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• More Police Refusing to Name Shooters for Fear of Copycats - ABC News

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  More Police Refusing to Name Shooters for Fear of Copycats
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  A sheriff's decision not to identify a man who killed nine people at a rural Oregon community college reflects a growing trend among law enforcement not to say the names of mass shooters. Some police officials say immediately revealing the names ...and more »
  

• Police use pepper spray to disperse crowd at club - WCVB Boston

  03-10-2015 17:31 via
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  Police use pepper spray to disperse crowd at club
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  ANTOINETTE AND FRANK? ANTOINETTE: DANIELLE, THANK YOU. WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT. WORCESTER POLICE SHUT DOWN A PARTY AND PEPPER SPRAY A ROWDY CROWD GATHERED OUTSIDE A POPULAR ...and more »
  

• Police: High school teacher had sexual relationship with teen - WTVD-TV

  03-10-2015 16:18 via
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  Police: High school teacher had sexual relationship with teen
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  Police say an Arizona high school teacher had a sexual relationship with a teenage student for years and that his wife, who is also a teacher, failed to report it. Peoria police have arrested 45-year-old Brian Woolsey and his wife, Jennifer Woolsey.and more »
  

• Spanish police probe garages offering emission cheating - U.S. News & World Report

  03-10-2015 14:56 via
  Spanish police probe garages offering emission cheating
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  MADRID (AP) — Spanish police have cracked down on a string of garages that allegedly provided customers with mechanical and software services that enabled their cars to cheat emission checks in a scam similar to that which has engulfed Volkswagen, ...and more »
  

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• Man in handcuffs steals Fayetteville police car, crashes into 3 vehicles - WRAL.com

  03-10-2015 13:13 via
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  Man in handcuffs steals Fayetteville police car, crashes into 3 vehicles
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  Fayetteville, N.C. — A 38-year-old man who was arrested late Friday in a domestic disturbance in Fayetteville managed to steal a police car while in handcuffs and lead authorities on a high-speed chase before crashing into three other vehicles ...and more »
  

• Eduardo Victor killing: Police held for 'planting gun' - BBC News

  03-10-2015 11:46 via
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  Eduardo Victor killing: Police held for 'planting gun'
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  With the Rio Olympics less than a year away, violence on the city's streets has - once again - come into sharp focus. Clashes between police and drugs gangs have intensified following the killing of 17 year-old Eduardo Victor. Five military policemen ...and more »
  

• Suspects shoot at off-duty police officer - KLAS-TV

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  Suspects shoot at off-duty police officer
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  Copyright 2015 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. HENDERSON, Nev. Henderson Police are searching for three suspects who shot at an off-duty Metro Police officer.and more »
  

• Armed man surrenders after barricading himself in a Colorado police HQ - CNN

  03-10-2015 07:06 via
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  Armed man surrenders after barricading himself in a Colorado police HQ
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  (CNN) A man surrendered peacefully after barricading himself inside a Colorado police headquarters -- armed with a knife and a gun, authorities said. The incident started Friday night when he walked into the lobby of the Arvada Police Department and ...
  Man barricaded in Arvada police station now in custody9NEWS.com
  Arvada Police: Barricade situation in police headquarters lobby ends, suspect ...FOX31 Denver
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• 1 Juvenile Killed, Another Injured in Garden Grove Shooting: Police - KTLA

  03-10-2015 05:52 via
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  1 Juvenile Killed, Another Injured in Garden Grove Shooting: Police
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  A male juvenile was killed and another was hospitalized after a shooting in Garden Grove Friday afternoon. Police responded to a shooting in Garden Grove on Oct. 2, 2015. (Credit: KTLA). Officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the 12600 ...and more »
  

• Australian Teenager's Attack on Police Worker Called Act of Terrorism - New York Times

  03-10-2015 05:16 via
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  Australian Teenager's Attack on Police Worker Called Act of Terrorism
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  SYDNEY, Australia — A 15-year-old boy fatally shot a civilian police employee in a Sydney suburb on Friday and was killed by responding officers, the New South Wales police commissioner said, describing the boy's act as terrorism. The teenager, who ...
  Sydney teenager who killed police worker 'had terror links'BBC News
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• Arrests made at South Side home linked to Munhall standoff - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  03-10-2015 05:11 via
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  Arrests made at South Side home linked to Munhall standoff
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  A prostitution ring allegedly operating out of a South Side apartment, the notorious landlord who owns the building, a middle-of-the-night gunpoint abduction from the premises and a standoff in Munhall all intersected Friday, but exactly how they are ...and more »
  

• Police on the hunt for cat killer in San Jose's Cambrian District - abc7news.com

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  Police on the hunt for cat killer in San Jose's Cambrian District
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  Police are now actively looking for a cat killer in San Jose following a series of stories we aired this week on cats that went missing or were found dead. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=1014353" ...and more »
  

• Boynton police investigate link between shooting incidents - Palm Beach Post (blog)

  03-10-2015 03:40 via
  Boynton police investigate link between shooting incidents
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  BOYNTON BEACH — A man was in stable condition after being shot Thursday night, city police said Friday. Investigators are trying to determine whether the man is connected to a car that was found with bullet holes late Thursday. Police did not release ...and more »
  

• Police arrest woman after West Seattle toddler's death - seattlepi.com

  03-10-2015 03:07 via
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  Police arrest woman after West Seattle toddler's death
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  Seattle police arrested a 20-year-old woman Thursday in connection with the death of a 17-month-old boy in West Seattle. Court records indicate the woman admitted after her arrest to kicking the baby twice in the abdomen the day he died. Officers ...and more »
  

• Fulton grand jury indicts police officer in pedestrian's death - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  03-10-2015 01:35 via
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  Fulton grand jury indicts police officer in pedestrian's death
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  A grand jury brought a misdemeanor indictment against an Atlanta police officer for vehicular homicide. The victim's family contends the officer avoided felony charges because he was given special treatment. Kempner: Why do we still sell homes this way?and more »
  

• Community activists demand greater transparency from Phoenix police - azcentral.com

  03-10-2015 00:44 via
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  Community activists demand greater transparency from Phoenix police
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  Community activists are demanding greater transparency by the Phoenix Police Department, saying a study conducted by Arizona State University doesn't adequately address the issue of officer-involved shootings. (Photo: Nick Oza/The Republic). CONNECT ...and more »
  

• 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Reisterstown Road shopping center - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  03-10-2015 00:34 via
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  1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Reisterstown Road shopping center
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  Baltimore Police are investigating the shooting of five adults at a shopping center on Reisterstown Road around 3:00 pm. If you have any information, you're asked to call (410) 396-2100. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video). Baltimore Police are ...and more »
  

• Arlington police release sketch in attempted kidnapping of teenage girl - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  03-10-2015 00:00 via
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  Arlington police release sketch in attempted kidnapping of teenage girl
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  Arlington police have released a sketch in the attempted kidnapping of a teenage girl in northeast Arlington on Wednesday. The girl reported that she was jogging in the 2500 block of Gilbert Circle, near State Highway 360, about 6:15 p.m., when she was ...and more »
  

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