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• 17-Year-Old Texas Girl Shot Dead by Three Police Officers - People Magazine

  27-01-2015 23:45 via people.com
  
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  17-Year-Old Texas Girl Shot Dead by Three Police Officers
  People Magazine
  A 17-year-old girl was fatally shot by three police offers in the lobby of the Longview Police Department, public information officer Kristie Brian confirms to PEOPLE. "Kristiana Coignard was shot after she was brandishing a weapon at the officers ...
  Anonymous threatens retaliation after Texas police kill 17-year-old girlChron.com
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• State police float Michigan-wide drone use - The Detroit News

  27-01-2015 23:39 via detroitnews.com
  
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  State police float Michigan-wide drone use
  The Detroit News
  "I personally think it's going to change how we do law enforcement," said Bush, commander of field support and aviation at the Michigan State Police. "The quicker we can get accidents cleared, to me that's a gamechanger for how we do law enforcement.".
  Are drones the answer? State Police seek permission to use drones for crash ...WWMT-TV
  Michigan State Police seek OK to use aerial drone statewideWash
  
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• 2 Arizona Officers Shot, Gunman Killed

  27-01-2015 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Greenlee County sheriff's deputy and a Clifton police officer were shot and wounded during a confrontation with a 29-year-old man in Morenci, Ariz., Monday night.
  
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• Traffic app maker Waze rejects criticism by LA police chief - Fortune

  27-01-2015 23:28 via fortune.com
  
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  Traffic app maker Waze rejects criticism by LA police chief
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  (Reuters) – Responding to the Los Angeles police chief, who complained that its popular traffic app could be misused by criminals to track officers, a spokeswoman for Waze said on Tuesday that the company worked with law officers to make them safer.
  Police to Google: Disable cop tracking in WazeUSA TODAY
  Police ask Google to not show police locations on GPSUPI.com
  Police Say Waze Cop-Tracker is Threat to OfficersWCTV
  
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• Suspect arrested after police-involved shooting outside Aventura Target - 7Online WSVN-TV

  27-01-2015 23:18 via wsvn.com
  
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  Suspect arrested after police-involved shooting outside Aventura Target
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  AVENTURA, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police have arrested a suspect accused of shoplifting from an Aventura store after he attempted to hit police officers with his car and later escaped from their gunfire. Police are still gathering details and have yet to ...
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• Police: Mother kills 3 children inside Cobb apartment before taking own life - WSB Atlanta

  27-01-2015 23:05 via wsbtv.com
  
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  Police: Mother kills 3 children inside Cobb apartment before taking own life
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  Police tell Channel 2 Action News that a mother has killed three children inside an Austell apartment complex. Cobb County police identify the mother as Kisha Holmes, of Austell. They did not release the names of the children, but said the victims were ...
  Police: Mother kills 3 children, herself in AustellWXIA-TV
  
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• After Ferguson, Police Consider 'Tactical Retreat'

  27-01-2015 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chiefs of the St. Louis and St. Louis County police have said in recent interviews they are reviewing training with the principles of tactical retreat in mind.
  
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• Lenco Industries Announces BearCat MedEvac Tactical Armored Vehicles

  27-01-2015 22:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lenco Industries introduces the BearCat MedEvac LE and BearCat MedEvac MIL armored tactical vehicles. The LE version of the "MedCat" was designed to meet the combined requirements of SWAT and Tactical EMS teams.
  
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• Pennsylvania man, two teenagers caught stealing clothing from Jersey City ... - NJ.com

  27-01-2015 22:15 via nj.com
  
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  Pennsylvania man, two teenagers caught stealing clothing from Jersey City ...
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  JERSEY CITY – A Pennsylvania man and two teenagers were caught burglarizing a clothing store on Broadway early this morning, according to a police report. Jessee Gossette, 43, of Folcroft, Pa., is charged with burglary, theft, resisting arrest ...
  
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• Impact Radio Accessories to Acquire Threat4

  27-01-2015 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Threat4 Ltd has announced that Impact Radio Accessories has finalized a definitive agreement to acquire the company from its current ownership group.
  
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• IWA OutdoorClassics 2015 Show to be Held in March

  27-01-2015 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The IWA OutdoorClassics 2015 international trade fair for shooting sports and equipment for official agencies is scheduled to take place in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg for the 42nd time March 6–9.
  
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• Egypt's police criticized over death of female protester - U.S. News & World Report

  27-01-2015 21:10 via usnews.com
  
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  Egypt's police criticized over death of female protester
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  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's police are coming under withering criticism as signs mount that officers not only fired birdshot at a young mother during a peaceful protest last weekend but then also hampered efforts to save her life by ignoring pleas to let an ...
  Egypt: 15 Killed in Clashes Between Islamists, PoliceABC News
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• Funeral and procession to be held for former Rogers Police Chief Tuesday - 4029tv

  27-01-2015 20:23 via 4029tv.com
  
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  Funeral and procession to be held for former Rogers Police Chief Tuesday
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  The police escort will then pass the Rogers police station as it travels north on Dixieland Road before heading west on Hudson Road into Bentonville. The last leg takes it down a short stretch of Walton Boulevard before arriving at the Bentonville ...
  
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• Teen Comes at Officers with Knife, Shot in Texas Police Station

  27-01-2015 20:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kristiana Coignard, 17, came to the police department on Cotton Street at 6:28 p.m. Thursday and picked up the red phone to speak to dispatch, saying she needed an officer, police spokeswoman Kristie Brian said.
  
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• "The Prosecutor Who Filed Murder Charges Against The Cops Is Becoming A ... - ThinkProgress

  27-01-2015 20:06 via thinkprogress.org
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  "The Prosecutor Who Filed Murder Charges Against The Cops Is Becoming A ...
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  Just a day after DA Kari Brandenburg announced for the first time in recent memory that she would pursue criminal charges against cops for an on-duty deadly shooting, there was another police shooting in the city, which has seen a spate of fatal police ...
  
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• Police Shoot Denver Teen Who Struck Officer with Stolen Car

  27-01-2015 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Denver police shot and killed a 16-year-old girl who allegedly struck and injured an officer with a stolen car early Monday.
  
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• Charlotte to Buy Body Cameras for All Patrol Officers

  27-01-2015 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chief Rodney Monroe says people expect a lot from his department and body cameras will only improve the relationship between the two.
  
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• Prosecutors Promise Thorough Probe of Police Killing of Teen - ABC News

  27-01-2015 18:44 via abcnews.go.com
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  Prosecutors Promise Thorough Probe of Police Killing of Teen
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  Prosecutors on Tuesday promised a thorough investigation and asked angry protesters for patience after police shot and killed a 17-year-old girl who authorities said struck an officer with a stolen car. The request came after about 20 people rallied ...
  "Two Denver Police Officers Fatally Shoot 16-Year-Old Girl"ThinkProgress
  Autopsy: Teen shot by police died of multiple gunshot woundsFOX31 Denver
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• Denver police fatally shoot teen girl suspect; officer hit by car - The Denver Post

  27-01-2015 18:28 via denverpost.com
  
  Denver police fatally shoot teen girl suspect; officer hit by car
  The Denver Post
  Denver police shot and killed a teenage girl early Monday who they say drove a stolen car at two officers in a dark alley, hitting one of them in the leg. It was the third time in seven months that Denver police have shot suspects whom they accused of ...
  
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• Officers Shot, Gunman Killed Outside Minnesota City Council Meeting

  27-01-2015 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A volley of gunfire erupted outside the New Hope, Minn., City Council meeting Monday night when a man shot at a group of police officers, wounding two of them.
  
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• Alabama Officer Dies in Single-Car Crash

  27-01-2015 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Loxley, Ala., police officer died Monday after being involved in a single-vehicle wreck in the Stapleton community, north of Loxley.
  
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• Police respond to barricaded man, possible hostage situation in North Portland - OregonLive.com

  27-01-2015 17:10 via oregonlive.com
  
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  Police respond to barricaded man, possible hostage situation in North Portland
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  Police are on the scene at the Maya Angelou Center apartments at North Shaver Street and Kerby Avenue, where a man is reportedly suffering a mental health crisis. The Special Emergency Reaction Team and the Crisis Negotiation Team have been called ...
  
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• Round Rock police face million-dollar lawsuit - KVUE

  27-01-2015 16:31 via kvue.com
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  Round Rock police face million-dollar lawsuit
  KVUE
  21, 2013, dashboard camera video shows George Trammell being confronted by several Round Rock police officers after they said they received a call that he was drunk and trying to drive his motorcycle just after midnight at the El New Goal Poast Bar.
  
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• Police Ask Google To Shut Down Waze's Police-Tracking Feature - ThinkProgress

  27-01-2015 15:32 via thinkprogress.org
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  Police Ask Google To Shut Down Waze's Police-Tracking Feature
  ThinkProgress
  Law enforcement officials want Google to shut down the police-tracking function in the company's traffic-app Waze because of concern the app could be used to hunt down and harm police officers, the Associated Press reported. The Israel-based Waze app ...
  Waze to police: App can't 'track' officers' movementsLos Angeles Times
  Could popular traffic app Waze be used to target polic
  
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• Police identify shot Mo. officer; suspect arrested - USA TODAY

  27-01-2015 13:23 via usatoday.com
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  Police identify shot Mo. officer; suspect arrested
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  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The officer who was shot and injured early Monday when he responded to suspicious activity at a local business was described as a dedicated lawman and a "great street officer" by the city's police chief. At a late news conference ...
  Police officer hospitalized after being shot in Springfield, Mo.STLtoday.com
  Springfield Officer Aaron Pearson's dad, father-in-law also were offic
  
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• Democrats Plan Police Body-Camera Legislation - Roll Call

  27-01-2015 11:03 via rollcall.com
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  Democrats Plan Police Body-Camera Legislation
  Roll Call
  Two similar Democratic proposals to equip more police officers with body-worn cameras should come into better focus within days, as details emerge on a White House initiative as well as a prominent African-American lawmaker's legislation in the House.
  Lawyers see new benefit to DC police body cameras — as evidence for trialsWashington Post
  
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• Police officers shot during city council meeting near Minneapolis — shooter ... - Washington Post

  27-01-2015 08:08 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Police officers shot during city council meeting near Minneapolis — shooter ...
  Washington Post
  Two police officers who had just been sworn in at a city council meeting in a Minneapolis suburb were shot and wounded Monday night outside city hall, police said. As the council meeting was ending in New Hope, Minn., about a dozen miles from ...
  Two Police Officers Injured as Gunman Opens Fire at Minnesota City HallTIME
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• Police question 'person of interest' in Dover's first homicide of 2015 - The News Journal

  27-01-2015 07:01 via delawareonline.com
  
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  Police question 'person of interest' in Dover's first homicide of 2015
  The News Journal
  Dover police were questioning a "person of interest" Tuesday in the Sunday killing of an 18-year-old whose death was the city's first homicide of 2015. The unidentified person who found the body, next to railroad tracks on the west side of the city ...
  
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• Police shoot Denver teen who struck officer with stolen car - Fox News

  27-01-2015 06:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Police shoot Denver teen who struck officer with stolen car
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  Police said that one officer was responding to a call for a suspicious vehicle in an alley at around 6:30 a.m. local time. A second officer arrived after it was determined that the car had been stolen. In a statement, police said the two officers then ...
  
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• Police ID Rankin teen as suspect in Propel School gun incident - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

  27-01-2015 06:05 via post-gazette.com
  
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  Police ID Rankin teen as suspect in Propel School gun incident
  Pittsburgh Post Gazette
  Police late Monday identified one of the three students involved in a gun incident at Propel School in Braddock Hills as Shaquir Gilmore, 18, of Rankin. The other two suspects, a juvenile male and a juvenile female, have not been identified. Police ...
  Police: 2 guns seized, 2 teens arrested at high school outside PittsburghWPXI Pittsburgh
  
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• Shaker Police: Jogger killed was Woodbury School teacher - WKYC-TV

  27-01-2015 05:55 via wkyc.com
  
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  Shaker Police: Jogger killed was Woodbury School teacher
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  SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Police released more information Monday morning after a jogger was struck by a car on South Park Boulevard between Cortland Boulevard and Eaton Road around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Police say that James Caffrey, 51, of Shaker ...
  Shaker Heights police investigate hit-and-run death of teachercleveland.com
  Police search for the driver who killed a Shaker Heights teachernewsnet5.com
  
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• Springfield Police Officer Aaron Pearson's father, father-in-law were officers - KY3

  27-01-2015 05:47 via ky3.com
  
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  Springfield Police Officer Aaron Pearson's father, father-in-law were officers
  KY3
  Officer Aaron Pearson, the Springfield police officer who was shot early Monday, is originally from Blue Springs, east of Kansas City. Both his father and father-in-law were law enforcement officers.
  
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• Glasgow Police Deptartment Gives All Clear Signal - WBKO

  27-01-2015 05:44 via wbko.com
  
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  Glasgow Police Deptartment Gives All Clear Signal
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  The discovery came after employees were complaining about a heavy gasoline aroma inside of the building. Thereafter, fire officials came and found the “suspicious item” on the rooftop of Glasgow Police Station. Kentucky State Police and Military ...
  Glasgow police find suspicious item on headquarters rooftop, evacuate areaBowling Green Daily News
  
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• Fox Files investigates licensed police officer and reports of drugging and rape - fox2now.com

  27-01-2015 05:30 via fox2now.com
  
  Fox Files investigates licensed police officer and reports of drugging and rape
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  ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO (KTVI) – A licensed police officer has a history of claims by women alleging abuse. Some claim the officer drugged and raped them. Steven Blakeney quickly rose through the ranks of Pine Lawn PD, graduating the police academy in ...
  
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• Denver Police Shoot, Kill Teen Who Struck Officer With Car - ABC News

  27-01-2015 04:48 via abcnews.go.com
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  Denver Police Shoot, Kill Teen Who Struck Officer With Car
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  Several dozen people with candles and protest signs gathered near the alley where Denver police officers fatally shot a 16-year-old girl on Monday, recalling her bright smile and demanding answers about the deadly encounter. Police shot the teenager ...
  "Two Denver Police Officers Fatally Shoot Teenage Girl"ThinkProgress
  Friends say police shoot, kill teen girl; one officer hurt in confrontatio
  
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• Police chief, six other men accused of 1990 sexual assault - Detroit Free Press

  27-01-2015 04:14 via freep.com
  
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  Police chief, six other men accused of 1990 sexual assault
  Detroit Free Press
  Editor's note: Another version of this story listed defendant Michael Bertha's current employment incorrectly. It has been removed. The police chief of Pleasant Ridge and several other former law enforcement officers are being accused of sexually ...
  Pleasant Ridge Police Chief, 3 Others, Accused Of Sex Assault Of Teen In Youth ...CBS Local
  
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• Brownsburg police chaplain arrested after Goodwill theft - WISH-TV

  27-01-2015 03:46 via wishtv.com
  
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  Brownsburg police chaplain arrested after Goodwill theft
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  BROWNSBURG, Ind. (WISH) — A Brownsburg police chaplain was arrested after a theft was reported at the town's Goodwill store. The incident happened a little before 3 p.m. Monday. According to a spokesperson with the Brownsburg Police Department ...
  
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• police called many times before woman's hatchet slaying - Chicago Tribune

  27-01-2015 03:39 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  police called many times before woman's hatchet slaying
  Chicago Tribune
  Beginning in March, police were called multiple times to incidents involving the couple. There were claims of a suicide attempt, threats, suspicious incidents, domestic trouble, battery, verbal abuse, trespassing, stalking, a hidden gun and an order of ...
  
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• Charter bus driver leads Austin police on chase, prompts SWAT - KXAN.com

  27-01-2015 03:21 via kxan.com
  
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  Charter bus driver leads Austin police on chase, prompts SWAT
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  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bus driver's attempt to get a meal at a drive-thru restaurant turned into a short chase in Southeast Austin on Monday afternoon. According to Austin police, the incident started just before 4 p.m. at a Taco Bell in the 1900 block of ...
  Police: Man, woman in custody after crashing stolen bus into Taco BellAustin American-Statesman
  
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• Police: Two bodies and a car found in missing Craigslist couple case in Georgia - Washington Post

  27-01-2015 02:25 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Police: Two bodies and a car found in missing Craigslist couple case in Georgia
  Washington Post
  Investigators have discovered the unidentified bodies of a man and a woman as well as a vehicle owned by a couple who went missing in Georgia last week, according to police. “It's not the outcome we had hoped for, but obviously it's one we have to deal ...
  Georgia police arrest suspect after Craigslist car-buying couple disappearINFORUM
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• Police Review Board Investigating After Man Claims He Was Beaten - CBS Local

  27-01-2015 01:30 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
  
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  Police Review Board Investigating After Man Claims He Was Beaten
  CBS Local
  “It does not appear the officers did anything wrong, did not use excessive force,” said Pittsburgh Police Asst. Chief Maurita Bryant. “Although, to the general public, it may look like wow. To our eyes, it just does not look like the officers were at ...
  Pittsburgh police review arrest at halfway houseWTAE Pittsburgh
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• Missouri Officer Shot, Suspect in Custody

  27-01-2015 00:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After hours of searching an area where a Springfield (Mo.) PD officer was shot early this morning, Springfield police found and arrested a man.
  
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• Legal Issues With Body Cams

  27-01-2015 00:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Recent events have accelerated law enforcement's timetable for adopting wearable audio-video recording devices. But using this technology has legal ramifications that have to be understood by criminal justice stakeholders.
  
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