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• Resisting Reserve Officers Not a Crime in Michigan

  22-09-2015 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Resisting or obstructing a reserve police officer in Michigan isn't a crime, according to a recent Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that at least one statewide law enforcement official says will have "huge ramifications for public safety," reports the Detroit Free Press.The appellate court ruled 2-1 in a Livingston County case that reserve police officers are not police officers under the state's resisting and obstructing statute. The court said reserve officers are not specifically mentioned in
  
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• Border Patrol: Family, Kid Arrests at Border Soar 52 Percent

  22-09-2015 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  The U.S. Border Patrol arrested nearly 10,000 unaccompanied immigrant children and families caught illegally crossing the border with Mexico in August, a 52% jump from August 2014, according to statistics published by the agency Monday afternoon, reports the Associated Press.Since the start of the fiscal year in October, border agents have arrested more than 35,000 children traveling alone and more than 34,500 people traveling as families, mostly mothers and children. The total number of arrests
  
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• 'Pure Luck' Deputies Not Injured in Shooting, Says Florida Sheriff

  22-09-2015 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Volusia County, Fla., Sheriff Ben Johnson said deputies did exactly what they were trained to when they shot and killed a man who fired at them during a traffic stop late Monday night, reports the Orlando Sentinel.Deputies identified the man as 26-year-old Timothy Wagner, of Marion, Virginia.He was a passenger in a stolen pickup truck driven by 19-year-old Shannon Murphy, also of Marion, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.Murphy, who is about six months pregnant, was injured during
  
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• Video: Arkansas Chief to Resign to Keep Family Safe

  22-09-2015 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Arkansas Chief to Resign to Keep Family SafeBald Knob, Ark., Police Chief Erek Balentine is resigning, saying he feels that doing so will better the safety of his family, reports KTHV.His announcement of resignation comes just days after his truck was vandalized overnight. The phrase "2 Amendment" was written in spray paint on the sides of the vehicle. It is suspected this is related to an open carry case the sheriff has been working.He told THV11, "I feel that I am bettering the safety o
  
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• DOJ Announces $19M in Grants to Police Departments for Body Cameras

  22-09-2015 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Department of Justice awarded $19.3 million in grants Monday to dozens of police departments seeking to start using body cameras but turned down a greater number of applicants hoping for federal aid to deploy the technology, reports the Associated Press.The Justice Department said the grants will go to 73 police agencies in 42 states, helping purchase 21,000 cameras that officers wear on their uniforms to record interactions with citizens. More than 200 other police agencies that applied wer
  
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• Deputy's Patrol Car Overturns in Chase, With Sheriff as Passenger

  22-09-2015 20:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Shannon County, Mo., sheriff's deputy ran off a county road and overturned his patrol car while pursuing a fleeing driver on Monday afternoon. The sheriff was a passenger in that patrol car, reports KY3.The Missouri State Highway Patrol's report says Deputy Richard O'Dell "failed to negotiate a curve, ran off the right side of the roadway, and overturned."Both O'Dell, 40, and Sheriff Steven Blunkall, 54, have minor injuries and told a trooper that they would seek medical treatment on their own
  
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• 2 Dead, Officers Injured in Shooting at California Target

  22-09-2015 20:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Police officers were injured and two people fatally shot in a gunfight in the parking lot of a Target store in a Sand City, Calif., shopping center Monday, reports the Monterey Herald.Around 3:30 p.m., two Sand City police officers attempted to serve warrants on two people when the suspects opened fire on the officers, police said. Both officers were wounded and both suspects were killed, Sand City Police Chief Brian Ferrante and District Attorney Dean Flippo announced in a joint media briefing
  
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• Video: Virginia Trooper Killed Responding to Fatal Crash

  22-09-2015 01:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Virginia Trooper Killed Responding to Fatal CrashVirginia State Police are mourning the loss of Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith, age 27, of Suffolk, who became the 61st sworn employee to die in the line of duty reports WTVR.Smith was killed when his cruiser flipped into the woods and hit several trees Monday morning. Police said he was responding to what he believed to be a fellow trooper in distress when he lost control of his cruiser on the ramp from Interstate 295 south to Interstate 9
  
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• Obama Explains Difference Between Police Reform And "War On Cops"

  22-09-2015 00:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Barack Obama on Saturday applauded the “outstanding work” of law enforcement as he called for criminal justice reform during a speech at the Congressional Black Caucus dinner.“I just want to repeat, because somehow this never gets on the TV: There is no contradiction between us caring about our law enforcement officers and also making sure that our laws are applied fairly,” Obama said. “We want to protect our police officers. We’ll do a better job do
  
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