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• Fly the Deadly Skies

  18-12-2015 23:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  At 30,000 feet, a commercial airliner's seat cushions are not a viable shield or weapon when terrorists attack. Nonetheless, critics of the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) are once again questioning the program's cost-effectiveness. That's right, geniuses like Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) continue to disparage the air marshals as useless because they haven't made an overwhelming number of arrests. Unfortunately, this faulty approach to assessing the true value of a highly trained law enforcement c
  
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• Police find stolen parrot, guns and drugs in El Monte home - The San Gabriel Valley Tribune

  18-12-2015 23:33 via
  Police find stolen parrot, guns and drugs in El Monte home
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  El Monte police arrested Roy Pinedo, 33, of El Monte on Dec. 18, 2015 after they served a search warrant and found methamphetamines, a rifle, a gun and a 5-pound Macaw named Zazu that was stolen in May in South El Monte. (PHOTO FROM EL MONTE ...and more »
  

• Skokie pays out $875000 in 2013 police excessive force case - Chicago Tribune

  18-12-2015 23:18 via
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  Skokie pays out $875000 in 2013 police excessive force case
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  Skokie has agreed to pay in total $875,000 to a Chicago woman who sued the village and three Skokie police officers, saying one of them used excessive force and seriously hurt her during a drunk driving arrest in 2013, according to court documents.
  

• What the Hell Are We Doing?

  18-12-2015 23:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's long been said that Nero fiddled as Rome burned. That story has persisted since Rome was nearly destroyed by a great fire in 64 A.D., and it leads modern people to believe that the extremely cruel emperor stood on the balcony of his palace and played a violin backlit by the flames of the city and accompanied by the screams of his citizenry. We now know it was all myth.Yet, regardless of the historical truth, "fiddling while Rome burns," is part of the American lexicon that's come to mean be
  
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• Video: Florida Deputy Punched, Shot After Traffic Stop

  18-12-2015 22:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Florida Deputy Punched, Shot After Traffic StopThe Indian River County (FL) Sheriff's Office released video that shows a deputy being punched by a career criminal before he was shot in an exchange of gunfire following an overnight traffic stop in Gifford, reports WPTV.The shooting happened around 3:20 a.m. after a traffic stop near the 4300 block of Old Dixie Hwy.Sheriff Deryl Loar said Deputy Chris Lester pulled over a man—identified as Andrew Jeff Coffee, 53, of Vero Beach—o
  
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• FLEOA Applauds 9/11 James Zadroga Act Extension

  18-12-2015 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) celebrates the renewal of the 9/11 James Zadroga Act, which funds health screenings and treatments for first responders battling illnesses related to the response and recovery from the September 11th terrorist attacks.The Zadroga Act expired in September, and first responder advocates – FLEOA among them – have relentlessly worked to reauthorize the program before funding runs out."The renewal of the Zadroga Act has been a key l
  
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• Man Arrested in Las Vegas Officer Shooting, Manhunt

  18-12-2015 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Authorities have identified the man suspected of shooting an officer and then eluding police in Las Vegas Thursday before being arrested in a golf course community miles away, reports the Associated Press.Clark County jail records show that 38-year-old Teag L. Fox is being held on charges of attempted murder, battery, and discharging a gun. It's unclear if has an attorney.A patrol veteran with 21 years of experience was left with non-life threatening wounds to the arm and torso after responding
  
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• JustNet Adds Officer Suicide Prevention Resource List

  18-12-2015 22:26 via feedproxy.google.com
   JustNet, the Website of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, has added a new section of resources on officer suicide prevention at https://www.justnet.org/Suicide-Prevention-Resources.html. Law enforcement officers, due at least in part to the many stress factors they face on a constant basis, are at a heightened risk for suicide. Coping with daily exposure to violence, rotating shifts that keep them away from their families, and exposure to other traumatic event
  
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• Protesters March Near Chicago Airport, Aim to Disrupt Holiday Travel

  18-12-2015 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Three protests are planned around the city of Chicago Friday, as Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke appears before a judge on charges in the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald, reports WLS-TV.Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder and official misconduct in the shooting death of 17-year-old McDonald.Three rallies are planned for Friday, aiming to disrupt business as usual in several parts of the city. One of those protests targeted holiday travelers at Midway Airport around 10 a.m.Demonstra
  
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• DHS Announces Update to the National Terrorism Advisory System

  18-12-2015 21:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  In 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) replaced the color-coded alerts of the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) with the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), designed to more effectively communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information to the American public. Now, based on a review of the NTAS ordered by DHS Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, DHS is updating the NTAS to add a new form of advisory – the NTAS “B
  
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• Police arrest 13-year-old boy over bomb threat "joke" - CBS News

  18-12-2015 21:38 via
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  Police arrest 13-year-old boy over bomb threat "joke"
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  ARLINGTON, Texas -- Arlington Police arrested a 13-year-old boy after they say he threatened to blow up his school, CBS Dallas reports. Police say he told a classmate at Nichols Junior High School he had a bomb in his backpack and he was going to take ...and more »
  

• Delaware Decriminalizes Marijuana

  18-12-2015 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Being caught with a small amount of marijuana in Delaware will, in most circumstances, no longer come with threats of prison time, hefty fines, or a criminal record, reports delawareonline.com.A new law decriminalizing the possession and personal use of up to an ounce of marijuana goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday – exactly six months after Gov. Jack Markell signed the legislation."There will be some confusion because people may think marijuana is legal now, and that is not the case,"
  
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• NYPD Officer Who Once Lived In a Shelter Donates Gifts to Homeless Kids

  18-12-2015 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NYPD Officer Carlos Ramos has spent the past week collecting presents for a toy drive he organized, and has surrounded his supervisor's desk with bags and boxes filled with Lego sets, footballs, and dolls, all donated by fellow officers. Next week he plans to present the gifts to the Flushing Family Shelter located in Brooklyn. This is the first time that Officer Ramos has organized a toy drive and his motivation is a deeply personal one, because he knows what it feels like to not have a home, a
  
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• Video: Tennessee Deputy Shot in Face with AK-47

  18-12-2015 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Tennessee Deputy Shot in Face with AK-47The man accused of shooting at Carter County, TN, deputies Wednesday night and wounding a rookie deputy used an AK-47 assault rifle before running to a cave behind the home, according to the sheriff's office, reports WJHL.A SWAT team found Kelly Pitts, 36, of Hickory, NC, in that cave "heavily" armed with another rifle and two pistols. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation charged him with seven counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with
  
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• Had too much to drink? Call police for a ride - 9NEWS.com

  18-12-2015 19:40 via
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  Had too much to drink? Call police for a ride
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  KUSA - Aurora Police want you to call them - on yourself. Their unusual offer includes a safe ride home if you've had too much to drink. The program. Loading… Post to Facebook. Had too much to drink? Call police for a ride KUSA - Aurora Police want ...
  

• Video: New Jersey Trooper Killed in Single-Car Crash

  18-12-2015 18:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: New Jersey Trooper Killed in Single-Car CrashA New Jersey state trooper died in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning while responding to a report of a juvenile in mental distress in rural Salem County, reports WPVI-TV.Trooper Eli McCarson, 30, was traveling on Quinton-Alloway Road near the intersection of Route 49 when the accident happened around 10:45 a.m. in Quinton Township.Witness Joe Fahrner tells Action News he was in his house across the street when he looked outside and saw th
  
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• The killing of Laquan McDonald: The dashcam video vs. police accounts - CNN

  18-12-2015 05:46 via
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  The killing of Laquan McDonald: The dashcam video vs. police accounts
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  (CNN) Newly released documents in the Laquan McDonald shooting show how elaborately police appear to have fabricated their version of that moment and how officers stood by each other in verifying the details. The documents shed new light on just how ...and more »
  

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