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• Video: Suspect Drives SUV Straight Into Oklahoma Officer

  10-11-2015 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Suspect Drives SUV Straight Into Oklahoma Officer Dramatic video showing a suspect driving a vehicle directly into a police officer as the cop fires his gun has an Oklahoma police department touting the benefits of officer body cameras, reports NBC News.Master Patrol Officer Matt Stacy suffered cuts but wasn't hurt seriously after Stacy Ann Bunsey, 41, drove a stolen Infinity SUV straight toward the officer and his patrol car on Friday, according to an arrest report.The officer was respon
  
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• Video: Ohio Officer Suspended for Wearing Pro-Pot Pin on Uniform

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  VIDEO: Ohio Officer Suspended for Wearing Pro-Pot Pin on UniformA Vermilion (OH) Police Department captain is suspended from his duties, accused of openly supporting the legalization of marijuana while he was in uniform, reports WJW.Capt. Michael Reinheimer posted a photo on Facebook of a button, which read “I support legalize 2016." It apparently referred to a new effort to legalize pot in Ohio.Reinheimer admitted he wore the button above his badge while he conducted the department’
  
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• Video: Officer Run Over Outside Dallas Club

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  VIDEO: Officer Run Over Outside Dallas ClubDallas Police Department Senior Cpl. Ed Lujan was scalped and suffered numerous broken bones early Monday when a car ran over him twice, police say. A suspect, 29-year-old Eduardo Gonzalez-Rios, was shot by Lujan's colleagues but survived, reports the Dallas Morning News.Shortly after midnight, Lujan was among uniformed Dallas officers working an off-duty job at the Kalua Discotheque in the 2400 block of W. Northwest Highway. Lujan, a 20-year veteran, i
  
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• Community, Family Outraged After Police Shoot Man in San Fernando Valley - NBC Southern California

  10-11-2015 09:10 via
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  Community, Family Outraged After Police Shoot Man in San Fernando Valley
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  After police shoot and kill a man Monday afternoon in the Lake Balboa neighborhood, the community and family want answers. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11. (Published 6 minutes ago). Responding to reports of someone disturbing the ...
  Man Described As Transient Killed In Police Shooting In NorthridgeCBS Local
  Man "Acting Bizarrely" Is Fatally Shot by Los An
  

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• Ford City has new interim police chief - Tribune-Review

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  Ford City has new interim police chief
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  Council on Monday night hired part-time patrolman Jonathan Freel to serve as interim police chief until March. The vote was 5-0, with Councilman Gene Banks absent. Freel will continue to be paid $15.31 an hour. He'll work no more than 38 hours a week.
  

• San Jose police hostage situation ends with two dead - KRON4.com

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  San Jose police hostage situation ends with two dead
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  UPDATE 7:19 P.M.: The suspect is dead and the hostage was hurt, police said Monday night. The suspect left the home armed with a handgun, according to police. A San Jose police officer was also hurt. Tune in to KRON News at 8 for the latest.
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• Police investigating shooting near Clayton State Univ. campus - WXIA-TV

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  Police investigating shooting near Clayton State Univ. campus
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  Police were investigating a shooting near Clayton State University late Monday evening.It happened at about 8:45 pm, at an off-campus apartment complex that is owned by the university. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police investigating shooting near ...
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• Team Coverage: Woman dead in East Hills, police search for 'person of interest' - WTAE Pittsburgh

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  Team Coverage: Woman dead in East Hills, police search for 'person of interest'
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  Records show Marqua Wilson, 28, filed a PFA against Markese Reese, 20, of Verona, the man police are searching for in connection with her Monday shooting death. Show Transcript Hide Transcript. Advertising. Video Transcript. BEAU BERMAN ...
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• Does officer's case fuel argument for police reform? - WBAL Baltimore

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  Does officer's case fuel argument for police reform?
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  BALTIMORE —Does the case of a Baltimore police officer, now suspended but long the target of complaints, fuel the argument for police reform? Mayor pushes for changes to fire police officers · Officer Fabien Laronde. Baltimore's mayor is using the ...
  

• Ala. police filmed pulling student from apartment, using Taser - CBS News

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  Ala. police filmed pulling student from apartment, using Taser
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  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Internal affairs investigators with the Tuscaloosa Police Department are looking into videos that surfaced Sunday that appear to show a student being pulled from his apartment by police officers who used a Taser on the man before ...
  Videos show police jolting Alabama student with stun gun, beating him with batonWashington Post
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• San Jose police hostage situation ends with suspect dead - KRON4.com

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  San Jose police hostage situation ends with suspect dead
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  UPDATE 7:19 P.M.: The suspect is dead and the hostage was hurt, police said Monday night. The suspect left the home armed with a handgun, according to police. A San Jose police officer was also hurt. Tune in to KRON News at 8 for the latest.
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• Police officer kills 5 at training center in Jordan, including 2 Americans - CNN

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  Police officer kills 5 at training center in Jordan, including 2 Americans
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  (CNN) A Jordanian police officer who'd been fired killed five people at a training facility near the country's capital, including two American contractors, officials said. A South African contractor and two Jordanians were also among those slain in the ...
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• Jeremy Mardis' Father Reportedly Had His Hands Up As Police Fired - Huffington Post

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  Jeremy Mardis' Father Reportedly Had His Hands Up As Police Fired
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  Chris Few, whose 6-year-old son died in the hail of police bullets, is shown on police body camera video. Headshot of Matt Ferner Share on Pinterest. Matt Ferner National Reporter, The Huffington Post. Posted: 11/09/2015 09:34 PM EST ...
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• Supreme Court gives broader immunity to police using deadly force in chases - Los Angeles Times

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  Supreme Court gives broader immunity to police using deadly force in chases
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  The Supreme Court made it harder Monday to sue police for using deadly force against fleeing suspects, ruling that officers are immune from lawsuits unless it is “beyond debate” that a shooting was unjustified and clearly unreasonable. By an 8-1 vote ...
  Sonia Sotomayor Issues a Stunning Dissent Against Police BrutalitySlate Magazine
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• Police search for man linked to several violent robberies - WSB Atlanta

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  Police search for man linked to several violent robberies
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  A gunshot victim says his information may have helped detectives link a pair of brothers as suspects in a string of crimes. Police say they have one brother in custody and they're searching for the other. "It's as if they waited exactly for that moment ...and more »
  

• Drug bust near Freehold police department - Asbury Park Press

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  Drug bust near Freehold police department
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  Police say they caught a fugitive, who was ultimately accused of possessing an automatic rifle and three bricks of heroin, in the parking lot of Freehold Township Police Department. Lahmeir Hill, 22, of Eatontown, was wanted by the U.S. Marshals New ...
  

• Boulder DUI suspect rams parked car onto 2nd car, police say - Boulder Daily Camera

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  Boulder DUI suspect rams parked car onto 2nd car, police say
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  A police officer investigates the scene of a crash in which a silver Toyota Camry hit a parked Volvo SUV, forcing it up and onto a Subaru behind it. (Macon Cowles / Courtesy photo). Boulder police are investigating a Sunday night crash on Mapleton ...
  

• Patrolling protests of Brelo verdict cost Cleveland $1.8 million in police ... - cleveland.com (blog)

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  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The city of Cleveland spent more than $1.8 million on police overtime in a four-week period before and during protests of officer Michael Brelo's acquittal on manslaughter charges in May. City Finance Director Sharon Dumas on Monday ...
  

• Police release sketch of possible gunman in 1975 killing of Long Beach officer - Los Angeles Times

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  Police release sketch of possible gunman in 1975 killing of Long Beach officer
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  Following a flood of anonymous tips and a recent round of interviews in a nearby town, Long Beach police believe they have come up with a description of the man who shot and killed a city police officer in 1975. The department has been investigating ...and more »
  

• Naperville paid more than $1.4M to settle police lawsuits since 2008 - Chicago Tribune

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  Naperville paid more than $1.4M to settle police lawsuits since 2008
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  Naperville City Council's recent vote to settle a lawsuit for $668,750 was the town's largest settlement involving allegations of police misconduct since at least 2008, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information request. The October ...and more »
  

• Racial concerns leads to overhaul of UC's police department - WLWT Cincinnati

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  Racial concerns leads to overhaul of UC's police department
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  ON RESUME REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF THE PRESIDENT TODAY. AT HOME, RACIAL CONCERNS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. A SCHOOL IS MAKING CHANGES AFTER A WHITE POLICE OFFICER KILLED AN ...and more »
  

• Report: Florida Police Officers Shoot Someone Every Three Days - Slate Magazine

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  Report: Florida Police Officers Shoot Someone Every Three Days
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  494690200-people-attend-a-rally-for-corey-jones- People attend a rally for Corey Jones, who was shot dead by a Palm Beach Gardens Police officer on Oct. 18. Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Police officers in Florida shoot people an average of once every three ...and more »
  

• Police ID four arrested in shooting incident underneath I-95 - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  10-11-2015 00:21 via
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  Police ID four arrested in shooting incident underneath I-95
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  Convicted murderer, man acquitted of murder in July among 4 arrested for shooting incident under I-95. Court records revealed new details about a Friday afternoon incident in which four people were arrested after police officers saw shots being fired ...and more »
  

• Dramatic Police Footage Shows Driver Ramming Into Cop Car After Chase - ABC News

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  Dramatic Police Footage Shows Driver Ramming Into Cop Car After Chase
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  Shocking video of a police chase shows the suspect ramming into an Oklahoma police car. The chase began shortly after noon on Friday in the town of Sand Springs. Police were notified of a stolen vehicle that was being tracked by the company that owned ...and more »
  

• Man accused of crashing into Rochester police cruiser - WMUR Manchester

  10-11-2015 00:15 via
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  Man accused of crashing into Rochester police cruiser
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  HAD THEM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCREASE IN HEROIN AND OTHER RELATED DRIVING. AT THAT POINT HE HAD TO DO AN EVASIVE MANEUVER AND AVOID THE VEHICLE COMING AT HIM HEAD ON. REPORTER: THE ROCHESTER ...
  

• Rocky Mount police chief under fire after teen murder - WTVD-TV

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  Rocky Mount police chief under fire after teen murder
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  Rocky Mount's police chief is under fire for refusing to join a task force that would target drug trafficking and gang activity along I-95. Chief James Moore tells Eyewitness News he opted out of the regional task force for several reasons. He said his ...and more »
  

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