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• Getac Introduces New 10-inch HD Rugged Tablet for Field Service

  21-10-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Getac Inc., a leading manufacturer of rugged computers for law enforcement, today announced a portable, lightweight and feature-rich rugged tablet for field service. The Getac RX10 incorporates some of the most advanced features and specifications needed to tackle the toughest tasks in the harshest environments.By combining extremely fast processing speeds with energy efficiency, the Getac RX10 was truly designed with field service professionals in mind. And its light weight and its ergonomic ha
  
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• NYPD Officer Killed Pursuing Suspect in East Harlem

  21-10-2015 16:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A New York City police officer was shot and killed late on Tuesday while pursuing a suspected armed robber close to a busy road in the city's East Harlem neighborhood, police said.Officer Randolph Holder was shot around 8:30 p.m. local time in an exchange of gunfire near the Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive, a major route through Manhattan, having responded to calls from residents reporting hearing shots in the area.The critically wounded officer was taken to a nearby hospital where he was
  
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• New York City police officer shot in head, killed - USA TODAY

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  New York City police officer shot in head, killed
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  A New York police officer died Tuesday night after being shot in the head during a gun battle in East Harlem, officials said. Randolph Holder, who was assigned to the NYPD's housing department, was responding to reports of gunfire in one of the area's ...
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• Mass. police searching for woman, son reported missing from Brunswick - WCSH-TV

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  Mass. police searching for woman, son reported missing from Brunswick
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  BRUNSWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Brunswick police is currently investigating the reported disappearance of Sarah Meade, in her 30's, and her son Joseph Katula, 5. Police say the two were reported missing by Meade's parents on Tuesday.
  Police searching for 2 women missing from Brunswick areaPress Herald
  Maine woman may be held against will in Massachusetts, police sayWMUR Manchester
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• 14-year-old boy leads police on chase in stolen car - WDIV Detroit

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  14-year-old boy leads police on chase in stolen car
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  A 14-year-old Clinton Township boy was apprehended by police Wednesday morning after leading authorities on a car chase in a stolen vehicle, according to Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham. Police saw a gold 2003 Toyota Camry pass through ...
  14-year-old arrested after police chase, crash in Mt. ClemensWXYZall 6 news articles »
  

• Man shoots Kentucky officer after traffic stop, police say - Fox News

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  Man shoots Kentucky officer after traffic stop, police say
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  PRESTONSBURG, Ky. – Police say a man who ran from a traffic stop shot an officer in the chest and then barricaded himself inside a home for more than five hours. Kentucky State Police Trooper Steven Mounts says the officer, Adam Dixon from the small ...
  Police: Man shoots Kentucky officer after traffic stop, barricades himself in ...Minneapolis Star Tribune
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• Police: Man had destructive device - Muncie Star Press

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  Police: Man had destructive device
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  MUNCIE — Police jailed Dennis Darnell Patterson III, 36, 911 N. Brady St., on preliminary charges of misdemeanor battery and possession of a destructive device. A woman told police the suspect threatened to kill her and smacked her on the left side of ...
  

• Oswego Police Assist Illinois Attorney General Investigators in Child Porn ... - WspyNews (press release) (registration)

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  The Oswego Police Department assisted Illinois Attorney General investigators in a child pornography search warrant case in Oswego last Thursday. According to Oswego Police Chief Jeff Burgner, no arrests have yet been made in the child pornography ...
  

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• Lancaster County Police Log: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 - LancasterOnline

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  Lancaster County Police Log: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015
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  CLAY TWP.: Fransico Javier Troche-Centeno, 43, was charged with simple assault and reckless endangerment after firing a gun Oct. 8 inside a house in the 1000 block of Forest Hill Road occupied by three people. It happened during a domestic disturbance.and more »
  

• Suspect shoots at police during Northeastside chase - Indianapolis Star

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  Suspect shoots at police during Northeastside chase
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  One person was arrested early Wednesday after firing a gun at officers during a vehicle chase on the Northeastside, police said. Officials said the incident began around 3:45 a.m. when Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers tried to ...
  Suspect in custody after police chase ends in crashFox 59all 2 news articles »
  

• Police need accountability, not cameras - Columbus Dispatch

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  The Dispatch welcomes letters to the editor from readers. Typed letters of 200 words or fewer are preferred; all might be edited. Each letter must include name, home address and daytime phone number. Dispatch.com also posts letters that don't make it ...and more »
  

• Police: Child dies in road-rage attack on New Mexico freeway - KTRK-TV

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  Police: Child dies in road-rage attack on New Mexico freeway
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  Police are asking for the public's help as authorities try to identify and find an assailant who shot and killed a 4-year-old girl on an Albuquerque freeway. The shooting about an hour before the start of evening rush hour on Tuesday was the result of ...
  Police: Child shot and killed on New Mexico freeway in road-rage attackWLS-TVall 183 news articles »
  

• Australian police identify girl stuffed in suitcase, in double murder breakthrough - CNN

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  Australian police identify girl stuffed in suitcase, in double murder breakthrough
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  (CNN) For months, Australian police have been working to identify the body of a girl found discarded near a suitcase on the side of highway -- now they know who she is. DNA analysis showed that the remains are that of two-year-old Khandalyce Kiara ...
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• Motion to extend deadlines granted in police suit - Pamplin Media Group

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  Pretrial deadlines have again been pushed back in a $3 million federal lawsuit filed against the city of Woodburn by three of its police officers. The complaint was filed over a year ago in U.S. district court by Springfield attorney Jeff Boiler, on ...and more »
  

• Back to the Future: Queensland police deploy 'hoverboard unit' - BBC News

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  Back to the Future: Queensland police deploy 'hoverboard unit'
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  Police in Queensland say they have deployed their "hoverboard unit" after a silver sedan crashed near a cinema. The car travelling at 88mph hit a pole causing a power cut and stopping the town clock, the spoof statement said. The satire was among the ...
  Aussie police spoof Back to the Future in honour of Marty McFly9news.com.au
  Queensland police release hilarious statement for Back to the Future DayNEWS.com.auall
  

• Seattle Seahawks' Fred Jackson crashes car; Renton police say no evidence of ... - The Seattle Times

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  Seattle Seahawks' Fred Jackson crashes car; Renton police say no evidence of ...
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  Seahawks running back Fred Jackson crashed his car Tuesday near the team facility in Renton. (Bob Condotta/The Seattle Times). A view of the area where the vehicle of Seattle Seahawks Fred Jackson skidded onto the sidewalk near the Virginia Mason ...
  Police: Seahawks player not racing at time of car crashKOMO News
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• Expert: Police commissioners' lack of law enforcement experience a concern - Hawaii News Now

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  Expert: Police commissioners' lack of law enforcement experience a concern
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  Police Chief Louis Kealoha is under federal investigation, and some have called for him to be put on leave while the investigation is underway. File Image. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -. Just a day before the Honolulu Police Commission meets to begin ...
  

• Wilmington police investigate shooting - The News Journal

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  Wilmington police investigate shooting
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  Wilmington police were on the scene of a shooting near Anchorage and Lower Oak streets Tuesday night. The report came in at about 11:15 p.m. for a person down and multiple units responded to the scene, according to police scanner reports. Behind police ...
  

• New York Police Officer Dies After Being Shot in East Harlem - New York Times

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  New York Police Officer Dies After Being Shot in East Harlem
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  A New York City police officer died after he was shot in the head while chasing a gunman in East Harlem on Tuesday, the authorities said. The officer, Randolph Holder, 33, a Guyanese immigrant and a police officer for five years, was the fourth killed ...
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• Women Kept Log of Dozens of North Texas Break-Ins: Police - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  21-10-2015 05:49 via
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  Women Kept Log of Dozens of North Texas Break-Ins: Police
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  A pair of women are suspected of running a months-long theft ring across three North Texas cities, police said. (Published Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015). Carrollton Police say two women accused of running a months-long theft ring across three North Texas ...and more »
  

• Davenport police sell Arrest Cancer T-shirts at Hy-Vee - KWQC-TV6

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  Davenport police sell Arrest Cancer T-shirts at Hy-Vee
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  DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Gilda's Club offers support programs not only to individuals but also entire families. “When one person in the family has cancer, the entire family is learning to live with that diagnosis,” CEO Claudia Robinson said. “We have ...
  

• Police Leaders Join Call to Cut Prison Rosters - New York Times

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  Police Leaders Join Call to Cut Prison Rosters
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  More than 130 police chiefs, prosecutors and sheriffs — including some of the most prominent law enforcement officials in the country — are adding their clout to the movement to reduce the nation's incarceration rate.
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• Run of fatal shootings has alarmed even veteran police officers - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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  Run of fatal shootings has alarmed even veteran police officers
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  Kyndell Harkness, Star Tribune Abdirahman Mohamed, of Nashville, son of shooting victim Abdi Haji Mohamed Liiban, received hugs and support from community members after making the 14-hour drive to Minneapolis. Text size. share · tweet · email. Print.
  Mpls. police ask for public's help in latest murderKAREall 3 news articles »
  

• Corey Jones, Black Drummer Killed by Police in Florida, Had Gun - New York Times

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  Corey Jones, Black Drummer Killed by Police in Florida, Had Gun
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  MIAMI — The South Florida musician who was killed by the police early Sunday after his car broke down near a highway exit ramp was armed with a handgun he had bought three days earlier, the Palm Beach Gardens police chief said Tuesday.
  Musician Killed by Florida Plainclothes Officer Was Armed, Police SayNBCNews.com
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• Hawaii Family Sues Police, City Over Stun Gun-Related Death - ABC News

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  Hawaii Family Sues Police, City Over Stun Gun-Related Death
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  The family of a Hawaii man who died after he was arrested in an incident involving a stun gun is filing a lawsuit against Honolulu police and city officials. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Tuesday on behalf of the family of Sheldon Haleck, the ...
  Police misconduct alleged in death of man who was shot by TaserKITV Honoluluall 64 news articles »
  

• Bratton Criticizes Police Officers Who Lost Custody of Man After Arrest - New York Times

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  Bratton Criticizes Police Officers Who Lost Custody of Man After Arrest
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  Police Commissioner William J. Bratton leveled withering criticism on Tuesday against officers who lost custody of a man — the fifth person since June to escape from the police in New York City — shortly after he was arrested. “Sorry, I won't ...
  Wanted felon escapes police custody in Brooklyn, on the runWABC-TV
  Police Search for Escaped Prisoner in BrooklynNY1
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• Alleged Wedding Crasher Bites Police Dog, Officer - Huffington Post

  21-10-2015 01:50 via
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  Alleged Wedding Crasher Bites Police Dog, Officer
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  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Barbara police have detained a 22-year-old man they say crashed a wedding, then bit an officer and a police dog during a six-minute melee. Sgt. Riley Harwood says police were called Saturday night after a stranger ...and more »
  

• Police nab four suspects in two separate car chases Tuesday afternoon - Chattanooga Times Free Press

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  Police nab four suspects in two separate car chases Tuesday afternoon
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  Collegedale police apprehended four suspects in two separate car chases Tuesday afternoon, and later found out three of the suspects are linked to a southeast crime ring. It started when a business owner on Little Debbie Parkway called police at 12:30 ...and more »
  

• Video: Vigil Held for Slain Minnesota Investigator

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  VIDEO: Vigil Held for Slain Minnesota InvestigatorBouquets of flowers and balloons create a growing memorial outside the Aitkin County (MN) Sheriff's Office entrance. On a sign, a black band hangs across the department's badge, signifying a community in mourning. All over town, businesses have also hung black ribbons to honor the service of fallen Deputy Steve Sandberg, who was killed with his own duty pistol by an inmate at St. Cloud Hospital early Sunday, reports KARE."I've worn them a few tim
  
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• Harrisonville police arrest man in robbery, shooting - KMBC Kansas City

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  Harrisonville police arrest man in robbery, shooting
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  AT THE SCENE. ELI: IT WAS A 20-YEAR-OLD CLERK AT A GAS STATION DOWN THE ROAD HERE. SHE SAW THE FACEBOOK POST AND CALLED HER DAD, WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER HERE. THE VICTIM IS IN BAD SHAPE, IN SURGERY RIGHT ...and more »
  

• Man Gets 27 Years for Role in Border Agent's Slaying

  21-10-2015 00:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The recruiter for the "rip crew" accused of killing Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010 was sentenced to 27 years in prison Monday, reports the Arizona Daily Star.Rosario Burboa-Alvarez pleaded guilty in August to first-degree murder. As part of the plea agreement, he wasn’t going to face the death penalty.He pleaded guilty to assembling the armed crew that ran into Border Patrol agents near Rio Rico the night of Dec. 14, 2010, and fatally shot Terry.The government argued that even tho
  
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• FLEOA Slams Senate for Failure to Pass Sanctuary City Bill

  21-10-2015 00:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today the Senate rejected a bill that would have authorized withholding federal funding from "sanctuary city" governments that choose not to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Don Mihalek, Legislative Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), issued the following response:"Once again, Washington's political game-playing has allowed the Senate to abdicate its responsibility to protect the American people. Sanctuary Cities pose a threat to their citizens and
  
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• New Baltimore Police Chief Confirmed

  21-10-2015 00:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amid protests by youth activists, the Baltimore City Council voted overwhelmingly to confirm Kevin Davis as the city’s new police chief Monday night, reports Baltimore Magazine.Davis, a former deputy to past commissioner Anthony Batts, had previously served as chief of police in Anne Arundel County and assistant police chief in Prince George's County. He has been working as interim commissioner since Batts was fired on July 8 by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Davis earned degrees Towson U
  
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• Mother's arrest brings Lakeville police no closer to missing girls - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  21-10-2015 00:02 via
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  Mother's arrest brings Lakeville police no closer to missing girls
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  Three days after the arrest of the mother of two missing Lakeville girls, police say she has provided no information on where they are. Samantha and Gianna Rucki were last heard from in May 2013, appearing on a local TV news report to explain why they ...
  Lakeville mom held, 2 girls still hidden in 'network,' police sayTwinCities.com-Pioneer Pressall 24 news articles »
  

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