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• Gastonia Police officer involved in deadly shooting - WCNC

  08-02-2015 22:30 via wcnc.com
  
  Gastonia Police officer involved in deadly shooting
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  A Gastonia Police officer was involved with the fatal shooting of a Gastonia man Saturday night. The incident started with a welfare check call at. Loading… Post to Facebook. Gastonia Police officer involved in deadly shooting A Gastonia Police ...
  
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• 1 dead following Anchorage police chase and officer-involved shooting, police say - KTUU.com

  08-02-2015 22:10 via ktuu.com
  
  1 dead following Anchorage police chase and officer-involved shooting, police say
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  A man is dead after a police chase that ended in shots being fired between the suspect and police, according to a release sent out by Anchorage Police, Sunday morning. Police received a reports at about 9 a.m. Sunday, of "an erratic and dangerous ...
  
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• Family of man shot by police seeks answers, closure - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

  08-02-2015 17:14 via argusleader.com
  
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  Family of man shot by police seeks answers, closure
  Sioux Falls Argus Leader
  Allen Locke's life was taken away in seconds during a confrontation with a Rapid City Police officer days before Christmas. But the hole left in the hearts of his family will last a lifetime. Since the death of her brother, Christie Locke and her ...
  
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• After Kinney, area police rethink drug drop boxes - BurlingtonFreePress.com

  08-02-2015 16:57 via burlingtonfreepress.com
  
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  After Kinney, area police rethink drug drop boxes
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  Lt. Scott McGivern now has company while he empties the 24-hour prescription-drug drop box at the Winooski Police Department. The department instated this new policy after a detective at the nearby Colchester Police Department admitted to investigators ...
  
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• Police Say Teen Charged With First-Degree Murder Appears in Photo With ... - TheBlaze.com

  08-02-2015 16:06 via theblaze.com
  
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  Police Say Teen Charged With First-Degree Murder Appears in Photo With ...
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  A Pennsylvania teenager is being charged as an adult for first-degree murder and criminal homicide — but what led police to the 16-year-old male has become a story of its own. Police said a mother called them Thursday after her son received a Snapchat ...
  Police: Pa. teen charged in fatal shooting took selfie with bodyWPXI Pittsburgh
  
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• Snowmobile driver, not wearing helmet, ticketed after crash into truck, police say - Syracuse.com

  08-02-2015 15:28 via syracuse.com
  
  Snowmobile driver, not wearing helmet, ticketed after crash into truck, police say
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  BOONVILLE, N.Y. -- A snowmobile driver who police say was not wearing a helmet was ticketed after he crashed into a truck and was sent to the hospital in Oneida County. The driver, 50-year-old John E. Malen, is in stable condition after suffering a ...
  
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• 5 dead, including gunman, in Georgia shooting, police say - Fox News

  08-02-2015 15:09 via foxnews.com
  
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  5 dead, including gunman, in Georgia shooting, police say
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  Feb. 7, 2015: Police stand in the doorway of a home while investigating the shooting scene where authorities say five people are dead, including the gunman, in Douglasville, Ga. (AP). DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. – A quiet, suburban neighborhood outside Atlanta ...
  Police: 5 dead, including gunman, in Georgia shootingKCTV Kansas City
  Police: 5 dead, including gunman, in shooting in Douglasville, Ga.; victims ...U.S. News &
  
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• Bridgeton robbery suspect flees into house to escape arrest, police say - NJ.com

  08-02-2015 15:06 via nj.com
  
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  Bridgeton robbery suspect flees into house to escape arrest, police say
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  BRIDGETON -- A city man ran from police into a house that wasn't his, according to authorities, after officers identified him as a robbery suspect. Raymond Alicea, 36, of North Laurel Street, was charged with obstruction of law, resisting arrest ...
  
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• Police Blotter: Teen brings drugs to school - MyCentralJersey.com

  08-02-2015 15:01 via mycentraljersey.com
  
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  Police Blotter: Teen brings drugs to school
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  DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, 4:40 p.m. Jan. 28. Officers received a report of a possible intoxicated driver who was seen pouring an alcoholic beverage into a cup inside of his vehicle at McDonald's on Center Street. Patrolman Drew MacQueen caught up ...
  
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• Police arrest man in connection with in quadruple shooting - KOKI FOX 23

  08-02-2015 14:33 via fox23.com
  
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  Police arrest man in connection with in quadruple shooting
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  Tulsa Police arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting that happened Friday night at a north Tulsa barber shop. Officials arrested 24-year-old Chadrick Colbert just before 9 p.m. Saturday. The shooting left one man dead and three injured.
  
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• Officials: Gastonia police officer involved in fatal shooting of Gastonia man - WSOC Charlotte

  08-02-2015 13:46 via wsoctv.com
  
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  Officials: Gastonia police officer involved in fatal shooting of Gastonia man
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  A Gastonia police officer is now on administrative leave after investigators said he shot and killed a 74-year-old man during a welfare check. Police said around 10 p.m. Saturday a relative asked them to check on James Allen at his home on Mary Avenue.
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• Former police chief calls officer's spitting 'inhumane' - Asheville Citizen-Times

  08-02-2015 13:32 via citizen-times.com
  
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  Former police chief calls officer's spitting 'inhumane'
  Asheville Citizen-Times
  ASHEVILLE — The city's former police chief says he wanted to fire an officer accused of spitting on a teenager but worried the Civil Service Board would not support him. The board on Friday ruled his decision to place the officer on a lengthy ...
  
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• Man shot by Orlando police officer outside nightclub - News 13 Orlando

  08-02-2015 12:12 via mynews13.com
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  Man shot by Orlando police officer outside nightclub
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  Orlando police investigate an officer-involved shooting outside Club Lux on International Drive, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Orlando police investigate an officer-involved shooting outside Club Lux on International Drive, Sunday; Orlando police investigate ...
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• Acevedo: Austin police kill man who fired at officers in helicopter - Austin American-Statesman

  08-02-2015 11:03 via statesman.com
  
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  Acevedo: Austin police kill man who fired at officers in helicopter
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  A man shot multiple rounds at a police helicopter in a southwest Austin neighborhood before a trained police sniper shot and killed him, police Chief Art Acevedo said earlier today. The man, who Acevedo identified only as a 27-year-old white male ...
  Acevedo: APD officer fatally shot gunman who fired at police helicopterKVUE
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• Police: Mall Shooting Targeted 1 of 3 Victims; Gunman Sought - ABC News

  08-02-2015 10:30 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police: Mall Shooting Targeted 1 of 3 Victims; Gunman Sought
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  Three people were hospitalized Sunday with gunshot wounds after a man opened fire on another man at a Pittsburgh-area mall and struck two bystanders as well, police said, and officers were searching for the suspect. The Monroeville Mall went on ...
  Instagram photo helps police identify 17-year-old suspect in Monroeville Mall ...Pittsburgh Post Gazette
  Police: Western Pennsylvania mall shooting tar
  
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• Off-duty Baltimore police officer stabbed in South Baltimore - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  08-02-2015 07:20 via baltimoresun.com
  
  Off-duty Baltimore police officer stabbed in South Baltimore
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  An off-duty Baltimore police officer was stabbed in the thigh in South Baltimore late Saturday. Baltimore police are searching for a suspect who they say stabbed an off-duty officer in an apparent robbery. An off-duty Baltimore police officer is ...
  
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• Police: Gunman Still At Large And Motive Unclear After Mall Shooting Outside ... - ABC News

  08-02-2015 07:16 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police: Gunman Still At Large And Motive Unclear After Mall Shooting Outside ...
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  Three people were shot at the Monroeville Mall outside Pittsburgh, Pa. Saturday evening, and the suspect was still on the loose late Saturday evening, police said. According to the Monroeville Police Department, the shooter targeted one male individual ...
  
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• Ex-wife arrested on homicide charges for Exeter police officer's death - Visalia Times-Delta

  08-02-2015 06:50 via visaliatimesdelta.com
  
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  Ex-wife arrested on homicide charges for Exeter police officer's death
  Visalia Times-Delta
  Investigators arrested the ex-wife of Exeter police officer Daniel Green in connection with his slaying. Erika Sandoval, 23, of Visalia, was taken into custody without incident around 5 p.m. Saturday and will be charged with homicide, according to ...
  Exeter Police Officer Daniel Green's ex-wife arrested in his murderABC30.com
  Ex-wife arrested in slaying of Exeter police office
  
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• Suspect in shooting of North Miami Beach Police officer denied bond - 7Online WSVN-TV

  08-02-2015 06:28 via wsvn.com
  
  Suspect in shooting of North Miami Beach Police officer denied bond
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  NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities have arrested a man in connection to the shooting of a North Miami Beach Police officer serving a search warrant in a residential neighborhood, Friday morning. Meanwhile, the officer, an 18-year law enforcement ...
  
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• Rockaway Borough police seek accreditation - Daily Record

  08-02-2015 06:21 via dailyrecord.com
  
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  Rockaway Borough police seek accreditation
  Daily Record
  ROCKAWAY – The Rockaway Borough Police Department is seeking accreditation from the New Jersey State association of Chiefs of Police and is inviting the public to help. A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police will ...
  
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• Overhaul of Phoenix police records delayed by glitches - azcentral.com

  08-02-2015 05:35 via azcentral.com
  
  Overhaul of Phoenix police records delayed by glitches
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  A technological overhaul in Phoenix police records management has been delayed for several months, costing the city nearly $80,000 each month the system launch stalls. Loading… Post to Facebook. Overhaul of Phoenix police records delayed by glitches ...
  
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• Police Subdue Mentally Disturbed Oakland Man Who Allegedly Threatened ... - CBS Local

  08-02-2015 05:31 via sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
  
  Police Subdue Mentally Disturbed Oakland Man Who Allegedly Threatened ...
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  An patrol car is parked in front of the Oakland Police Department headquarters. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images). OAKLAND (CBS SF) — A 24-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly threatened to hurt his family in Oakland early Saturday morning, ...
  
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• Washington's marijuana law hurting Idaho police recruitment - KING5.com

  08-02-2015 04:31 via king5.com
  
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  Washington's marijuana law hurting Idaho police recruitment
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  Idaho police say Washington State's decision to legalize marijuana is hurting its law enforcement recruitment efforts. Loading… Post to Facebook. Washington's marijuana law hurting Idaho police recruitment Idaho police say Washington State's decision ...
  
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• Kyle community remembers slain police employee - KVUE

  08-02-2015 02:09 via kvue.com
  
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  Kyle community remembers slain police employee
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  Kyle police will be among the law enforcement agencies escorting Samantha Dean's body from Lockhart to San Antonio Saturday. Loading… Post to Facebook. Kyle community remembers slain police employee Kyle police will be among the law enforcement ...
  
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• In wake of police shootings, NAACP holds Q&A with public, police - NJ.com

  08-02-2015 01:28 via nj.com
  
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  In wake of police shootings, NAACP holds Q&A with public, police
  NJ.com
  MONROE TWP. -- Being a police officer can't be easy. On the other side of the same coin, it's not always easy to understand police protocol and procedures when you're suddenly the center of their attention. A workshop held Saturday in Williamstown ...
  
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• Cops: Man who tried to run over officers shot by police on Far South Side - Chicago Tribune

  08-02-2015 00:08 via chicagotribune.com
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Cops: Man who tried to run over officers shot by police on Far South Side
  Chicago Tribune
  Two women stand across a snowbank from two police detectives Feb. 7, 2015, at the scene of a police-involved shooting on the 300 block of West 115th Street in Chicago. Two women stand across a snowbank from two police detectives Feb. 7, 2015, at the ...
  Police shoot man they say struck officer with his carWLS-TV
  CPD: Police shoot man who tried to hit officer with SUV on Far South SideC
  
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