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• 9/11 Responders Push for Zadroga Act Extension

  12-06-2015 23:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dozens of Sept. 11 first responders were on Capitol Hill Thursday in an effort to extend the Zadroga Act, which provides 9/11 first responders who are sick with federal aid for their health care needs.
  
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• FB Post Promotes Killing Police, FBI and ATF Investigating

  12-06-2015 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Daytona Beach, Fla., police, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are conducting a joint investigation into a Facebook post that calls on people to kill law enforcement officers.
  
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• Video: L.A. Mayor Backs Chief's Efforts to Reach Out to LAPD Ranks After Commission Ruling

  12-06-2015 22:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti voiced his support Thursday for LAPD Chief Charlie Beck after reaching out to officers in the wake of the police commission's decision in the Ezell Ford shooting.
  
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• Judge Finds Probable Cause for Murder Charge Against Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice

  12-06-2015 22:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Cleveland Municipal Court judge has found probable cause that a Cleveland police officer should face murder and other charges in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was holding a replica gun.
  
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• Video: Retired Judge Fires on LAPD Officers He Called to Home

  12-06-2015 22:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Los Angeles police said they arrived at Bascue's West L.A. townhouse to find him inside holding two guns. Authorities said he fired on officers, prompting a standoff with a SWAT team that ended with the arrest of the 75-year-old retired judge.
  
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• Waco Police Chief Says Officers Acted Appropriately During Biker Brawl - NBCNews.com

  12-06-2015 22:06 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Waco Police Chief Says Officers Acted Appropriately During Biker Brawl
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  The Waco, Texas, police chief on Friday defended the actions of his officers responding to a deadly biker gang brawl in May, saying the officers fired a total of 12 shots and "did not fire indiscriminately." The roundup of 177 bikers on criminal ...
  Waco police fired 12 total shots during last month's deadly biker gang fight ...New York Daily News
  Texas: Most Shots at Melee Were Fired by
  
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• Rhode Island Man Third Arrested in Alleged Boston Terror Plot

  12-06-2015 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Authorities have arrested a Rhode Island man they believe is connected to an alleged terrorism plot that has been unraveling in Boston since the fatal shooting of a man there last week who is suspected of planning to behead police officers.
  
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• Four Massachusetts Officers Hospitalized After Chemical Suicide

  12-06-2015 19:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Several first responders, including four police officers, were hospitalized Thursday when hazmat crews responded to a chemical suicide in Lowell, Massachusetts.
  
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• Action Target Opens Registration for Annual Law Enforcement Training Camp

  12-06-2015 19:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Action Target has opened registration for its annual Law Enforcement Training Camp (LETC), being held September 14-18, 2015. Now in its 23rd year, LETC brings over 140 firearms trainers from across the country and around the world together for a week of fast paced training.
  
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• West Baltimore's Police Presence Drops, and Murders Soar - New York Times

  12-06-2015 18:57 via nytimes.com
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  West Baltimore's Police Presence Drops, and Murders Soar
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  BALTIMORE — From the steps of her New Bethlehem Baptist Church, the Rev. Lisa Weah looked down the block to the open-air drug market outside the bodega on the corner a few hundred feet away. The traffic there had been slowing until the chaos that ...
  Prosecutors in Freddie Gray case say defense 'fishing' in request for police ...Baltimore Sunall 23 news articles »
  
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• Police: Fake cop 'arrests' suspected hit and run driver at gunpoint - WXIA-TV

  12-06-2015 07:39 via 11alive.com
  
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  Police: Fake cop 'arrests' suspected hit and run driver at gunpoint
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  Police accuse the man of using a police scanner, emergency blue lights, a gun and more to stop the misdemeanor suspect and hold her until real police arrived. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police: Fake cop 'arrests' suspected hit and run driver at ...
  Police supply shop owner arrested in impersonation of officerWSB Atlanta
  Smyrna police: Fake cop arrested after pulling gun on driverAtlanta Journal
  
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• Chicago Police officer hurt in downtown crash - Chicago Sun-Times

  12-06-2015 06:57 via chicago.suntimes.com
  
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  Chicago Police officer hurt in downtown crash
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  A Chicago Police officer was hurt in what appeared to be a head-on collision on Lake Shore Drive Thursday night. | Network Video Productions. A Chicago Police officer was injured in a two-vehicle crash downtown on Lake Shore Drive Thursday night.and more »
  
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• Former McKinney police officer hires defense attorney in case he faces ... - Dallas Morning News

  12-06-2015 05:50 via dallasnews.com
  
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  Former McKinney police officer hires defense attorney in case he faces ...
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  Former McKinney police Cpl. Eric Casebolt has hired a defense attorney as a “precautionary” measure in case authorities pursue criminal charges against him for his controversial actions while breaking up an unruly pool party, attorney Tom Mills said ...
  Cellphone 'vigilantes' pose new problems for policeWashington Timesall 198 news articles »
  
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• Search is on for people who hit East Point police officer - WSB Atlanta

  12-06-2015 05:50 via wsbtv.com
  
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  Search is on for people who hit East Point police officer
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  East Point Police Officer Alton Starr was patrolling the Jefferson Park neighborhood after numerous complaints of street racing, speeding, and dangerous traffic violations. View Larger · Search is on for people who hit East Point police officer photo.
  
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• PSU trustees vote to deploy armed police officers on campus starting July 1 - OregonLive.com

  12-06-2015 05:35 via oregonlive.com
  
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  PSU trustees vote to deploy armed police officers on campus starting July 1
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  Protesters line the back of a Portland State University Board of Trustees meeting room Thursday as a PSU officer listens to the debate on whether to arm campus police. Trustees voted 9-3 to deploy some officers with guns, starting July 1. (Richard Read ...and more »
  
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• DC police chief Cathy Lanier shifts approach to fighting drugs - Washington Post

  12-06-2015 05:21 via washingtonpost.com
  
  DC police chief Cathy Lanier shifts approach to fighting drugs
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  D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced Thursday that she has ended citywide vice units and has shifted the department's approach and targets of drug investigations. At a public forum Thursday night and in e-mails, Lanier said that D.C. Police will ...
  
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• Civilians to hit the streets for Duluth police - Duluth News Tribune

  12-06-2015 04:53 via duluthnewstribune.com
  
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  Civilians to hit the streets for Duluth police
  Duluth News Tribune
  Later this month, civilians will be hitting the streets in decommissioned squad cars, providing sworn officers a hand in community service tasks and minor duties. One of the cars that the Duluth Police Department's Volunteers in Policing program uses. The.
  Duluth Police Dept. Starts New Volunteering ProgramFOX 21 Onlineall 4 news articles »
  
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• Police: 5 wounded in city shootings - Chicago Tribune

  12-06-2015 04:13 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Police: 5 wounded in city shootings
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  Five people were wounded Thursday afternoon during separate South and West side shootings, police said. lRelated Charges pending after stabbing near Art Institute · Breaking News · Charges pending after stabbing near Art Institute. See all related. 8.and more »
  
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• 12 Held as Police Break Up Staten Island Heroin Ring - New York Times

  12-06-2015 04:02 via nytimes.com
  12 Held as Police Break Up Staten Island Heroin Ring
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  The New York police this week broke up a sprawling family-run network of drug dealers, according to the acting district attorney for Staten Island, who said the ring was run by two stepbrothers whose operation helped fuel an explosion of heroin use in ...and more »
  
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• Salt Lake City police Chief Chris Burbank out after ultimatum from Mayor Ralph ... - Salt Lake Tribune

  12-06-2015 03:31 via sltrib.com
  
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  Salt Lake City police Chief Chris Burbank out after ultimatum from Mayor Ralph ...
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  Becker says chief mishandled harassment claims by female officers; Burbank defends his actions, decries “election politics.” Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Email Print Single page. Share This Article. ARTICLE PHOTO GALLERY (40). Trent Nelson | The ...
  Salt Lake City police chief resigns over sexual harassment issueFox News
  Salt Lake Police Chief Resigns Over Sex Harassment
  
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• After Ezell Ford ruling, LAPD chief's video upsets Police Commission - Los Angeles Times

  12-06-2015 02:52 via latimes.com
  
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  After Ezell Ford ruling, LAPD chief's video upsets Police Commission
  Los Angeles Times
  Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck stared into a camera Tuesday shortly after the Police Commission condemned an officer's fatal shooting of a mentally ill black man to offer words of encouragement to his rank-and-file cops. “You have my support ...
  Some cops want to stop proactive police work, following Ezell Ford rulingMyNewsLA.com
  Video by LAPD Chief Sparks Additional Controv
  
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• Man shot by police in Hackensack has died, prosecutor says - NJ.com

  12-06-2015 02:40 via nj.com
  
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  Man shot by police in Hackensack has died, prosecutor says
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  HACKENSACK -- One person was shot by a police officer in Hackensack late Thursday afternoon, according to Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli. He later tweeted that the man, identified as 22-year-old Raymond Peralta-Iantigua, died following the ...
  Police-involved shooting in Hackensack leaves 1 woundedWABC-TV
  Hackensack man with knife fatally shot by police, officials sayNorthJersey.com
  Man Shot Dead By Police
  
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• Judge: Enough evidence to charge police in black boy's death - U.S. News & World Report

  12-06-2015 02:00 via usnews.com
  
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  Judge: Enough evidence to charge police in black boy's death
  U.S. News & World Report
  FILE- In this Nov. 25, 2014, file photo, demonstrators block Public Square in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. A judge has ruled that evidence exists to charge two police officers in the fatal shooting of ...
  Ohio judge recommends police officers face charges in Tamir Rice caseReuters
  Judge: Enough evidence to charge police in boy'
  
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• Black Lives Matter holds protest in Northside over police-involved shooting - WCPO

  12-06-2015 01:34 via wcpo.com
  
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  Black Lives Matter holds protest in Northside over police-involved shooting
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  Just days after a deadly police-involved shooting, a group of citizens and the man's family marched to demand change. WCPO. Vigil held Thursday night. WCPO. CINCINNATI. June 11, 2015. Marchers walked from Jacob Hoffner Park in Northside to ...and more »
  
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• Video of Santa Ana Police Pot-Shop Raid Shows Officers Eating 'Edibles ... - KTLA

  12-06-2015 00:55 via ktla.com
  
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  Video of Santa Ana Police Pot-Shop Raid Shows Officers Eating 'Edibles ...
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  During a police raid on an unpermitted pot shop in Santa Ana late last month, hidden cameras caught officers eating marijuana-laced “edibles,” playing darts and displaying other questionable behavior, according to an attorney who plans to sue the city ...
  Videos: Police Eat Edibles And Mock Amputee In Pot Shop Raid, Lawyer SaysLAist
  Video: Santa Ana Police investigate officers' actions in pot shop r
  
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• Video: Man Indicted in Shooting of NYPD Officer, May Pursue Insanity Defense

  12-06-2015 00:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The man accused of killing an NYPD officer was indicted on 12 criminal counts, including aggravated murder, in Queens Thursday.
  
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• Lawsuit: Barstow police used excessive force on pregnant woman - Los Angeles Times

  12-06-2015 00:01 via latimes.com
  
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  Lawsuit: Barstow police used excessive force on pregnant woman
  Los Angeles Times
  A woman who was eight months' pregnant when she was handcuffed and slammed to the ground has filed a lawsuit against the Barstow Police Department, alleging officers used excessive force when they arrested her for refusing to identify herself. Charlena ...and more »
  
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