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• Knoxville police, mayor laud Ohio man who aided in Amber Alert case - Knoxville News Sentinel

  02-11-2015 22:51 via
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  Knoxville police, mayor laud Ohio man who aided in Amber Alert case
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  Steve Adams talks about responding to an Amber Alert leading officers to recover Brooklynne Enix and arrest her father Tyler Enix in Ohio. KPD Chief David Rausch and Mayor Madeline Rogero held a press conference honoring Adams Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 ...and more »
  

• Police: Aberdeen pharmacy robbery linked to Thomasville homicides - WRAL.com

  02-11-2015 22:44 via
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  Police: Aberdeen pharmacy robbery linked to Thomasville homicides
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  Aberdeen, N.C. — Police said Monday that a man wanted in the slayings of a Thomasville couple last week later robbed an Aberdeen pharmacy as he fled North Carolina. Lloyd Wayne Franklin, 34, of 2818 S. Main St. Ext. in Denton, is wanted in the deaths ...and more »
  

• Fake police vehicle may be involved in recent robberies - WBAL Baltimore

  02-11-2015 22:40 via
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  Fake police vehicle may be involved in recent robberies
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  BALTIMORE —Police are searching for a car with emergency lights that they say might may have been used in recent robberies. Related. White Marsh dentists collecting candy... Boy, 1, dies after being struck by car · Police: Man seen breaking into.and more »
  

• Police backlash puts pressure on Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' - Albany Times Union

  02-11-2015 22:14 via
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  Police backlash puts pressure on Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight'
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  FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2015 file photo, director Quentin Tarantino, center, participates in a rally to protest against police brutality in New York. Calls by police groups to boycott Quentin Tarantino's “The Hateful Eight” are putting pressure on one ...
  Port Authority police union joins Tarantino boycottNJ.com
  Jamie Foxx Voices Support for Quentin Tarantino After Police CommentsVarie
  

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• Police backlash puts pressure on Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' - U.S. News & World Report

  02-11-2015 21:55 via
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  Police backlash puts pressure on Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight'
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  FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2015 file photo, director Quentin Tarantino, center, participates in a rally to protest against police brutality in New York. Calls by police groups to boycott Quentin Tarantino's “The Hateful Eight” are putting pressure on one ...
  What Does The Quentin Tarantino Boycott Really Say About Police Unions?Huffington Post
  Port Authority police union joins Tarantino boy
  

• Newberg police chief, placed on leave amid scandal, cleared of misconduct - OregonLive.com

  02-11-2015 21:51 via
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  Newberg police chief, placed on leave amid scandal, cleared of misconduct
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  An investigation into police misconduct complaints that plunged Newberg into scandal this summer — a back and forth that peaked when city's top executive resigned in August — uncovered no wrongdoing, city officials announced Monday. The allegations ...and more »
  

• Police Blotter: House uninhabitable after fire - MyCentralJersey.com

  02-11-2015 21:49 via
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  Police Blotter: House uninhabitable after fire
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  HOUSE FIRE, 9:02 p.m. Nov. 1. Police received a 911 call reporting a fire at a home at 23 Washington Ave. Police found heavy smoke in the residence and it was evacuated. The Middlesex Fire Department responded and, with assistance from fire companies ...and more »
  

• Police: Fla. woman confuses home invasion for prank - Palm Beach Post

  02-11-2015 21:28 via
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  Police: Fla. woman confuses home invasion for prank
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  Port St. Lucie Police responded to a report of a home invasion on Sunday evening and found a woman lying on the floor with a laceration to her head. According to police, a masked man entered a home 651 SW McCoy Avenue at 9:30 p.m. The female victim, ...and more »
  

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• Pr. George's police search for suspects in Langley Park double stabbing - Washington Post

  02-11-2015 21:06 via
  Pr. George's police search for suspects in Langley Park double stabbing
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  Two men who were stabbed in Langley Park on Sunday morning were hanging out behind a row of businesses when they were attacked, Prince George's County police said. Authorities are investigating the two stabbings, which left one man dead and the ...and more »
  

• A Madtown Hopper driver was attacked early Saturday in Downtown Madison, but ... - Madison.com

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  A Madtown Hopper driver was attacked early Saturday in Downtown Madison, but ...
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  Lahcen Martinez was arrested early Saturday for allegedly attacking the driver of a Madtown Hopper. prev. next. Madtown Hopper driver attacked, Madison man arrested, police say. BILL NOVAK [email protected], 608-252-6483 · Bill Novak | Madison.
  Man attacks open-air taxi driver, police sayChannel3000.com - WISC-TV3all 4 news articles »
  

• Boy, 15, driving stolen Mustang flees police, kills woman in crash, Boca ... - Sun Sentinel

  02-11-2015 20:21 via
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  Boy, 15, driving stolen Mustang flees police, kills woman in crash, Boca ...
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  Boca Raton police have arrested a 15-year-old who they say was driving a stolen car and was involved in a fatal crash Sunday night. Boca Raton police have arrested a 15-year-old who they say was driving a stolen car and was involved in a fatal crash ...
  2 in stolen car crash, kill innocent driver in Boca Raton, police sayWPTV.com
  Police: 15-year-old at wheel of Mustang involved in fatal c
  

• Police: Customer kills man robbing store with paintball gun - USA TODAY

  02-11-2015 20:11 via
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  Police: Customer kills man robbing store with paintball gun
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  An armed bystander who fatally shot a man accused of trying to rob a Chicago store on Halloween night with a paintball gun probably won't be charged, police said Monday. Reginald Gildersleeve, 55, died at the scene of multiple gunshot wounds.
  Suspected bandit holding paintball gun when killed by customer: policeChicago Sun-Times
  Police: Customer with concealed carry license kills robber; 6 more people shotChicago Tr
  

• Police called after men dressed as traffic cones block road in epic Halloween ... - AOL News

  02-11-2015 20:04 via
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  Police called after men dressed as traffic cones block road in epic Halloween ...
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  In one of the most bizarre crimes that occurred over Halloween weekend, police in the United Kingdom were dispatched when a group of men dressed as traffic cones took their costumes a little too seriously. ITV reports that Kingston Police sent out a ...
  Police called after pranksters dressed as traffic cones block roadBBC News
  Police respond to call out about men dressed as traffic conesTelegraph
  

• Hebron police knocked in audit for gun sales - Chicago Tribune

  02-11-2015 19:51 via
  Hebron police knocked in audit for gun sales
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  The Indiana State Board of Accounts has taken the Hebron Police Department to task for its purchase of handguns with money from the department's gift fund, and the sale of those weapons to former police officers, reserve officers and private citizens.and more »
  

• Police: man who claimed rape, robbery made it up - Fox 2 Detroit

  02-11-2015 19:45 via
  Police: man who claimed rape, robbery made it up
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  Detroit Police say the man who said he was raped and robbed at gunpoint by another man made it all up. Posted:Nov 02 2015 01:30PM EST. Updated:Nov 02 2015 01:30PM EST. DETROIT (WJBK) - Detroit Police announced over the weekend that a ...
  

• Thornton police arrest man after he shoots and kills intruder - The Denver Post

  02-11-2015 19:42 via
  Thornton police arrest man after he shoots and kills intruder
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  Thornton police have arrested a 33-year-old man after one of three men who entered his home died in a shootout during a robbery Sunday. Police also arrested two others who entered the apartment with the man who died, said Officer Matt Barnes, Thornton ...
  

• White House rips Christie for saying Obama doesn't back police - The Hill

  02-11-2015 19:32 via
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  White House rips Christie for saying Obama doesn't back police
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  The White House on Monday slammed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) for criticizing President Obama's record on criminal justice reform. Press secretary Josh Earnest called Christie's claim that Obama does not support police “particularly ...
  Little love for gov outside Christie's Camden police visitNJ.com
  Traffic jams expected in Newark, Manhattan as President Obama visitsNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
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• Police looking for man accused of targeting residents with alarm systems - Deseret News

  02-11-2015 19:32 via
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  Police looking for man accused of targeting residents with alarm systems
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  Unified police want to question Larry Warren Outcalt, 33, in regard to a recent incident in which an 87-year-old woman paid $4,800 to have an alarm system installed but never received it. Unified Police Department. View 2 photos ». Summary. Unified ...
  Police seek man in connection to alleged exploitation of elderly residentKSL.comall 11 news articles »
  

• 2 men arrested after carjacking taxi cab in Miami, police say - Local 10

  02-11-2015 19:10 via
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  2 men arrested after carjacking taxi cab in Miami, police say
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  I WILL HAVE THAT ANSWER COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, KRISTI. Kristi: THANKS A LOT, JULIE. A TERRIFYING SITUATION FOR A SOUTH FLORIDA CABDRIVER. IT ALL BEGAN WHEN THAT DRIVER PICKED UP THREE MEN AT SOUTHWEST 10th ...and more »
  

• Marlin, Texas, Police Chief Darrell Allen Shot in Head; Suspect in Custody - NBCNews.com

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  Marlin, Texas, Police Chief Darrell Allen Shot in Head; Suspect in Custody
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  A Texas police chief is in critical condition after being shot in the head while working security at a bar early Sunday morning, authorities said. Marlin Police Chief Darrell Allen was working a security job at the Laid Back Lounge II in Temple when he ...
  Police Chief Shot During Fight At Club Remains In Critical ConditionKWTX
  Off-Duty Texas Police Chief Shot in Head While Working Security at Nig
  

• Man Arrested After Police Chase Through Several Towns - NBC Connecticut

  02-11-2015 19:02 via
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  Man Arrested After Police Chase Through Several Towns
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  State police have arrested a Bloomfield man accused of leading police on a chase from Somers, into Massachusetts, and back into Connecticut on Halloween night. Police said a state trooper from Troop C in Tolland spotted a car that did not have ...
  Man Charged in Pursuit Involving Enfield PolicePatch.comall 8 news articles »
  

• Vatican Police Investigate Two Officials - Wall Street Journal

  02-11-2015 18:50 via
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  Vatican Police Investigate Two Officials
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  Vatican police detained two officials over the weekend on suspicion of having leaked private documents to the media in a case that evoked similar scandals that beset the Holy See several years ago. The Vatican said Monday that police detained Monsignor ...
  Vatican Police Arrest Two for Allegedly Leaking Secret Papal DocumentsNew York Magazineall 266 news articles »
  

• Chicago police will try to recruit minorities - Chicago Tribune

  02-11-2015 18:43 via
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  Chicago police will try to recruit minorities
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  Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, and police Superintendent Garry McCarthy announce a drive for more police recruitment from a diverse sector of Chicago at Chicago police headquarters on Nov. 2, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, and police Superintendent ...
  Chicago Launches Police Recruitment CampaignPatch.com
  City to recruit for Chicago Police Department, aims to increase diversityWLS-TV
  Mayor Emanuel, Superintendent McC
  

• Police Apologize For Handcuffing 7-Year-Old Student in Flint, Michigan - NBCNews.com

  02-11-2015 18:41 via
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  Police Apologize For Handcuffing 7-Year-Old Student in Flint, Michigan
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  Michigan police are apologizing for handcuffing a 7-year-old boy at his elementary school last month. The incident happened on October 12 at Brownell STEM Academy's after-school program, which is run by the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce.and more »
  

• Chicago Police Department is hiring, aims to increase diversity among ranks - WLS-TV

  02-11-2015 18:38 via
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  Chicago Police Department is hiring, aims to increase diversity among ranks
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  The Chicago Police Department is hiring for the first time since 2013. This recruitment push is heavily focused on increasing diversity among the ranks. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7chicago.com/video/embed/?pid=1063634" ...
  Chicago police will try to recruit minoritiesChicago Tribune
  Chicago Launches Police Recruitment CampaignPatch.com
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• Charges unlikely in concealed-carry shooting on Southwest Side: police - Chicago Sun-Times

  02-11-2015 18:19 via
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  Charges unlikely in concealed-carry shooting on Southwest Side: police
  Chicago Sun-Times
  A man was fatally shot after he attempted to rob a Gage Park business Saturday night. | Network Video Productions. Police say charges are unlikely to filed against a customer who fatally shot a man trying to rob a Southwest Side business Saturday night.
  City to recruit for Chicago Police Department to help fight gun violenceWLS-TVall 17 news articles »
  

• Police Chief Shot During Fight At Club Remains In Critical Condition - KWTX

  02-11-2015 17:41 via
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  Police Chief Shot During Fight At Club Remains In Critical Condition
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  MARLIN (November 2, 2015) Marlin police Chief Darrell Allen remained in critical condition, but stable condition Monday at Scott & White Hospital after he was shot in the cheek while working security at a Temple nightclub, and the man accused of ...
  Marlin, Texas, Police Chief Darrell Allen Shot in Head; Suspect in CustodyNBCNews.com
  Off-Duty Texas Police Chief Shot in Head While Working Security at NightclubTheB
  

• Police seek south side invaders - Battle Creek Enquirer

  02-11-2015 17:36 via
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  Police seek south side invaders
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  Battle Creek police are looking for thieves who entered homes recently, including three at night while people were sleeping. Thieves stole computers and cell phones along with credit cards, which were used within hours of the break-ins. The most recent ...
  

• Auburn police: No charges for girl, 11, who faked razor in candy - Boston Herald

  02-11-2015 17:20 via
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  Auburn police: No charges for girl, 11, who faked razor in candy
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  Auburn police say an 11-year-old girl took this razor from a pencil sharpener to make up a story Halloween night that she received a chocolate bar that had been tampered with. Courtesy: Auburn Police Department. 0 comments 7 shares ...
  Girl fabricated story about razor blade in Halloween candy, police sayThe Boston Globe
  Auburn Police: Child lied about metal being found in Halloween candyMassLive.c
  

• Colorado Springs police confronted, shot gunman in minutes - The Denver Post

  02-11-2015 17:16 via
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  Colorado Springs police confronted, shot gunman in minutes
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  Raw audio from Colorado Springs Police and Fire as they responded to reports of multiple shootings. Your browser does not support the audio element. Minutes after a gunman in Colorado Springs killed three people Saturday morning, police rushed to ...
  Missing teen found, say Colorado Springs policeColorado Springs Gazette
  Colorado Springs shooting witnesses come forward as police stay silentThe Guardiana
  

• Trial to start for Michigan police officer accused in videotaped beating - Yahoo News

  02-11-2015 17:02 via
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  Trial to start for Michigan police officer accused in videotaped beating
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  DETROIT (Reuters) - The trial of a white former suburban Detroit police officer accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Floyd Dent in January is scheduled to begin this week. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday, and Wayne County ...and more »
  

• One Dead as Protesters and Police Clash in Nepal - New York Times

  02-11-2015 16:13 via
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  One Dead as Protesters and Police Clash in Nepal
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  KATHMANDU, Nepal — Protesters and the Nepalese police clashed near the border with India on Monday, in violence that left an Indian man dead and threatened to further complicate a political and economic crisis in Nepal. The police in the border town ...
  Police in south Nepal fire at protesters; Indian man killedDeseret News
  Nepal police shoot dead Indian protester at borderBBC News
  Nepali police kill Indian pro
  

• Trial against former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexual assault ... - KOCO Oklahoma City

  02-11-2015 15:48 via
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  Trial against former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexual assault ...
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  The trial against Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexual assault, begins on Monday. AP Image. Photos. Daniel Holtzclaw. The trial against Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexual ...
  Jury selection begins for former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sex ...kfor.comall 7 news articles »
  

• S. African Authorities Investigate Fatal Police Shooting - Voice of America

  02-11-2015 14:05 via
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  S. African Authorities Investigate Fatal Police Shooting
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  November 02, 2015 7:50 AM. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA—. Authorities have opened an internal investigation after video footage emerged showing South African police fatally shooting a robbery suspect while he was on the ground, wounded.
  Video shows South African police shooting suspect on groundU.S. News & World Report
  Khulekani Mpanza shooting: CCTV video shows South African police 'executing ...
  

• Needles found in Halloween candy in Pennsylvania: Police - WSLS

  02-11-2015 13:46 via
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  Needles found in Halloween candy in Pennsylvania: Police
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  Local authorities are urging parents to carefully check their children's Halloween candy after what appear to be sewing needles and pins were found in a half-dozen chocolate bars given out to trick-or-treating children in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
  Police: Needles reportedly found in Kennett Square Halloween candy6abc.com
  Police Urge Parents to Check Halloween Candy After Needles Found in Chocolate BarsNBC 10 Philadelphia
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