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• A Mess in Minneapolis

  03-12-2015 23:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A police precinct under siege. Mobs of violent people scream and chant unintelligibly as they throw rocks, bottles, and Molotov cocktails, and fire gunshots at the besieged police with veritable impunity. The occupying mob erects tents and lean-tos and stays warm with fires burning in metal barrels. Meanwhile the police are hunkered down inside the precinct only to emerge to "stay the line" against the horde and once again face insults, assaults, injuries, all the while being forced to do nothin
  
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• Video: Entire Small Town South Carolina Police Force Quits

  03-12-2015 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Entire Small Town South Carolina Police Force Quits For 14 years and through two different mayors, Mark Fallaw was the police chief for the town of North. That career came to an end on December 1 when he resigned, stating issues with the new mayor, Patty Carson."For her to be directing procedures that were contrary to national standards, that was going to cause a problem," said Fallaw. "So I just said it was best for me probably to step down."Fallaw says Carson issued a gag order on the d
  
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• Video: Denver SWAT Officer Wounded, Fugitive Killed in Shootout

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  VIDEO: Denver SWAT Officer Wounded, Fugitive Killed in Shootout A Denver SWAT officer was seriously hurt in a shooting while attempting to arrest a fugitive near Sloan's Lake Wednesday afternoon. The suspect involved was killed.Police were trying to apprehend a fugitive when a shootout occurred at West 26th Avenue and Ocseloa Street, near the Sloan's Lake neighborhood, around 3:30 p.m.A source close to this investigation told Denver7 that the officer was hit in the leg. Initially, poli
  
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• Video: Armored Police Vehicles Played Major Role in Saving Lives During Colorado Springs Shooting

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  VIDEO: Armored Police Vehicles Played Major Role in Saving Lives During Colorado Springs Shooting The growing use of armored vehicles by police departments has been met with some criticism.But there is no denying those vehicles played a key role in saving lives during the deadly attack at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic.Police used the vehicles to shield and protect people as they removed them from harm's way to safe places. 
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• Video: 8 Arrested as Minneapolis Police Clear 4th Precinct Protest Camp

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  VIDEO: 8 Arrested as Minneapolis Police Clear 4th Precinct Protest Camp Minneapolis police began removing Black Lives Matter protesters from the 4th Precinct around 4 a.m. Thursday morning, using bulldozers and buckets of water to break up the demonstrators that had been camped out there since the shooting death of Jamar Clark on Nov. 15.Officers handed out fliers telling the demonstrators they had 10 minutes to collect their things and leave. Following the notification, the Minneapolis Fire Dep
  
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• Unexpected Gift Makes Mississippi Officer Fight Back Tears

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  For many law enforcement officers, it’s the smallest show of kindness that makes the biggest difference. One Gulfport, MS, police officer had to fight back tears as a young girl presented him with a new “partner” to keep him safe.Officer Josh McConnell recounted the touching moment Tuesday in a Facebook post. Since making the post, McConnell’s story has garnered dozens of likes, shares and encouraging comments.McConnell said he was on patrol at Courthouse Pier on Highway
  
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• Michigan Sheriff Says "Cowards" Beat, Robbed Disabled Man and Posted Video on Facebook

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  The 23-year-old man with cerebral palsy stood in a stairwell at his apartment complex with his hands balled into fists, seemingly in self-defense.A man then appeared to kick him in the groin and, when the man fell to the ground, called out: “Record it. Hold on, record it.”Authorities in Oakland County, Mich., say Nikey Dashone Walker and Shadeed Dontae Bey robbed and beat the man and filmed the attack “using the victim’s cell phone” Sunday mornin
  
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• Heartbreaking Photos Show Boy Honoring Fallen Louisiana Trooper Father

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  Gorgeous, yet heartbreaking, photos of a boy whose father died in the line of duty are going viral on social media.Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent was shot and killed during a traffic stop back in August. He was an Army veteran and had spent 13 years on the force. He left behind his wife Katherine and his 9-year-old son Ethan.A few months after Trooper Vincent's death, Katherine asked photographer April Reeves to take pictures of Ethan and incorporate images of her late husband
  
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• California Massacre Suspects Could Have Domestic and Foreign Terror Links

  03-12-2015 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Grim details emerged Thursday about the massacre at a California holiday party that left 14 people dead and 21 others hurt, but investigators are still trying to answer the key question: Why?The couple who unleashed the bloodbath Wednesday fired as many as 75 rounds at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino and tried to slaughter more people with a rigged pipe bomb that never detonated, authorities said Thursday.Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, who was born in Chicago, and his wife, Tashf
  
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• 5 children detained in plot to "attack" NJ school, police say - CBS News

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  5 children detained in plot to "attack" NJ school, police say
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  CLIFTON, N.J. -- Five elementary school students were detained after allegedly plotting to "cause damage" or "detonate a device" at Clifton High School in New Jersey, authorities said, according to CBS New York. According to authorities, teachers and ...and more »
  

• Police: Teen left 'abandoned' at police headquarters is runaway - WXIA-TV

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  Police: Teen left 'abandoned' at police headquarters is runaway
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  Investigators who were looking for information in a teen found abandoned at Atlanta Police headquarters now say the boy was a runaway. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police: Teen left 'abandoned' at police headquarters is runaway Investigators who were ...and more »
  

• Police Accidentally Shoot 2 Men During Attempt to Stop Attacking Dogs: NYPD - NBC New York

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  Police Accidentally Shoot 2 Men During Attempt to Stop Attacking Dogs: NYPD
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  Police accidentally shot two suspected burglars while trying to stop dogs from attacking at a street corner in Queens, according to the NYPD. Woman Hurt in Attempted Robbery at LaGuardia: Sources. Officers were responding to Rockaway Boulevard and ...and more »
  

• SF police shoot suspected stabber in Bayview District - SFGate

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  SF police shoot suspected stabber in Bayview District
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  San Francisco police shot and killed a suspected stabber in the Bayview District late Wednesday afternoon after the man approached an officer while holding a knife, police said. The shooting, which authorities said occurred on Keith Street after ...
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• Man, Woman Killed in Gun Battle Near Mass Shooting Scene: Police - NBC Southern California

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  Man, Woman Killed in Gun Battle Near Mass Shooting Scene: Police
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  Police shot dead two people in an SUV in Southern California as part of a massive manhunt after a shooting left more than 14 people dead and 17 wounded Wednesday morning. The man and the woman had assault weapons and were killed after a gun ...
  At least 14 dead in California rampage; 2 suspects killed as police manhunt ...PRI
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• Missing 6-week-old baby turned in to Minneapolis police - KMSP-TV

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  Missing 6-week-old baby turned in to Minneapolis police
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  MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - UPDATE: Shortly after 7 p.m. an adult male walked into the Police Athletic League Office and turned the missing child over to an officer. The child appeared to be unharmed and in good shape. The suspect, Latrice Ebony Pittman was ...
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• Video Doesn't Show Fatal Houston Police Shooting - ABC News

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  An attorney for the family of an unarmed black man fatally shot by a Houston police officer in 2014 said even though video released by police on Wednesday from the incident does not show the actual shooting it is still important because it details the ...and more »
  

• Monkey Business

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  When I made lieutenant and moved to the Department of Public Safety headquarters in Phoenix, one of the first things handed to me was a little book by Kenneth Blanchard and William Oncken Jr. called "The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey." This was a time when everyone was using the book "The One Minute Manager," and I was not a fan. So when I was handed this new book and told there would be a "monkey" in every meeting in admin or there wouldn't be a meeting, I quickly spent my next free eveni
  
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• Entire Midlands Police Force Quits All at Once - WLTX.com

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  Entire Midlands Police Force Quits All at Once
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  North, SC (WLTX) - For 14 years and through two different mayors, Mark Fallaw was the police chief for the town of North. That career came to an end on December 1 when he resigned, stating issues with the new mayor, Patty Carson. "For her to be ...and more »
  

• Officer Wounded in Shootout with California Massacre Suspects

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  Authorities confirmed that a suspect has been shot in connection with a car chase as officers followed up their investigation into a mass shooting in San Bernardino, CA, Wednesday morning. One officer was wounded in the exchange of gunfire with non-life threatening injuries.A black sport-utility vehicle was seen fleeing from the office complex where as many as three assailants killed at least 14 and wounded 17 others around 11:00 a.m. Shortly before 3 p.m., police began pursuing a black SUV in t
  
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• Seattle police roll out special protocol after California shootings - The Seattle Times

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  Seattle police roll out special protocol after California shootings
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  When news of the mass shooting in San Bernardino reached the Seattle Police Department, Assistant Chief Robert Merner put into place a protocol that has become standard procedure around police headquarters. By Jennifer Sullivan. Seattle Times staff ...
  

• Police surround black SUV in residential area - CNN

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  Police surround black SUV in residential area
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  San Bernardino police are watching a dark colored SUV. CNN's Tom Fuentes comments on what police are potentially looking for. A swat team arrives at the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. San Bernardino shooting: At least 14 people killed; 1 ...
  

• Rahm Emanuel Says He Won't Resign Over Police Shooting and Video - New York Times

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  Rahm Emanuel Says He Won't Resign Over Police Shooting and Video
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  CHICAGO — On the day after he dismissed his police superintendent, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday faced new questions over a police shooting and his administration's delay of several months in releasing a video of that episode. But he said that he ...
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• Shot that killed Cincinnati police officer Sonny Kim was 'horrible luck ... - WCPO

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  Shot that killed Cincinnati police officer Sonny Kim was 'horrible luck ...
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  Prosecutor Joe Deters said it was "horrible luck" that Cincinnati police officer Sonny Kim died from one of three shots in an ambush by TrePierre Hummons in Madisonville on June 19. WCPO. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters and Cincinnati Police ...and more »
  

• San Jose: Authorities identify auto-theft suspect grazed by police bullet ... - San Jose Mercury News

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  SAN JOSE -- Authorities have identified a man grazed by a police bullet Tuesday while allegedly ramming vehicles with a stolen SUV before he was arrested after running into a Toys R Us, police said. Matthew Phillip Paz, 21, of San Jose, was booked ...and more »
  

• Maryland Police Release Video Showing Cop Pointing A Gun To A Man's Head - Huffington Post

  03-12-2015 00:05 via
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  Maryland Police Release Video Showing Cop Pointing A Gun To A Man's Head
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  Prince George's County Police Department in Maryland posted a video on its blog Wednesday, after an officer was convicted of assault for pinning his gun to a man's head. The officer, Jenchesky Santiago, was found guilty of first and second-degree ...and more »
  

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