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• Pennsylvania Man Killed Wife, Self with Chainsaw

  02-04-2015 23:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Authorities say one of the people found dead in a Lower Moreland Township, Pa., home on Tuesday after suffering wounds from a chainsaw was slain; the other committed suicide.
  
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• New Strong Leather Catalog Available, Featuring Trifold RFID Shielding Wallet

  02-04-2015 23:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Strong Leather Company's latest catalog of handcrafted badge cases, wallets, gear bags, and holsters is now available online. Included in the new catalog is Strong Leather's trifold wallet in its line of RFID Shielding products.
  
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• Tennessee Woman Faces Charges of Assaulting Officer with Vehicle at Middle School

  02-04-2015 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Nashville woman was arrested Thursday after a Metro police officer was hit by an SUV while assisting West End Middle School with student drop-off traffic.
  
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• Philly's First Black Female Officer Dies at 78

  02-04-2015 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After her stint in Juvenile Aid, Rae was transferred to the Civil Affairs Unit, where her talents as a calming influence and negotiator stood her in good stead. She spent 20 years on the police force.
  
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• Fatal December Shooting of Unarmed Man by Phoenix Officer Ruled Justified

  02-04-2015 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Maricopa County, Ariz., Attorney Bill Montgomery said Wednesday there will be no criminal charges against a Phoenix police officer who fatally shot unarmed suspect Rumain Brisbon in December.
  
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• Video: Tennessee Officer Rams Wrong-Way Vehicle to Protect Motorists

  02-04-2015 21:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On March 26, Officer Cliff Thompson made a split-second decision to crash his patrol car into a vehicle driven by Sandra Sharpe, 59, of Nashville, who was traveling south in a northbound lane on I-65 near Moores Lane, according to a Brentwood Police Department news release.
  
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• Video: Seattle SWAT Tiptoes into House to Rescue Abducted Baby

  02-04-2015 21:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The boy's mother reported that the child's father, Daniel Lopez-Andino, physically assaulted her and drove off with the boy.
  
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• Video: Gunman Shot Dead After Killing Woman in Front of California Officer

  02-04-2015 21:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Southern California woman in fear for her life was shot to death in front of a police officer, who fired back, killing the shooter, authorities said Wednesday.
  
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• At Least 147 Killed in Terror Attack on Kenyan Campus, Hundreds Missing

  02-04-2015 21:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A security operation is over and 147 people have been killed in an attack Thursday by Al Qaeda-linked terror group Al-Shabaab on a Kenyan college, officials said.
  
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• DHS Announces Grant Guidance for 2015 Preparedness Grants

  02-04-2015 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has announced the release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Notices of Funding Opportunity for nine DHS preparedness grant programs totaling more than $1.6 billion.
  
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• Genetec Announces New Cloud-Based Automatic License Plate Recognition Solution

  02-04-2015 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Genetec's new AutoVu Plate Reader Cloud transforms video surveillance cameras into virtual ALPR devices.
  
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• Police Patrol Indiana Pizzeria That Won't Cater Gay Weddings - ABC News

  02-04-2015 20:03 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police Patrol Indiana Pizzeria That Won't Cater Gay Weddings
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  Police have stepped up patrols around a small-town Indiana pizzeria after one of the owners said the state's new religious objections law backs their right to deny catering to a same-sex wedding. Walkerton Police assistant chief Charles Kulp tells the ...
  Walkerton police beef up patrols near business at center of controversySouth Bend Tribuneall 369 news articles »
  
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• Report of Memphis police officer shot - wreg.com

  02-04-2015 19:14 via wreg.com
  
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  Report of Memphis police officer shot
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  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis police officer was shot just before noon Thursday in the 900 block of Hester in the Whitehaven area. Robert Armour, who is with the Organized Crime Unit officer was apparently shot in the leg. The officer was taken to the ...
  
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• Witnesses claim Vineland man was beaten, bitten before dying in police custody ... - NJ.com

  02-04-2015 19:08 via nj.com
  
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  Witnesses claim Vineland man was beaten, bitten before dying in police custody ...
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  VINELAND -- On a one-way street in Vineland, a memorial has sprung up for 32-year-old Phillip White, who died while in police custody. An investigation is being conducted by the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office and the prosecutor is requesting any ...
  Another unarmed Black man killed by police in New JerseyAmsterdam News
  Suspect dies in police custody in New JerseyNew York's PIX11 / WP
  
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• Police Believe 'Someone Is Helping' Escaped Kankakee Convict - CBS Local

  02-04-2015 18:24 via chicago.cbslocal.com
  
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  Police Believe 'Someone Is Helping' Escaped Kankakee Convict
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  CHICAGO (CBS) – More than a day after a convicted killer escaped from a Kankakee County jail, authorities said they suspect someone is helping hide him from police. Kamron Taylor, 23, broke out of the Jerome Combs Detention Center around 3 a.m. ...and more »
  
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• Police: Mom's boyfriend arrested in 5-year-old girl's death - KCCI Des Moines

  02-04-2015 18:23 via kcci.com
  
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  Police: Mom's boyfriend arrested in 5-year-old girl's death
  KCCI Des Moines
  Police spokesman Sgt. Jason Halifax said Deshaun Trombone was located in Des Moines at a home in the 1400 block of Sampson St. on Thursday. He was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and Des Moines police. Police said they received a tip about ...and more »
  
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• Wounded Boston Police Officer Views Video of Shooting - Boston.com

  02-04-2015 18:16 via boston.com
  
  Wounded Boston Police Officer Views Video of Shooting
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  John Moynihan, the Boston Police gang unit officer who was shot in the face Friday in Roxbury, has viewed surveillance video of the attack, according to a report in The Boston Globe. Officials plan to release the video once the family of the alleged ...and more »
  
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• Woman charged in slaying of lawyer once wanted to be a police officer - Washington Post

  02-04-2015 17:16 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Woman charged in slaying of lawyer once wanted to be a police officer
  Washington Post
  The 21-year-old woman from Southeast Washington who has been charged in the fatal stabbing of a lawyer at a hotel in downtown Washington once told her former employer she wanted to be a police officer. Jamyra Gallmon was charged Wednesday by ...
  Police point to email address in hotel murder investigationWTOP
  Washington, DC Police Arrest Suspect in Lawyer's MurderABC Newsall 109 news articles 
  
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• Giuliana Rancic: 'I Was Getting Death Threats' After Fashion Police Drama - People Magazine

  02-04-2015 17:00 via people.com
  
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  Giuliana Rancic: 'I Was Getting Death Threats' After Fashion Police Drama
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  Giuliana Rancic finally speaks out about her Fashion Police controversy, the health problems she's kept secret, and why she's become shockingly thin. Subscribe now for instant access to the exclusive interview, only in PEOPLE. There's plenty of playful ...
  Giuliana Rancic Says She Got Death Threats After 'Fashion Police' ControversyHuffington Postall 175 new
  
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• Father Criticizes Detroit Police For Alleged 'Negligence' In Son's Traffic ... - Huffington Post

  02-04-2015 16:33 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Father Criticizes Detroit Police For Alleged 'Negligence' In Son's Traffic ...
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  An asthmatic man died during a traffic stop in Detroit Monday, and his father says police were negligent in handling both the incident and its aftermath. Anthony Clark Reed was stopped while driving around 9 p.m. in southwest Detroit, according to the ...and more »
  
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• Police ID woman stabbed to death in Yonkers - The Journal News | LoHud.com

  02-04-2015 16:30 via lohud.com
  
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  Police ID woman stabbed to death in Yonkers
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  YONKERS – Police on Thursday released the name of the woman stabbed to death the day before in a Glenwood Avenue apartment. She was Carol Finch, 56. Finch was found dead in her third floor apartment at 53 Glenwood after police were called to ...and more »
  
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• Memorial service to be held for San Jose Police Officer Michael Johnson - abc7news.com

  02-04-2015 16:15 via abc7news.com
  
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  Memorial service to be held for San Jose Police Officer Michael Johnson
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  San Jose Police Officer Michael Johnson who was killed in the line of duty on March 24, 2015. (KGO-TV). KGO. By Matt Keller. Thursday, April 02, 2015 07:12AM. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) --. Thousands of people from dignitaries, to police, to the public ...
  Memorial, Funeral to Say Goodbye to Slain San Jose Police Officer Michael ...NBC Bay Area
  Memorial service today for San Jose police officer Michael
  
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• Tulsa Police Say Man Killed His Wife, 2 Sons, Then Himself - ABC News

  02-04-2015 15:51 via abcnews.go.com
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  Tulsa Police Say Man Killed His Wife, 2 Sons, Then Himself
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  Investigators are trying to determine why a man apparently shot his wife and two young sons, then killed himself at the family's home in east Tulsa, police said Thursday. Police say Sudheer Khamitkar, 42, shot his 38-year-old wife, Smita Haval ...
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• 'Wish me luck': Chris Rock posts selfies of police stops - CNN

  02-04-2015 15:17 via cnn.com
  
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  'Wish me luck': Chris Rock posts selfies of police stops
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  (CNN) Comedian Chris Rock made light of racial disparities in police treatment of whites and blacks with a tongue-in-cheek guide to not being beaten by the police. He encapsulated the frustration and grief caused by a New York grand jury's decision not ...
  Chris Rock posts selfies of police stopsKTUU.comall 76 news articles »
  
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• Police: Parent hits officer with SUV at West End Middle - The Tennessean

  02-04-2015 14:51 via tennessean.com
  
  The Tennessean
  Police: Parent hits officer with SUV at West End Middle
  The Tennessean
  A woman is in jail Thursday after a Metro police officer was hit by an SUV while assisting West End Middle School with student drop-off traffic. On Wednesday morning, Officer Monica Blake was in the school's Bowling Avenue parking lot as a reminder to ...and more »
  
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• Police gave high-fives, made fun of suspect after violent arrest in Inkster ... - MLive.com

  02-04-2015 13:34 via mlive.com
  
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  Police gave high-fives, made fun of suspect after violent arrest in Inkster ...
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  Floyd Dent listens to speakers at a rally in his support outside the Inkster Police Department Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Inkster police are facing an investigation into their handling of a Jan. 28 traffic stop that hospitalized 57-year-old Floyd Dent ...
  Michigan man says he was beaten by police during traffic stopCNN
  Michigan police gave 'high fives' and made fun of beaten suspect, says
  
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• Teen denied, then given transplant dies in police chase - USA TODAY

  02-04-2015 13:31 via usatoday.com
  
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  Teen denied, then given transplant dies in police chase
  USA TODAY
  ROSWELL, Ga. — An Atlanta-area teenager who was first denied a heart transplant then given one two years ago, died this week when he lost control of the car he was driving while fleeing police, according to police records. Anthony Stokes made national ...
  Atlanta teen who received controversial heart transplant dies in chase with policeWashington Post
  Teen heart transplant recipient killed in police chaseCNN
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• "Listening Tour" reveals distrust, fear of police - WKYC-TV

  02-04-2015 13:12 via wkyc.com
  
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  "Listening Tour" reveals distrust, fear of police
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  A report based on community feedback reveals concerns about lack of trust and training in police. Loading… Post to Facebook. "Listening Tour" reveals distrust, fear of police A report based on community feedback reveals concerns about lack of trust ...and more »
  
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• Smile! Residents line up to have their cattle photographed for police database - CNN

  02-04-2015 11:11 via cnn.com
  
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  Smile! Residents line up to have their cattle photographed for police database
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  (CNN) Police in the Indian city of Malegaon, in the western state of Maharashtra, are requiring identity cards for an unusual group of residents: Cattle. Following a recent state-wide ban on the sale and consumption of beef, authorities in the city ...and more »
  
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• Uber helped Denver police find suspect in attempted home break-in - The Denver Post

  02-04-2015 07:30 via denverpost.com
  
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  Uber helped Denver police find suspect in attempted home break-in
  The Denver Post
  Gerald Montgomery, 51, was arrested Tuesday by Golden police. He was being held on suspicion of attempted second-degree burglary, a felony. Records from the Jefferson County jail, where Montgomery was initially booked, indicate he was released after ...
  Uber driver arrested after breaking into a passenger's home, police sayWashington Post
  Police: Uber driver took passenger to airport, returne
  
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• Oklahoma Trooper Dies of Sudden Heart Attack

  02-04-2015 02:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper died of a heart attack at the age of 42 on Saturday.
  
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