• Video: Three Held on Bank Robbery Charges After Pursuit and Shooting

    Video: Three Held on Bank Robbery Charges After Pursuit and Shooting
    VIDEO: Three Held on Bank Robbery Charges After Pursuit and ShootingBond was set Monday at several million dollars for three people arrested after a Battle Creek, MI, bank robbery, police pursuit, and shooting, reports the Battle Creek Enquirer."This was a running gun battle on Columbia Avenue," Calhoun County Prosecutor David Gilbert said. "He was hanging out of the car shooting."Robert Williams, 40, of Battle Creek is charged with three counts of armed robbery, two weapons charges, and felonio
  • South Carolina Officer Killed in Wreck Wore No Seatbelt, Ran Light

    South Carolina Officer Killed in Wreck Wore No Seatbelt, Ran Light
    A South Carolina police officer killed in a wreck while responding to a shooting call was not wearing her seatbelt, ran a red light at 64 mph, and never hit her brakes before the crash, according to an investigation by a special team of South Carolina troopers, reports the Associated Press.Columbia Officer Stacy Case's cruiser was hit almost directly on the driver's door by a University of South Carolina police officer going 76 mph, police Chief Skip Holbrook said Monday, summarizing the trooper
  • MINI Z Handheld Imaging System

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  • Video: Pennsylvania Trooper Shot Following Fiery Crash

    Video: Pennsylvania Trooper Shot Following Fiery Crash
    VIDEO: Pennsylvania Trooper Shot Following Fiery Crash A traffic stop on a busy highway in Philadelphia turned violent Tuesday when a suspect got back into his car and fled, rear-ended a school bus, and then shot and wounded a Pennsylvania State Police trooper, state police said.Two suspects were taken into custody, and the trooper, Patrick Casey, 31, was hospitalized in stable condition, according to state police spokeswoman Maria Finn. The trooper was shot in the shoulder, reports WFMZ.Philade
  • Pittsburgh Police Undergoing 'Full Review' of Pursuit Policy

    A day after a Pittsburgh police chase started by a traffic stop ended in a crash that left a 12-year-old critically injured and four others hurt, the police chief ordered officers to initiate pursuits only if they believe a violent felony occurred, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.The bureau policy on motor vehicle pursuits is undergoing a "full review," police Chief Cameron McLay wrote in a memo sent to bureau personnel Monday."Regrettably, too many instances occur where our police pursuits
  • Harley Offers Free Riding Academy Motorcycle Training to First Responders

    Harley Offers Free Riding Academy Motorcycle Training to First Responders
    Leading up to Thanksgiving, Harley-Davidson will expand its free Riding Academy motorcycle training offer to all first responders from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2016, reports motorcycle-usa.com.To unveil the Ride Free offer for police officers, firefighters, and EMS professionals, Harley-Davidson employees across the country volunteered at local firehouses and police stations in Albuquerque, NM; Kansas City, MO; Milwaukee; San Diego; Wichita, KS; and York, PA. At the events, employees washed police mot
  • Five People Shot Near Black Lives Matter Protest in Minneapolis

    Five protesters were shot late Monday night near the Black Lives Matter encampment at the Fourth Precinct police station in north Minneapolis, according to police.Those who were shot sustained non-life-threatening injuries, said police spokesman John Elder in a statement, reports the Star Tribune.Miski Noor, a media contact for Black Lives Matter, said "a group of white supremacists showed up at the protest, as they have done most nights."One of the three counterdemonstrators wore a mask, said D
  • Video: Body Cams Help Prove Tennessee Deputy Innocent

    Video: Body Cams Help Prove Tennessee Deputy Innocent
    VIDEO: Body Cams Help Prove Tennessee Deputy InnocentA Knox County, TN, deputy's body camera helped prove his innocence after he was accused of fondling a woman during a traffic stop, reports WBIR.On Nov. 8, a KCSO deputy pulled over Margaret Ellen McElhinny under suspicion of driving under the influence.Three other deputies came to the scene. During the stop, they began to question her.McElhinny later accused one deputy of fondling her once she left her car for a sobriety check. Three of the fo
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  • Denver police: Possible spree shooter in white SUV hits at least one homeless man - The Denver Post

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    Denver police: Possible spree shooter in white SUV hits at least one homeless man
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    A suspect seen driving a white SUV has shot and wounded three people in separate locations within a two-hour span early Tuesday morning, according to Denver police. The shootings started outside a homeless shelter just after 3 a.m. and ended two hours ...
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  • Police search for armed person after Fountain Square resident shot at in home ... - Fox 59

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    Police search for armed person after Fountain Square resident shot at in home ...
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    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Nov. 24, 2015)— Police are searching for an armed suspect after they shot at a resident during a home break-in in Fountain Square. The incident happened inside a house in the 1500 block of Pleasant Street. Police said the victim's ...and more »
  • Five Black Lives Matter protesters shot in Minneapolis; police arrest one suspect - Washington Post

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    Five Black Lives Matter protesters shot in Minneapolis; police arrest one suspect
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    MINNEAPOLIS — Simmering racial tensions boiled over yet again when several men shot five people here who had been protesting the recent police killing of an African American man in Minneapolis. Police said late Tuesday morning that they had arrested ...
    Police arrest one in shooting of Minnesota protestersReuters
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  • Police pursuit leads to fiery crash, shooting of Pennsylvania state trooper on ... - 6abc.com

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    Police pursuit leads to fiery crash, shooting of Pennsylvania state trooper on ...
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    A Pennsylvania state trooper has been hospitalized after being shot in an altercation on I-676 in Center City Philadelphia. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://6abc.com/video/embed/?pid=1097486" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>.
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  • Police: Suspect Shot & Killed By Police In Columbia Heights - CBS Local

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    Police: Suspect Shot & Killed By Police In Columbia Heights
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    MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Columbia Heights police say a suspect believed to be armed was shot and killed by police officers after a domestic dispute situation. According to Columbia Heights Police Chief Scott Nadeau, police received the report of a woman ...and more »
  • Police charge panhandler with murder in stabbing over $10, slice of pizza - Washington Post

    Police charge panhandler with murder in stabbing over $10, slice of pizza
    Washington Post
    A dispute between panhandlers over $10 and a pizza slice led to a fatal stabbing Saturday night in Washington's Waterfront District, two blocks from the Navy Yard Metro station, according to D.C. police and court documents. Police on Monday charged one ...and more »
  • Family of Cleveland Boy Shot by Police Want New Prosecutor - ABC News

    Family of Cleveland Boy Shot by Police Want New Prosecutor
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    Family members of a 12-year-old black boy who was carrying a pellet gun when he was fatally shot by a white Cleveland police officer have gathered petitions demanding the county prosecutor's removal from the case. Activists and family members of Tamir ...and more »
  • Police Arrest & Charge Men In Murder Of Amanda Blackburn - RadarOnline

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    Police Arrest & Charge Men In Murder Of Amanda Blackburn
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    Police arrested three men in connection with the brutal death of Amanda Blackburn, the pregnant 28-year-old pastor's wife in Indiana, officials said Monday, and RadarOnline.com has obtained the shocking court documents. Blackburn was found by her ...and more »
  • Police: Man crashed into bus while on heroin - Cincinnati.com

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    Police: Man crashed into bus while on heroin
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    An Anderson Township man who police said crashed head-on into a bus carrying elementary school students was high on heroin, according to court documents. Peter Smeriglio, 40, fled a Nov. 13 traffic stop for reckless driving in the 10500 black of ...
  • Police investigating two sexual assaults - Washington Post

    Police investigating two sexual assaults
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    D.C. police are investigating two sexual assaults that occurred Saturday in Northwest and Northeast Washington, according to the department. The first occurred about 5:30 a.m. when police said a woman was ordered into a white minivan in the 1100 block ...
  • Police foil robbery at taqueria in SW Houston - KHOU

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    Police foil robbery at taqueria in SW Houston
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    HOUSTON – Police investigating a homicide were able to foil a robbery at a nearby taqueria in southwest Houston Monday night. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police foil robbery at taqueria in SW Houston HOUSTON – Police investigating a homicide were ...
  • Reports: Chicago police officer to be charged with murder of black teen shot ... - Washington Post

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    Reports: Chicago police officer to be charged with murder of black teen shot ...
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    A white Chicago police officer is expected to be charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of an African American teenager caught on dash-cam video, individuals close to the investigation told the Associated Press, the Chicago Tribune and the ...
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    Chicago police officer charged with murder for 2014 shooting of
  • Was Your Ex-Boyfriend an Undercover Police Spy? Some British Women Don't Yet Know - VICE News

    Was Your Ex-Boyfriend an Undercover Police Spy? Some British Women Don't Yet Know
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    Was Your Ex-Boyfriend an Undercover Police Spy? Some British Women Don't Yet Know. By Sally Hayden. November 24, 2015 | 2:43 am. It's been a story of broken hearts, decimated trust, and a lengthy and determined quest for the truth. On Friday, seven ...and more »
  • Police: At least 5 shot at Minneapolis protest - USA TODAY

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    Police: At least 5 shot at Minneapolis protest
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    MINNEAPOLIS — At least five people were shot near the site of protests over the fatal shooting of a black man by police at the Fourth Precinct, police said. Reports of a shooting surfaced around 10:45 p.m. Monday. At this time, it is not clear on the ...
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    Minneapolis police: 5 shot near protest sceneChicago Tribune
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  • DC police chief who advocated taking down mass shooters has approved few gun ... - Fox News

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    DC police chief who advocated taking down mass shooters has approved few gun ...
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    Metropolitan Chief of Police Cathy Lanier has only approved 48 people for concealed carry permits. (MPD). Despite her call on Sunday night for civilians to “take the gunman down” in a mass shooting scenario, Washington DC's chief of police has approved ...
    DC Police Chief: 'Best Option' Is For Citizens To Take Out Paris-Style AttackersBreitbart Newsall 87 news articles »
  • In Mexico, fear as victims vanish at hands of police - Yahoo News

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    In Mexico, fear as victims vanish at hands of police
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    TELOLOAPAN, Mexico (AP) — Carlos Sanchez lay in the backseat of a Honda sedan with his head in his wife's lap, an oxygen tube in his nose, IV in his arm and three bullets in his body. The 36-year-old taco vendor cried out in pain at every bump on the ...and more »
  • Black Lives Matter protesters sue over treatment by California police - Reuters

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    Black Lives Matter protesters sue over treatment by California police
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    SAN FRANCISCO Protesters and journalists covering a Black Lives Matter rally in Berkeley, California, have filed a lawsuit alleging "unconstitutional police attacks" on attendees, court records showed. The civil rights lawsuit was filed in federal ...and more »
  • Man suing police 'armed to the teeth' for using SWAT tactics during a 'welfare ... - RT

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    Man suing police 'armed to the teeth' for using SWAT tactics during a 'welfare ...
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    It started out as a “welfare check,” but even without a warrant or probable cause, the police encounter transformed into a full scale SWAT-style raid. That is just part of the ordeal for which one man is suing the Albemarle County Police. TagsPolice.
  • Chicago police sued over traffic fatality - Chicago Tribune

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    Chicago police sued over traffic fatality
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    Charles Garrett, right, mourns his son, Shawn Garrett, who died when the vehicle he was in collided with a police SUV. Charles Garrett, right, mourns his son, Shawn Garrett, who died when the vehicle he was in collided with a police SUV. (Terrence ...and more »
  • Man who police say shot family of four now dead - Columbus Dispatch

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    Man who police say shot family of four now dead
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    View Slideshow Request to buy this photo ERIC ALBRECHT | DISPATCH A crowd gathers in an alley east of S. Terrace Avenue on the Hilltop after police responded to a 911 call. View Larger. Crime & Safety Headlines. Man who police say shot family of four ...
    Police: 3 Members of Family Fatally Shot; Suspect KilledABC News
    4 people dead, child injured after reported officer-involved shooting on city ...NBC4i
  • Police announce arrest in slaying of muralist - SFGate

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    Police announce arrest in slaying of muralist
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    A man was arrested in connection with the death of an artist who was gunned down this year as he worked on an antiviolence mural in Oakland, police said Monday. The suspect, whom Oakland police said they would name once formal charges had been ...and more »

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