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• Window of NJ State Police Car Shatters During Stop; I-78 Shut Down as Police ... - NBC New York

  19-09-2015 22:06 via
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  Window of NJ State Police Car Shatters During Stop; I-78 Shut Down as Police ...
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  New Jersey State Police were helping the driver of this 2000 Honda Civic when the troopers' marked police SUV had its rear window smashed out by an unknown object. Updated at 3:27 PM EDT on Saturday, Sep 19, 2015. Traffic was backed up for hours on ...and more »
  

• Police shooting from helicopters -- rare but not unheard of - Los Angeles Times

  19-09-2015 21:57 via
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  Police shooting from helicopters -- rare but not unheard of
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  Police are justified in shooting suspects from helicopters — as happened Friday during the pursuit of a wrong-way vehicle on the 215 Freeway in San Bernardino County — only in the most desperate situations and when other tactics might be more ...
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• Police officer in Georgia identified after being shot and wounded at gas station - Fox News

  19-09-2015 16:58 via
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  Police officer in Georgia identified after being shot and wounded at gas station
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  A Georgia police department Saturday released the name of an officer wounded a day earlier in a shootout with two suspects in a gun smuggling investigation. Officer Marco Vizcarrado, 47, was shot and wounded at a gas station in suburban Atlanta, DeKalb ...
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• I-78 update: Eastbound lanes open, State Police clarify investigation - NJ.com

  19-09-2015 16:13 via
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  I-78 update: Eastbound lanes open, State Police clarify investigation
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  Update: Trooper's shattered window sparked manhunt, lane closures · CLINTON TWP. — The eastbound lanes of I-78 reopened as State Police sought to dispel rumors about an active investigation that backed up traffic for miles on both sides of the highway ...and more »
  

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• Jewelry thief helps police, but doesn't stop crime spree - KMSP-TV

  19-09-2015 13:33 via
  Jewelry thief helps police, but doesn't stop crime spree
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  A jewelry thief is in jail for simultaneously supplying police with information while continuing to rob businesses across the metro. By: Iris Perez. Posted:Sep 18 2015 10:22PM CDT. Updated:Sep 19 2015 10:07AM CDT. (KMSP) - A jewelry thief is in jail ...
  

• Phoenix Officer Violated Policy in Shooting, Use of Force Board Says

  19-09-2015 02:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Phoenix Police Department's Use of Force Board has found that the circumstances surrounding Michelle Cusseaux's death do not comply with department policy, reports ABC 15.Cusseaux, 50, was shot in August 2014 after she came at Phoenix Police officers with a hammer. Police were called to the scene after she reportedly called and threatened her mental health facility.Family called for an independent investigation into the woman's death. Her mother, who called authorities, has said she was just
  
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• Video: Georgia Teen Blasts White House Invite of Ahmed Mohamed

  19-09-2015 01:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Georgia Teen Blasts White House Invite of Ahmed MohamedA Georgia teen took to YouTube this week to criticize the president for giving police officers short shrift while extending a White House invitation to a Texas teen who got suspended when the homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a bomb, reports WXIA-TV.CJ Pearson, a 13-year-old boy in Georgia, has never been a fan of the president. In this case, he sees a double standard."When cops are gunned down, you don't invite the
  
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• 4 California Deputies to Get Congressional Badge of Bravery for Dorner, Fire Rescues

  19-09-2015 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Four San Bernardino County, Calif., sheriff’s deputies have been awarded the Congressional Badge of Bravery, reports the San Bernardino Sun.Three of the deputies — detectives Larry Lopez and Justin Musella and Deputy Daniel Rosa — were recognized by the U.S. Attorney General’s Office for their actions to save their fellow deputies during the standoff with disgruntled former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in the San Bernardino Mountains in February 2013.They
  
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• Video: Civilian Worker for Chicago PD Slain

  19-09-2015 00:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Civilian Worker for Chicago PD SlainJohn Buckner worked 25 years as a civilian employee for the Chicago Police Department, and on Thursday some of the department's top brass gathered to talk about the "senseless" shooting death of a man "always willing to lend a helping hand," reports the Chicago Tribune.Buckner, 59, was unloading groceries with his wife near his home in Morgan Park when three teens on bicycles rode past and started shooting around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, police said.Buckner
  
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