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• DSM Dyneema Successfully Defends Key Patent Behind Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology

  03-12-2014 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  The European Patent Office has upheld a key patent held by DSM Dyneema covering its recently introduced Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology used in materials for soft body armor and hard materials for helmets, vest inserts, and vehicle armor.
  
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• Mexico Federal Police, Troops to Patrol Acapulco - ABC News

  03-12-2014 23:56 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Mexico Federal Police, Troops to Patrol Acapulco
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  Troops and federal police will also take over policing in 20 more townships north of Acapulco in a region known as Tierra Caliente, or the Hot Lands, which is plagued by drug cultivation, trafficking and cartels. The region covers parts of the states ...
  
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• Hundreds of homicides committed by police reportedly not included in national ... - Fox News

  03-12-2014 23:37 via foxnews.com
  
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  Hundreds of homicides committed by police reportedly not included in national ...
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  National statistics show that hundreds of homicides committed by law-enforcement officers between 2007 and 2012 were not recorded in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, the Wall Street Journal reports. More than 550 homicides committed by police during ...
  What the police don't want us to knowChicago Tribune
  Why It's Hard to Tell How Many People Are Killed by Police Each YearT
  
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• State police detective facing forgery, misconduct charges - Statesman Journal

  03-12-2014 23:16 via statesmanjournal.com
  
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  State police detective facing forgery, misconduct charges
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  FILE - This combination of booking photos provided by the Oregon State Police on Oct. 6, 2011 shows Holly Grigsby, left, and David Joseph Pedersen. An Oregon State Police detective, David Steele, who investigated the 2011 Northwest killing spree by the ...
  
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• Suspect ID'd in fatal crash at Bellaire Starbucks during police chase - KPRC Houston

  03-12-2014 23:11 via click2houston.com
  
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  Suspect ID'd in fatal crash at Bellaire Starbucks during police chase
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  BELLAIRE STARBUCKS, LEAVING BEHIND A HUGE MESS. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M KEITH GARVIN. I'M LAUREN FREEMAN. POLICE BELIEVE THE DRIVER WHO DIED AT THIS BELLAIRE STARBUCKS IS ...
  Suspect fleeing police dies after car crashes into StarbucksChron.com
  
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• Black St. Louis police group supports Rams, rips other police group - CBSSports.com

  03-12-2014 22:34 via cbssports.com
  
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  Black St. Louis police group supports Rams, rips other police group
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  The Rams may not have the support of the St. Louis Police Officer's Association, but the team does have the support of at least one police group in St. Louis. The Ethical Society of Police -- which represents African American cops in St. Louis ...
  Black police officers express support for Rams players over 'Hands Up' gestureSB Nation
  
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• Police Body Cameras Could Come to New York Soon - New York Times

  03-12-2014 22:26 via nytimes.com
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  Police Body Cameras Could Come to New York Soon
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  Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that the New York Police Department was accelerating its efforts to outfit nearly every patrol officer on the force with body cameras. With communities across the nation wrestling with questions about police ...
  New York police officers to start testing body cameras this weekThe Verge
  Issues over police shooting in Ferguson lead push for officers and body ca
  
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• Video: Michael Brown's Stepfather Sorry for Outburst in Ferguson Protests

  03-12-2014 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Michael Brown's stepfather says he's sorry for his emotional outburst to demonstrators after learning Officer Darren Wilson wouldn't be indicted in the teen's death. But he says he's unfairly taking heat for the rioting that followed.
  
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• Flordia police play Santa after responding to accidental 911 call - Today.com

  03-12-2014 21:38 via today.com
  
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  Flordia police play Santa after responding to accidental 911 call
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  Florida police officers responding an emergency call last Saturday arrived at an apartment to learn the call was placed by a 2-year-old playing with the phone. The officers also discovered a home scarcely furnished and young children without any traces ...
  Florida Police Officers Surprise Family With Christmas TreeABC News
  
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• Police Officer Says He Feels 'Very Bad' About Eric Garner Choke Hold Death - ABC News

  03-12-2014 21:35 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police Officer Says He Feels 'Very Bad' About Eric Garner Choke Hold Death
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  A New York City police officer who will not be indicted for the death of a man he put in a choke hold has spoken out for the first time since the incident. Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo, 29, was suspended in mid-July following the death of Eric Garner ...
  The Eric Garner Case Weakens the Argument for Police Body CamerasBusinessweek
  From Daniel Pantaleo To Darren Wilson, Police Are A
  
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• No Indictment in NYPD "Chokehold Death"

  03-12-2014 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Staten Island grand jury cleared an NYPD officer Wednesday in the chokehold death of Eric Garner during his caught-on-video arrest for peddling loose cigarettes.
  
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• No Formal Police Investigation Yet in UVA Rape Case - TIME

  03-12-2014 20:44 via time.com
  
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  No Formal Police Investigation Yet in UVA Rape Case
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  2—that they have been instructed by police not to discuss the specific incident because it is the subject of a police inquiry. But TIME has learned that so far, that inquiry has not crossed the threshold for the Charlottesville Police Department to ...
  
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• Man in stolen Maserati takes police from Miami-Dade County to Miramar - Local 10

  03-12-2014 19:34 via local10.com
  
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  Man in stolen Maserati takes police from Miami-Dade County to Miramar
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  PROVIDED BY U.S.CAPTIONINGG RIGHT NOW AT NOON, HOT WHEELS ARREST A MASERATI SPOTTED WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT SOUTH FLORIDA AND ON CLOSER INSPECTION POLICE DISCOVERED THAT THAT CAR ...
  Suspect in Custody After Police Follow Speeding Car in South FloridaNBC 6 South Florida
  
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• Phoenix police: Suspect unarmed when killed by officer - azcentral.com

  03-12-2014 19:03 via azcentral.com
  
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  Phoenix police: Suspect unarmed when killed by officer
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  The man killed by a Phoenix police officer at a north Phoenix apartment complex Tuesday night was not armed, but the officer who shot him believed he felt a gun in the pocket of the 34-year-old suspected drug dealer, according to a Phoenix police ...
  Phoenix police officer shoots, kills suspected drug dealerAZFamily
  Phoenix Police give details in officer involved shooting of unarmed manFOX 10 New
  
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• Perth Amboy police officers planted knife on body of man they killed, family ... - NJ.com

  03-12-2014 18:48 via nj.com
  
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  Perth Amboy police officers planted knife on body of man they killed, family ...
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  PERTH AMBOY – The mother and brother of a special needs man shot and killed by city police officers claim in a recently filed lawsuit that police entered their home after the shooting, took a knife from the kitchen and planted it on the victim's body.
  Perth Amboy cops planted knife on mentally ill man they killed, family claimsMyCentralJersey.com
  
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• Holder Issues Statement on Obama's Law Enforcement Proposals

  03-12-2014 17:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Yesterday, the Administration released that review's findings -- and announced key next steps to strengthen the trust in and effectiveness of the policing of our communities.
  
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• Are deaths from police shootings the highest in 20 years? - PolitiFact

  03-12-2014 17:41 via politifact.com
  Are deaths from police shootings the highest in 20 years?
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  Another issue up for debate is the use of deadly force by police. On this topic, we heard a noteworthy statistic from National Urban League CEO Marc Morial during an appearance on Fox News Sunday: "The number of killings of citizens by police is at a ...
  
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• Police asking: Did Michael Brown's stepfather intend to spark riots? - CNN

  03-12-2014 16:50 via cnn.com
  
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  Police asking: Did Michael Brown's stepfather intend to spark riots?
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  No charges have been filed against Head, but police have interviewed people who know Head and who were with him November 24, the day a prosecutor announced that Wilson would not be indicted in the August 9 shooting, Police Chief Tom Jackson said ...
  Ferguson: Obama contines to undermine police departments around the countryFox News
  Police union is providing Wilson securityUSA TODAY
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• Prank Call Prompts Mass Police Presence in Enfield - NBC Connecticut

  03-12-2014 15:51 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
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  Prank Call Prompts Mass Police Presence in Enfield
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  Police swarmed 45 Monroe Road in Enfield on Wednesday morning after receiving what they are calling a prank call around 7:30 a.m. from someone who said he murdered his wife and was thinking about killing his children. Now they are investigating.
  
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• Amnesty Report Condemns Police Torture in Philippines - New York Times

  03-12-2014 15:48 via nytimes.com
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  Amnesty Report Condemns Police Torture in Philippines
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  MANILA — The Philippine police continue to torture and degrade suspects despite a national effort to stem the practice, according to a new report from the human rights group Amnesty International. The report, to be released Thursday, details accounts ...
  Rights Group: Police Torture in Philippines RifeABC News
  
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• Factcheck: Grim statistics on race and police killings Dispute over deaths at ... - CNN

  03-12-2014 14:43 via cnn.com
  
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  Factcheck: Grim statistics on race and police killings Dispute over deaths at ...
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  Washington (CNN) -- Syndicated columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote this week that young black men are 21 times more likely to be shot and killed by police than young white men. Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly had a much different take on his show ...
  
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• NYPD Prude: Police Investigate Female Cops For Posting Selfies - Gothamist

  03-12-2014 08:07 via gothamist.com
  
  NYPD Prude: Police Investigate Female Cops For Posting Selfies
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  An NYPD spokesman tells the Daily News why the women of the now-deleted "blueline_beauties" Instagram account (and their male counterparts on "blueline_beefcakes") may be in "hot water": “Members of the Police Department are prohibited from posting ...
  
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• Person in custody after fatal shooting, police chase in Riverdale - Chicago Tribune

  03-12-2014 06:36 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Person in custody after fatal shooting, police chase in Riverdale
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  DeMik said witnesses told police a person was putting children in a vehicle and fleeing the scene. Riverdale officers, assisted by other surrounding police departments, pursued the vehicle for about 4 miles to the 11600 block of South Laflin Street in ...
  Police Chase Follows Riverdale Shooting, KidnappingCBS Local
  
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• Hundreds of Police Killings Are Uncounted in Federal Stats - Wall Street Journal

  03-12-2014 05:00 via online.wsj.com
  
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  Hundreds of Police Killings Are Uncounted in Federal Stats
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  A Wall Street Journal analysis of the latest data from 105 of the country's largest police agencies found more than 550 police killings during those years were missing from the national tally or, in a few dozen cases, not attributed to the agency involved.
  Police shootings in US out of hand Black and Blue: Impact of FergusonCNN
  Hundreds of officer-involved homicides not recorded by
  
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• Public weighs in on Department of Justice report on Fayetteville police - WTVD-TV

  03-12-2014 04:37 via abc11.com
  
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  Public weighs in on Department of Justice report on Fayetteville police
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  In 2011, residents complained and accused police of racial profiling and poor policing efforts. Two years later, in 2013, Medlock took over the department. Since then, Medlock has improved community relations along with the department's image and ...
  Department of Justice reports on Fayetteville PoliceWNCN
  
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• Indianapolis police will soon test body cameras - Indianapolis Star

  03-12-2014 04:15 via indystar.com
  
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  Indianapolis police will soon test body cameras
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  Indianapolis law enforcement officials will begin testing a body-camera pilot program this month, following nationwide calls for increased accountability among police officers sparked by the controversial shooting of black teenager Michael Brown in ...
  
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• IACP 2014: Report from the Aisles

  03-12-2014 01:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Here's a look at wearable video systems and officer-worn evidence capture equipment as well as some of the other cool products at IACP 2014.
  
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• Body Cameras Put New Pressure on Police - Wall Street Journal

  03-12-2014 01:18 via online.wsj.com
  
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  Body Cameras Put New Pressure on Police
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  Police body cameras have gained considerable currency in the wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Mo., this summer. This week, President Barack Obama asked lawmakers for $75 million to buy as many as 50,000 of ...
  With Ferguson plan, Obama seeks to tip balance for police reform (+video)Christian Science Monitor
  Obama's Cautious First Step Toward Demilitarizing
  
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• Police ID suspect in St. George standoff - fox13now.com

  03-12-2014 01:17 via fox13now.com
  
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  Police ID suspect in St. George standoff
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  ST. GEORGE, Utah — A man involved in standoff with St. George police Tuesday morning has been identified as Guy Fotheringham. The incident stemmed from a domestic dispute with a cohabitant at the suspect's residence in the area of 500 East and St.
  News LIVE: Police standoff downtown; unfolding incident; updating 11:35 am ...St George News
  
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