report of horse abuse; Animal euthanized - WGAL Lancaster

  03-08-2016 19:27 via wgal.com
  
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  Ephrata police investigating report of horse abuse; Animal euthanized
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  THAT WAS ORIGINALLY CARRYING THE MAN, ANOTHER MAN AS WELL AS A LOAD OF WATERMELONS. THEY PULL OVER AND A VIDEO WHILE CALLING 911. AT THIS POINT, THE HORSE HAD COLLAPSED BUT THE MAN CONTINUED TO BE THE ...and more »
  
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• Police Give Instructions for Citizens Rescuing Dogs from Hot Cars? - snopes.com

  03-08-2016 19:17 via snopes.com
  
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  Police Give Instructions for Citizens Rescuing Dogs from Hot Cars?
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  A popular message incorrectly advises that citizens can avoid criminal charges if they follow specific steps in rescuing dogs from hot cars. Dan Evon. Aug 03, 2016. Share. 110. 111. Public Domain Pictures. Claim: Police have officially approved a ...and more »
  
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• Bank robbery suspect killed in police confrontation - The Detroit News

  03-08-2016 19:08 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Bank robbery suspect killed in police confrontation
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  Detroit police investigate the scene of a shooting involving a Farmington Hills police officer Wednesday at the Victory Inn in Detroit. (Photo: Max Ortiz / The Detroit News)Buy Photo. Detroit — A Pontiac man who was supposed to be arrested on a parole ...
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• Pipe bomb explodes under police cruiser - CBS News

  03-08-2016 18:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  Pipe bomb explodes under police cruiser
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  A pipe bomb exploded under a police vehicle in suburban Maryland on Wednesday morning, CBS News homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports. The cruiser was parked in a driveway in Thurmont, Maryland, sources told CBS News.and more »
  
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• Report: Email threat said "Time for more police to die" - CBS News

  03-08-2016 18:44 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Report: Email threat said "Time for more police to die"
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  PORTLAND, Me. -- Police in Portland, Maine are investigating "pointed" threats referencing killing Portland police officers with assault rifles, police chief Michael Sauschuck said. The Portland Press-Herald reports at least two staffers at the ...and more »
  
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• Dashcam Footage Shows Heroic Bystander Helping Police Officer Under Attack - ABC News

  03-08-2016 18:35 via abcnews.go.com
  Dashcam Footage Shows Heroic Bystander Helping Police Officer Under Attack
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  Dramatic dashcam video shows a heroic bystander stepping in and tackling a man who was attacking a police officer. "It started with this man and another suspect using cloned credit cards to buy gift cards in a grocery store," Jennifer Wagnon of the ...and more »
  
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• Dashcam Footage Shows Heroic Bystander Helping Police Officer ... - ABC News

  03-08-2016 18:35 via abcnews.go.com
  Dashcam Footage Shows Heroic Bystander Helping Police Officer ...
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  When a man drags an officer through a parking lot, bystander tackles him down.and more »
  
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• Orlando man attacks flamingo at Busch... - WKMG Orlando

  03-08-2016 17:41 via clickorlando.com
  
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  ORLANDO, Fla. - A 45-year-old Orlando man was arrested Tuesday, accused of throwing a flamingo to the ground at Busch Gardens and injuring the bird so badly that it had to be euthanized. Joseph Anthony Corrao was arrested on charges of animal cruelty.
  Florida police: Family man fatally injures "Pinky" the dancing flamingoCBS News
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• Orlando man attacks flamingo at Busch Gardens, police say - WKMG Orlando

  03-08-2016 17:41 via clickorlando.com
  
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  Orlando man attacks flamingo at Busch Gardens, police say
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  ORLANDO, Fla. - A 45-year-old Orlando man was arrested Tuesday, accused of throwing a flamingo to the ground at Busch Gardens and injuring the bird so badly that it had to be euthanized. Joseph Anthony Corrao was arrested on charges of animal cruelty.
  Florida police: Family man fatally injures "Pinky" the dancing flamingoCBS News
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• Father of man accused of hurling rock at police vehicle writes heartfelt letter - Fox News

  03-08-2016 17:41 via foxnews.com
  
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  Father of man accused of hurling rock at police vehicle writes heartfelt letter
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  The father of a man who allegedly threw a rock at a Coatesville, Pennsylvania patrol vehicle in July wrote a letter to the police department in which he expressed his sincere apology and commended the officer for his actions.and more »
  
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• During Fatal Standoff, Police Asked Facebook To Deactivate ... - NPR - NPR

  03-08-2016 17:21 via npr.org
  
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  Baltimore County police shot and killed Korryn Gaines, a 23-year-old black woman, after an hours-long standoff on Monday — during which Facebook and ...
  Korryn Gaines Is the Ninth Black Woman Shot and Killed by Police in the U.S. This YearSlate Magazine (blog)
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• Zimbabwe police violently break up anti-Mugabe protests - Aljazeera.com

  03-08-2016 16:52 via aljazeera.com
  
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  Zimbabwe police violently break up anti-Mugabe protests
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  Police use batons to beat protesters marching to government buildings after opposition gets boost from war veterans. 03 Aug 2016 19:47 GMT. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. Police used batons and fired tear gas to break up an ...and more »
  
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• Mother of Two Fatally Shot After Hours Long Standoff with Baltimore Police - People Magazine

  03-08-2016 15:21 via people.com
  
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  Mother of Two Fatally Shot After Hours Long Standoff with Baltimore Police
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  Korryn Gaines, a 23-year-old mother of two, is dead and her 5-year-old son is in the hospital after an hours-long standoff with police that ensued when Gaines refused to surrender to officers who presented an arrest warrant. The incident occurred in ...
  Maryland woman posted videos online during hours-long standoff, police sayFox News
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• Court Throws Out Terrorism Conviction in Canada, Citing Police Entrapment - The Intercept

  03-08-2016 14:47 via theintercept.com
  
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  Court Throws Out Terrorism Conviction in Canada, Citing Police Entrapment
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  Sting operations — in which an undercover agent or informant provides the means and opportunity to lure otherwise incapable people into committing a crime — have represented the default tactic for counterterrorism prosecutions since the 9/11 attacks.and more »
  
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• Turkey police raid science council in post-coup purge - Aljazeera.com

  03-08-2016 14:18 via aljazeera.com
  
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  Turkey police raid science council in post-coup purge
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  Turkey continues investigation into followers of US-based businessman accused of masterminding last month's coup. 03 Aug 2016 12:10 GMT. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. More than 60,000 people have suspended, detained or ...and more »
  
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• London deploys 600 extra police following terror attacks across Europe - CNN

  03-08-2016 12:39 via cnn.com
  
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  London deploys 600 extra police following terror attacks across Europe
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  London (CNN) London will increase its presence of armed police following the recent terror attacks across Europe, authorities announced. As part of a new anti-terrorism operation, 600 additional armed officers will be present in highly visible ...
  UK Prepares for Possible Terror Attacks With More Armed PoliceWall Street Journal
  More armed police set to protect London, say Met chief and mayorBBC News
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• Dallas Police Receive Heartfelt Gift Honoring Victims of Mass ... - ABC News

  03-08-2016 12:06 via abcnews.go.com
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  New York and New Jersey police presented a heartfelt gift to the Dallas Police Department commemorating five officers killed in a mass shooting last month.and more »
  
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• US police chiefs visit Israel to learn counter-terrorism techniques - Jerusalem Post Israel News

  03-08-2016 09:43 via jpost.com
  
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  US police chiefs visit Israel to learn counter-terrorism techniques
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  Among the delegation were chiefs of the Orlando, Florida and San Bernadino, California, police departments, who recently witnessed unprecedented terrorist attacks in their cities. Terror Israel. Scene of terror attack in Jerusalem's Damascus Gate.and more »
  
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• Chicago police review board has no record of 6 officer-involved shootings - RT

  03-08-2016 08:00 via rt.com
  
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  Chicago police review board has no record of 6 officer-involved shootings
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  Chicago's inspector general has discovered that reports by the Independent Police Review Authority overlooked six police shootings and 14 incidents of Taser use. It's been a bad week for the IPRA, according to some, and just a bad agency to others.and more »
  
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• Dylan Noble, fatally shot by Fresno police, was drunk and had traces of cocaine in his body, autopsy shows - Los Angeles Times

  03-08-2016 07:39 via latimes.com
  
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  Dylan Noble, fatally shot by Fresno police, was drunk and had traces of cocaine in his body, autopsy shows
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  The unarmed 19-year-old man who was fatally shot in June by Fresno police — sparking protests and prompting the release of body-camera footage of the incident — had a blood-alcohol level well above the legal limit and traces of cocaine in his body, ...
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• Police shootings on people's minds during National Night Out - 9NEWS.com

  03-08-2016 05:31 via 9news.com
  
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  Police shootings on people's minds during National Night Out
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  KUSA - People across the Denver metro area were out meeting neighbors during this year's National Night Out. The event which is designed to make neighborhoods safer, took place Tuesday night. In the Montbello neighborhood, people crowded the ...and more »
  
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• Police investigation shuts down Hudson Ave. in Irondequoit for hours - News 10NBC

  03-08-2016 05:24 via whec.com
  
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  Police investigation shuts down Hudson Ave. in Irondequoit for hours
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  Hudson Avenue near Brookview Drive was closed for hours as police from Irondequoit, Rochester and state troopers were on scene. We saw SWAT team members along with officers with rifles on Hudson Avenue. K-9 units were also at the scene. However ...and more »
  
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• NY / Region|James O'Neill, Officer Since 1983, Will Step Into Police Dept.'s Top Job - New York Times

  03-08-2016 05:11 via nytimes.com
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  NY / Region|James O'Neill, Officer Since 1983, Will Step Into Police Dept.'s Top Job
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  Chief James O'Neill, a veteran New York commander who became an officer in 1983, will take over as commissioner. Credit Uli Seit for The New York Times. For months, Chief James P. O'Neill was the man in the blue uniform with four gold stars standing, ...
  William Bratton, stepping down as New York police commissioner, says, 'I wish I had more time'Los Angeles Times
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• Man accused of shooting San Diego police officers arraigned at hospital - Fox News

  03-08-2016 05:09 via foxnews.com
  
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  Man accused of shooting San Diego police officers arraigned at hospital
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  SAN DIEGO – A man opened fire immediately on a San Diego police officer who walked up to him on a dark residential street last week to ask if he lived nearby, prosecutors said Tuesday, then shot into a patrol car, hitting the officer's partner with ...
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• Police shoot aggressive dog in South Philadelphia - 6abc.com

  03-08-2016 03:18 via 6abc.com
  
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  Police shoot aggressive dog in South Philadelphia
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  Police had to use deadly force after a dog attacked a woman in South Philadelphia. It happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday along the 1500 block of Dickinson Street. Police say officers reacted to a woman screaming that she and her dog were being attacked.and more »
  
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• Innocent driver killed when suspects fleeing... - WDIV Detroit

  03-08-2016 02:45 via clickondetroit.com
  
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  Innocent driver killed when suspects fleeing...
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  BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Police say an innocent driver is dead after a police chase Tuesday evening in Brownstown Township. The Brownstown Township reconstruction unit was called out to the area of Dix Highway and Allen Road around 5:30 ...and more »
  
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• Innocent driver killed when suspects fleeing police strike... - WDIV Detroit

  03-08-2016 02:45 via clickondetroit.com
  
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  BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Police say an innocent driver is dead after a police chase Tuesday evening in Brownstown Township. The Brownstown Township reconstruction unit was called out to the area of Dix Highway and Allen Road around 5:30 ...and more »
  
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• The Police Force Mr. Bratton Leaves Behind - New York Times

  03-08-2016 02:08 via nytimes.com
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  The Police Force Mr. Bratton Leaves Behind
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  Bill Bratton at press conference at City Hall on Tuesday. Credit Dave Sanders for The New York Times. Police Commissioner William Bratton abruptly announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down next month, more than a year earlier than expected.
  William Bratton, stepping down as New York police commissioner, says, 'I wish I had more time'Los Angeles Times
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• Passaic girl, 13, charged with throwing rock at Clifton police sergeant's face - NorthJersey.com

  03-08-2016 01:58 via northjersey.com
  
  Passaic girl, 13, charged with throwing rock at Clifton police sergeant's face
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  CLIFTON — A 13-year-old Passaic girl faces multiple criminal charges for throwing a rock that struck a Clifton police sergeant in the face in June, according to a city police spokesman. The girl, whose name was not released under juvenile ...and more »
  
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• Woman killed by Baltimore County police ignored pleas from boyfriend to surrender, mother says - Baltimore Sun

  03-08-2016 01:46 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Woman killed by Baltimore County police ignored pleas from boyfriend to surrender, mother says
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• San Diego man charged for murder of police officer - CBS News

  03-08-2016 01:46 via cbsnews.com
  
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  San Diego man charged for murder of police officer
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  SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego man was charged Tuesday with murder and attempted murder in the shootings of two San Diego police officers, and prosecutors revealed he opened fire immediately after being asked if he lived in the area where he was walking.and more »
  
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• Retired Texas Officer Remembers Responding to 1966 Texas Tower Attack

  03-08-2016 01:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On a blazing summer day 50 years ago in Austin, TX, a sniper wreaked what was then unprecedented carnage on the campus of the University of Texas.The gunman climbed the school's iconic Main Building, known as the Tower, armed with rifles, a sawed-off shotgun, and other firearms.He then unleashed a methodical, 96-minute killing spree on the people below, killing 15 and injuring more than 30 others before Austin police officers shot him dead atop the tower.Monday was the 50th anniversary of the sh
  
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• Mother of Pennsylvania Teen Charged with Shooting at Police Blames Black Lives Matter

  03-08-2016 01:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The mother of one of two central Pennsylvania teenagers charged with shooting at police officers last week contends the Black Lives Matter movement is to blame for his actions."They are in jail for doing what Black Lives Matter wanted them to do: shoot at cops," Luz Rentas wrote in a statement given to a number of news organizations over the weekend. "The truth is that these are two punk kids following the orders of an irresponsible organization and now they're gonna pay for it."The co-organizer
  
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• Dallas Transit Officers Wounded in Ambush Take Pay Cut While Recovering

  03-08-2016 01:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dallas Area Rapid Transit officers wounded in the deadly July 7 ambush on Dallas law enforcement were forced to take a 30 percent pay cut while on leave, DART confirmed to News 8 Friday.Three DART officers -- Misty McBride, Jesus Retana and Elmar Cannon -- were hurt in the attack after a protest in the streets of downtown earlier this month. Four Dallas Police officers and one DART officer were killed.According to a report by the Dallas Voice, the injured DART officers are being paid through wor
  
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