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• Cleveland to Overhaul Police Use-of-Force Policy Under Federal Consent Decree

  26-05-2015 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officers will be held to higher standards on unholstering and firing their weapons and no longer will be allowed to use their guns to strike suspects as they would with a baton.
  
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• Mississippi Corrections Officer Dies in Crash

  26-05-2015 20:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sgt. Iris Smith, 53, of the Mississippi Department of Corrections died instantly when the MDOC van she was driving collided with the back of an 18-wheeler as she was escorting an inmate between hospitals.
  
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• New Mexico Officer Shot and Killed, Suspect in Custody

  26-05-2015 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Rio Rancho, N.M., police officer died at the hospital after being shot late Monday night. Police are still searching for a suspect.
  
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• Suspect in Queens Casino Slaying Killed in Police-Involved Shooting: NYPD - NBC New York

  26-05-2015 16:06 via nbcnewyork.com
  
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  Suspect in Queens Casino Slaying Killed in Police-Involved Shooting: NYPD
  NBC New York
  Officers shot and killed a man in Brooklyn Tuesday morning hours after police say he allegedly killed an ex-girlfriend in a casino parking lot and then sent taunting messages to her family where he called himself the "grim reaper." Three officers ...
  
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• Police shoot, kill suspected casino gunman near Brooklyn school: detectives - New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

  26-05-2015 16:02 via pix11.com
  
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  Police shoot, kill suspected casino gunman near Brooklyn school: detectives
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  EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Bullets flew in a school parking lot Tuesday morning when police opened fire and killed a man suspected of gunning down a woman outside a Queens casino hours before, authorities said. The officer-involved shooting ...
  Police fatally shoot man suspected of killing woman outside New York City ...Fox Newsall 25 news articles 
  
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• 2 Police Officers Killed at Afghan Courthouse Near Kabul - ABC News

  26-05-2015 15:36 via abcnews.go.com
  2 Police Officers Killed at Afghan Courthouse Near Kabul
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  Insurgents attacked a courthouse near the Afghan capital Tuesday, killing two police officers as a militant assault raged on in a district in a central province besieged for weeks, authorities said. Four militants launched the attack on the court in ...and more »
  
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• Cleveland, DOJ set to announce changes for police - WMUR Manchester

  26-05-2015 15:14 via wmur.com
  
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  Cleveland, DOJ set to announce changes for police
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  (CNN) —The city of Cleveland and Department of Justice will announce as soon as this week how they are moving forward on agreed changes to the city's police force, law enforcement officials tell CNN. What we can -- and should -- learn from Baltimore.and more »
  
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• Egypt Investigates Police Killing of Student - ABC News

  26-05-2015 15:08 via abcnews.go.com
  Egypt Investigates Police Killing of Student
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  An Egyptian judicial official says authorities are investigating the killing of a university student by police. The official, who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters, said Tuesday that a Cairo prosecutor summoned ...and more »
  
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• Suspects in custody after high-speed police chase through West Palm Beach - WPBF West Palm Beach

  26-05-2015 14:53 via wpbf.com
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  Suspects in custody after high-speed police chase through West Palm Beach
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  Police were able to catch up with the fleeing car, which hit excess speeds of 100 mph along I-95. The suspects then exited on Okeechobee Boulevard, traveling in the wrong direction. As of 6:25 a.m. the chase came to an end near 30th Street and Windsor ...and more »
  
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• 'There is no easy solution!' Police tackle homelessness, use $800 in man's ... - fox2now.com

  26-05-2015 14:37 via fox2now.com
  
  'There is no easy solution!' Police tackle homelessness, use $800 in man's ...
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  Slidell, LA (WGNO) — The Slidell Police Department tackled the issue of homelessness on their Facebook page Friday in a very unapologetic way, highlighting a specific example that happened this week. “Transients, also known as beggars or homeless, are ...
  
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• Obama's police task force has a smart idea for getting bad cops off the street - Fusion

  26-05-2015 14:34 via fusion.net
  
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  Obama's police task force has a smart idea for getting bad cops off the street
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  Daniel Rivero is a producer/reporter for Fusion who focuses on police and justice issues. He also skateboards, does a bunch of arts related things on his off time, and likes Cuban coffee. Twitter · Facebook; Email. × ...
  
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• Suspect hurt after shootout, chase with Denver police - FOX31 Denver

  26-05-2015 14:27 via kdvr.com
  
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  Suspect hurt after shootout, chase with Denver police
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  DENVER — It was a crazy end to the Memorial Day weekend in downtown Denver after an officer-involved shooting left one suspect injured. Police responded to a call of a man with a gun at 15th and California streets about midnight Tuesday and found the ...
  Suspect injured in shootout with Denver Police9NEWS.comall 19 news articles »
  
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• Cleveland, Justice Department reach deal on police issues - NOLA.com

  26-05-2015 14:10 via nola.com
  
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  Cleveland, Justice Department reach deal on police issues
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  FILE - In this May 23, 2015, file photo, riot police stand in formation as a protest forms against the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects in Cleveland. The city of Cleveland has reached a ...
  Cleveland settles with US Justice Department over police brutalityMashable
  Cleveland, DOJ set to announce changes in police forceCNN
  Justice Department reaches settlement
  
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• Police: Dog Mauls Boy to Death on Chicago's South Side - ABC News

  26-05-2015 14:04 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police: Dog Mauls Boy to Death on Chicago's South Side
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  Police say a 5-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a dog on the South Side of Chicago. Police say the attack happened Monday night in Gresham. The boy was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Neighbors told ...
  Police: Boy mauled to death by dog on South SideMyFox Chicagoall 52 news articles »
  
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• Who can get access to police files in California? - Los Angeles Times

  26-05-2015 14:00 via latimes.com
  
  Who can get access to police files in California?
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  In California, police officers have a right to keep their personnel files confidential. At the same time, all criminal prosecutors are constitutionally bound to disclose to the defendant any evidence that's reasonably likely to affect a conviction or ...
  
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• Police hunt for gunman who killed New Mexico officer - CNN

  26-05-2015 13:31 via cnn.com
  
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  Police hunt for gunman who killed New Mexico officer
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  (CNN) Police in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, are searching for a man who shot and killed an on-duty officer Monday night. Chief Michael Geier said the man fled the scene in a Dodge pickup. Authorities are questioning a person in connection with incident.
  Rio Rancho officer killed, police search for suspectKRQE News 13
  Rio Rancho police officer shot, incident under investigationNewsWest9.com
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• Malaysian police find a corpse in abandoned jungle camp - U.S. News & World Report

  26-05-2015 13:30 via usnews.com
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  Malaysian police find a corpse in abandoned jungle camp
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  A human jaw is photographed near an unmarked grave in Wang Burma at the Malaysia-Thailand border outside Wang Kelian, Malaysia on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Malaysian forensic teams exhumed a body from a shallow grave at an abandoned camp on ...
  Malaysia police start exhuming bodies from migrant mass gravesMetro.us
  Malaysian Police Suspect That Mass Graves Are Those of MigrantsNew York Times
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• Maryland lawmakers take up police reform after Baltimore unrest - Yahoo News

  26-05-2015 13:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
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  Maryland lawmakers take up police reform after Baltimore unrest
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  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baltimore rioting over the death of a black man from injuries in police custody is spurring Maryland lawmakers to take action on criminal justice reform after legislation stalled in the statehouse. Legislators hope that the death ...and more »
  
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• Denver Police shoot, chase man in downtown Denver - The Denver Channel

  26-05-2015 13:08 via thedenverchannel.com
  
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  Denver Police shoot, chase man in downtown Denver
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  Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or ...and more »
  
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• Loretta Lynch, new attorney general, works to develop rapport with police - Los Angeles Times

  26-05-2015 13:01 via latimes.com
  
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  Loretta Lynch, new attorney general, works to develop rapport with police
  Los Angeles Times
  When Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch visited Baltimore in the aftermath of last month's anti-police riots, she made a point of meeting quietly with a dozen officers as they were going out to patrol the still-tense city. "You have picked a noble profession ...
  Lynch reaches out to police officersBaltimore Sunall 3 news articles »
  
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• Police: 5 wounded in militant attack on Kenyan police - U.S. News & World Report

  26-05-2015 12:45 via usnews.com
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  Police: 5 wounded in militant attack on Kenyan police
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  FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18km south of Mogadishu, in Somalia. A number of Kenyan police are missing after suspected al-Shabab ...
  Kenyan police injured in suspected Al-Shabaab attack near GarissaCNN
  Police: 5 wounded in al-Shabab attack on Kenyan police vehicles in the northe
  
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• Holyoke Police Chief James Neiswanger open to talking staff with candidates - MassLive.com

  26-05-2015 12:27 via masslive.com
  
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  Holyoke Police Chief James Neiswanger open to talking staff with candidates
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  Anthony Soto, left, Holyoke Ward 2 councilor and candidate for mayor, and Police Chief James M. Neiswanger. ((FILE PHOTOS)). Print Email · Mike Plaisance | [email protected] By Mike Plaisance | [email protected] masslive.com. Email the ...
  
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• Police: 3 children hurt when waterspout uproots bounce house - U.S. News & World Report

  26-05-2015 10:45 via usnews.com
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  Police: 3 children hurt when waterspout uproots bounce house
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  In this photo provided by Burt Osteen, glass is scattered around a toppled basketball hoop after a waterspout made landfall at Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fla. on Monday, May 25, 2015. Authorities say three children were injured when the waterspout uprooted ...and more »
  
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• Waukesha police seek vehicle after man shot, injured near Cheviot Chase ... - fox6now.com

  26-05-2015 05:00 via fox6now.com
  
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  Waukesha police seek vehicle after man shot, injured near Cheviot Chase ...
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  WAUKESHA (WITI) — Waukesha police on Monday evening, May 25th were on the scene of a shooting in Waukesha — near Cheviot Chase and Racine Avenue. Police say a man was shot, and he is expected to survive. Police are looking for a vehicle — but ...and more »
  
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• Cleveland Reaches Settlement With Justice Department Over Police Conduct - New York Times

  26-05-2015 03:25 via nytimes.com
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  Cleveland Reaches Settlement With Justice Department Over Police Conduct
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  CLEVELAND — Cleveland has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over what federal authorities said was a pattern of unconstitutional policing and excessive use of force, people briefed on the case said Monday. The settlement, which could be ...
  Protests, arrests follow acquittal of Cleveland police officerCNN
  Police arrest 71 during protests after Cleveland officer's acqu
  
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