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• How to Use 3D Laser Technology to Generate Savings

  05-11-2015 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By downloading and reading this white paper on policemag.com, officers can learn how to generate significant savings for an inter-agency investigation team using FARO 3D laser technology.The Clackamas County, Oregon CRAFT team was challenged with limiting road-closure time and opening roadways faster. The inter-agency team with one full-time and 18 on-call reconstructionists purchased the FARO Focus3D X 330 Laser Scanner and have successfully reduced roadway closure times and saved the Clackamas
  
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• Inquiry Opens Into Shooting Death of Boy, 6, in Louisiana Police Chase - New York Times

  05-11-2015 23:53 via
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  Inquiry Opens Into Shooting Death of Boy, 6, in Louisiana Police Chase
  New York Times
  It started as a police car chase in a town in central Louisiana. By the time the pursuit ended, on a dark dead-end street, a 6-year-old boy had been fatally shot in the front seat of a sport utility vehicle.
  Louisiana State Police Investigate Fatal Shooting of 6-Year-Old by City MarshalsNBCNews.com
  Louisiana Police Officers Open Fire On Car, Killing 6-Year-Old PassengerHuffington Post
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• Police arrest robbery suspect after 2-hour search - WLKY Louisville

  05-11-2015 23:42 via
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  Police arrest robbery suspect after 2-hour search
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  WLKY A LITTLE UNUSUAL TO WALK OUT, SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS GOING ON. RICK: A DOWNTOWN HOTEL PARKING GARAGE SURROUNDED FOR HOURS AFTER A MORNING BANK ROBBERY. RIGHT NOW AT FIVE, HOW POLICE FINALLY ...and more »
  

• Kentucky Officer Critically Wounded, Three Charged in Shooting

  05-11-2015 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kentucky State Police said Richmond, KY, Police Officer Daniel Ellis was shot while investigating a robbery on Wednesday morning, and now three people are under arrest. Officer Ellis was taken to UK Hospital with life threatening injuries, with a police escort, after the shooting, reports WLEX.According to KSP, Officer Ellis was shot at an apartment building on Ballard Drive and sustained very serious injuries. Police said the shooting suspect, Raleigh Sizemore, was also shot, but is now in cust
  
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• San Francisco's First Female Sheriff Plans to Improve Ties in Criminal Justice System

  05-11-2015 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  San Francisco elected its first female sheriff on Tuesday: Vicki Hennessy, a city native who pledged to work with the whole criminal justice system — including the police, the district attorney's office and federal immigration officials — to build better relationships, reports the New York Times.Ms. Hennessy will succeed Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, whose four-year term was marked by personal scandals, confrontations with Mayor Edwin M. Lee, and — perhaps most dramatically — t
  
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• Police tracking shots from 5-hour standoff - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  05-11-2015 22:49 via
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  Police tracking shots from 5-hour standoff
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  San Diego — San Diego police were expecting to spend up to 24 hours going over a “very complicated” crime scene in Bankers Hill Thursday, painstakingly trying to track every bullet fired during Wednesday's five-hour standoff, a police official said.
  San Diego sniper in custody after 5-hr standoff with policeRT
  'Active Shooter' Who Fired on San Diego Police From Rooftop Taken Into
  

• Video: Georgia Trooper's Touching Gesture Helps Orphaned Siblings

  05-11-2015 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Georgia Trooper's Touching Gesture Helps Orphaned SiblingsA Georgia State Patrol Trooper went above and beyond the call of duty after four Morgan County children lost both of their parents as they were getting ready to trick-or-treat Saturday, reports WSBTV.Donald and Crystal Howard left their home in Newborn to buy face paint and Halloween candy. They were killed instantly when their SUV flew off the road and hit a tree.Trooper Nathan Bradley arrived at the home to break the news of the
  
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• Pennsylvania jury acquits Lisa Mearkle, the first police officer tried for a ... - Washington Post

  05-11-2015 22:09 via
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  Pennsylvania jury acquits Lisa Mearkle, the first police officer tried for a ...
  Washington Post
  A Pennsylvania jury on Thursday acquitted police officer Lisa Mearkle of murder charges in the Feb. 2 shooting of David Kassick, an unarmed white man — one of just five fatal police shootings of the 834 to date this year that have resulted in charges ...
  Public reacts: Video of Hummelstown police shooting of unarmed manFOX43.com
  Jury acquits Hummelstown police officer Lisa Mear
  

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• Tesla Owner Tracks Car Thief in Real Time, Leads to Arrest

  05-11-2015 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Vancouver car thief chose as his target a trackable Tesla in what appears to be one of the first cases of that make being reported stolen in Canada, reports the Province.Katya Pinkowski and a friend left a concert near Granville Street on Thursday night and headed to an underground parking lot to hop into Pinkowski's beloved dark blue Tesla Model S 85D, bought last year from the Vancouver store.The car had mysteriously disappeared, however, and the towing company told Pinkowski it hadn't picke
  
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• Memphis Officer Cleared in Shooting of Teen

  05-11-2015 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  A police officer was cleared by a grand jury Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man during a fight at a traffic stop, but a lawyer for the man's family says he will seek a federal civil rights investigation, reports the Associated Press.Jurors rejected Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich's recommendation that they indict the officer on charges of voluntary manslaughter and employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, Weirich said. Weirich refused to el
  
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• Video: San Diego Standoff Shuts Down Airport

  05-11-2015 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: San Diego Standoff Shuts Down AirportA relentless shooter armed with a high-powered rifle terrorized a San Diego neighborhood Wednesday, opening fire on police officers and bringing air traffic to a halt before ultimately being taken into police custody, reports NBC San Diego.San Diego PD officers were called to 2445 Brant Street in the Bankers Hill area just after 9 a.m. PST for a domestic violence call. A woman told SDPD she was not home when the suspect, identified by police as 33-year
  
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• Suspect Killed After Stabbing Spree at California College Campus

  05-11-2015 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  An 18-year-old University of California at Merced student smiled as he slashed at people during a stabbing spree that wounded four people on the campus Wednesday, according to a Merced man who is being called a hero for attempting to stop the attack, reports the Merced Sun-Star.The student, identified as freshman Faisal Mohammad of Santa Clara, "looked scared," Byron Price, a 31-year-old construction worker, told the Sun-Star on Thursday."He also looked like he was having fun," Price said. "His
  
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• Video: California Officer Fatally Struck by Alleged DUI Driver

  05-11-2015 21:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: California Officer Fatally Struck by Alleged DUI DriverA 12-year-veteran of the San Bernardino (CA) Police Department and father of three was fatally struck by an alleged DUI driver while on duty Thursday morning, police said, reports KABC.The two-vehicle crash occurred at 2:07 a.m. at Etiwanda and San Bernardino avenues in Ontario, just outside of the Auto Club Speedway.Officer Bryce Hanes had just dropped off a prisoner at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga when he was bro
  
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• Shock, disbelief in Illinois village after police say 'GI Joe' stole money and ... - Washington Post

  05-11-2015 17:05 via
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  Shock, disbelief in Illinois village after police say 'GI Joe' stole money and ...
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  FOX LAKE, Ill. — The news that Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was fatally shot drew national attention to this small village in September. The announcement this week by investigators that Gliniewicz staged his suicide after years of stealing money from ...
  Cop GI Joe Gliniewicz Stole From Police Then Faked His Own MurderDaily Beast
  Fox Lake Police Officer Joe Gliniewicz 'caref
  

• State police confirm Oakland shooting - WCSH-TV

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  State police confirm Oakland shooting
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  At least six agencies responded to the reported shooting at the intersection of Belgrade Road and Church Street Wednesday night. Loading… Post to Facebook. State police confirm Oakland shooting At least six agencies responded to the reported shooting ...
  Police Investigating Shooting in Oakland, MaineNECNall 8 news articles »
  

• Rural UC Merced on edge after police kill student who stabbed four - Los Angeles Times

  05-11-2015 05:49 via
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  Rural UC Merced on edge after police kill student who stabbed four
  Los Angeles Times
  There on Scholars Lane Bridge — where incoming UC Merced freshmen walk in a traditional school welcome and where graduates cross during commencement — a male student believed to have stabbed four people with a hunting knife was shot and killed ...
  'A sad and tragic day:' Suspect killed by campus police after four people ...Washington Post
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• Quentin Tarantino says police groups vilifying critics of brutality - NOLA.com

  05-11-2015 05:40 via
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  Quentin Tarantino says police groups vilifying critics of brutality
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  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 of ...
  Tarantino: Police Brutality Is 'Ultimately' 'A Problem of White Supremacy'Breitbart News
  Quentin Tarantino Blames 'White Supremacy' For Police Brutality [VIDEO]D
  

• San Diego police fatally shoot fleeing suspect - Los Angeles Times

  05-11-2015 05:27 via
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  San Diego police fatally shoot fleeing suspect
  Los Angeles Times
  A San Diego police officer shot and killed a man wanted on a felony warrant in Missouri, officials said. Police had been warned the man was armed and dangerous. A San Diego police officer shot and killed a man wanted on a felony warrant in Missouri, ...
  Wanted man shot to death by San Diego policeSacramento Beeall 17 news articles »
  

• Victim of burglary questions police response after techs show up 3 days later - WGN-TV

  05-11-2015 05:15 via
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  Victim of burglary questions police response after techs show up 3 days later
  WGN-TV
  CHICAGO – Police are investigating a series of burglaries to homes in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood. One victim, however, says it took three days to get evidence technicians to his house to check out the damage. 47-year-old Brian Shaoul left his ...
  

• Police release recording of 911 call - The Denver Post

  05-11-2015 05:07 via
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  Police release recording of 911 call
  The Denver Post
  A Colorado Springs 911 operator told a distraught caller worried about a man with a rifle and handgun that he had a right to carry the weapons, but she said the fact that he also carried gas cans seemed suspicious. The operator, speaking to the woman ...
  Colorado Springs Police ID shooting victims, discuss response to 911 callsFOX31 Denver
  Colorado Springs police questioned over response before deadly shooting spreeColorado Sprin
  

• Neighbors meet with police over safety following deadly shooting - WSB Atlanta

  05-11-2015 04:57 via
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  Neighbors meet with police over safety following deadly shooting
  WSB Atlanta
  A friend of the man shot and killed Tuesday morning near Morehouse College in southwest Atlanta gave Channel 2 Action News a photo of the victim and pleaded for anyone with information that could help police to come forward. “He told me to be safe and ...
  

• Police converge on scene of reported Oakland shooting - WCSH-TV

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  Police converge on scene of reported Oakland shooting
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  At least six agencies responded to the reported shooting at the intersection of Belgrade Road and Church Street Wednesday night. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police converge on scene of reported Oakland shooting At least six agencies responded to the ...
  State police confirm Oakland shootingKennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
  Multiple agencies at scene of reported shooting in OaklandWMTW Portlandall 6 news artic
  

• Police find body from small plane crash in water off Queens - New York Post

  05-11-2015 04:46 via
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  Police find body from small plane crash in water off Queens
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  A single engine Cessna airplane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean and broke up off Breezy Point Queens tonight. Police started getting calls about 7:50 p.m. from people who saw and hear a plane crash into the water, sources said. By 10 p.m. a police boat ...
  Police recover debris from small plane in waters off New York coastFox News
  Police: One Body Pulled from Water After Debris from Small Passenger Plane ...
  

• Tarantino says police groups vilifying critics of brutality - U.S. News & World Report

  05-11-2015 04:03 via
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  Tarantino says police groups vilifying critics of brutality
  U.S. News & World Report
  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 ...
  Quentin Tarantino Blames 'White Supremacy' For Police Brutality [VIDEO]Daily Caller
  Quentin Tarantino Says His Re
  

• Tarantino: Police Brutality Is 'Ultimately' 'A Problem of White Supremacy' - Breitbart News

  05-11-2015 03:13 via
  Tarantino: Police Brutality Is 'Ultimately' 'A Problem of White Supremacy'
  Breitbart News
  Director Quentin Tarantino defended his comments that have triggered boycotts from police unions, and argued police brutality “ultimately what I feel is a problem of white supremacy in this country” on Wednesday's “All In with Chris Hayes” on MSNBC.and more »
  

• 'Active Shooter' Who Fired on San Diego Police From Rooftop Taken Into Custody - KTLA

  05-11-2015 02:56 via
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  'Active Shooter' Who Fired on San Diego Police From Rooftop Taken Into Custody
  KTLA
  A man apparently armed an assault rifle was taken into custody in San Diego Wednesday after an hourslong standoff with police during which the gunman fired at officers and into a surrounding residential neighborhood. San Diego police take a man into ...and more »
  

• Alameda police arrest four during probation search - San Jose Mercury News

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  Alameda police arrest four during probation search
  San Jose Mercury News
  A probation search by Alameda police led to the arrest of four people, including a man who was allegedly discovered hiding in a locked closet. The 24-year-old man, who was arrested Oct. 29 in the 500 block of Cape Cod Drive, was reportedly wanted on a ...and more »
  

• DC police investigate death of man found unconscious and in handcuffs - Washington Post

  05-11-2015 01:59 via
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  DC police investigate death of man found unconscious and in handcuffs
  Washington Post
  By the time the D.C. police officers, speeding to a call for an assault in progress, arrived at the Marbury Plaza apartments in Southeast Washington, Alonzo Smith was unconscious, unable to breathe and in handcuffs in a second-floor hallway ...
  Man Dies After He Was Handcuffed In Custody Of Special PoliceHuffington Post
  Police ID Man Fatally Shot by Officers After ChaseABC News
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• Tailed by Police, Father of Slain Boy Says: I Want Justice, Not Revenge - DNAinfo

  05-11-2015 01:33 via
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  Tailed by Police, Father of Slain Boy Says: I Want Justice, Not Revenge
  DNAinfo
  Pierre Stokes talks about the attention he has received from police following his 9-year-old son's death on Monday. [DNAinfo/Joe Ward]. AUBURN GRESHAM — On Wednesday morning, an unmarked squad car turned on its sirens and sped eastbound down ...
  

• Police kill felony suspect in Pacific Beach alley - fox5sandiego.com

  05-11-2015 01:24 via
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  Police kill felony suspect in Pacific Beach alley
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  SAN DIEGO – A man believed to be a wanted felony suspect was shot and killed in an alley in Pacific Beach Wednesday afternoon, FOX 5 reported. An officer spotted a man suspected of being wanted for an out-of-state warrant walking on the 1600 block of ...and more »
  

• FLEOA Urges Congress to Reauthorize 9/11 Healthcare Act

  05-11-2015 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Today the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) participated in a Thunderclap urging Congress to take up the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. The previous program that treated thousands of Americans suffering from 9/11 related injuries and illnesses expired on September 30th of this year."More than 70,000 first responders and survivors from across the country are in need of monitoring or treatment from the heinous attacks on our country that fateful
  
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• Fox Lake Police Officer Joe Gliniewicz 'carefully staged' his suicide, police say - WLS-TV

  05-11-2015 01:11 via
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  Fox Lake Police Officer Joe Gliniewicz 'carefully staged' his suicide, police say
  WLS-TV
  A Fox Lake police officer used his training to stage a murder scene before committing suicide, police say. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7chicago.com/video/embed/?pid=1067457" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>. WLS.
  Fox Lake Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz Committed Suicide: Illinois PoliceNBCNews.com
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• Louisiana Police Officers Open Fire On Car, Killing 6-Year-Old Passenger - Huffington Post

  05-11-2015 00:49 via
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  Louisiana Police Officers Open Fire On Car, Killing 6-Year-Old Passenger
  Huffington Post
  Police officers in Marksville, Louisiana, shot and killed a 6-year-old and critically wounded his father following a vehicle pursuit on Tuesday. Avoyelles Parish Coroner Dr. L. J. Mayeux later identified the boy as Jeremy Mardis. He was reportedly in ...
  6-Year-Old Killed During Altercation Between Father and Police in LouisianaNewsweek
  Autistic 6-year-old shot, killed during police pursuit
  

• Police ID Toddler Found in Garfield Park Lagoon as Missing Rockford Boy - NBC Chicago

  05-11-2015 00:42 via
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  Police ID Toddler Found in Garfield Park Lagoon as Missing Rockford Boy
  NBC Chicago
  Chicago police identified the toddler whose body was found dismembered in the Garfield Park Lagoon in September as a missing Rockford toddler. (Published Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015). After a lengthy investigation, Chicago police identified the child whose ...
  Police ID dismembered toddler found in Garfield Park LagoonFox 32 Chicago
  Police ID remains found in Garfield Park Lagoon as missing Rockford
  

• College of DuPage stops awarding credit hours to police recruits - Chicago Tribune

  05-11-2015 00:31 via
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  College of DuPage stops awarding credit hours to police recruits
  Chicago Tribune
  Police recruits undergo training at the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy on Jan. 28, 2015, at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Police recruits undergo training at the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy on Jan. 28, 2015, at the College of DuPage in ...
  

• Richmond Police Officer Shot, More Information Released - LEX18 Lexington KY News

  05-11-2015 00:26 via
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  Richmond Police Officer Shot, More Information Released
  LEX18 Lexington KY News
  A police officer was shot while investigating a robbery. According the Richmond Mayor, the officer was shot at an apartment building on Ballard drive and has life threatening injuries. The shooting suspect was shot in the arm and the chest. A police ...
  ​Police officer, suspect shot and wounded in eastern KentuckyCBS News
  2 charged after Richmond police officer shot in headLexington Her
  

• Colorado Springs police release tape of 911 call warning of man with gun - The Denver Post

  05-11-2015 00:26 via
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  Colorado Springs police release tape of 911 call warning of man with gun
  The Denver Post
  A Colorado Springs woman who called police to warn of a gunman on her block called back 10 minutes later, in tears, after she witnessed a fatal shooting in front of her home. "I just called a few minutes ago — the guy came back out he fired the gun at ...
  Colorado Springs Police ID shooting victims, discuss response to 911 callsFOX31 Denver
  Open Carry Gun Laws Make It Harder to Prote
  

• 6-Year-Old Killed During Altercation Between Father and Police in Louisiana - Newsweek

  05-11-2015 00:23 via
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  6-Year-Old Killed During Altercation Between Father and Police in Louisiana
  Newsweek
  A 6-year-old boy died after an altercation between his father and police in Marksville, Louisiana, on November 3. Carlo Allegri/Reuters. Filed Under: U.S.. A 6-year-old boy died late Monday in Marksville, Louisiana, after a high-speed chase involving ...
  Louisiana Police Officers Open Fire On Car, Killing 6-Year-Old PassengerHuffington Post
  Autistic 6-year-old shot, killed during police pursuit in Loui
  

• Police officer struck, dragged 50 feet by fleeing car in Glen Rock. - FOX43.com

  05-11-2015 00:17 via
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  Police officer struck, dragged 50 feet by fleeing car in Glen Rock.
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  GLEN ROCK, Pa. – A York County police officer is injured after being dragged nearly 50 feet by a fleeing vehicle with a Maryland registration. The incident shortly before 5 pm in the first block of Hanover Street, in Glen Rock Borough. glenrockIMG_0796 ...
  Police officer seriously injured after being dragged by suspicious vehiclePennLive.com
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• Gunman in Custody After Five Hour Standoff with San Diego Police - Newsweek

  05-11-2015 00:04 via
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  Gunman in Custody After Five Hour Standoff with San Diego Police
  Newsweek
  A SWAT team officer moves into position at the scene of an active shooting with a suspect with a high powered rifle in the Bankers Hills section of San Diego, California, November 4. San Diego police SWAT team members surrounded an apartment on ...
  Police standoff halts landings at SD airportUSA TODAY
  Gunman arrested after a tense standoff with San Diego policeLos Angeles Times
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