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• Happy holiday after police bust suspects in East Bay package thefts - SFGate

  26-12-2014 22:47 via sfgate.com
  
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  Happy holiday after police bust suspects in East Bay package thefts
  SFGate
  Christmas was salvaged for several families after police in Petaluma and Livermore each pinched a pair of package pillagers. Christina Rodriguez, 27, and Jose Ruiz, 32, of San Francisco are among a host of criminals who have been hard at work lifting ...
  
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• Pro-police rally held in Salt Lake City - Salt Lake Tribune

  26-12-2014 22:20 via sltrib.com
  
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  Pro-police rally held in Salt Lake City
  Salt Lake Tribune
  The organizer of the pro-police rally, real estate broker Dennis Marchant, said he believes the majority of people support the police. He had announced the event on Facebook less than a week ago and was pleased about the number of people who showed ...
  In SLC, dueling protests over police actionsfox13now.com
  Rallies in Utah support police, protest brutalityThe Denver Post
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• Woman charged after throwing bacon, sausage in Framingham police station - WCVB Boston

  26-12-2014 22:10 via wcvb.com
  
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  Woman charged after throwing bacon, sausage in Framingham police station
  WCVB Boston
  FRAMINGHAM, Mass. —Police Friday arrested and charged an Ashland woman who they said walked into the Framingham Police station and threw a box of uncooked bacon and sausage at the dispatcher's window, after saying she was "here to feed the ...
  Police: Woman Threw Meat at Officers, Said She Was There to "Feed the Pigs"NECN
  Woman Smears Pork Products On Framingham Police Disp
  
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• New York City's police unions need to get a grip - The Week Magazine

  26-12-2014 22:06 via theweek.com
  
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  New York City's police unions need to get a grip
  The Week Magazine
  Pat Lynch, the president of the Patrolman's Benevolent Association (New York's largest police union), all but accused Mayor Bill de Blasio of actual complicity in the murders, saying "that blood on the hands starts at City Hall in the office of the ...
  Current, Former Police Officers Fly Anti-Mayor Ad in NYCNBC New York
  
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• Police heading from Maine to funeral of NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos - Bangor Daily News

  26-12-2014 21:34 via bangordailynews.com
  
  Police heading from Maine to funeral of NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos
  Bangor Daily News
  SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Very early Saturday morning, police officers from all over Maine will board a charter bus and head to New York City for a sad but important mission. The officers are going to attend the funeral of New York Police Department ...
  
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• Police shoot, kill man firing gun in Texas City parking lot - KHOU

  26-12-2014 20:40 via khou.com
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  Police shoot, kill man firing gun in Texas City parking lot
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  TEXAS CITY, Texas – Officers shot and killed a man who was firing a gun in a Texas City parking lot early Friday morning, police said. Police were called to a disturbance outside a lounge on FM 1765 at Crockett Street. A man was reportedly firing shots ...
  Police Allegedly Shot And Killed Man Firing Gun In Texas City Parking LotHuffington Post
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• Mourners Gather at Wake for Slain New York Police Officer - New York Times

  26-12-2014 20:28 via nytimes.com
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  Mourners Gather at Wake for Slain New York Police Officer
  New York Times
  Officer Ramos, 40, was one of two police officers killed on Saturday as they sat in their squad car in Brooklyn, shot by an assassin targeting the police. Services for his partner, Officer Wenjian Liu, 32, are being delayed until members of his family ...
  More Arrests in Threats to New York City Police OfficersABC News
  Police heading from Maine to funeral of NYPD Officer Rafael RamosBangor Daily News
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• Oceanside police show off new wheels - U-T San Diego

  26-12-2014 20:27 via utsandiego.com
  
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  Oceanside police show off new wheels
  U-T San Diego
  OCEANSIDE — The Oceanside Police Department is temporarily sporting a new car that can reach 60 mph in less than three seconds and a top speed of over 190 mph. At over $100,000, the sleek-looking 2015 Nissan GT-R also costs about twice as much as ...
  
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• New Study Has Good News for Police Body Camera Proponents - TheBlaze.com

  26-12-2014 20:10 via theblaze.com
  
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  New Study Has Good News for Police Body Camera Proponents
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  A new study from the University of Cambridge has good news for proponents of police officers wearing body cameras, suggesting the cameras do reduce use-of-force incidents and complaints from the public. At the same time, the study warned against ...
  Body cameras reduce police use-of-force, citizen complaints - studyRT
  
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• 14-year-old girl assaulted in Broadmoor home invasion, police say - NOLA.com

  26-12-2014 18:19 via nola.com
  
  14-year-old girl assaulted in Broadmoor home invasion, police say
  NOLA.com
  Police said a 14-year-old girl was assaulted inside a Broadmoor home early Friday morning (Dec. 26). Initial reports from the New Orleans Police Department said the girl was asleep inside her home about 1:24 a.m. in the 2900 block of Audubon Street ...
  
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• Man shot by Bedford police ID'd, authorities release 9-1-1 call - cleveland.com

  26-12-2014 17:20 via cleveland.com
  
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  Man shot by Bedford police ID'd, authorities release 9-1-1 call
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  BEDFORD, Ohio -- An officer is on administrative leave after shooting and killing a Bedford man with multiple convictions for violence against police. The man was identified as John Hebebrand, 43, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's ...
  UPDATE | Man dead in Bedford police-involved shooting ID'edWKYC-TV
  Man killed in Bedford police shooting identifiedfox8.com
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• Cops: Knife-wielding man shot to death by police after lunging at officers - Chicago Sun-Times

  26-12-2014 16:59 via chicago.suntimes.com
  
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  Cops: Knife-wielding man shot to death by police after lunging at officers
  Chicago Sun-Times
  The incident had started when Grand Crossing District police officers drove up to a building at 6:40 p.m. in the 400 block of East Marquette Road in the Woodlawn neighborhood to respond to a call of a man threatening suicide, according to Deputy Chief ...
  Cops: Suicidal man shot to death by police after attacking officer with knifeChicago Tribune
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• US police struggle to uncover threats on social media - Reuters

  26-12-2014 15:58 via reuters.com
  
  Reuters
  US police struggle to uncover threats on social media
  Reuters
  According to the New York Police Department, Ismaaiyl Brinsley posted anti-cop slurs on the Instagram photo-sharing site hours before walking up to two officers in a parked squad car in Brooklyn and shooting them dead on Saturday. Baltimore police said ...
  
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• Chicago police stop black motorists more, ACLU finds - Chicago Tribune

  26-12-2014 15:01 via chicagotribune.com
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Chicago police stop black motorists more, ACLU finds
  Chicago Tribune
  Of the more than 100,000 traffic stops made by Chicago police last year, nearly half were of black motorists, far more than their percentage of the population per 2010 Census figures, according to the ACLU analysis of the data. The numbers were even ...
  
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• Palestinian Wounds 2 Israeli Police Officers in Jerusalem - New York Times

  26-12-2014 13:16 via nytimes.com
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  Palestinian Wounds 2 Israeli Police Officers in Jerusalem
  New York Times
  JERUSALEM — A Palestinian armed with a knife wounded two Israeli border police officers in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, the police said, in the latest in a wave of attacks in recent months. The Palestinian approached the officers as worshipers ...
  Palestinian Stabs 2 Border Policemen, Israeli Police ReportHuffington Post
  Two police officers stabbed in Jerusalem's Old CityJerusalem Post
  
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• Jersey City Police remember Officers Shawn Carson and Robert Nguyen with ... - NJ.com

  26-12-2014 05:28 via nj.com
  
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  Jersey City Police remember Officers Shawn Carson and Robert Nguyen with ...
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  JERSEY CITY - Police sirens lit up the sky over the Hackensack River tonight as police gathered to honor Officers Shawn Carson and Robert Nguyen, who died tragically Christmas night 2005 on the bridge that is now named in their honor. "These were two ...
  
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• After Killing of Police Officers, Protest Movement Is at a Crossroads - New York Times

  26-12-2014 04:50 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  After Killing of Police Officers, Protest Movement Is at a Crossroads
  New York Times
  The Council speaker opened a meeting of her fellow Council members with a call to utter the protest mantra, “I can't breathe,” the final words of a Staten Island man killed by a police chokehold. And last Friday, the mayor sat down with leaders of the ...
  Ending excessive police force starts with new rules of engagementWashington Post
  
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• Weapons Charges for Man Heard Threatening Police - New York Times

  26-12-2014 04:30 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Weapons Charges for Man Heard Threatening Police
  New York Times
  A Queens man was arrested on Wednesday after he was overheard threatening to kill police officers, the police said, and a search of his home yielded a cache of weapons that included two guns. The arrest of the man, Elvin Payamps, was at least the sixth ...
  Man Who Threatened to Kill Police Officers Says Dead Cops Should Have Been ...ABC News
  Man Heard Threatening Police Faces Weapons Charges: NYPDNBC New York
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• Bay Area protesters cool to police union call for dialogue - SFGate (blog)

  26-12-2014 03:11 via blog.sfgate.com
  
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  Bay Area protesters cool to police union call for dialogue
  SFGate (blog)
  A day after the leaders of three Bay Area police unions denounced the “vilification” of officers in recent protests against the killings of black men, one group of protesters reacted coolly to the union leaders' call for a “constructive dialogue.” “Let ...
  Bay Area officer unions decry anti-police rhetoricContra Costa Times
  Police union leaders say protests have devolved into anti-police violenc
  
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• Police: Teen shootings in Detroit were likely random - The Detroit News

  26-12-2014 03:09 via detroitnews.com
  
  The Detroit News
  Police: Teen shootings in Detroit were likely random
  The Detroit News
  Detroit — The east-side shootings Monday night of four teens that left one dead and three wounded, originally thought to be premeditated, are now likely the result of a random robbery gone bad, police said Wednesday. University Liggett School student ...
  Detroit police: Botched robbery attempt suspected in Grosse Pointe teen shootingWDIV Detroit
  Teens shot as they parked were likely targeted, police sayUSA
  
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• After Killing of 2 Officers, Reversal in Some Attitudes Toward the Police - New York Times

  26-12-2014 03:00 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  After Killing of 2 Officers, Reversal in Some Attitudes Toward the Police
  New York Times
  The Council speaker opened a meeting of her fellow Council members with a call to utter the protest mantra, “I can't breathe,” the final words of a Staten Island man killed by a police chokehold. And last Friday, the mayor sat down with leaders of the ...
  
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• Clayton police: Christmas good deed ends in carjacking, robbery - WRAL.com

  26-12-2014 02:31 via wral.com
  
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  Clayton police: Christmas good deed ends in carjacking, robbery
  WRAL.com
  Police said the woman eventually stopped her car in Clayton and ran. She called 911, and officers found the suspect driving the car on U.S. Business 70. He refused to stop and led police on a brief chase into Maplewood Cemetery, where officers forced ...
  Raleigh man kidnaps newspaper delivery driver, police sayWNCN
  Clayton police: Raleigh man kidnapped newspaper carrier, threatened officerNews & Observer
  
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