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• Police departments say second-career recruits help diversify force - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  07-11-2015 23:28 via
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  Police departments say second-career recruits help diversify force
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  CARLOS GONZALEZ Second-career officer Matt Hedrick was recently promoted to detective at the Hastings Police Department. The former pastor said the people skills he honed while leading a church now help him get both victims and suspects talking.
  

• Mesa police identify mother, son in murder-suicide at children's hospital - azcentral.com

  07-11-2015 23:23 via
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  Mesa police identify mother, son in murder-suicide at children's hospital
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  Police: The bodies of 27-year-old Lola T. "Tammy" Griffith and her 5-year-old son, Helious, were found Saturday at Cardon Children's Medical Center. Loading… Post to Facebook. Mesa police identify mother, son in murder-suicide at children's hospital ...
  Police: Mother Kills Son, Herself at Phoenix-Area HospitalABC News
  Police: Arizona mom, son die in apparent murder-suicideLocal 10
  

• Police searching for suspect in Waukee homicide - DesMoinesRegister.com

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  Police searching for suspect in Waukee homicide
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Police are searching for a suspect in connection to a Waukee homicide investigation. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to the 500 block of SE Carefree Lane in Waukee. Gino Risola, 41, was found on scene with multiple gunshot wounds.
  

• Austin Police Reviewing Video of Officers Punching Handcuffed Man, Detaining ... - NBCNews.com

  07-11-2015 20:54 via
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  Austin Police Reviewing Video of Officers Punching Handcuffed Man, Detaining ...
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  Austin, Texas, police are reviewing a video that shows three people being forcefully detained early Friday after a friend of theirs said they were jaywalking. The video does not show what leads up to the trio getting handcuffed in downtown Austin at ...
  No arrest yet after Texas state judge shot outside her homeU.S. News & World Report
  Police: Texas state judge shot at h
  

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• Police investigate homicide on Holly Drive - WSB Atlanta

  07-11-2015 20:46 via
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  Police investigate homicide on Holly Drive
  WSB Atlanta
  Homicide investigators are looking into a deadly shooting where a woman says her boyfriend shot a man in self-defense. Around 4:45 a.m. police found a deceased man in the front yard of a home on Holly Dr. Chevis Ard, who lives at this home, initially ...
  Pregnant woman tries to protect boyfriend, tells police she fatally shot manWHNS Greenvilleall 3 news articles »
  

• Update: Police arrest suspect in Waukee homicide - DesMoinesRegister.com

  07-11-2015 20:31 via
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  Update: Police arrest suspect in Waukee homicide
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  A suspect in an early morning Waukee slaying — reportedly the suburb's first in almost four decades — has a history of violence stretching from the East Coast to Iowa. Waukee police announced Saturday afternoon that Brendan McGuinness will face a ...
  Police say suspect in early-morning Waukee homicide arrestedkwwl.comall 8 news articles »
  

• Police thwart shooting plot at two local schools - WNEM Saginaw

  07-11-2015 19:46 via
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  Police thwart shooting plot at two local schools
  WNEM Saginaw
  On Saturday, Argentine Township police chief Daniel Allen confirmed that police thwarted a school shooting plot at Linden High and Linden Middle Schools. Chief Allen said back on October 28th, his police department intercepted information regarding the ...
  

• SR police conducting motorcycle safety operation Saturday evening - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  07-11-2015 19:20 via
  SR police conducting motorcycle safety operation Saturday evening
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  Four Santa Rosa police officers will patrol major thoroughfares throughout the city tonight in an effort to curtail injuries and deaths related to motorcycle crashes, the department said. The Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation will look for ...
  

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• Berlin protesters, police clash near anti-migrant march - Yahoo News

  07-11-2015 19:18 via
  Berlin protesters, police clash near anti-migrant march
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  Berlin (AFP) - Police clashed Saturday with activists who took to the streets of Berlin to shout down thousands of anti-migrant demonstrators protesting against Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy. More than 40 people were arrested and ...
  

• Phoenix police search for 2 suspected of aggravated robbery - azcentral.com

  07-11-2015 19:12 via
  Phoenix police search for 2 suspected of aggravated robbery
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  Police are asking for the public's help with identifying two men they say were involved in a robbery outside a Phoenix convenience store last month. Loading… Post to Facebook. Phoenix police search for 2 suspected of aggravated robbery Police are ...
  

• Body Cameras and The Death of a 6-Year-Old Boy - The Atlantic

  07-11-2015 19:06 via
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  Body Cameras and The Death of a 6-Year-Old Boy
  The Atlantic
  All of it was filmed. The police chase of an SUV after dark on a weeknight. The shots fired. The driver, struck in the head. His son, 6 years old, shot dead in the front seat. The fatal shooting of Jeremy Mardis in Marksville, Louisiana, on Tuesday was ...
  "Disturbing" video key to arrests in deadly La. shootingCBS News
  Louisiana Police Officers Charged With Murder of 6-Year-Old BoyTIME
  Police Charge 2 Officers in Death of
  

• Michael Moore Defends Quentin Tarantino Against Police Boycott - RollingStone.com

  07-11-2015 19:01 via
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  Michael Moore Defends Quentin Tarantino Against Police Boycott
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  As more police unions across the country join the boycott against Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film The Hateful Eight, fellow filmmaker Michael Moore has pledged his support for the director. Tarantino drew the ire of law enforcement after sharing his ...
  Nation's largest police union threatens Quentin Tarantino with "surprise"CBS News
  Largest police union has a 'surprise' planned for Quentin TarantinoEnter
  

• Police identify Des Moines shooting victim - DesMoinesRegister.com

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  Police identify Des Moines shooting victim
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  Des Moines police have identified a man who died of an apparent gunshot wound late Friday north of downtown. The victim, 28-year-old Jose Lopez, of Des Moines, was found when police were called to the intersection of 13th Street and Jefferson Avenue ...and more »
  

• Police: Man found shot to death - DesMoinesRegister.com

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  Police: Man found shot to death
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  Des Moines police say a man was apparently shot to death late Friday north of downtown. A news release said police were called to the intersection of 13th Street and Jefferson Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. for a reported shooting. The victim, who has ...and more »
  

• Boston police arrest man in Brighton shooting - The Boston Globe

  07-11-2015 17:53 via
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  Boston police arrest man in Brighton shooting
  The Boston Globe
  More than two weeks after an Allston man was fatally shot as he was loading baby formula and a stroller into the trunk of his car outside a Brighton shopping center, police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly firing the fatal shots. Gammada ...and more »
  

• DC police investigating 2 shootings, 3 stabbings - Washington Post

  07-11-2015 17:47 via
  DC police investigating 2 shootings, 3 stabbings
  Washington Post
  D.C. Police are investigating two shootings and three stabbings that occurred between Friday afternoon and early Saturday morning, according to the department's Twitter account. The first shooting occurred around 4 p.m. on Friday in the 3300 block of ...
  

• Quentin Tarantino Police Boycott: Crisis Management Experts Split on How to ... - TheWrap

  07-11-2015 17:34 via
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  Quentin Tarantino Police Boycott: Crisis Management Experts Split on How to ...
  TheWrap
  Quentin Tarantino is no stranger to controversy, and he has once again found himself at the center of a storm after making inflammatory statements at a rally protesting police brutality. Will the backlash blow over by the time Tarantino's Western “The ...
  Tarantino to Maher: Police Unions Saying I Hate Cops is 'Slander' (VIDEO)AlterNet
  Quentin Tarantino Admits Backlash Has Made Him U
  

• Three-day police search near Muncie comes to an end, authorities remain tight ... - Fox 59

  07-11-2015 17:11 via
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  Three-day police search near Muncie comes to an end, authorities remain tight ...
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  DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. (November 7, 2015) – The third day of a massive police search on a farm in rural Delaware County is complete, and authorities say they are done searching the property. Investigators have been at a large 140-acre farm in Gaston, ...
  

• Gunman Sought After Shooting at 2 Plainclothes Police Officers in Fontana - KTLA

  07-11-2015 16:46 via
  Gunman Sought After Shooting at 2 Plainclothes Police Officers in Fontana
  KTLA
  Homes near Tamarind Avenue and West Base Line Road in Fontana are pictured. (Credit: Google Maps). ×. Gunman Sought After Shooting at 2 Plainclothes Police Officers in Fontana. Homes near Tamarind Avenue and West Base Line Road in Fontana are ...
  Fontana police search for person who fired gunshots at officersSan Bernardino County Sunall 2 news articles »
  

• 8 arrested in East Chicago drug bust, police say - WLS-TV

  07-11-2015 16:42 via
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  8 arrested in East Chicago drug bust, police say
  WLS-TV
  Police say a SWAT team raid in late October uncovered an alleged drug operation in the 4500-block of Magoun Street. Four adults and four juveniles were arrested. Police say they found marijuana, prescription pills, a drug known as "lean," and several ...
  

• Police: Family Dollar axe burglar couldn't hack it in northeast Houston - KTRK-TV

  07-11-2015 16:16 via
  Police: Family Dollar axe burglar couldn't hack it in northeast Houston
  KTRK-TV
  A man used an axe to break into a dollar store in northeast Houston, according to police. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc13.com/video/embed/?pid=1073121" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>. KTRK. Saturday, November 07 ...and more »
  

• Mesa police: Mother kills son, self inside children's hospital - azcentral.com

  07-11-2015 16:01 via
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  Mesa police: Mother kills son, self inside children's hospital
  azcentral.com
  Mesa Police detectives are currently investigating what appears to be a murder/suicide at Banner Desert Children's Hospital. The case involves a 5 year old male who was in the hospital and the mother of the child. Loading… Post to Facebook. Mesa ...
  Police investigating possible murder-suicide at Banner Desert Children's HospitalABC15 Arizonaall 6 news articles »
  

• Police: Man sexually assaulted woman on Halloween - BurlingtonFreePress.com

  07-11-2015 15:25 via
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  Police: Man sexually assaulted woman on Halloween
  BurlingtonFreePress.com
  Police earlier this week arrested a Burlington man they say sexually assaulted a woman on Halloween. The Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations announced Friday they had arrested Peter Handy, 31, on Nov. 2. Police believe Handy sexually assaulted a ...
  

• Baltimore Buys Victims' Silence With Settlements For Police Misconduct - Huffington Post

  07-11-2015 15:16 via
  Baltimore Buys Victims' Silence With Settlements For Police Misconduct
  Huffington Post
  Victims are compensated, as long as they promise to never speak publicly about what happened to them. Headshot of Julia Craven Share on Pinterest. Julia Craven Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post. Posted: 11/07/2015 09:16 AM EST.
  

• Police Chiefs, Looking to Diversify Forces, Face Structural Hurdles - New York Times

  07-11-2015 15:02 via
  Police Chiefs, Looking to Diversify Forces, Face Structural Hurdles
  New York Times
  INKSTER, Mich. — When William T. Riley III became the police chief of this small city west of Detroit this summer, he found a department that bore little resemblance to the city it served. Nearly three-fourths of Inkster's 25,000 residents are black ...
  

• Police: Texas judge shot outside her home - CNN

  07-11-2015 14:44 via
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  Police: Texas judge shot outside her home
  CNN
  (CNN) A Texas judge is in a local hospital after being shot overnight outside her Austin home, a police lieutenant said. Travis County District Judge Julie Kocurek was struck around 10:15 p.m. (11:15 p.m. ET) Friday near her house in the Texas capital ...
  Austin Police Beat Up Men for Jaywalking in TexasPINAC News
  Police: Texas state judge shot at her Austin homeWLS-TV
  No arrest yet after Texas state judge shot outside her homeU.S. News & Wo
  

• Police ID Mt. Airy fatal shooting victim - Cincinnati.com

  07-11-2015 14:21 via
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  Police ID Mt. Airy fatal shooting victim
  Cincinnati.com
  Update, 8 a.m. Saturday: A man shot and killed in Mount Airy late Friday night was identified Saturday as Robert K. Lee, 24. Officers responded to the 5400 block of Kirby Avenue just before 10:30 p.m. to reports of gunshots. Police discovered Lee ...
  

• Police: 2 dead, 6 wounded in weekend shootings - Chicago Sun-Times

  07-11-2015 14:10 via
  Police: 2 dead, 6 wounded in weekend shootings
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Police on the scene of a fatal shooting in West Humboldt Park early Saturday. | NVP News. Two men in their 50s were killed and at least six other people were wounded in Chicago shootings since Friday evening. A 56-year-old man was shot to death in the ...and more »
  

• "Disturbing" video key to arrests in deadly La. shooting - CBS News

  07-11-2015 13:57 via
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  "Disturbing" video key to arrests in deadly La. shooting
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  Last Updated Nov 7, 2015 7:53 AM EST. Just 72 hours after a police pursuit ended in gunfire, two Louisiana law enforcement officers are under arrest, charged with murder in the death of a 6-year-old autistic boy. Play Video. CBS This Morning ...
  Police Charge 2 Officers in Death of Boy With AutismABC News
  6-year old boy killed by police say La. officialsFOX10 News
  2 police officers charged in Marksville shooting tha
  

• Lancaster County Police Log: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 - LancasterOnline

  07-11-2015 12:08 via
  Lancaster County Police Log: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015
  LancasterOnline
  MARTIC TWP.: Just before 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 27 a 1999 Dodge Dakota ran off the road along Frogtown Road just west of Rawlinsville Road, went up an embankment, and then rolled onto its roof, police reported. The driver left the scene before police ...
  

• Two Austin Men Beaten By Police For Jaywalking - Mintpress News (blog)

  07-11-2015 12:01 via
  Two Austin Men Beaten By Police For Jaywalking
  Mintpress News (blog)
  Two men had just crossed the street when they were rushed by several Austin police officers who shoved them against a wall, punching and kneeing them while telling them to stop resisting. When asked what crime had the men committed, one of the cops ...
  

• Prosecutor: Deadly force only option for police in shooting of Sean Pelletier - MLive.com

  07-11-2015 11:45 via
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  Prosecutor: Deadly force only option for police in shooting of Sean Pelletier
  MLive.com
  Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey S. Getting holds on Friday, Nov. 6, a Romarm/Cugir GP WASR-10 "AK" style semiautomatic rifle that police say was used by Sean and Aaron Pelletier during a May 14, car chase. - By Al Jones | MLive/Gazette.
  New information in deadly May 2015 police chaseWWMT-TV
  Prosecutor rules fatal police shooting of Sean Pelletier was justifiedMLive.comall 14 news arti
  

• No arrest yet after Texas state judge shot outside her home - U.S. News & World Report

  07-11-2015 10:42 via
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  No arrest yet after Texas state judge shot outside her home
  U.S. News & World Report
  Authorities investigate the scene Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, where District Judge Julie Kocurek was shot on Friday night in the driveway of her home in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY ...
  Police: Texas state judge shot at her Austin homeKTRK-TVall 164 news articles »
  

• School police shoot, kill threatening driver at south valley park - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  07-11-2015 06:09 via
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  School police shoot, kill threatening driver at south valley park
  Las Vegas Review-Journal
  A vehicle with the doors open sits behind yellow police tape at the scene of an officer-involved shooting near Desert Bloom Park, near Wigwam Avenue and Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas, Friday, Nov. 6 2015. (Donavon Lockett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) ...and more »
  

• Wilmington police officer: More than 30 shots fired - The News Journal

  07-11-2015 05:47 via
  Wilmington police officer: More than 30 shots fired
  The News Journal
  More than 30 shots went off at West 27th and North Tatnall streets late Friday night, according to a Wilmington police officer who called in the report to emergency dispatchers. The shots were reported at about 10:45 p.m. Friday after an officer nearby ...and more »
  

• State police: 6 killed, multiple injuries in bus crash - Business Insider

  07-11-2015 05:41 via
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  State police: 6 killed, multiple injuries in bus crash
  Business Insider
  This photo provided by KTHV in Little Rock shows a charter bus being towed away after eapcontent.ap.orgThis photo provided by KTHV in Little Rock shows a charter bus being towed away after it ran off Interstate 40 and hit a bridge abutment on Friday, Nov.
  The Latest: Police: Authorities ID Driver in Fatal Bus CrashABC News
  Six die in charter bus crash in Arkansas -policeReuters
  Arkansas State Police: 6 kill
  

• White House Is Irked Again by Comments About Police - New York Times

  07-11-2015 02:44 via
  White House Is Irked Again by Comments About Police
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  WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday singled out another senior federal law enforcement official for criticism for having suggested “without any evidence” that crime is on the rise because police officers have become less aggressive in the face of ...and more »
  

• Tamil Nadu to appoint India's first transgender police officer - BBC News

  07-11-2015 01:25 via
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  Tamil Nadu to appoint India's first transgender police officer
  BBC News
  The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is to hire the country's first transgender police officer after a court cleared hurdles that faced one applicant. K Prithika Yashini, who was born male but underwent gender reassignment surgery, applied to become a police ...
  India gets its first transgender police officerMashable
  Tamil Nadu to get India's first transgender police officerHindustan Timesall 73 news articles &
  

• Austin Police Beat Up Men for Jaywalking in Texas - PINAC News

  07-11-2015 00:50 via
  Austin Police Beat Up Men for Jaywalking in Texas
  PINAC News
  Two men had just crossed the street when they were rushed by several Austin police officers who shoved them against a wall, punching and kneeing them while telling them to stop resisting. When asked what crime had the men committed, one of the cops ...and more »
  

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