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• Gang Disputes Over Money, Love Blamed in Seattle's Uptick In Gun Violence

  27-08-2015 02:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Gun violence is up in Seattle, and although police say most of those involved in recent shootings are gang members, much of the gang violence stems from arguments over money or romantic relationships, rather than tit-for-tat turf disputes, reports the Seattle Times."It's really not a gang conflict," said Assistant Police Chief Robert Merner after a media briefing Tuesday that detailed police response to this summer's uptick in shootings. "They have personal things going on with ex-girlfriends an
  
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• Overtime For Work on Phones? Judge to Decide in Chicago Case

  27-08-2015 02:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  A federal judge is set to decide whether Chicago police officers should have received overtime pay for answering work-related calls and emails after hours, a case that could help clarify what it means for an employee to be off the clock in the age of smartphones, reports the Associated Press.At the end of a bench trial, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sidney Schenkier heard closing arguments Monday in a class-action lawsuit brought by Chicago Police Sgt. Jeffrey Allen and 50 other members of an organized
  
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