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• Police file over 200 charges against 4 burglary suspects - NJ.com

  30-10-2015 23:43 via
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  Police file over 200 charges against 4 burglary suspects
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  HAMILTON — Police have solved 34 vehicle break-ins that have plagued two Hamilton neighborhoods in the past several months, Hamilton police announced. The department said Friday that three 17-year-old males have been charged with a total of 204 ...and more »
  

• Suspect in chase of stolen SF police car pleads not guilty - SFGate

  30-10-2015 23:33 via
  Suspect in chase of stolen SF police car pleads not guilty
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  A man accused of stealing a San Francisco police car and leading officers on a citywide chase that ended with shots fired on Treasure Island pleaded not guilty to a litany of felony and misdemeanor charges Friday. Randal Lee Maykopet, 26, seemed ...and more »
  

• Tucson Man's Facebook Post About Traffic Stop Goes Viral

  30-10-2015 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Tucson, AZ, man's Facebook post about a recent positive experience during a traffic stop is going viral, reports fox6now.com.Steven Hildreth Jr. says he was pulled over by the Tucson Police Department for a broken headlight. When the officer asked if he had any weapons, he told him he is a concealed carry permit holder and had a gun on his right hip.Because his wallet was in his back-right pocket, the officer needed to disarm him to check his ID. After Hildreth cooperated, the officers let him
  
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• Police seeking UC groping suspect with criminal past - Cincinnati.com

  30-10-2015 22:26 via
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  Police seeking UC groping suspect with criminal past
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  Police are seeking a suspect in two sexual imposition cases involving University of Cincinnati students on Whitfield Avenue in Clifton this month. Jermale Weathington, 30, has been identified as a suspect in recent groping incidents of students, police ...
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• VIDEO: Man leads police on high-speed chase up I-75 to Oakland Mall; Woman ... - WXYZ

  30-10-2015 22:24 via
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  VIDEO: Man leads police on high-speed chase up I-75 to Oakland Mall; Woman ...
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  A 44-year-old man has been arrested after leading police on a high speed chase on northbound I-75. WXYZ. Police chase ends in Troy. WXYZ. Shooting near WSU triggers police chase on I-75. WXYZ. Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
  Miles-long police chase ends in Oakland Mall parking lotFox 2 Detroit
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• Police Product Test: TSSI TacOps Active Response Bag

  30-10-2015 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There are a million bags and packs out there in the tactical world. Each one is different and almost all fill a niche in form and function. Increasingly popular are the active shooter response bags, or "bail-out" bags. These bags are designed to carry the extra gear an officer would rely on during a prolonged, active shooter or significant incident scenario. Water, medical supplies, and extra ammunition are just a few of the staples that an officer will likely need to keep themselves in the figh
  
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• Denmark police chief to retire - Green Bay Press Gazette

  30-10-2015 22:04 via
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  Denmark police chief to retire
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  DENMARK — Police Chief Ron Towns plans to step down at the end of the year, prompting village leaders to look at contracting with the Brown County Sheriff's Department for continued police services. Village leaders have been in discussion with the ...
  

• 'We miss you, my friend': Police remember Wallie Howard Jr. after 25 years - Syracuse.com

  30-10-2015 21:52 via
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  'We miss you, my friend': Police remember Wallie Howard Jr. after 25 years
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  The family of Wallie Howard Jr. sit front and center and listen to Police Chief Frank Fowler. Jacob Pucci | [email protected]. Print Email · Jacob Pucci | [email protected] By Jacob Pucci | [email protected] The Post-Standard Email the author ...and more »
  

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• Police: Suspect arrested in St. Louis church arsons - CBS News

  30-10-2015 21:52 via
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  Police: Suspect arrested in St. Louis church arsons
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  ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police have arrested a man suspected in several church fires considered arson. Davis Lopez Jackson was taken into custody Thursday. He has been charged with arson in connection with two of seven recent St. Louis-area fires under ...
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• Police: Homeless man obtains fake license, withdraws thousands of dollars - WFTV Orlando

  30-10-2015 21:31 via
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  Police: Homeless man obtains fake license, withdraws thousands of dollars
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  Orlando police said a man was able to steal thousands of dollars by using a fake license he got from the DMV. Investigators said William Harris was homeless, but was able to dupe the DMV into giving him the license and trick SunTrust banks into letting ...and more »
  

• Video: Students Stage Walkout in Support of Fired SRO

  30-10-2015 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Students Stage Walkout in Support of Fired SROStudents at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, SC, staged a brief walkout in support of school resource officer Ben Fields, the Richland County sheriff's deputy fired after he was videotaped slamming and dragging a noncompliant student out of a desk earlier this week, reports WISTV.Hundreds of students walked out of class around 10 a.m. and into the school's atrium before school administrators returned the students to class.Video and photo
  
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• Video: Fugitive Rapist Shot, Killed by Kentucky Police

  30-10-2015 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Fugitive Rapist Shot, Killed by Kentucky Police A rapist who was the target of a six-day manhunt after allegedly shooting a Tennessee officer was killed by police early Friday in what officials described as a "scary" conclusion, reports NBC.Floyd Ray Cook, 62, was fatally shot near Burkesville, Kentucky, after being traced to a wooded area with the help of a police helicopter's thermal camera.Law enforcement agents converged on a building in the hunt for Cook, who was accused of shooting
  
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• Massachusetts PD Tweets Names of 200 Wanted on Outstanding Warrants

  30-10-2015 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Attleboro, MA, police are turning to Twitter to clear outstanding warrants, reports WCVB."We decided to post all of the wanted persons by the Attleboro Police Department on Twitter," Chief Kyle Heagney said.Heagney tweeted out the names of more than 200 wanted people Wednesday."It would be a little inconvenient for them to get stopped for a traffic offense to find out that they had a warrant issued against them," he said.It doesn't replace old-fashioned police techniques, but it may help. 
  
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• Texas Trooper Dies in Single-Vehicle Accident

  30-10-2015 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A veteran Texas Highway Patrol officer has been killed in a one-vehicle crash, reports CBSDFW.Sgt. William "Karl" Keesee died October 29 in Mills County. Officials say Keesee was driving southbound on U.S. Highway 84, near Goldthwaite, when his patrol vehicle left the roadway, crashed through a guardrail, and landed in a creek bed.The crash apparently happened around 11:30 p.m. and was discovered after a driver noticed debris on the road and contacted authorities. The cause of the crash remains
  
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• Exclusive: Family Of Teen Shot Near Ferguson During Confrontation With Police ... - Huffington Post

  30-10-2015 20:09 via
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  Exclusive: Family Of Teen Shot Near Ferguson During Confrontation With Police ...
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  "We are not satisfied with the police investigation at this point, but we hold in our hearts that the truth about his death will come to light." Headshot of Matt Ferner Share on Pinterest. Matt Ferner National Reporter, The Huffington Post. Headshot of ...
  Police say Amonderez Green shot himself after officer confrontation near FergusonDaily Mailall 12 news articles »
  

• Quentin Tarantino's dad says son 'dead wrong' calling police 'murderers' - Fox News

  30-10-2015 20:01 via
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  Quentin Tarantino's dad says son 'dead wrong' calling police 'murderers'
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  Quentin Tarantino's dad says his son was "dead wrong" when he criticized police officers at a New York City rally last Saturday. “I love my son and have great respect for him as an artist but he is dead wrong in calling police officers, particularly in ...
  New Jersey police on Quentin Tarantino: 'Officers lives are impacted by his words'Entertainment Weekly
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• South Carolina classroom arrest raises questions about police role in schools - Chicago Tribune

  30-10-2015 19:37 via
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  South Carolina classroom arrest raises questions about police role in schools
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  A video allegedly showing a South Carolina campus cop lifting a high school student from her desk and moving her across the classroom has gone viral. Oct. 27, 2015. (Inside Edition). A video allegedly showing a South Carolina campus cop lifting a high ...
  The contentious South Carolina law that lets police arrest students for being ...Voxall 206 news articles »
  

• Lawsuit Challenging Chicago PD Tattoo Policy Tossed Out

  30-10-2015 18:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by three Chicago police officers who challenged the Police Department's new policy requiring officers to cover up their tattoos, reports the Chicago Tribune.U.S. District Judge Charles Kocoras ruled that the city's goal to have a professional-looking department with uniform restrictions outweighs the officers' interests in expressing themselves by keeping their tattoos visible while on duty.In filing the suit against the city in July, Officers Danie
  
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• Meth lab found in hunt for fugitive, police say - Press & Sun-Bulletin

  30-10-2015 18:17 via
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  Meth lab found in hunt for fugitive, police say
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  For several weeks, police have been hunting a federal parole violator from the Town of Maine. Investigators following leads in their search for David Hartman, 31, traced him to a residence at 144 Lewis St., in the Town of Maine on Thursday, according ...and more »
  

• Police searching for 'dangerous' suspect in home break-in - MLive.com

  30-10-2015 18:16 via
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  Police searching for 'dangerous' suspect in home break-in
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  VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI – Police are searching for a St. Joseph man who they say fled the scene of home break-in this week in Van Buren County after he was confronted by the homeowner's son and a neighbor, authorities said Friday. The incident ...
  Police: Burglary fugitive possibly linked to other crimesWOODTV.com
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• Tarantino's dad joins police union in condemnation - USA TODAY

  30-10-2015 18:04 via
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  Tarantino's dad joins police union in condemnation
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  Add another bellow from the police unions condemning director Quentin Tarantino and his movies, plus a slap from his own father, amidst continuing deafening silence from the Oscar-winning filmmaker. "I love my son and have great respect for him as an ...
  National Police Union Calls for Total Tarantino BoycottTheWrap
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• US tourist killed in Jerusalem stabbing attack, Israeli police say - Fox News

  30-10-2015 17:43 via
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  US tourist killed in Jerusalem stabbing attack, Israeli police say
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  Israeli border police officers secure a checkpoint near the West Bank town of Nablus, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit). RAMALLAH, West Bank – A Palestinian stabbed and wounded a man at a station of Jerusalem's light rail Friday before he ...
  2 Palestinian attacks, Israeli police say; 2 stabbers killedU.S. News & World Reportall 1,636 news articles »
  

• US police officer's unusual tactic to disperse teenagers - BBC News

  30-10-2015 15:05 via
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  US police officer's unusual tactic to disperse teenagers
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  A Washington DC police officer trying to disperse a group of teenagers after a fight took the unusual tactic of engaging one of them in a dance-off. In the video, posted on social media by Antwain Bynum, the policewoman is seen performing surprisingly ...and more »
  

• Kentucky fugitive killed in shootout with police after five-day manhunt - Fox News

  30-10-2015 14:14 via
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  Kentucky fugitive killed in shootout with police after five-day manhunt
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  The fugitive who police say tried to murder an officer, sparking a massive, five-day manhunt, died in a shootout with Kentucky State Police early Friday. Floyd Ray Cook, 62, a convicted rapist and robber, had been on the run since Saturday afternoon ...
  Kentucky fugitive killed in shootout with police after manhunt stretching ...Washington Post
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• Women's bodies found in popular Los Angeles park, police on high alert - Fox News

  30-10-2015 12:46 via
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  Women's bodies found in popular Los Angeles park, police on high alert
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  Police say they're looking into whether this suspect, sought in 2014, is connected to the two new bodies found. (Los Angeles Police Dept). losangelespark1030.jpg. Ernest E. Debs Regional Park in Los Angeles. (Phil Shuman/Fox 11). losangelespark1030B.
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  Police on high alert after women's bodies are found in Montecito Heights parkLA Daily News
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• San Antonio police: No inquiry about legal status - USA TODAY

  30-10-2015 12:40 via
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  San Antonio police: No inquiry about legal status
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  SAN ANTONIO — This Texas city could be moving closer to becoming a sanctuary city. The San Antonio Police Department has made it clear that it doesn't want to be in the business of enforcing federal immigration law. SAPD Chief William McManus said ...
  It's official: San Antonio police will not inquire about citizenship statusRTall 16 news articles »
  

• Miami Beach PD Uses IPT Radio Batteries to Prevent Communication Failures

  30-10-2015 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Miami Beach (FL) Police Department depends almost entirely on two-way handheld radios for its communications. However, the OEM batteries that powered their radios couldn't hold a charge longer than 8 hours, even when new. And as they aged, the batteries would hold a charge for less time and die completely, leaving officers without communications until they could get to a back-up battery. So the agency turned to Impact Power Technologies.Miami Beach PD Tech Lt. David Hernandez knew they neede
  
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• Waukegan police have history of wrongful convictions, abuse allegations - Chicago Tribune

  30-10-2015 10:58 via
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  Waukegan police have history of wrongful convictions, abuse allegations
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  'I would be afraid to live in Waukegan,' says U. of C. law professor who has studied police misconduct. Angel Gonzalez was perplexed when a police officer pulled him over in downtown Waukegan on a summer night in 1994, ordered him out of the driver's ...and more »
  

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