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• Video: Dairy Queen Employee Arrested for Spitting on Officer's Hamburger

  15-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Dairy Queen Employee Arrested for Spitting on Officer's HamburgerA bond has been set for a man who is accused of spitting on a Baton Rouge Police Officer's hamburger. Police say the incident happened just after 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Dairy Queen in the 3400 block of Sherwood Forest, reports WAFB.According to a police report, a lieutenant with the Baton Rouge (LA) Police Department ordered a hamburger at the restaurant. When he received his hamburger, he noticed a clear substance on top o
  
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• Louisiana Sergeant Found Shot Dead Outside Her Home

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  Monday morning, word spread quickly that Sgt. Tracey Marshall, 47, had been found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in her personal vehicle outside of her Terrytown residence. Jefferson Parish (LA) Sheriff's Office investigators did not have a motive or a suspect as of Monday evening, reports the Times-Picayune."It's really, really hard right now," said Bryant as she spoke of Marshall's devastated fellow corrections officers, deputies, and bailiffs.Although Marshall had no children, the 10-year Je
  
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• Threat That Closed Down L.A. Schools Appears to Be a Hoax

  15-12-2015 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The threat that prompted Los Angeles Unified School District officials to close all schools Tuesday appears to be a hoax, a U.S. congressman on the House Intelligence Committee said, reports the Los Angeles Times."The preliminary assessment is that it was a hoax or something designed to disrupt school districts in large cities. The investigation is ongoing as to where the threat originated from and who was responsible," Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) said in a statement.Another local congressman,
  
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• Video: 5 Arrested in NYC Protest Over Chicago Police Shooting That Killed Teen

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  VIDEO: 5 Arrested in NYC Protest Over Chicago Police ShootingFive people were arrested Monday night in a demonstration near the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City, protesting the handling of a police shooting that killed a teenager in Chicago, reports WCBS.The protest was held Monday night in the wake of the shooting by a Chicago Police officer that killed Laquan McDonald, 17, last year, and what critics allege was a cover-up for a year afterward.Activist and organizer Keegan Ste
  
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• "Credible Terror Threat" Closes All Los Angeles Public Schools

  15-12-2015 16:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  All Los Angeles Unified School District schools were closed Tuesday after LAUSD received a "credible terror threat," according to school district officials and police.The Los Angeles Police Department told KTLA that the threat prompted the decision from LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines to close all schools until further notice.The threat, which was against "many schools," was received electronically and mentioned backpacks and other packages, Cortines said at a morning news conferen
  
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• UPDATE: Police looking for 2 men after shooting outside N. Prospect restaurant - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

  15-12-2015 05:25 via
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  UPDATE: Police looking for 2 men after shooting outside N. Prospect restaurant
  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
  Police are looking for two men involved in a shooting Monday evening outside the Steak 'n Shake on North Prospect Avenue in Champaign. CHAMPAIGN — Less than two weeks before Christmas, the city's busiest shopping district was rattled by a shooting ...and more »
  

• FBI opens criminal probe into Seattle police use of force in UW student's arrest - The Seattle Times

  15-12-2015 04:22 via
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  FBI opens criminal probe into Seattle police use of force in UW student's arrest
  The Seattle Times
  David Pontecorvo suffered a broken cheekbone, a broken nose, bruises and lacerations after he was pulled off his front porch by officers and beaten with fists and a flashlight, according to his attorney and the lawsuit. (Dan Fjelstad). The Seattle FBI ...and more »
  

• Police looking for 2 men after shooting outside N. Prospect restaurant - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

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  Police looking for 2 men after shooting outside N. Prospect restaurant
  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
  Police are looking for two men involved in a shooting Monday evening outside the Steak 'n Shake on North Prospect Avenue in Champaign. CHAMPAIGN — Less than two weeks before Christmas, the city's busiest shopping district was rattled by a shooting ...and more »
  

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• Police look for pair after a gun goes off at Fridley Target store - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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  Police look for pair after a gun goes off at Fridley Target store
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  Provided by Fridley police Fridley police are looking for this pair, seen running from a Target store in Fridley after a gun they had discharged. Text size. share · tweet · email. Print. more. Share on: Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share on ...
  Shot fired from pants, 2 flee Fridley, Minn. TargetKMSP-TVall 32 news articles »
  

• Mother's frantic 911 call during stabbing of daughter, police shooting of ... - FOX31 Denver

  15-12-2015 01:36 via
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  Mother's frantic 911 call during stabbing of daughter, police shooting of ...
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  AURORA, Colo. -- Police released a mother's frantic 911 call Monday that took place while a man was stabbing her daughter Saturday night. The stabbing victim, a 28-year-old female, died. Police shot and killed the suspect when they arrived on the scene.and more »
  

• Philadelphia police officer injured in Point Breeze hit-and-run - 6abc.com

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  Philadelphia police officer injured in Point Breeze hit-and-run
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  A Philadelphia police officer is hospitalized after being struck by a car in Point Breeze. It happened around 6:35 p.m. Monday near 27th and Sears streets. Police say the officer suffered a leg injury and was bleeding heavily. The officer was ...and more »
  

• Jury deliberates in Baltimore police officer's trial in Freddie Gray case - Fox News

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  Jury deliberates in Baltimore police officer's trial in Freddie Gray case
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  Jurors began deliberations Monday in the trial of Baltimore police officer William Porter, the first officer to face a jury decision in the death of Freddie Gray. Prosecutors say Porter is partially responsible for the death because he didn't call for ...
  Jury deliberations begin in case against Baltimore police officerWashington Post
  How Baltimore's prompt prosecution of police in death of Freddie Gray
  

• Outpouring of love for Mansfield police officer who learns devastating diagnosis - fox8.com

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  Outpouring of love for Mansfield police officer who learns devastating diagnosis
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  MANSFIELD, Ohio-- A young officer and recent newlywed, Ryan Garner, appeared to be the picture of health. "He is one of the healthiest people that I know. Extremely physically fit and active outside of the Mansfield Police Department and was extremely ...and more »
  

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