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• Carjacked Mercedes Benz leads Jersey City Police on high-speed chase Friday ... - NJ.com

  31-01-2015 23:50 via nj.com
  
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  Carjacked Mercedes Benz leads Jersey City Police on high-speed chase Friday ...
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  Minutes after a 2014 Mercedes Benz was carjacked, the luxury automobile and another car led police on a high-speed through in Jersey City streets on Friday, according to police reports. A 52-year-old Brooklyn man told police that he was parked and ...
  
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• Police Product Test: Aimpoint Micro T-2 Red-Dot Optic

  31-01-2015 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With its long-anticipated and recently released Micro T-2 red-dot optic, Aimpoint has taken a proven winner and made it even better by adding flip-up lens caps, increased protection for the windage and elevation turrets, and a new lens coating to enhance clarity.
  
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• John B. Geer had hands up when shot by Fairfax County police, four officers ... - Washington Post

  31-01-2015 22:27 via washingtonpost.com
  
  John B. Geer had hands up when shot by Fairfax County police, four officers ...
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  John B. Geer stood with his hands on top of the storm door of his Springfield townhouse and calmly said to four Fairfax County police officers with guns pointed right at him: “I don't want anybody to get shot . . . And I don't wanna get shot, 'cause I ...
  
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• New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Says Back-Turning By Police Was 'Really ... - Huffington Post

  31-01-2015 19:58 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Says Back-Turning By Police Was 'Really ...
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  NEW YORK (AP) — Weeks removed from an open revolt from his own police force that had officers turning their backs on him, Mayor Bill de Blasio now declares he has moved past the rift, striking a tenuous truce with a strategy to stay above the fray and ...
  AP Interview: NYC mayor says he has moved past police crisisPoughkeepsie Journal
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• Police: Altercation preceded shooting that injured three people in a downtown ... - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  31-01-2015 19:11 via crimeblog.dallasnews.com
  
  Police: Altercation preceded shooting that injured three people in a downtown ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  Update at 11:50 a.m.: Police said they arrested Aaron Brewer, 31, in connection with the shootings. He has been charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and one county of possession of a controlled substance. Other charges are ...
  
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• Police: Woman thwarted abduction at Buffalo Township convenience store - Tribune-Review

  31-01-2015 18:56 via triblive.com
  
  Police: Woman thwarted abduction at Buffalo Township convenience store
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  Police believe this man, who robbed the Fueland-BP in Buffalo Township Thursday night, also tried to abduct a woman at another convenience in Jefferson Township less than an hour earlier. Daily Photo Galleries. Friday - Jan. 30, 2015. AlleKiski Valley ...
  
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• New report delays trial in Rye police brutality lawsuit - The Journal News | LoHud.com

  31-01-2015 18:48 via lohud.com
  
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  New report delays trial in Rye police brutality lawsuit
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  The trial in a brutality lawsuit against Rye police has been delayed after the discovery of a decade-old report that paints one of the accused officers as an abusive cop. The report by Sgt. Alvin Ortiz was dated Dec. 16, 2004, four days after 17-year ...
  
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• Do You See What This Police Officer Saw? Her Superiors Didn't -- So Now ... - TheBlaze.com

  31-01-2015 18:42 via theblaze.com
  
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  Do You See What This Police Officer Saw? Her Superiors Didn't -- So Now ...
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  Do You See What This Police Officer Saw? Her Superiors Didn't — So Now Police Are Apologizing. Jan. 31, 2015 12:30pm Zach Noble. 0. Shares. Share This; Tweet This. Email this story to a friend. He was arrested under strange circumstances: A cop pulled ...
  
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• Tigard Police are looking for person of interest in murder investigation - KPTV.com

  31-01-2015 18:23 via kptv.com
  
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  Tigard Police are looking for person of interest in murder investigation
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  Tigard Police are searching for a person of interest in connection with a homicide that happened Friday afternoon. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Officers responded to to the area of 107th and Canterbury Lane on reports of shots being fired. According to ...
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• Bill Seeks To Keep Police Body Cam Footage Private - CBS Local

  31-01-2015 18:22 via minnesota.cbslocal.com
  
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  Bill Seeks To Keep Police Body Cam Footage Private
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  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Body cameras are quickly becoming part of the uniform for several police forces across the country and in Minnesota. But there is some concern about what should happen to all the video. A new bill at the state legislature is ...
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• NYC Mayor Says He Has Moved Past Police Crisis - ABC News

  31-01-2015 17:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  NYC Mayor Says He Has Moved Past Police Crisis
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  Weeks removed from an open revolt from his own police force that had officers turning their backs on him, Mayor Bill de Blasio now declares he has moved past the rift, striking a tenuous truce with a strategy to stay above the fray and public opinion ...
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  AP Interview: NYC mayor says he has moved past police crisisKennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
  
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• Baltimore posting outcomes of police misconduct lawsuits - Baltimore Sun

  31-01-2015 17:26 via baltimoresun.com
  
  Baltimore posting outcomes of police misconduct lawsuits
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  After a two-month delay, Mayor Stephanie-Rawlings Blake has honored a pledge to post online the outcomes of all civil lawsuits alleging police brutality and other misconduct. lRelated. Breaking news · Woman sues Balto. Co. police, claims assault ...
  
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• Police: Teen Carrying Open Container Of Alcohol Punches Cop In Face - CBS Local

  31-01-2015 17:20 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
  
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  Police: Teen Carrying Open Container Of Alcohol Punches Cop In Face
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A 19-year-old was arrested and jailed after police say he punched an officer. Police in Indiana Borough say Jacob Davis was out on South Street with an open container of alcohol. Police say when an officer tried to approach him, ...
  
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• Police seize $6.7 million worth of cocaine in West Humboldt Park - Chicago Tribune

  31-01-2015 16:18 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Police seize $6.7 million worth of cocaine in West Humboldt Park
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  Police confiscated 119 pounds of cocaine after arresting a man in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood Friday afternoon. lRelated Juan Vazquez, 28. (Chicago Police Department) · Breaking News · Juan Vazquez, 28. (Chicago Police Department).
  Police: Man pulled over with 119 pounds of cocaine worth more than $6 millionChicago Sun-Times
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• Baltimore Co. police fatally shoot man with knife in Randallstown - Baltimore Sun

  31-01-2015 15:56 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore Co. police fatally shoot man with knife in Randallstown
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  Baltimore County police fatally shot a man who they said refused to drop a knife even after being tasered. Baltimore County police shot and killed a man who they said threatened officers with a knife and refused to drop it even after being tasered ...
  Baltimore County officers shoot, kill knife-wielding man, police sayWBAL Baltimore
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• Police: 55-year-old fatally shot in Dallas apartment Friday, suspect in custody - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  31-01-2015 15:25 via crimeblog.dallasnews.com
  
  Police: 55-year-old fatally shot in Dallas apartment Friday, suspect in custody
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  A Dallas man is in custody after a 55-year-old man was shot and killed in an apartment complex Friday afternoon. Stacy Dotie, 36, admitted to shooting Lutonyos Bedford during an interview with detectives, police said in a news release. About 4:30 pm ...
  
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• Paulsboro police promotes Vernon Marino to Deputy Chief - NJ.com

  31-01-2015 15:05 via nj.com
  
  Paulsboro police promotes Vernon Marino to Deputy Chief
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  Paulsboro Police Department promoted Capt. Vernon Marino to the position of deputy chief this week in preparation of Chief Chris Wachter's retirement later this year. The department has not had a deputy chief since the 1970s, but in an attempt to make ...
  
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• Former Fayetteville police officer killed in Afghanistan attack - WTVD-TV

  31-01-2015 14:28 via abc11.com
  
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  Former Fayetteville police officer killed in Afghanistan attack
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  Four U.S. contractors killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on Afghanistan's Kabul airport worked for a Fayetteville-based firm. Among those killed Thursday was a former Fayetteville police officer. Retired Fayetteville Police Chief Ron Hansen ...
  
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• Police officer fired - Valdosta Daily Times

  31-01-2015 13:43 via valdostadailytimes.com
  
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  Police officer fired
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  A Valdosta police officer has been fired and arrested after stolen property was not turned in as evidence, said Valdosta Police Chief Brian Childress Friday. Posted: Saturday, January 31, 2015 6:45 am. Police officer fired By Dean Poling, ...
  
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• Palmer Police Chief Robert Frydryk retiring after 38 years on force, ready for ... - MassLive.com

  31-01-2015 13:39 via masslive.com
  
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  Palmer Police Chief Robert Frydryk retiring after 38 years on force, ready for ...
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  Palmer Police Chief Robert P. Frydryk stands in front of the departments' new headquarters. He is retiring after 38 years with the department. (The Republican/Mark Murray). Print · Lori Stabile | Special to The Republican By Lori Stabile | Special to ...
  
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• Fake cop pulls over real cop, police say - Washington Post

  31-01-2015 12:42 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Fake cop pulls over real cop, police say
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  A man was charged with impersonating a police officer in Prince William County — when he tried to pull over a man who turned out to be a real officer. The real officer, who was off duty at the time, reported that a white Crown Victoria started ...
  
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• San Francisco police detain 2 in dismembered body case - Los Angeles Times

  31-01-2015 08:05 via latimes.com
  
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  San Francisco police detain 2 in dismembered body case
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  Police have detained two people in a gruesome case involving human body parts that were found stuffed in a suitcase and scattered over a three-block radius in downtown San Francisco, authorities said late Friday. Officers detained a man they had ...
  SF police detain man in body parts caseUSA TODAY
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• Downtown St. Paul is safe, police say as gang 'enforcer' is arrested in skyway ... - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

  31-01-2015 07:15 via twincities.com
  
  Downtown St. Paul is safe, police say as gang 'enforcer' is arrested in skyway ...
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  A St. Paul police officer monitors a skyway over Fifth Street, near Cedar Street, on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Police assured the public on Friday that downtown is safe, following an assault in the skyway the previous week. (Pioneer Press ...
  
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• Parents of teen girl killed by Denver police demand federal probe - Reuters

  31-01-2015 04:45 via reuters.com
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  Parents of teen girl killed by Denver police demand federal probe
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  DENVER (Reuters) - The parents of a 17-year-old girl shot dead this week by Denver police while she was driving a stolen car have called for a U.S. Justice Department civil rights investigation into her death. The teen's parents, Jose Hernandez and ...
  Teen killed by Denver police previously cited for resisting arrestColorado Springs Gazette
  Teen Killed By Denver Police Cited For Resisting Arrest 3 Weeks Ago
  
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• New York to Pay $3.9 Million to End Suit Over Police Killing of Teenager - New York Times

  31-01-2015 04:38 via nytimes.com
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  New York to Pay $3.9 Million to End Suit Over Police Killing of Teenager
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  The family of a Bronx teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer who had barged into his apartment after suspecting him of taking part in a drug deal has agreed to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city for $3.9 million. The agreement ...
  
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• ​Teen killed by Denver police cited for resisting arrest 3 weeks ago - CBS News

  31-01-2015 04:04 via cbsnews.com
  
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  ​Teen killed by Denver police cited for resisting arrest 3 weeks ago
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  DENVER -- A 17-year-old girl who was shot to death by Denver police while driving a stolen car was accused in a separate incident of eluding a police officer and resisting arrest just three weeks before her death, court records obtained Friday show.
  
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• Video: Texas Officer Injured in Shooting, Suspect Killed

  31-01-2015 01:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Fort Worth, Texas, police officer was injured in an exchange of gunfire that left another man dead Thursday night.
  
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• Police Product Test: StrongSuit Tactical Gloves

  31-01-2015 01:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Founded in 2009, StrongSuit is a relatively new glove company. Gloves are all they make and they take great pride in their simple yet successful business model.
  
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• IACP President Decries Anti-Police "Hands Up" Video

  31-01-2015 01:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Richard Beary, released a statement today in response to a music video that promotes killing law enforcement officers.
  
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• Family of Denver Teen Killed by Police Want Federal Probe - NBCNews.com

  31-01-2015 01:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Family of Denver Teen Killed by Police Want Federal Probe
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  The family of a 17-year-old girl who was shot to death by Denver police while driving a stolen car is calling for a federal civil rights investigation into her death. Jessica Hernandez was killed Monday after police say she drove the car toward an ...
  
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• Michigan Officer Shot Investigating Domestic Dispute

  31-01-2015 01:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A West Michigan police officer was shot Thursday while investigating a domestic assault complaint.
  
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• Beretta ARX-100 Rifle

  31-01-2015 01:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Beretta's ARX-100 is a 5.56mm, piston-driven, magazine-fed, semi-automatic rifle, and a direct descendant of the select-fire ARX-160, which was designed and built in 2008 for the Italian military.
  
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• Mutualink: Opening Communication Channels

  31-01-2015 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Produced by a company with the same name, Mutualink software has the potential to solve many radio interoperability problems. In addition, Mutualink has gone a step further and introduced technology that not only integrates radio communications, but also phone, video, and data.
  
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• Missing 4-Year-old Boy

  31-01-2015 01:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's 03:50 in the morning when dispatch advises you to respond to a remotely located residence in reference to a missing 4-year-old boy. The mother had gotten up to go to the bathroom and noticed her son was not in his room and the front door was unlocked and open. She immediately called the police.
  
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• About Face: Facial Recognition

  31-01-2015 00:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Imagine you are working a rape case and you're trying to identify the perpetrator. He posted a video of the crime and a profile picture of himself on online. You can use the image to search for the individual via Vigilant Solutions' FaceSearch facial recognition software.
  
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• Mobile Print ID

  31-01-2015 00:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Though mobile fingerprint technology has been in use in law enforcement for nearly a decade, continued enhancements are making the technology viable for agencies of all sizes.
  
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