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• Police union: 'We don't believe it's an issue of race. We believe it's an ... - Washington Post

  04-12-2014 23:52 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Police union: 'We don't believe it's an issue of race. We believe it's an ...
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  Protests have broken out across the country after the decisions of two grand juries not to indict police officers in separate incidents that resulted in the deaths of two unarmed black men, Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Demonstrators are asking ...
  
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• Civil Rights Leaders Plan Washington March, New York City Mayor Vows Police ... - Wall Street Journal

  04-12-2014 23:45 via online.wsj.com
  
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  Civil Rights Leaders Plan Washington March, New York City Mayor Vows Police ...
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  Civil-rights leaders announced a protest march in Washington, D.C. and New York political leaders vowed to pursue further changes to the criminal justice system a day after a grand jury declined to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner ...
  Mayor de Blasio Announces Retraining of New York PoliceNew York Times
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• Hillary Clinton praises DOJ probes of police - Politico

  04-12-2014 23:19 via politico.com
  
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  Hillary Clinton praises DOJ probes of police
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  The case involved Garner, who was placed in a chokehold during his encounter with the police. The decision not to indict sparked a series of protests throughout New York City and headlines questioning the judicial process, and it came just days after a ...
  
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• 'Training Is Not The Problem' In Strained Community-Police Relations - NPR

  04-12-2014 22:53 via npr.org
  
  'Training Is Not The Problem' In Strained Community-Police Relations
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  Noel Leader worked for the New York Police Department for more than 20 years, witnessing firsthand the racial tensions between the community and the police, and within the department itself. He left and founded "100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care.
  
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• Sharpton Planning March on Washington Over Police Shootings

  04-12-2014 22:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rev. Al Sharpton is planning a national march on Washington next week following a grand jury decision not to indict a New York City police officer in the death of Eric Garner.
  
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• New York Mayor Announces Police Retraining Program

  04-12-2014 22:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said the retraining would require some 22,000 officers to complete a three-day course.
  
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• 4 Florida Dispatchers Placed on Leave After Deputy's Ambush Murder

  04-12-2014 22:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  The memo discusses problems with the agency's "premise hazards and notifications," which are designed to give first responders any pertinent information about an address where they've been sent, including potential known dangers.
  
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• Police identify officer driving in departmental crash - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  04-12-2014 22:11 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Police identify officer driving in departmental crash
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  Police continue to investigate the Nov. 23accident on Kirk Avenue, said police spokeswoman Lt. Sarah E. Connolly. She said officer Brandon Bolt who was driving the patrol car, has been treated and released from the hospital and has been suspended with ...
  
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• Justice Dept.: Cleveland police have pattern of excessive force - CNN

  04-12-2014 22:07 via cnn.com
  
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  Justice Dept.: Cleveland police have pattern of excessive force
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  The report further found that Cleveland police use guns, Tasers, "impact weapons," pepper spray and their fists in excess, unnecessarily or in retaliation. Officer also use excessive force on those "who are mentally ill or in crisis," the Justice ...
  DOJ report: Cleveland police use excessive forceUSA TODAY
  Feds Find Shocking, Systemic Brutality, Incompetence In Cleveland Police ...Huffington Post
  
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• After Eric Garner: What's point of police body cameras? - CNN

  04-12-2014 22:07 via cnn.com
  
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  After Eric Garner: What's point of police body cameras?
  CNN
  Camera phone footage shows Garner, whom police accused of illegally selling single cigarettes, arguing with two officers. The 350-pound man tells the police he's minding his business. He's clearly upset, gesticulating as he accuses officers of previous ...
  Police Body Cameras Could Come to New York SoonNew York Times
  Police Around the US Are Already Testing Body CamsNewsweek
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• Arizona police officer shoots dead unarmed black man during scuffle - Chicago Tribune

  04-12-2014 21:31 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Arizona police officer shoots dead unarmed black man during scuffle
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  With police forces across the country under increased scrutiny over killings of unarmed black men, Phoenix police said in a statement that its officer called for backup, and then saw Brisbon appear to remove something from the car's back seat. It said ...
  Unarmed black man killed by white Phoenix officerUSA TODAY
  Phoenix Police give details in officer involved shooting of unarmed manFOX 10 News Pho
  
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• Mayor de Blasio Announces Retraining of New York Police - New York Times

  04-12-2014 21:23 via nytimes.com
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  Mayor de Blasio Announces Retraining of New York Police
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  One day after a grand jury declined to indict a New York police officer in the death of Eric Garner, prompting angry protests and calls for reform from elected officials, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced the start of a significant retraining ...
  New York Police Union Chief Praises Grand Jury in Eric Garner CaseNBCNews.com
  From Daniel Pantaleo To Darren Wilson, Police Are Almost Never IndictedHuffingt
  
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• Phoenix police officer shoots dead unarmed black man during scuffle - Reuters

  04-12-2014 21:05 via reuters.com
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  Phoenix police officer shoots dead unarmed black man during scuffle
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  (Reuters) - A Phoenix police officer shot to death an unarmed black man during a struggle and authorities said the officer believed the individual had a gun, in the latest fatal incident amid national turmoil over the policing of black communities. The ...
  Unarmed black man killed by white Phoenix officerUSA TODAY
  Unarmed black male gunned down by white Phoenix police officer -- over a pill ...AOL News
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• White police chief indicted in SC for shooting unarmed black man - Los Angeles Times

  04-12-2014 20:46 via latimes.com
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  White police chief indicted in SC for shooting unarmed black man
  Los Angeles Times
  A white former police chief in a tiny South Carolina town has been indicted on murder charges in the 2011 shooting of an unarmed black man. The indictment Wednesday came the same day a Staten Island grand jury declined to criminally charge a white ...
  SC Police Chief Charged With Murder in 2011 Shooting of Unarmed ManNBCNews.com
  Ex-South Carolina police chief indicted in 2011 shooting death of unarme
  
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• Video: Phoenix Officer Shoots, Kills Unarmed Black Suspect

  04-12-2014 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Phoenix police officer used lethal force on an unarmed drug suspect Tuesday night. The incident left the officer unharmed and Brisbon, 34, dead.
  
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• Seattle-Area Ex-con Faces Charges Overt Threats to Darren Wilson

  04-12-2014 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Federal prosecutors in Seattle claim Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar of Kirkland, Wash., repeatedly threatened to kill former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson.
  
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• Seattle-Area Ex-con Faces Charges Over Threats to Darren Wilson

  04-12-2014 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Federal prosecutors in Seattle claim Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar of Kirkland, Wash., repeatedly threatened to kill former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson.
  
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• NYPD Accelerates Body Camera Program

  04-12-2014 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  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.
  
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• Man Tries to Rob Off-Duty California Officer, Gets Shot

  04-12-2014 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  An attempted robbery suspect was shot by an off-duty San Francisco police officer in the city's Lower Nob Hill neighborhood Wednesday morning, a police spokeswoman said.
  
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• 1 Dead, 5 Wounded After Attempted Robbery in St. Louis Cop Bar

  04-12-2014 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A former police officer who shot a robber at a south St. Louis bar in 2008 did it again late Tuesday night in a gunfight that wounded him and four others, and killed a woman.
  
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• How The Supreme Court Helped Make It Possible For Police To Kill By Chokehold - ThinkProgress

  04-12-2014 20:20 via thinkprogress.org
  
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  How The Supreme Court Helped Make It Possible For Police To Kill By Chokehold
  ThinkProgress
  An African-American man was stopped by police because he committed a minor offense. Soon, four officers confronted him with their guns drawn. The cops ordered him to stand facing his car, to spread his legs, and to put his hands on top of his head ...
  Thurgood Marshall Blasted Police for Killing Black Men With ChokeholdsMother Jones
  
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• Eric Holder Cites Pattern of Excessive Force in Cleveland Police Dept. - ABC News

  04-12-2014 20:16 via abcnews.go.com
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  Eric Holder Cites Pattern of Excessive Force in Cleveland Police Dept.
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  Attorney General Eric Holder said today there is reasonable cause to believe that the Cleveland Division of Police engages in a pattern of using excessive force. "In recent days, millions of people throughout our nation have come together, bound by ...
  
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• My Response to Ferguson

  04-12-2014 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  As a 17-year police veteran and a use of force/defensive tactics trainer, I held my opinions until I was presented with the facts of this case; I did not base them on suppositions or emotions.
  
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• Albuquerque Officer Fired for Not Turning On Body Camera Before Shooting

  04-12-2014 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Albuquerque police officer Jeremy Dear, who fatally shot a 19-year-old woman suspected of stealing a truck in April, was fired Monday for insubordination and untruthfulness, according to Albuquerque Police Department Chief Gorden Eden.
  
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• Black Lives Matter: 11 Racist Police Killings With No Justice Served - RollingStone.com

  04-12-2014 19:43 via rollingstone.com
  
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  Black Lives Matter: 11 Racist Police Killings With No Justice Served
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  Then, adding insult to injury, another grand jury in Staten Island, New York, chose to look the other way and return no indictment of the police officer who choked unarmed father of six Eric Garner to death, on camera, using an illegal chokehold as ...
  
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• LAPD Chief: Police Wrong to Shoot Man After Chase - ABC News

  04-12-2014 19:21 via abcnews.go.com
  LAPD Chief: Police Wrong to Shoot Man After Chase
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  Three Los Angeles police officers violated use of force rules when they fatally shot an unarmed, disabled man on live television after a high-speed chase last year, the police chief said. Evidence did not support the officers' claims that 51-year-old ...
  
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• St. Louis County police teach parents how to stop police from killing their ... - The Verge

  04-12-2014 18:11 via theverge.com
  
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  St. Louis County police teach parents how to stop police from killing their ...
  The Verge
  Yesterday, protestors gathered in Times Square and Grand Central Terminal to protest the killing of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man choked to death by New York police — or, more specifically, protesting the fact that no charges were being brought ...
  'Kids will be kids': St. Louis police post bizarre comment on Tamir Rice deathMashable
  St. Louis County Police Apologize For 'Insensi
  
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• UAE police arrest suspect in stabbing death of American teacher - Fox News

  04-12-2014 17:48 via foxnews.com
  
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  UAE police arrest suspect in stabbing death of American teacher
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  The United Arab Emirates' interior minister said Thursday that police have arrested a female suspect in the killing of an American schoolteacher in an upscale Abu Dhabi mall. After carrying out the murder at the Boutik Mall on the capital's Reem Island ...
  Abu Dhabi Suspect in Ibolya Ryan Killing Didn't Act Alone: PoliceABC News
  Abu Dhabi police arrested a suspect in the case of a slain American woman
  
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• Police Clear Largest Homeless Encampment In America - Huffington Post

  04-12-2014 17:28 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Police Clear Largest Homeless Encampment In America
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  (AP) — Police and social services in Silicon Valley are starting to clear away what likely had been the nation's largest homeless encampment. Animal control and a construction contractor are also helping dismantle the square-mile site that once was ...
  Police Breaking Down Huge California Homeless CampABC News
  Crews break up homeless camp in Silicon ValleyYahoo News
  
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• Video: Protests Clog Streets of New York City Following Eric Garner Decision

  04-12-2014 17:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Overnight, NYPD officers arrested 83 people, Police Commissioner William Bratton said. Nearly all of the arrests were for disorderly conduct.
  
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• Video: Cleveland Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Was Dismissed by Another Agency for "Deficiencies"

  04-12-2014 17:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Nov. 29, 2012 letter contained in Tim Loehmann's personnel file from the Independence Police Department says "He could not follow simple directions, could not communicate clear thoughts nor recollections, and his handgun performance was dismal," according to the letter written by Deputy Chief Jim Polak of the Independence police.
  
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• Protests Clog Streets of New York City Following Eric Garner Decision

  04-12-2014 17:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Overnight, NYPD officers arrested 83 people, Police Commissioner William Bratton said. Nearly all of the arrests were for disorderly conduct.
  
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• Cleveland Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Was Dismissed by Another Agency for "Deficiencies"

  04-12-2014 17:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Nov. 29, 2012 letter contained in Tim Loehmann's personnel file from the Independence Police Department says "He could not follow simple directions, could not communicate clear thoughts nor recollections, and his handgun performance was dismal," according to the letter written by Deputy Chief Jim Polak of the Independence police.
  
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• Unmanned Experts Chooses Aeryon's sUAS as Go-To Platform for Public Safety Applications

  04-12-2014 15:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  UMEX has been operating under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (DOJ NIJ) to investigate the effectiveness of sUAS in expediting accident scene clearance.
  
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• Pawtucket mayor to investigate after report claims police major golfed, spent ... - The Providence Journal

  04-12-2014 14:48 via providencejournal.com
  
  Pawtucket mayor to investigate after report claims police major golfed, spent ...
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  PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Col. Steven O'Donnell said Thursday that city has asked the state police to investigate the allegations that a police officer has golfed and did other personal activities while he was listed on the Police Department's roster as working.
  
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• Cleveland police never reviewed Independence personnel file before hiring ... - cleveland.com

  04-12-2014 14:07 via cleveland.com
  
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  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland officials drove to Independence to gather information about hiring the officer who eventually shot Tamir Rice, but never looked at his personnel file. Cleveland police spokesman Sgt. Ali Pillow said Wednesday officers asked ...
  Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Found Unfit in Previous Police JobNBCNews.com
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• #CrimingWhileWhite Opens A Prism On Police And Race - NPR (blog)

  04-12-2014 12:20 via npr.org
  
  #CrimingWhileWhite Opens A Prism On Police And Race
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  A grand jury's decision that a police officer shouldn't face charges over the death of Staten Island man Eric Garner has sparked anger and protests — along with a Twitter conversation about the idea that police treat people differently based on their ...
  
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• Brutal police beating of model shocks Australia (VIDEO) - RT

  04-12-2014 11:30 via rt.com
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  Brutal police beating of model shocks Australia (VIDEO)
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  Police brutality has been hitting the headlines in the US, but now it seems the unfortunate trend has made its way to Australia. The woman in question, Claire Helen, who works as a model and actress and was on the receiving end of recurring blows from ...
  
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• Arizona Departments Open Joint Jail

  04-12-2014 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Gilbert-Chandler joint holding facility in Arizona opened for business December 1, 2014. This new jail is a collaborative effort between the Gilbert Police Department and the Chandler Police Department, designed to increase efficiency, better utilize resources, and save money.
  
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• Fatal Police Encounters in New York City - New York Times

  04-12-2014 05:39 via nytimes.com
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  Fatal Police Encounters in New York City
  New York Times
  During a struggle with police officers in the lobby of an apartment building, Mr. Garcia, a 23-year-old Dominican immigrant who the police said was carrying a revolver, was shot twice by Officer Michael O'Keefe. What happened: Later that year, a grand ...
  
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• Black St. Louis police officers: 'Hands up' gesture by Rams players 'commendable' - CNN

  04-12-2014 02:30 via cnn.com
  
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  Black St. Louis police officers: 'Hands up' gesture by Rams players 'commendable'
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  (CNN) -- St. Louis Rams players who showed support for Michael Brown's family should be praised, an organization representing black police officers in St. Louis says. "We think that their actions were commendable and that they should not be ridiculed, ...
  Black police group gives Rams its supportCBSSports.com
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• SF police release video of 'savage' killing of homeless man - SFGate

  04-12-2014 02:26 via sfgate.com
  
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  SF police release video of 'savage' killing of homeless man
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  Photo: Leah Millis / The Chronicle San Francisco Police Inspector John Cagney, center, addresses the media as investigators, third from left, Sgt. Gary Watts, and Sgt. Carl Bonner stand behind him with Lt. Toney Chaplin at right during a press ...
  
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• Police Hit by Car While Working Ferguson Protest - ABC News

  04-12-2014 01:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Police Hit by Car While Working Ferguson Protest
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  A driver suffered a medical emergency on Wednesday before hitting four Denver police officers on bicycles, injuring one critically, as they monitored a student protest of the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury decision. Officer John Adsit was critically ...
  Police: Denver officer hit by car in critical but stable condition after surgeryFOX31 Denver
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• Seven Keys to Surviving Your Police Career

  04-12-2014 01:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  In order to survive our complex environment, we must have a complete understanding and thorough working knowledge of what I call the "seven essential components" of a successful law enforcement career.
  
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• American woman killed in mystery UAE mall restroom stabbing, police say - wtkr.com

  04-12-2014 01:15 via wtkr.com
  
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  American woman killed in mystery UAE mall restroom stabbing, police say
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  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — An American woman has died after being stabbed by an unknown attacker in the restroom of a high-end mall in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, police said. Ibolya Ryan, 47, was taken to the ...
  UAE police seek suspect in killing of US teacherReuters
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• Understanding Fourth Amendment "Standing"

  04-12-2014 01:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  A defendant cannot suppress evidence if he cannot show that his own legitimate rights were violated in the way it was obtained.
  
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• Police interrupt drug deal in Family Dollar parking lot - DesMoinesRegister.com

  04-12-2014 00:25 via desmoinesregister.com
  
  Police interrupt drug deal in Family Dollar parking lot
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  Police interrupted a drug deal in the parking lot of a Des Moines Family Dollar store Tuesday, according to a police report. Authorities responded to Family Dollar, 2511 S.E. 14th St., to assist the fire department with a man who was passed out at ...
  
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• Cleveland police: Officer Loehmann's file from Independence police not ... - fox8.com

  04-12-2014 00:17 via fox8.com
  
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  Cleveland police: Officer Loehmann's file from Independence police not ...
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  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio –Cleveland police said Wednesday night that during a review of Officer Timothy Loehmann's applicant process, detectives did not review his Independence Police Department personnel file. Loehmann is the Cleveland police officer ...
  Boy killed by Cleveland police officer memorializedWLWT Cincinnati
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• Obama Calls For Turret-Mounted Video Cameras On All Police Tanks - The Onion (satire)

  04-12-2014 00:03 via theonion.com
  
  The Onion (satire)
  Obama Calls For Turret-Mounted Video Cameras On All Police Tanks
  The Onion (satire)
  WASHINGTON—In an effort to restore the public's faith in law enforcement, President Obama made an impassioned appeal this week, calling for the installation of turret-mounted video cameras on all police tanks. “This initiative will ensure that police ...
  
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