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• Guns smuggled from evidence sold by police custodian, authorities say - AL.com

  09-07-2015 23:58 via al.com
  
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  Guns smuggled from evidence sold by police custodian, authorities say
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  ATF agents arrested Roy Ellis Hunter, 69, on Thursday, July 9, 2015,after a lengthy gun trafficking investigation. Authorities say some of the guns reportedly sold by Hunter were smuggled from the Fairfield Police Department evidence room, where he ...and more »
  
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• Gary police investigating Chicago teen's death - Chicago Tribune

  09-07-2015 23:46 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Gary police investigating Chicago teen's death
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  Connita L. Richardson, 17, of Chicago, was found dead Tuesday, July 7, in the former Emerson High School in Gary. Connita L. Richardson, 17, of Chicago, was found dead Tuesday, July 7, in the former Emerson High School in Gary. (Richardson family ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore's Next Police Chief Faces Demoralized Department - U.S. News & World Report

  09-07-2015 23:27 via usnews.com
  
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  Baltimore's Next Police Chief Faces Demoralized Department
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  Interim Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis, left, listens to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake at a news conference, on Wednesday. Associated Press July 9, 2015 | 5:27 p.m. EDT + More. By JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press.
  Police Commissioner Batts was fired amid riot review at HiltonBaltimore Sun
  Kevin Davis pledges to return to police workWBAL Baltimore
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• Police, clergy look to get realistic-looking guns off the streets - Boston Globe

  09-07-2015 23:03 via bostonglobe.com
  
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  Police, clergy look to get realistic-looking guns off the streets
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  When it comes to realistic-looking replica and BB guns, the message Thursday from police and clergy was quite clear: Do not buy them. “If your child has one, take it away,” said the Rev. Mark Scott, associate pastor at Azusa Christian Community in ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore's Next Police Chief Faces Demoralized Department - ABC News - ABC News

  09-07-2015 22:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Baltimore's Next Police Chief Faces Demoralized Department - ABC News
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  Baltimore's next police commissioner will have a daunting to-do list: quell a surge in homicides, rebuild trust between officers and the public, win the confidence of a demoralized and alienated department, and keep the peace when the explosive Freddie ...
  City's challenges could make search for next police commissioner a tough taskBaltimore Sun (blog)
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• Phoenix police officers kill gunman in northwest Phoenix - azcentral.com

  09-07-2015 22:39 via azcentral.com
  
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  Phoenix police officers kill gunman in northwest Phoenix
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  Phoenix police said a suspect was injured in an officer-involved shooting near 19th Avenue and Cactus Road on July 9, 2015. (Photo: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/ The Republic). 46 CONNECT 44 TWEETLINKEDIN 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE. One person was ...and more »
  
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• Metro police officer arrested for soliciting child photos - W*USA 9

  09-07-2015 22:27 via wusa9.com
  
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  Metro police officer arrested for soliciting child photos
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  A Metro Transit police officer was arrested Thursday after using a cell phone app to solicit inappropriate photos from a minor. Loading… Post to Facebook. Metro police officer arrested for soliciting child photos A Metro Transit police officer was ...
  Metro Transit police officer charged with exposing himself to teen girlWashington Post
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• Galloway names first female police chief in Atlantic County history - Press of Atlantic City

  09-07-2015 22:23 via pressofatlanticcity.com
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  Galloway names first female police chief in Atlantic County history
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  GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP— There's a new chief in town and she's the first female police chief in Atlantic County's history. Login required. We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us. So far we have not found one. If you feel you ...
  Donna Higbee Sworn in as Galloway Police ChiefPatch.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Baltimore Police Commissioner Batts Pledged Reform but Failed to Gain Support from Public or Officers

  09-07-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  "I spoke with a lieutenant today, and he said to me, 'We have no direction,'" said Lt. Kenneth Butler, president of the Vanguard Justice Society, an organization for black officers.
  
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• Botched Police Response May Have Kept Car Accident Victims Waiting Days - NPR

  09-07-2015 22:02 via npr.org
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  Botched Police Response May Have Kept Car Accident Victims Waiting Days
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  Police in Scotland are investigating how they missed responding to a car accident that left one person dead and another severely injured on the side of the road for as many as three days. John Yuill, 28, and Lamara Bell, 25, were found on Wednesday ...
  Scottish police take three days to respond to deadly car crashWGN-TVall 247 news articles »
  
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• Philadelphia Police Investigating Officers Caught on Video Beating Black Man - Newsweek

  09-07-2015 21:48 via newsweek.com
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  Philadelphia Police Investigating Officers Caught on Video Beating Black Man
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  The Philadelphia Police Headquarters building in Philadelphia, pictured on April 10, 2015. The Philadelphia Police Department has launched an investigation into a video posted to YouTube that allegedly shows a suspect being beaten during an arrest.
  Tyree Carroll Beating Video Sparks Internal Investigation By Philadelphia PoliceHuffington Post
  Philadelphia Police Probing Violent Arrest Caught on VideoA
  
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• Neptune cop, ex-wife had multiple domestic calls to police prior to Asbury ... - NJ.com

  09-07-2015 21:43 via nj.com
  
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  Neptune cop, ex-wife had multiple domestic calls to police prior to Asbury ...
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  NEPTUNE – More than a dozen domestic-related reports in 11 years involving Philip or Tamara Seidle were filed in the township prior to the veteran police sergeant being charged with gunning down his ex-wife on an Asbury Park street last month.
  
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• 'Star-Spangled Banner' performance lands rocker in police trouble - Fox News

  09-07-2015 21:14 via foxnews.com
  
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  'Star-Spangled Banner' performance lands rocker in police trouble
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  The 22-year-old University of North Florida senior was issued a citation on July 4 for breaching the peace following a raucous guitar rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and a verse of Ted Nugent's “Stranglehold.” Pittman said, however, he was ...and more »
  
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• Why Did Ezell Ford Attack LAPD Officers?

  09-07-2015 20:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  A bench warrant for Ford’s arrest was outstanding at the time of his interaction with the LAPD officers. Ford had previously been convicted of stealing a car in Santa Barbara court, and was on probation in January of last year when he pleaded guilty to trespass in Los Angeles court. As a result, the Santa Barbara court revoked Ford’s probation and issued a warrant for his arrest.
  
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• Police: Robbery suspect shot after stabbing officer - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  09-07-2015 20:41 via democratandchronicle.com
  
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  Police: Robbery suspect shot after stabbing officer
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  The search for a suspect in a string of armed robberies ended with a violent confrontation on Thursday afternoon. Teams from several local police agencies had been actively looking for Shaun Zimmer for several days in connection with the robberies and ...and more »
  
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• Georgia sisters' Bourbon Street fight takes wild turn against troopers, state ... - NOLA.com

  09-07-2015 20:21 via nola.com
  
  Georgia sisters' Bourbon Street fight takes wild turn against troopers, state ...
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  Louisiana State Police booked sisters Elexia Bantum, left, and Erica Bantum, right, with several charges Thursday (July 9), after saying the Georgia women were caught fighting on Bourbon Street and then began attacking and threatening troopers and ...
  
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• Video: Teen Accomplice in Killing of Utah Sergeant Receives 30-Year Sentence

  09-07-2015 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  At the end of a long and emotional sentencing hearing on Wednesday afternoon, 4th District Court Judge Darold McDade sentenced the 18-year-old Grunwald to serve 25 years-to-life in prison with the chance of parole. He added another 5-to-life for other charges, bringing the total to 30-to life.
  
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• Video: Document Shows San Francisco Sheriff Asked Feds for Illegal Immigrant Accused of Pier Shooting

  09-07-2015 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mirkarimi has blamed the feds for returning Pier 14 murder suspect Francisco Sanchez to San Francisco in March on a minor 20-year-old marijuana possession charge, but the document obtained by ABC7 News indicates it was the sheriff's office that made the request.
  
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• St. Louis Police Blame Judges, Prosecutors for Soaring Homicide Rate

  09-07-2015 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  The city’s soaring homicide numbers and climbing rate of other crimes have left police commanders scrambling for solutions — and pointing fingers.
  
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• Police Union Blasts Baltimore PD Brass in Scathing Report on Riot Response

  09-07-2015 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers described being hit with chunks of concrete, sheltering inside businesses and buying their own protective equipment.
  
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• Maryland State Trooper Struck on I-95 by State Police Employee in Department Car

  09-07-2015 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  About 3 p.m., Trooper First Class Wing Tong of the Waterloo Barrack stopped a Ford SUV near Route 175 for appearing to have improper license plates, according to police. As Tong approached the stopped Ford on its passenger side, a Mercury drove on to the shoulder and struck Tong's car and the Ford, which knocked tong over the guardrail.
  
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• LAPD Officers Shoot Man Attacking Them with Skateboard

  09-07-2015 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man who reportedly attacked officers with a skateboard was shot by Los Angeles police Thursday morning in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood.
  
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• FBI Reviewing 2013 Florida Police Shooting of Man Carrying Air Rifle

  09-07-2015 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The FBI has opened an investigation into the 2013 death of Jermaine McBean, a Florida man who was shot by police while walking home with an unloaded air rifle, a court filing shows.
  
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• Police involved in shooting at south Indianapolis nature park - WTHR

  09-07-2015 17:25 via wthr.com
  
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  Police involved in shooting at south Indianapolis nature park
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  Two Johnson County sheriff's deputies were involved in a police action shooting at Glenns Valley Nature Park on Bluff Road on the Indianapolis south side. A man was taken to Methodist Hospital in critical condition. Johnson County deputies were called ...
  Man shot by police allegedly distraught over breakup with girlfriendIndianapolis Starall 6 news articles »
  
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• Norway Police Fired Guns Twice Last Year, Missed Both Times - TIME

  09-07-2015 15:21 via time.com
  
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  Norway Police Fired Guns Twice Last Year, Missed Both Times
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  Norwegian police only fired their guns twice in 2014, and no one was hurt by either shot. That's according to new data released by the Norwegian government that details how the country's police force uses their weapons, reports the Washington Post. In ...and more »
  
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• Maryland State Police Trooper Struck on I-95 by State Police Employee - NBC4 Washington

  09-07-2015 05:06 via nbcwashington.com
  
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  Maryland State Police Trooper Struck on I-95 by State Police Employee
  NBC4 Washington
  A Maryland State Police civilian employee struck a state police trooper along southbound Interstate 95 in Jessup Wednesday afternoon, closing all southbound lanes in the area for several hours, according to police. (Published Wednesday, Jul 8, 2015).
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• Tampa man says police officer was driving car that ran over his father - Tampabay.com

  09-07-2015 03:49 via tampabay.com
  
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  Tampa man says police officer was driving car that ran over his father
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  TAMPA — A Tampa man says detectives have told him that a Tampa police officer was behind the wheel of an unmarked car last week that struck his father, who was found dead in what authorities have called a hit-and-run accident.
  Tampa police: Officer ran over, killed man last monthTBO.com
  Tampa officer driving SUV involved in fatal hit-and-runABC Action Newsall 12 news articles »
  
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• Stephanie Rawlings-Blake - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

  09-07-2015 03:31 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Stephanie Rawlings-Blake - Baltimore Sun
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  “We need a change. This was not an easy decision, but it is one that is in the best interest of the people of Baltimore," said Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video). “We need a change. This was not an easy ...
  Baltimore mayor fires police chief in wake of Gray case, spike in violenceWashington Post
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• Mayor Rawlings-Blake fires Commissioner Anthony Batts - Baltimore Sun

  09-07-2015 03:31 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Mayor Rawlings-Blake fires Commissioner Anthony Batts
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  “We need a change. This was not an easy decision, but it is one that is in the best interest of the people of Baltimore," said Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video). “We need a change. This was not an easy ...
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