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• Young named Branchburg police chief - MyCentralJersey.com

  25-03-2015 19:16 via mycentraljersey.com
  
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  Young named Branchburg police chief
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  For the frirst time in more than three decades, Branchburg will have a new police chief. Brian Fitzgerald, the longest serving police chief in New Jersey, is retiring at the end of the month. David Young, who has been Fitzgerald's “right-hand man” for ...
  
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• Police: Possibly Abducted California Woman Called Father - ABC News

  25-03-2015 19:07 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police: Possibly Abducted California Woman Called Father
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  Police say a woman who was reported kidnapped from her boyfriend's San Francisco Bay area home and held for ransom has contacted her father to say she's in the Southern California city of Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach Officer Jennifer Marlatt said ...
  California woman may have been kidnapped for ransom, police sayFox News
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• Police: Man Shot Driver, Fled to Florida for Spring Break - ABC News

  25-03-2015 19:03 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police: Man Shot Driver, Fled to Florida for Spring Break
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  A South Carolina man fatally shot another man in the head, stole his car and then drove to Florida for spring break, Daytona Beach police said. Police arrested 24-year-old Donald Harper Jr. on Tuesday after he led officers on a 20-mile high-speed chase ...
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• RIBCraft Delivers Boat to Decatur Police Department

  25-03-2015 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RIBCraft, manufacturer of professional grade rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) for safety professionals, law enforcement, and military agencies, announced the delivery of a specialized RIBCraft 7.8 for patrol and enforcement operations to the City of Decatur, Alabama.
  
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• Mom reportedly told police she killed kids in freezer - USA TODAY

  25-03-2015 18:24 via usatoday.com
  
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  Mom reportedly told police she killed kids in freezer
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  DETROIT — The mother of two children whose bodies were found dead in a town house's deep freezer Tuesday confessed to killing them, according to a person familiar with the investigation. The source said Blair told police that she killed her son, 11 ...
  Detroit police chief to media on case of bodies found in freezer: 'Respect the ...MLive.com
  Detroit police discover bodies of 2 children in freezerCNN
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• Felon convicted of manslaughter in 2002 Cleveland police shooting gets 15 ... - cleveland.com (blog)

  25-03-2015 18:15 via cleveland.com
  
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  Felon convicted of manslaughter in 2002 Cleveland police shooting gets 15 ...
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  Malcolm Hoyle, seen here at age 16 with attorneys John Lawson, left, and Terry Gilbert, was sentenced Wedensday to 15 years in federal prison. Hoyle was involved in an officer-involved shooting in 2002 that claimed the life of his friend. (Plain Dealer ...
  
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• Husband killed in murder plot begged wife, police say - Indianapolis Star

  25-03-2015 18:01 via indystar.com
  
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  Husband killed in murder plot begged wife, police say
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  The two men accused of killing Steven Williams lured him out of his house by telling him his wife was in danger, police say. Under the direction of his wife, who police believe was motivated by suspicions of infidelity, the men drove Williams to a ...and more »
  
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• Body Cam Footage Shows Police Sergeant Rescuing Child From Fire - ABC News

  25-03-2015 17:52 via abcnews.go.com
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  Body Cam Footage Shows Police Sergeant Rescuing Child From Fire
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  A Georgia police officer's body camera showed his heroic rescue of a 3-year-old boy in a burning house. Told by the home's occupant that her young grandchild was inside the house on March 16, Sgt. Joe Hudson, a 14-year veteran of the Griffin Police ...and more »
  
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• UEFA's Proposed Football Police Force 'Completely Flawed' - Newsweek

  25-03-2015 17:41 via newsweek.com
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  UEFA's Proposed Football Police Force 'Completely Flawed'
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  A Poland supporter speaks to riot police outside the national stadium before the Group A Euro 2012 soccer match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw June 12, 2012. Kai Pfaffenbach/REUTERS. Filed Under: Sports, football, UEFA Champions League.and more »
  
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• Police blotter: Scam artist stole $1743 from a worker at Long John Silver's - Chicago Tribune

  25-03-2015 17:18 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Police blotter: Scam artist stole $1743 from a worker at Long John Silver's
  Chicago Tribune
  Police: Scam artist posing as Nicor woker stole $1,743 from a worker at Long John Silver's. OAK LAWN. NO LICENSE: Mercedes Diaz, 46, of the 3600 block of 60th Street, Chicago, was charged with driving without a valid license and improper lane use after ...and more »
  
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• Man killed by Smyrna police had history of running from cops - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  25-03-2015 17:10 via ajc.com
  
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  Man killed by Smyrna police had history of running from cops
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Man killed by Smyrna police pleaded guilty last year to a charge of aggravated assault on a peace officer. Share. Nicholas Taft Thomas was sentenced to seven years, with 56 days in jail and the rest on probation. Share. Parents of man killed by Smyrna ...
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• N.J. police would have to undergo diversity training under legislation - NJ.com

  25-03-2015 16:02 via nj.com
  
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  N.J. police would have to undergo diversity training under legislation
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  TRENTON — New Jersey cops would be required to take cultural diversity training courses under legislation planned by top Democrats in the state Assembly. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) was among the three sponsors to announce the ...and more »
  
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• First on CNN: Capitol Police to Congress: No more drunken 4th of July parties - CNN

  25-03-2015 15:47 via cnn.com
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  First on CNN: Capitol Police to Congress: No more drunken 4th of July parties
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  Washington (CNN) Congressional law enforcement officials want to rein in the growing number of parties in the Capitol during the annual Memorial Day and July Fourth concerts, according to a letter from the U.S. Capitol Police Board that was sent to top ...
  Capitol Police beg lawmakers to end their out-of-control partiesBusiness Insider
  Police look to tone down holiday debauchery at CapitolThe Hill (blog)
  
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• Video: Wisconsin Trooper Killed in Gunfight with Bank Robbery Suspect

  25-03-2015 15:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police say Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper was shot during a standoff in Fond du Lac with a bank robbery suspect Tuesday evening. The suspect was killed during that exchange of gunfire.
  
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• Charlottesville Police Find No Evidence To Support Alleged UVA Gang Rape - Huffington Post

  25-03-2015 14:57 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Charlottesville Police Find No Evidence To Support Alleged UVA Gang Rape
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  Charlottesville Police announced Monday that its investigation into an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity did not find enough evidence to support the account described in a Rolling Stone magazine article ...
  Charlottesville police find no evidence in U-Va. sexual assault caseWashington Post
  Police Find No Evidence of Rape at University of Virginia
  
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• Protests planned after video of Inkster police beating man during traffic stop ... - MLive.com

  25-03-2015 14:27 via mlive.com
  
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  Protests planned after video of Inkster police beating man during traffic stop ...
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  INKSTER, MI -- Floyd Dent, a man beaten by police during a traffic stop in the Detroit suburb of Inkster, plans to address the media Wednesday. WDIV, Channel 4 News obtained dash-cam video of the Jan. 28 arrest during which Dent is stopped because ...
  Dozens protest rough arrest of man by Inkster policeThe Detroit News
  Protesters want 2 Detroit-area police officers fired after vide
  
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• Video: San Jose Officer Ambushed and Killed at Domestic Call

  25-03-2015 14:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 14-year veteran San Jose police officer was killed Tuesday evening in a dramatic series of events that began with a call about a suicidal man and ended when police used explosives and a robot to breach the suspect's apartment, but found him dead.
  
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• Police Investigating Who Rigged a Milton House to Explode - Boston.com

  25-03-2015 13:51 via boston.com
  
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  Police Investigating Who Rigged a Milton House to Explode
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  Milton Police are trying to determine who rigged a Milton house with an explosive device that was set to go off whenever someone flipped a light switch. The device was found on Tuesday and no one was injured, according to the Milton Police Department.
  Just In: Milton police ask public for help in bomb house probeBoston Herald
  Police say suburban Boston home was wired to explode with flip of a switchFox Newsall 52
  
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• 2 Chicago police officers credited with saving tourist on Mag Mile - Chicago Tribune

  25-03-2015 12:47 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  2 Chicago police officers credited with saving tourist on Mag Mile
  Chicago Tribune
  Two veteran Chicago police officers are being credited with saving a man's life after he collapsed just off North Michigan Avenue. Officers Sergio Valdez and Michael Lawrence were flagged down at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday near Michigan Avenue and Walton Street ...
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• San Jose Police Officer Is Shot to Death - New York Times

  25-03-2015 12:40 via nytimes.com
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  San Jose Police Officer Is Shot to Death
  New York Times
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Northern California police officer was shot to death Tuesday night while responding to a call about a man threatening to commit suicide. The San Jose Police Department said that officers were met with gunfire as they approached an ...
  San Jose police officer shot to deathSFGate
  California police officer gunned down responding to suicideNew York Daily News
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• Bronx Police Officer Charged With Raping a Teenage Girl - New York Times

  25-03-2015 04:33 via nytimes.com
  Bronx Police Officer Charged With Raping a Teenage Girl
  New York Times
  A New York police officer was arrested in the Bronx on Tuesday and charged with raping a teenage parishioner of the church they both attend, the authorities said. The officer, Vladimir Sosa, 38, was suspended without pay and stripped of his gun and ...and more »
  
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• Police: Wisconsin State Trooper Shot and Killed - ABC News

  25-03-2015 04:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Police: Wisconsin State Trooper Shot and Killed
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  Authorities say a Wisconsin state trooper was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with a person who matched the description of a bank robbery suspect. Police said the suspect also was killed. Fond du Lac Police Chief William Lamb said at a brief ...
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• Atlanta Police Shooting Victim Tried to Follow 'Sensible' Path - New York Times

  25-03-2015 02:47 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Atlanta Police Shooting Victim Tried to Follow 'Sensible' Path
  New York Times
  MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Long before two bullets from a police officer's handgun tore through Anthony Hill's chest, he had tattooed it with the words of advice that his grandfather regularly imparted to him in this small Southern city: “Be sensible ...and more »
  
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• One detained after North Highlands carjacking, police chase - News10.net

  25-03-2015 00:53 via news10.net
  
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  One detained after North Highlands carjacking, police chase
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  A police pursuit is underway on westbound Interstate 80 toward Davis with what the law enforcement says is a suspect wanted in a carjacking. The. Loading… Post to Facebook. One detained after North Highlands carjacking, police chase A police pursuit ...and more »
  
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