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• Washington State K-9 Stabbed to Death by Wanted Suspect

  03-09-2015 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Vancouver, Wash., police K-9 has died from injuries he suffered when he was stabbed by a wanted man on Tuesday.A Vancouver Police Department spokeswoman said the suspect ran away and was tracked down hiding in bushes by K-9 officer Ike.The dog bit the suspect, but the man stabbed the dog.Ike was rushed to Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital, police said, but he did not survive his injuries.The suspect, who has been identified as Jacky Chan Karuo, 25, was taken into custody after officers used
  
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• Student Who Tweeted Texas Deputy Might Have "Deserved" Being Shot Arrested on Outstanding Warrant

  03-09-2015 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Monica Foy, a Sam Houston State University student, has come under fire for a tweet she sent out in the wake of the shooting death of Harris County deputy Darren Goforth.Goforth was killed Friday in an apparent ambush shooting while he pumped gas.Foy’s tweet on Tuesday questioned why so many people cared about Goforth’s death and suggested that he might have deserved to be shot. She also wrote that Goforth had “creepy perv eyes.”Late Tuesday night her Twitter mentions wer
  
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• Man Who Shot at Massachusetts Officer, Causing Patrol Car Crash, Still at Large

  03-09-2015 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  The man who exchanged gunfire with a Millis, Mass., police officer Wednesday afternoon remained at large after police called off an hours-long manhunt at dusk.Police say a man in a pickup truck fired twice with a black handgun at a police car on Forest Road around 2:26 p.m.According to a police statement, an officer saw a red pickup truck coming in the opposite direction, and as the two cars met, the driver of the pickup - without provocation - opened fire on the Millis officer.In an attempt to
  
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• 6 Baltimore Officers to be Tried Separately in Freddie Gray Case

  03-09-2015 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A circuit judge ruled Wednesday that the case against six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray will go forward in separate trials, with Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby remaining at the helm of the prosecution.During a day of hearings in a downtown courtroom, Judge Barry Williams swiftly sliced through complex legal arguments in the first motions hearing. In three key rulings issued from the bench, he refused to dismiss the charges or recuse Mosby
  
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• Louisiana Deputies Exchange Fire with Drug Suspects

  03-09-2015 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Using a laser sight, someone opened fire on deputies Tuesday night as they patrolled an area of Marrero, La., known for drug activity, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand.At about 9:30 p.m., members of the Street Crimes Section were patrolling the area of James and Jordan drives in an unmarked unit when they saw several males standing near a tree in a vacant lot near Charleston Street.When officers made eye contact with the individuals, deputies said they began to act suspi
  
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• Because of Attacks on Police, Texas Agency Implements Two Officers Per Car Policy

  03-09-2015 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Roman Forest (Texas) Police Chief Stephen Carlisle has implemented a plan, effective immediately, to have two police officers per patrol unit. This is following an executive order from Mayor Chris Parr to have two man units on patrol.“We will be using our reserves and paid overtime for our officers using unused funds from our existing budget, in the short term,” Chief Stephen Carlisle told the Montgomery County Police Reporter. “I want to thank the mayor for giving me the tools
  
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• Aspiring Officers Choosing Other Professions Because of Anti-Police Sentiments

  03-09-2015 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Police departments face a recruiting shortage amid a growing anti-cop mood that some fear has taken the pride out of peacekeeping and put targets on the backs of the men and women in blue.  Open calls for the killing of police have been followed by assassinations, including last week's murder in Texas of a Harris County sheriff's deputy. Instead of dialing back the incendiary rhetoric, groups including "Black Lives Matter" have instead doubled down at demonstrations with chants of "Pigs in
  
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• Arby's Apologizes for Treatment of Officer at Florida Restaurant

  03-09-2015 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Arby’s says it has apologized to Florida's Pembroke Pines Police Department after an employee at one of the fast-food chain's locations allegedly refused to serve one of the department's police officers.Pembroke Pines police says one of their officers was initially refused service at an Arby’s location in town on Tuesday evening when trying to order food at the restaurant’s drive-thru. The officer was in uniform and in a police vehicle, a
  
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• Ohio Triple Homicide Suspect Located in New York Using Vigilant Solutions

  03-09-2015 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vigilant Solutions announced today that the Whitehall (Ohio) Police Department used its LEARN investigative software and commercial license plate reader (LPR) data to locate a vehicle associated with a triple homicide on August 19th, resulting in the arrest of Daveron Minnis on August 25th by the New York City Police Department.Sgt. John Grebbs of the Whitehall Police Department explains, "The bodies of Kim Alston, Dontai Rheubottom, and Charles Fischer were found inside the Shaker Square Apartm
  
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• Video: Woman Charged with Making False Report in Manhunt for Illinois Cop Killers

  03-09-2015 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Woman’s False Report Diverted Illinois Cop Killer ManhuntA 30-year-old Illinois woman was charged with filing a false police report after she lied about spotting the suspects in the Fox Lake murder of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, authorities said.Kristin Kiefer's claim prompted a massive five-hour search in the communities of Volo and Lakemoor overnight, ABC 7 reports.The Lake County Sheriff's Office said Kiefer told officers she pulled over at Rt. 12 and Rt. 120 in Volo
  
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• Pennsylvania Officer Thrown Down Embankment, Hospitalized Following Traffic Stop

  03-09-2015 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pennsylvania State Police in Schuylkill County are searching for the person they believe assaulted a West Penn Township police officer.Local officials say a female police officer was assaulted after a traffic stop off Route 309 while on duty Wednesday evening on Blue Mountain. State police joined West Penn Township officers, searching for suspects.Hospital officials at Lehigh Valley at Cedar Crest identified the officer as Sgt. Melissa Ruch.Ruch was reportedly thrown down the bank during the ass
  
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• Man Arrested for Stabbing Arizona Deputy's Patrol Car

  03-09-2015 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Department arrested 20-year-old Zachary Jacobson for stabbing a marked Sheriff's vehicle in Fountain Hills on Wednesday.The Sheriff's deputies said Jacobson admittedly targeted the vehicle, saying he "hates the police," and wanted to send a message to the public, ABC 15 reports.Deputies said Jacobson was found on the hood of the marked Sheriff's posse unit with an eight-inch butcher's knife. The deputies ordered Jacobson, at gun point, to drop the weapon, bu
  
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• Reasonable Suspicion

  03-09-2015 01:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You're accustomed to thinking in terms of justifying your search-and-seizure activities with "probable cause." But not every search or seizure has to be supported by PC. In some cases, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that particular searches and seizures need only "reasonable suspicion" to be constitutional—not the higher justification level of probable cause. What's the difference, and when is reasonable suspicion sufficient?In Ornelas v. U.S., the court said this: "Articulating precisel
  
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• 'Provocative' Police Tactics Inflamed Ferguson Protests, Experts Find - Huffington Post

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  'Provocative' Police Tactics Inflamed Ferguson Protests, Experts Find
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  An in-depth study concludes that "inappropriate" law enforcement responses escalated tension in St. Louis County. Headshot of Ryan J. Reilly. Ryan J. Reilly Justice Reporter, The Huffington Post. Posted: 09/02/2015 06:38 PM EDT | Edited: 1 hour ago.
  Police in Ferguson gave a lesson in how not to respond to protests, says reportThe Guardianall 23 news articles »
  

• Scott Walker links Obama to recent police killings - CNN International

  03-09-2015 00:53 via
  Scott Walker links Obama to recent police killings
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  Washington (CNN) Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker is tying the recent spate of police killings to President Barack Obama, calling him a divider-in-chief. In an op-ed posted Wednesday on the conservative site Hot Air, Walker notes recent ...and more »
  

• Police: FB page exposes nude photos of local underage girls - WCSH-TV

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  Police: FB page exposes nude photos of local underage girls
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  The Oakland Police Department has been made aware of a Facebook page that is threatening to expose nude photos of underage girls in our area. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police: FB page exposes nude photos of local underage girls The Oakland ...and more »
  

• Police: Teen charged with killing mom - WJXT Jacksonville

  03-09-2015 00:31 via
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  Police: Teen charged with killing mom
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  BREAKING NEWS, POLICE HAVE JUST ARRESTED THIS LOCAL TEEN 14th CENTURY YEARS OLD, NOW CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS MOTHER IN THEIR ARLINGTON HOME. JUST A WHILE AGO POLICE ANNOUNCED THE ARREST OF ...and more »
  

• Arby's apologizes to Pembroke Pines police after report that officer was ... - Sun Sentinel

  03-09-2015 00:23 via
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  Arby's apologizes to Pembroke Pines police after report that officer was ...
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  A Pembroke Pines police officer was denied service Tuesday evening at Arby's “due to being a police officer”. A Pembroke Pines police officer was denied service Tuesday evening at Arby's “due to being a police officer”. By Mike Clary Sun ...
  Arby's apologizes after employee refuses to serve police officerUSA TODAY
  Police Union calls for Arby's boycott after officer snub
  

• Video: Massachusetts Patrol Vehicle Hit by Gunfire and Crashes, Officer OK

  03-09-2015 00:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Massachusetts Patrol Vehicle Hit by Gunfire and Crashes, Officer OKA Millis, Mass., officer's patrol car was hit with gunfire Wednesday, causing the officer to crash the vehicle, which then caught fire. The officer reportedly suffered no injuries.The incident occurred at approximately 3 p.m.Fox News reports that witnesses say they saw a white man fire a gun from a dark-colored, possibly maroon, pickup truck.State and local police, along with fire investigators, are taking part in the inve
  
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