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• Hedwig Village police release video of officer-involved shooting in July - KPRC Houston

  18-12-2014 23:52 via click2houston.com
  
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  Hedwig Village police release video of officer-involved shooting in July
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  Reporter: IT STARTED LIKE MOST TRAFFIC STOPS. THIS ONE FOR AN ILLEGAL TURN FOR HEADWIG VILLAGE POLICE OFFICER ANDRE GIBSON. HE TURNED ON HIS LIGHTS AND EXPECTED THIS DRIVER TO STOP JULY 27th, BUT HE DID NOT.
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• Video: Dispatchers Plagued by Thousands of Annoying Calls to 911 Give Special Christmas Gift to Disabled Man

  18-12-2014 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  David VanBibber had an old cellphone that he used as an iPod to listen to music. The phone was disconnected and unable to make calls. But even disconnected cellphones are still able to call 911, which he was accidentally doing while trying to access his music.
  
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• Phoenix Officers Bring Christmas Joy to Victimized Children

  18-12-2014 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The girl had a puncture wound to her chest. She told officers she had been asleep when she woke up to her mother stabbing her. Police say they also soon discovered that the boy had also been stabbed several times.
  
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• MSAB Releases Lightweight Tablet for Rapid Forensic Data Extraction in the Field

  18-12-2014 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tablet offers a touchscreen interface based on MSAB’s XRY extraction engine. It enables users to perform logical data extractions in minutes. The speed that Tablet offers users coupled with its mobility allows for more rapid triage of data and actionable intelligence while in the field on its large 11-inch display. It also allows for customizable workflow configurations that enable administrators to structure access for a wide array of users for organizations of any size.
  
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• Police: Plattekill man sexually assaulted girls, ages 9 and 11 - Poughkeepsie Journal

  18-12-2014 20:26 via poughkeepsiejournal.com
  
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  Police: Plattekill man sexually assaulted girls, ages 9 and 11
  Poughkeepsie Journal
  A Plattekill man will be charged in two separate incidents after police said he sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl and an 11-year-old girl. Rahsaan Perry, 33, was charged with predatory sexual assault against a child and first-degree criminal sexual ...
  
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• Family sues for $8 million in 2012 York-area Kmart police shooting - York Daily Record/Sunday News

  18-12-2014 20:10 via ydr.com
  
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  Family sues for $8 million in 2012 York-area Kmart police shooting
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  The estate of a man killed by police officers outside a Springettsbury Township store in 2012 filed an $8 million lawsuit in federal court at midnight this morning, naming District Attorney Tom Kearney, York County and several police officers as ...
  Attorney files $8M lawsuit, says police weren't justified in killing North ...York Dispatch
  
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• Oakland police: We had no idea CHP officers dressed as protesters - SFGate

  18-12-2014 19:41 via sfgate.com
  
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  Oakland police: We had no idea CHP officers dressed as protesters
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  'Totally historic and awesome' event for women at Mavericks. visit|article-5964206|Columns-nav-hcat|4 · Find&Savevisit|Find&Save|navigation-www|4. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-police-We-had-no-idea-CHP-officers-5964457.php ...
  Oakland Police Say They Did Not Know About Undercover CHP Officers At ...CBS Local
  
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• CNN's #AskACop backfires, prompts people to vent about police - USA TODAY

  18-12-2014 19:25 via usatoday.com
  
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  CNN's #AskACop backfires, prompts people to vent about police
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  CNN prompted people on Twitter to use the hashtag #AskACop to ask police officers questions. And the response from the trending topic was overwhelmingly negative on Wednesday. "People posted message after message -- but many of them were eager to ...
  #AskACop becomes trending for vents about policeCNN
  
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• Police find a naked woman's body under West Side bridge - mySanAntonio.com

  18-12-2014 19:16 via mysanantonio.com
  
  Police find a naked woman's body under West Side bridge
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  San Antonio police work Thursday December 18, 2014 near Apache Creek and the 2400 block of Vera Cruz where the nude body of a woman in her late teens or early 20s was found under a bridge. Police are currently investigating the scene. San Antonio ...
  
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• Video: Philly Paramedic Apologizes for Hateful Police Post on Instagram

  18-12-2014 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Philadelphia Fire Department paramedic has apologized for an Instagram post that shows two African American men pointing guns at the head of a white police officer.
  
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• Video: NYPD Unions and Mayor Trade Verbal Jabs

  18-12-2014 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered the latest volley Tuesday in his ongoing battle with the city's police union, dismissing their ability to speak for rank-and-file officers in the wake of their call to ban him from future New York Police Department funerals.
  
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• Philly Union President Decries Anti-Police Protests

  18-12-2014 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The president of Philadelphia's police union on Wednesday decried the protests sweeping cities across the country after grand juries in Missouri and New York state cleared white officers who killed unarmed black suspects.
  
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• LAPD Plan for Body Cameras Complicated by Privacy and Policy Concerns

  18-12-2014 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Another battle is brewing over whether police officers should be able to review the recordings before writing police reports about incidents. Bibring and others said officers should not have access to the recordings because it could allow them to alter their statements or align them with what the footage showed.
  
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• Former Officer, Criminal Justice Scholar Says Police Training Leads to "Avoidable" Suspect Deaths

  18-12-2014 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Having served as an officer at a large municipal police department, and now as a scholar who researches policing, I am intimately familiar with police training. I’ve also had long conversations with trainers and use-of-force instructors at law enforcement agencies across the country, and they’ve all led to one conclusion: American police officers are among the best-trained in the world, but what they’re trained to do is part of the problem.
  
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• Detroit Man Charged with Unleashing Bulldog On Officer to Evade Arrest

  18-12-2014 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A 36-year-old Detroit man is facing several charges after he allegedly unleashed his 100-pound bulldog on a police officer while trying to evade arrest, causing injury to the officer.
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Fears Officers May Hesitate to Use Necessary Force After Brown, Garner Cases

  18-12-2014 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  During a weekly news briefing Wednesday, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said intense public scrutiny and four months of protests against police brutality in Baltimore may be affecting officers' ability to act at critical moments.
  
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• Drop Among Nonwhites Drives US Police Honesty Ratings Down - Gallup.com

  18-12-2014 19:03 via gallup.com
  Drop Among Nonwhites Drives US Police Honesty Ratings Down
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  PRINCETON, N.J. -- A new Gallup poll finds that Americans are less likely now than in 2013 to view police officers as having high honesty and ethical standards after grand juries did not indict white police officers whose actions resulted in the deaths ...
  
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• CAIR calls for better police protection in St. Cloud - St. Cloud Times

  18-12-2014 19:02 via sctimes.com
  
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  CAIR calls for better police protection in St. Cloud
  St. Cloud Times
  The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called for stepped-up police protection for Muslim worshipers in St. Cloud on Wednesday. The announcement comes after another incident of damage at the Central Minnesota Islamic ...
  
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• Police seek gunman after Central Texas TV meteorologist shot - Fox News

  18-12-2014 18:47 via foxnews.com
  
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  Police seek gunman after Central Texas TV meteorologist shot
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  The shooter, described as a white male in his 30s, fled the scene and police have not yet determined a possible motive. WacoTrib.com reported that Crawford was stable and resting after undergoing surgery. It is believed Crawford was hit at least two ...
  
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• Family sues in 2012 Springettsbury Kmart police shooting - York Daily Record/Sunday News

  18-12-2014 18:38 via ydr.com
  
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  Family sues in 2012 Springettsbury Kmart police shooting
  York Daily Record/Sunday News
  Speaking outside the Kmart where Shultz died, Jacob said the officers involved were back on the streets, following being cleared of wrongdoing by state police and the DA. "They're on the street. It's status quo. Life goes on here," he said. Jacob said ...
  Attorney files $8M lawsuit, says police weren't justified in killing North ...York Dispatch
  
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• Portland pipe bomb suspect shows history of running from police - KATU

  18-12-2014 18:20 via katu.com
  
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  Portland pipe bomb suspect shows history of running from police
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  Police believe Neal Panschow, 43, got away Tuesday night after a chase on Southeast Flavel Drive. Bomb squad officers found not one, but four pipe bombs that had been thrown out of a silver Honda Civic coupe connected to Panschow. All of them likely ...
  Police: Wanted man threw pipe bombs during Portland police chaseQ13 FOX
  Police hunt Oregon man suspected of throwing pipe bombs during chaseFox News
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• UPDATE: Police find body in vehicle connected to East Side homicide - KVIA El Paso

  18-12-2014 18:17 via kvia.com
  
  UPDATE: Police find body in vehicle connected to East Side homicide
  KVIA El Paso
  Around midnight, El Paso Police reported finding a man dead inside a car matching the description of the one being sought in connection with a homicide in East El Paso Wednesday night. The vehicle, which the suspect was believed to have taken from the ...
  
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• Police: 1 dead, several hurt in California crash - AOL.com - AOL News

  18-12-2014 16:38 via aol.com
  
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  Police: 1 dead, several hurt in California crash - AOL.com
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  REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A driver hit a group of pedestrians outside a Southern California church as a Christmas service ended, killing three people - including two women in their 80s - and leaving up to nine others injured, police said. Ambulances ...
  Police Identify Driver Who Allegedly Killed 3 In Redondo Beach CrashCBS Local
  Police: Car runs red light; 1 person deadWISC Madison
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• PD: Man shot by police after throwing knives, rocks at officers - azcentral.com

  18-12-2014 16:15 via azcentral.com
  
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  PD: Man shot by police after throwing knives, rocks at officers
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  When the first officer arrived, the man began beating on the police vehicle while screaming unintelligibly, police said. The man then turned his aggression toward a second officer, throwing a knife at the officer's car and shattering the windshield ...
  Phoenix police ID soldier killed in officer-involved shootingAZFamily
  Girl, 12, shot as police confront alleged intruderUSA TODAY
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• Police captain talks of getting shot at standoff: Next time I'll duck better - Chicago Tribune

  18-12-2014 16:01 via chicagotribune.com
  
  Police captain talks of getting shot at standoff: Next time I'll duck better
  Chicago Tribune
  Pinned down in a hallway as a fugitive fired off shots, Chicago police Capt. Edward Kulbida needed to warn other officers of the firefight, but the reception for his police radio was limited. Kulbida took one step out the front door of the Englewood ...
  
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• Chicago police captain returns to work 2 months after being shot - Chicago Tribune

  18-12-2014 15:58 via chicagotribune.com
  
  Chicago police captain returns to work 2 months after being shot
  Chicago Tribune
  Pinned down in a hallway as a fugitive fired off shots, Chicago police Capt. Edward Kulbida needed to warn other officers of the firefight, but the reception for his police radio was limited. Kulbida took one step out the front door of the Englewood ...
  
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• UK Police Probe Murder Claims in Child Abuse Case - ABC News

  18-12-2014 15:39 via abcnews.go.com
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  UK Police Probe Murder Claims in Child Abuse Case
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  British police said Thursday they are investigating three allegations of murder as part of an inquiry into claims that politically powerful people sexually abused children several decades ago. London's Metropolitan Police force said a man who says he ...
  UK police investigate three alleged murders in child sex inquiryYahoo News
  
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• 5 takeaways from 'A community conversation: Giving voice to citizens-police' - MLive.com

  18-12-2014 15:08 via mlive.com
  
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  5 takeaways from 'A community conversation: Giving voice to citizens-police'
  MLive.com
  In light of recent events in Ferguson and Staten Island, a concerned citizen asked both chiefs of police on the panel -- Chief Jeff Lewis of the city of Muskegon and Chief Lynne Gill of the city of Muskegon Heights -- if they felt there were injustices ...
  Muskegon police: Man attacks 2 in hospital parking lotDetroit Free Press
  
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• Driver Arrested After Leading Police on Pursuit Across LA - NBC Southern California

  18-12-2014 14:30 via nbclosangeles.com
  
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  Driver Arrested After Leading Police on Pursuit Across LA
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  ... began in North Hollywood ended on Pacific Coast Highway north of Malibu when the suspect stopped and surrendered. The chase began at 6:45 p.m at Whitsett Avenue and Valleyheart Drive, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Nuria Venegas.
  Police Nab Stolen Vehicle Suspect After Chase Through Hollywood, MalibuCBS Local
  
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• Making sense of the minority police officer experience - Mashable

  18-12-2014 14:07 via mashable.com
  
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  Making sense of the minority police officer experience
  Mashable
  If you have ever been near the front of an anti-police brutality protest — which have exploded across the country since grand juries in Missouri and New York exonerated white cops for killing unarmed black men — you have heard people talk shit to the ...
  
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• Police union chief decries protests over shootings - Philly.com

  18-12-2014 13:50 via philly.com
  
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  Police union chief decries protests over shootings
  Philly.com
  The president of Philadelphia's police union on Wednesday decried the protests sweeping cities across the country after grand juries in Missouri and New York state cleared white officers who killed unarmed black suspects. "We have to guard against a ...
  Philadelphia Paramedic's Instagram Post Takes Jab At PoliceMyFox Philadelphia
  
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• Police: Suspect in Penn Hills killings, dismemberings showed signs of violence - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

  18-12-2014 13:33 via post-gazette.com
  
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  Police: Suspect in Penn Hills killings, dismemberings showed signs of violence
  Pittsburgh Post Gazette
  In the years before police say Frederick Harris III killed and dismembered his mother and stepfather, stuffing their body parts into trash cans, he showed signs of mental illness and violence. Mr. Harris, 47, struggled at times with bipolar disorder ...
  
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• Lindenwold police: Register surveillance cameras to help with crime investigations - NJ.com

  18-12-2014 13:09 via nj.com
  
  Lindenwold police: Register surveillance cameras to help with crime investigations
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  LINDENWOLD — Borough police say a new effort that encourages residents to register their private surveillance cameras would help authorities investigate crimes caught on tape. The Lindenwold Police Department's "Citizens Electronic Eye" program would ...
  Police Announce Surveillance Camera Registry Program In LindenwoldCBS Local
  
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• Tucson Police to Stop Some Immigration Checks - ABC News

  18-12-2014 02:31 via abcnews.go.com
  Tucson Police to Stop Some Immigration Checks
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  Tucson police said Wednesday they will no longer fully enforce the state's landmark immigration law that requires local police to check the immigration status of people they encounter while enforcing other laws. Chief Roberto Villaseñor said his ...
  
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• Two dead after police shooting, dispute at Taco Cabana on West Side - mySanAntonio.com

  18-12-2014 00:24 via mysanantonio.com
  
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  Two dead after police shooting, dispute at Taco Cabana on West Side
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  After responding to the restaurant parking lot, located at General McMullen Drive and West Commerce Street, police were directed to a home three miles away in the 1300 block of Hillcrest Drive that the suspected driver was known to frequent, said ...
  
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• Police: Patrols increased as Half Hollow Hills HS East receives another threat - Newsday

  18-12-2014 00:01 via newsday.com
  
  Police: Patrols increased as Half Hollow Hills HS East receives another threat
  Newsday
  Suffolk County police, reacting to another threat against Half Hollow Hills High School East, increased patrols at the Dix Hills school Wednesday, a department spokeswoman said. The Half Hollow Hills school district said late Tuesday it had received ...
  
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• DA: Oakland protester blocked police chief's car - SFGate

  18-12-2014 00:00 via sfgate.com
  
  DA: Oakland protester blocked police chief's car
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  Two more anti-police protesters have been charged by Alameda County prosecutors, one for allegedly hurling a water bottle at a police lieutenant and another for blocking a police car carrying Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent, authorities said Wednesday.
  
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