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• Video: Pa. Man Killed Tried to Run Over Officers, Posted Online Threats

  31-12-2014 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police in suburban Philadelphia said late Tuesday that they had shot and killed a man who attempted to run down officers in his car after they tried to arrest him for making threats against law enforcement.
  
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• Police Helicopter Crashes In Las Vegas - BuzzFeed News

  31-12-2014 23:53 via buzzfeed.com
  
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  Police Helicopter Crashes In Las Vegas
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  Police Helicopter Crashes In Las Vegas. Two officers on board were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. Originally posted on Dec. 31, 2014, at 2:17 p.m. Updated on Dec. 31, 2014, at 3:19 p.m.. David Mack. BuzzFeed News ...
  2 Officers Hurt in Vegas Police Helicopter CrashABC News
  Las Vegas Police Helicopter Crash Injures Two OfficersInternational Business Times
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• 8 slain in Edmonton, Canada; gun used was reported stolen, police say - Los Angeles Times

  31-12-2014 23:47 via latimes.com
  
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  8 slain in Edmonton, Canada; gun used was reported stolen, police say
  Los Angeles Times
  Canadian authorities are investigating what they described as “an extreme case of domestic violence” that left six adults and two young children dead at two locations in Edmonton, Alberta, and a related suicide in nearby Fort Saskatchewan, police ...
  Police Suspect Domestic Violence in Canada Shooting RampageNew York Times
  Killing of eight in Canada a 'deliberate' attack: police
  
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• Driver Drags, Injures Wisconsin Trooper

  31-12-2014 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper was injured after being dragged by a vehicle following a traffic stop Friday night. The suspected driver was arrested Monday in Milwaukee County.
  
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• Pelham police, city officials respond to report of police officers mocking ... - AL.com

  31-12-2014 23:33 via al.com
  
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  Pelham police officials have launched an investigation into allegations of insensitivity by police officers who reportedly mocked disabled children during an August meeting of officers, a conversation caught on audiotape. The Pelham Police Department ...
  
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• One suspect dead, one arrested by Mirmar police - Sun Sentinel

  31-12-2014 23:19 via sun-sentinel.com
  
  One suspect dead, one arrested by Mirmar police
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  Police detained a second person on possible armed robbery charges. Two officers have been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation, Miramar police spokeswoman Tania Rues said. Preliminary findings show one of the ...
  Armed robbery suspect shot to death by Miramar police in Liberty City ...MiamiHerald.com
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• Video: Vandals Set Fire to Arizona Officer's Memorial Site

  31-12-2014 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Authorities are investigating after someone set fire to a Glendale, Ariz., officer's memorial site. Officer Anthony Holly was killed during a 2007 traffic stop.
  
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• New York City Murders Fall, but the Police Aren't Celebrating - New York Times

  31-12-2014 23:03 via nytimes.com
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  New York City Murders Fall, but the Police Aren't Celebrating
  New York Times
  The number of murders in New York City has hit what just a few years ago would have been a seemingly impossible low: 321 killings in 2014, with only a day left in the year, the lowest figure since before the Police Department began collecting reliable ...
  New York police engage in 'virtual work stoppage' amid rising tensionAl Jazeera America
  Rift Remains Between De Blasio, Police Unions
  
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• Lodi police release findings in Parminder Shergill shooting - News10.net

  31-12-2014 22:35 via news10.net
  
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  Lodi police release findings in Parminder Shergill shooting
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  The Lodi Police Department released information Dec. 30, 2014 regarding an investigation on the fatal shooting of a Sikh man that happened on Jan. 25, 2014. Police said the man was armed with this knife. (Photo: Courtesy Lodi Police Department).
  
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• Streets to Be Renamed for NYPD Officers Killed in Brooklyn Ambush

  31-12-2014 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  New York City plans to honor the two NYPD officers murdered by a gunman as they sat in their squad car in Brooklyn earlier this month by naming streets near their homes for them.
  
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• Anti-brutality activists aim to 'evict' St. Louis police from headquarters - Al Jazeera America

  31-12-2014 22:05 via america.aljazeera.com
  
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  Anti-brutality activists aim to 'evict' St. Louis police from headquarters
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  Scores of protesters at the helm of the ongoing nationwide movement against police violence stormed the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Wednesday, aiming to “evict” officers they accused of “perpetrating police brutality on our citizenry ...
  Ferguson protesters storm police headquarters in downtown St. LouisWashington Times
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• Miami Police: 1 dead in Miramar Police-involved shooting - 7Online WSVN-TV

  31-12-2014 21:58 via wsvn.com
  
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  Miami Police: 1 dead in Miramar Police-involved shooting
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  MIAMI (WSVN) -- Miami Police confirm one suspect was killed in a shooting involving Miramar Police after Miramar Police followed two alleged robbery suspects into Miami, Wednesday. This shooting, which occurred at around 3:30 p.m., did not involve ...
  Armed robbery suspect shot to death by Miramar police in Liberty City ...MiamiHerald.com
  
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• Authorities ID man killed in Bridgeton police involved shooting - WPVI-TV

  31-12-2014 21:13 via 6abc.com
  
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  Authorities ID man killed in Bridgeton police involved shooting
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  Police have identified the man who was shot and killed by police during a vehicle stop in Bridgeton, Cumberland County Tuesday night. It happened at 9:20 p.m. at the intersection of Henry Street and South Avenue. The Cumberland County Prosecutor's ...
  Bridgeton police fatally shoot city man, 36, who allegedly had handgunNJ.com
  Police Officers in South Jersey Shoot, Kill Man During Traffic StopNBC 10 Philade
  
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• Police: Rocket Kills 26 at Afghan Wedding Party - ABC News

  31-12-2014 20:53 via abcnews.go.com
  Police: Rocket Kills 26 at Afghan Wedding Party
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  This year was the deadliest of the war for government forces and civilians, with around 5,000 Afghan soldiers and police killed, officials have said. An estimated 10,000 civilians have been killed or wounded, the highest annual toll since the U.N ...
  
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• Graffiti of angel pointing gun at police investigated - Detroit Free Press

  31-12-2014 20:07 via freep.com
  
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  Graffiti of angel pointing gun at police investigated
  Detroit Free Press
  Graffiti that was discovered on the side of a building in Detroit depicting an angel holding a gun against a police officer has upset the community and police, who called the image disturbing and unsettling. Detroit Police spokesman Officer Adam Madera ...
  Police "Hurt" by Vague Anti-Cop Graffiti of Angel with GunGawker
  
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• Military hardware still flowing to local police after Ferguson - Washington Times

  31-12-2014 19:40 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Washington Times
  Military hardware still flowing to local police after Ferguson
  Washington Times
  The Ferguson riots drew attention and criticism to the massive firepower state and local police are now able to bring to bear on their citizens, and earned scrutiny for the Pentagon project, known as the 1033 program, that helps arm many of those ...
  
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• Gun owners fear Maryland police target them for traffic stops - Washington Times

  31-12-2014 19:40 via washingtontimes.com
  
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  Gun owners fear Maryland police target them for traffic stops
  Washington Times
  A year ago this New Year's Eve, John Filippidis of Florida was driving south with his family on Interstate 95 when the Maryland Transportation Authority Police pulled over his black Ford Expedition and proceeded to raid it while his twins, wife and ...
  
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• We Need Our Police to Be Better Than This - Daily Beast

  31-12-2014 18:50 via thedailybeast.com
  
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  We Need Our Police to Be Better Than This
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  141230-daly-brinsley2-embed A silver semi-automatic Taurus was recovered on the platform of the Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Street subway station near the suspect's body in connection with the killing of two New York City police officers on Dec. 20.
  
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• Police presume missing toddler is dead; mother is charged - Columbus Dispatch

  31-12-2014 17:03 via dispatch.com
  
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  Police presume missing toddler is dead; mother is charged
  Columbus Dispatch
  When Dainesha Stevens called Columbus police on Monday afternoon to report her 6-year-old daughter missing, she said nothing about her 14-month-old boy. She hadn't seen her daughter since Christmas Eve, she told the dispatcher, when she left the girl ...
  Columbus Police Search Creek Near Recreation Center For Missing Boy10TV
  Police: Body of missing toddler found in Ohio creekFox News
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• Police continue to investigate a police-involved shooting in Upper Darby. - WPVI-TV

  31-12-2014 16:19 via 6abc.com
  
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  Police continue to investigate a police-involved shooting in Upper Darby.
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  A man was shot dead by police after they say he tried to run over several officers in Drexel Hill, Delaware County Tuesday night. The suspect is identified as 52-year-old Joseph Anthony Pacini. Pacini was wanted for making terroristic threats against ...
  Pennsylvania police kill man whom they say tried to run them overFox News
  Man Tries to Run Down Police; They Shoot, Kill HimABC News
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• Officials: Suspect shot, killed by police in Upper Darby posted threatening ... - WPVI-TV

  31-12-2014 16:19 via 6abc.com
  
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  Officials: Suspect shot, killed by police in Upper Darby posted threatening ...
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  A man was shot dead by police after they say he tried to run over several officers in Drexel Hill, Delaware County Tuesday night. The suspect is identified as 52-year-old Joseph Anthony Pacini. Pacini was wanted for making terroristic threats against ...
  Pennsylvania police kill man whom they say tried to run them overFox News
  Police Shoot, Kill Man Who Allegedly Tried to Run Over OfficersNBC 10 Phil
  
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• Police Reportedly Say They Aren't Making Arrests After Cop Killings - Huffington Post

  31-12-2014 14:25 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  Police Reportedly Say They Aren't Making Arrests After Cop Killings
  Huffington Post
  But the drop in arrests could be worse news for NYPD Chief Bill Bratton than it is for those protesting police misconduct. Bratton helped pioneer the "broken windows" approach of policing. Proponents of the broken windows theory believe that law ...
  
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• Witness who filmed Delray melee describes chaotic scene - Sun Sentinel

  31-12-2014 12:00 via sun-sentinel.com
  
  Witness who filmed Delray melee describes chaotic scene
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  On Tuesday, police Sgt. Nicole Guerriero said officers smelled marijuana in the area, saw someone who they thought was smoking and followed him into the yard. In an arrest report, officers said the man they saw was a known drug user with whom they've ...
  
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• Police stop turned into melee in Delray Beach, officers say - Sun Sentinel

  31-12-2014 12:00 via sun-sentinel.com
  
  Police stop turned into melee in Delray Beach, officers say
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  A group of people formed a human shield to keep police officers from a man who police wanted to detain Saturday in a neighborhood. "The next thing they know, there's 70 to 75 people out there," Sgt. Nicole Guerriero said. "The officers had to use ...
  
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• Man shot dead by suburban Philadelphia police professed love for singer Sara ... - Washington Post

  31-12-2014 07:44 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Man shot dead by suburban Philadelphia police professed love for singer Sara ...
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  A man who allegedly tried to run over police in suburban Philadelphia has been shot and killed. Police said Joseph Anthony Pacini, 52, tried to run down officers with his car on Tuesday after posting videos threatening them on YouTube. When police ...
  
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• Community leaders call for suspension of Greenville police officers - WYFF Greenville

  31-12-2014 04:21 via wyff4.com
  
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  Community leaders call for suspension of Greenville police officers
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  It comes one day after Greenville Police Chief Ken Miller announced charges against 34-year-old Tario Anderson would be dropped. "Given his mental condition, it would be inappropriate to prosecute him and it would be inappropriate for his record to ...
  
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• Number of Police Officers Killed on the Job Climbs - New York Times

  31-12-2014 04:17 via nytimes.com
  Number of Police Officers Killed on the Job Climbs
  New York Times
  The report comes amid high tension between some members of the public and the police after a recent series of fatal shootings around the country by white police officers of unarmed African-American men and boys. Outrage over the killings sparked large ...
  
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• For Officer Liu's Funeral, Blending Police Traditions With Chinese Customs - New York Times

  31-12-2014 04:07 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  For Officer Liu's Funeral, Blending Police Traditions With Chinese Customs
  New York Times
  The funeral on Sunday for Wenjian Liu, who is believed to be the first Chinese-American police officer killed in the line of duty in New York, will have all the trappings that the city's traditions demand. Thousands of officers in pressed navy blue. A ...
  
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• Crime at Galveston Walmart causing issues for several police departments - KPRC Houston

  31-12-2014 03:24 via click2houston.com
  
  Crime at Galveston Walmart causing issues for several police departments
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  THE NUMBERS ARE STARTLING. THEY SHOW THE WAL-MART STORES HERE HAVE BECOME HOT SPOTS FOR CRIMINALS AND STRAINING THE MANPOWER OF LOCAL POLICE. THE CALL COMES IN. A POLICE OFFICER RESPONDS TO A CALL.
  
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• Police Unions' Leaders Air Grievances in 2-Hour Meeting With de Blasio - New York Times

  31-12-2014 02:54 via nytimes.com
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  Police Unions' Leaders Air Grievances in 2-Hour Meeting With de Blasio
  New York Times
  Mayor Bill de Blasio, moving to negotiate the gravest challenge of his one-year tenure, met on Tuesday with police union leaders who have been sharply critical of him since the shooting deaths of two New York City officers more than a week ago.
  De Blasio-police rift shows few signs of closingWashington Post
  Black Police Chief Proclaims 'All Lives Matter' After Alarming Assassination
  
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• Police investigate 2 home invasions near Rutgers campus - NJ.com

  31-12-2014 02:38 via nj.com
  
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  Police investigate 2 home invasions near Rutgers campus
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  At 1 this morning, three men entered the unsecured home of people affiliated with the university, showed a firearm and demanded valuables, the Rutgers Police Department said. The residence is in the area of Central Avenue and Prosper Street by the ...
  
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• Police: Multiple witnesses say Antonio Martin pulled gun on officer - Washington Post

  31-12-2014 02:11 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Police: Multiple witnesses say Antonio Martin pulled gun on officer
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  City officials in Berkeley, Mo. said on Tuesday that several witnesses have told police that 18-year-old Antonio Martin drew a gun and pointed it at an officer before he was shot and killed by that officer last week and provided new details about the ...
  Police Chief: Missouri Teen Antonio Martin Drew Weapon First at OfficerNBCNews.com
  Police Chief Defends Shooting of Armed Teen in Berkeley, Mo.Wall
  
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• Police: 2 Boston Officers Attacked by Teenagers - ABC News

  31-12-2014 01:59 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police: 2 Boston Officers Attacked by Teenagers
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  Two Boston police officers were hospitalized after they were allegedly attacked by seven teenagers, all family members, in a Roxbury apartment complex when the officers tried to arrest one of them, authorities said Tuesday. Boston Police Commissioner ...
  2 Adults, 5 Juveniles Charged With Attacking Boston Police OfficersBoston.com
  2 Boston cops 'kicked, punched and choked' while making arrest, authorities say
  
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• Man Shot, Killed After Allegedly Trying to Run Over Police Officers - NBC 10 Philadelphia

  31-12-2014 01:58 via nbcphiladelphia.com
  
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  Man Shot, Killed After Allegedly Trying to Run Over Police Officers
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  A man was shot and killed by police after he allegedly tried to run them over with his car in Delaware County Tuesday. The suspect was wanted for terroristic threats after he allegedly threatened to kill police and FBI agents in a video posted on YouTube.
  
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• Canada Police: Nine Dead at Three Separate But Connected Crime Scenes - TheBlaze.com

  31-12-2014 01:54 via theblaze.com
  
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  Canada Police: Nine Dead at Three Separate But Connected Crime Scenes
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  EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Nine people, including seven adults and two young children, were found dead at three separate crime scenes in what Edmonton's police chief on Tuesday called the city's worst mass murder.
  Police Investigate Multiple Homicides In AlbertaHuffington Post
  Canada Police: 9 Dead in 3 Crime ScenesABC News
  Canadian police blame domestic violence in 8 Edmonton killingsLos Ang
  
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• Man Tries to Run Down Police; They Shoot, Kill Him - ABC News

  31-12-2014 01:07 via abcnews.go.com
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  Man Tries to Run Down Police; They Shoot, Kill Him
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  A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so, fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him, authorities said. Police did not ...
  Officials: Suspect shot, killed by police in Upper Darby posted threatening ...WPVI-TV
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• Pa. police kill man who threatened officers - USA TODAY

  31-12-2014 01:04 via usatoday.com
  
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  Pa. police kill man who threatened officers
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  He was killed about 4:30 p.m. in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, when he accelerated back into the SUV of the Clifton Heights, Pa., police chief and tried to run over other officers, said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood. Police from ...
  Police fatally shoot suspect in Drexel HillPhilly.com
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• Video: Autopsy Shows Police Shot L.A. Man 3 Times

  31-12-2014 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An autopsy report released on a 25-year-old man killed in a confrontation with Los Angeles police appears to affirm initial statements by officers about the struggle that led to the close-range shooting, police said.
  
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• Police presume missing toddler is dead - Columbus Dispatch

  31-12-2014 00:38 via dispatch.com
  
  Columbus Dispatch
  Police presume missing toddler is dead
  Columbus Dispatch
  Lt. Clark Pennington, commander of the criminal-investigation division in Frederick, said that the father, who lives in Maryland, contacted police on Saturday and said that the children's mother had taken them to Ohio on Dec. 15 and he wanted the kids ...
  Columbus Police Search Creek Near Recreation Center For Missing Boy10TV
  Ohio Police: Missing Tot's Mom Left Him on PorchABC News
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• Louisiana Motor Officer Dies from Crash Injuries

  31-12-2014 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officer James Foster of the Denham Springs (La.) Police Department, died around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle wreck while he was on duty Monday.
  
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• Canada Police: 9 Dead in 3 Crime Scenes - ABC News

  31-12-2014 00:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Canada Police: 9 Dead in 3 Crime Scenes
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  Nine people, including seven adults and two young children, were found dead at three separate crime scenes in what Edmonton's police chief on Tuesday called the city's worst mass murder. Chief Rod Knecht told a news conference the killings were the ...
  Canada Police: Nine Dead at Three Separate But Connected Crime ScenesTheBlaze.com
  Canadian police blame domestic violence in 9 Edmonton-area deathsLos Angeles Times
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• Seattle Police Chafe Under New Marching Orders - Wall Street Journal

  31-12-2014 00:20 via wsj.com
  
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  Seattle Police Chafe Under New Marching Orders
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  SEATTLE— Kathleen O'Toole, this city's new police chief, recently visited some of her department's stations to deliver an unusual message: It's OK to arrest people who violently break the law. Ms. O'Toole, who became head of the 1,350-officer force in ...
  
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• Bill De Blasio, Police Union Heads Meet Amid Tensions - Huffington Post

  31-12-2014 00:13 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Bill De Blasio, Police Union Heads Meet Amid Tensions
  Huffington Post
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio met privately for more than two hours Tuesday with the leaders of the New York Police Department's unions, aiming to mend a rift with rank-and-file officers that has threatened to overwhelm his young mayoralty.
  NYPD officers among 15 cops killed in 2014 police ambushesNew York Daily News
  Police deaths soar 24% in 2014 with ambush attacks leading causeWashington Times
  
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