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• Prosecutor Says Police, Not Boston Bombers, Probably Shot Transit Officer - New York Times

  02-06-2015 23:50 via nytimes.com
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  Prosecutor Says Police, Not Boston Bombers, Probably Shot Transit Officer
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  BOSTON — The transit officer who nearly bled to death during a chaotic shootout with the Boston Marathon bombers in 2013 was most likely wounded by police gunfire, the Middlesex County district attorney said Tuesday. Eyewitnesses said shortly after ...and more »
  
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• Police say man overdosed, passed out with 2-year-old son locked outside at night - Fox 59

  02-06-2015 23:42 via fox59.com
  
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  Police say man overdosed, passed out with 2-year-old son locked outside at night
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  CUMBERLAND, Ind. (June 2, 2015) – A Cumberland man faces neglect and drug possession charges after police say he overdosed on pills and passed out while his 2-year-old son was locked outside. A neighbor in the 12000 block of East Washington Street ...and more »
  
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• San Jose: Police identify pair accused of trying to run down officer - San Jose Mercury News

  02-06-2015 23:26 via mercurynews.com
  
  San Jose: Police identify pair accused of trying to run down officer
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  SAN JOSE -- Police have identified a woman and man jailed and accused of trying to run down an officer while fleeing a traffic stop, ramming a police car and staving off capture by weaving through a series of East San Jose yards over the weekend.and more »
  
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• Greece Police: Officer Was Locked in Altercation With Man, Dragged By Car ... - TWC News

  02-06-2015 22:54 via twcnews.com
  
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  Greece Police: Officer Was Locked in Altercation With Man, Dragged By Car ...
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  GREECE, N.Y. -- Police in Greece said a veteran officer was locked in an altercation with an armed man Monday and was dragged by the car through a parking lot at the Mall at Greece Ridge. That man was shot twice and killed by the officer. According to ...and more »
  
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• Akron police catch some paintball boys, file multiple charges - WKYC-TV

  02-06-2015 22:26 via wkyc.com
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  Akron police catch some paintball boys, file multiple charges
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  May 18, 2015: Three boys were arrested after they were seen and caught driving around the Firestone Park area shooting paint balls at people and houses. (Photo: Akron Police). Fullscreen. May 18, 2015: Three boys were arrested after they were seen and ...
  Akron police warn of increase in paintball incidentsAkron Beacon Journalall 4 news articles »
  
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• Texas Officers Disciplined for Ending Chase with Armored Vehicle PIT Maneuver

  02-06-2015 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officer Dennis Alice was driving a Lenco Bearcat armored vehicle when he performed a "PIT maneuver," or a Precision Immobililzation Technique, to force the driver's vehicle into a spin to end the pursuit.
  
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• Los Angeles County Sheriff Expected to Hire Up to 1,300 Deputies

  02-06-2015 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  By July, the number of sworn employees needed to fill the gap will be about 1,300, according to sheriff's officials, including hundreds of deputies to make the county jails safer in response to an inmate abuse scandal and a rash of jail suicides.
  
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• Ferguson Protesters Admit Plot to Bomb Police Station, Kill Officials

  02-06-2015 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The pair met in August in Ferguson, during the protests over the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, 18, by then-Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. They started talking about buying guns and organizing protesters to "be like an army" and fight back against police, their plea agreement says.
  
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• Paris Police Clear Out Migrant Camp and Destroy Tents - New York Times

  02-06-2015 21:25 via nytimes.com
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  Paris Police Clear Out Migrant Camp and Destroy Tents
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  PARIS — The French police evacuated hundreds of migrants from a camp in Paris early Tuesday in the latest attempt to control a growing population of migrants arriving on European shores after crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Officials and humanitarian ...
  Paris police evacuate hundreds of migrants from tent campYahoo News
  Illegal immigrant crisis: French police have caught 18170 trying to enter UK ...Mirro
  
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• US police kill man who was being tracked in terror case - BBC News

  02-06-2015 21:20 via bbc.com
  
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  US police kill man who was being tracked in terror case
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  Boston police have shot and killed a man who was under surveillance as part of a counter-terrorism case. Police say he attacked officers with a large knife after being approached by a Boston police officer and an FBI agent. The shooting took place ...
  Boston Terror Suspect Shot by Cop Made Threats Against Police, Sources SayABC News
  Arrest linked to shooting of man who attacked policeCBS News
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• Brazil Police Ask Prosecutors to Indict Ex-Brazilian Soccer Federation Head ... - Wall Street Journal

  02-06-2015 20:16 via wsj.com
  
  Brazil Police Ask Prosecutors to Indict Ex-Brazilian Soccer Federation Head ...
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  SÃO PAULO—Brazil's Federal Police have asked the country's prosecutors to indict the former head of the Brazilian soccer confederation, Ricardo Teixeira, as well as Sandro Rosell, the former president of FC Barcelona, one of the world's most popular ...and more »
  
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• Most police body cam footage would be exempt under bill - Detroit Free Press

  02-06-2015 20:15 via freep.com
  
  Most police body cam footage would be exempt under bill
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  LANSING – Police body camera footage taken in private places would be largely exempt from Freedom of Information Act laws under legislation under consideration Tuesday in the state House of Representatives. Under the rewritten legislation, the footage ...and more »
  
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• Former Pasco police officer arrested for '86 Spokane killing - KXLY Spokane

  02-06-2015 20:04 via kxly.com
  
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  Former Pasco police officer arrested for '86 Spokane killing
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  Spokane Police have arrested a former Pasco Police Officer for the murder of a Spokane woman in 1986. Richard Aguirre will be booked into the Spokane County Jail on First Degree Murder charges. Police say Aguirre strangled Ruby Doss and left her body ...
  UPDATED: Former Pasco Police Officer Taken into Custody for Spokane Cold ...NBC Right Now
  Former Police Officer Charged In 1986 Spokane Cold CaseKUO
  
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• Highland Park police chief dies after heart surgery - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  02-06-2015 19:23 via thescoopblog.dallasnews.com
  
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  Highland Park police chief dies after heart surgery
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  The police chief of Highland Park died Monday afternoon from complications after heart surgery. He was 53. Chris Vinson (Credit: Highland Park). Chris Vinson worked for Highland Park's Department of Public Safety for more than 30 years. He started with ...and more »
  
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• Video: Texas Officer Who Notified Teen of Parents' Death Attends His Graduation

  02-06-2015 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lt. Eric Ellison of the Orange (Texas) Police Department was tasked with telling 18-year-old Kazzie Portie his parents died on May 24 when a pickup truck smashed into their motorcycle.
  
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• Video: Oklahoma Troopers Shoot, Kill Man After Floodwater Rescue

  02-06-2015 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  According to Capt. Paul Timmons, with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Nehemiah Fisher pushed one trooper to the ground and began fighting.
  
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• Video: Mississippi Officer's Dash-Cam Captures Near Miss by Lightning Strike

  02-06-2015 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gautier police Sgt. Mark Rodriguez was driving his cruiser through stormy weather last Tuesday morning when lightning struck just feet in front of him. Dramatic footage from his patrol car's dash-cam shows a flash exploding from the cloudy sky, right in front of the car as it drove across a bridge in Jackson County.
  
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• Boston Officer, FBI Agent Kill Knife-Wielding Terror Suspect

  02-06-2015 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  The FBI had been tracking the man for several weeks, and authorities are looking into whether he may have been radicalized by ISIS propaganda online.
  
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• Kentucky man dies after struggle with police who tased him - CBS News

  02-06-2015 18:47 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Kentucky man dies after struggle with police who tased him
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  LOUISA, Ky. -- A man died after a confrontation with officers who used a stun gun on him at a police department in eastern Kentucky, state police said. Billy J. Collins, 56, became combative at the Louisa Police Department after his arrest Friday and ...
  State Police continue to investigate death of man in custody in Lawrence CountyWKYTall 67 news articles »
  
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• Democratic senators introduce bill requiring police to report all police ... - Washington Post (blog)

  02-06-2015 17:58 via washingtonpost.com
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  Democratic senators introduce bill requiring police to report all police ...
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  Days after the launch of two newspaper database projects aimed at tracking killings by police officers, two Democratic senators announced Tuesday that they will introduce legislation that would require all states to report to the Justice Department ...
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• Remove the Incentive to Serve and You’ll Get No Service

  02-06-2015 17:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police officers have begun to take a serious look at what has happened to their once proud profession and, at least in Baltimore, they have made a choice, they are not taking risks anymore.
  
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• Four Important Communication Technology Trends For 2015

  02-06-2015 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cellular convergence and the importance of end-user application guided the development of nearly half of Pryme’s new product introductions for 2015.
  
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• French Police Dismantle Migrants' Camps in Paris and Calais After Weekend ... - Wall Street Journal

  02-06-2015 16:51 via wsj.com
  
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  French Police Dismantle Migrants' Camps in Paris and Calais After Weekend ...
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  PARIS—French police dismantled a makeshift migrant camp that had popped up in the heart of the capital, the latest sign of a major influx into Europe that France and other countries are struggling to contain. About 380 migrants from Sudan, Eritrea and ...
  Paris Police Clear Out Migrant Camp and Destroy TentsNew York Times
  Paris police remove hundreds of migrants from
  
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• Police Officer Mark Rodriguez Narrowly Misses Lightning Strike - NBCNews.com

  02-06-2015 15:15 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Police Officer Mark Rodriguez Narrowly Misses Lightning Strike
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  A Mississippi police officer is thanking his lucky stars after his life almost changed in a flash. Gautier police Sgt. Mark Rodriguez was driving his cruiser through stormy weather last Tuesday morning when lightning struck just feet in front of him ...
  Lightning strike narrowly misses police cruiser [VIDEO]WGN-TVall 52 news articles »
  
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• Police Chase Leads to Action Against Two Fort Worth Officers - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  02-06-2015 13:17 via nbcdfw.com
  
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  Police Chase Leads to Action Against Two Fort Worth Officers
  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  A Fort Worth police officer has been removed from the SWAT team and a second officer has been stripped of his badge and gun after last week's slow-speed pursuit, according to multiple law enforcement sources. (Published Monday, Jun 1, 2015). Updated at ...and more »
  
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• Officials say Oklahoma man killed by police during flood grabbed, shoved state ... - Fox News

  02-06-2015 04:58 via foxnews.com
  
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  Officials say Oklahoma man killed by police during flood grabbed, shoved state ...
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  June 1, 2015: Brandon Fischer, center, walks from the Okmulgee County Jail in Okmulgee, Okla., surrounded by people attempting to shield him from the media. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). OKMULGEE, Okla. – A man shot dead after being told to leave a flooded ...and more »
  
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• St. Louis Police Turn Stun Guns On Non-Violent Protesters Near Busch Stadium - Huffington Post

  02-06-2015 03:42 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  St. Louis Police Turn Stun Guns On Non-Violent Protesters Near Busch Stadium
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  ST. LOUIS -- On Friday night, police and protesters clashed outside Busch Stadium. A Black Lives Matter demonstration involving a few dozen activists led to eight arrests, two of which included the use of stun guns by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police ...and more »
  
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• 25 Numbers That Show Police Killings Are A Bigger Problem Than We Ever Knew - Huffington Post

  02-06-2015 02:43 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  25 Numbers That Show Police Killings Are A Bigger Problem Than We Ever Knew
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  A man holds a sign during a protest for the shooting death of Walter Scott at city hall in North Charleston, S.C., Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Scott was killed by a North Charleston police officer after a traffic stop on Saturday. The officer, Michael ...and more »
  
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• K-9 Catches Suspects After Officer Nearly Run Down, Cruiser Rammed

  02-06-2015 00:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man and woman were arrested Sunday night in San Jose, Calif., after they reportedly tried to run over a gang-suppression unit officer and rammed a police car before ditching their vehicle.
  
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• Video: Off-duty D.C. Officer Shot in Michigan

  02-06-2015 00:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An off-duty Washington, D.C., police officer visiting Michigan was shot early Monday morning in Dearborn.
  
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