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• New Jersey Buying 5,000 Body Cameras for Police Departments

  22-12-2015 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  State officials on Monday announced grants to 176 police departments to buy more than 5,000 body cameras, a move they claim puts New Jersey at the "forefront" of states embracing the relatively new technology. Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said Monday the $2.5 million program, announced this summer to "overwhelming" interest, would more than double the number of departments using the technology, NJ.com reports.The funding comes at a time of increased scrutiny o
  
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• Video: Omaha Officer Rescues Five from Burning House

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  VIDEO: Omaha Officer Rescues Five from Burning HouseOfficer Robbie Goering-Jensen of the Omaha Police Department was trainingnew recruit Anthony Abboud on Abboud's first day on the job Sunday when they saw a house on fire. Goering-Jensen's instincts as a former military firefighter took over and he rushed inside the burning home before firefighters arrived on-scene and without any protective gear.“I ended up getting down on my hands and knees which would be normal procedure for a fire
  
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• Video: NYPD Detective Killed by Suicide Bomber in Afghanistan

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  VIDEO: NYPD Detective Killed by Suicide Bomber in AfghanistanA suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden motorcycle into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol Monday, killing six American troops, including an NYPD officer, in the deadliest attack on international forces since August.The attack happened as Taliban fighters overran a strategic district in southern Helmand province, the scene of some of the deadliest fighting between the Taliban and international combat forces prior to the 2014 withdrawal,
  
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• Video: Minnesota's Mall of America Sues to Keep Black Lives Matter from Disrupting Shopping

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  VIDEO: Minnesota's Mall of America Sues to Keep Black Lives Matter from Disrupting Shopping Minnesota's Mall of America—the largest mall in America—has sued Black Lives Matter and individual activists to prevent a protest planned there for Wednesday."Mall of America supports BLM's First Amendment right to free expression, but courts have clearly ruled that right may not be exercised on private property without the consent of the property owner," a request for a temporary restraining
  
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• Video: Grand Jury Issues No Indictments Over Sandra Bland's Death in Texas Jail

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  VIDEO: Grand Jury Issues No Indictments Over Sandra Bland's Death in Texas JailA Waller County, TX, grand jury issued no indictments for the death of Sandra Bland Monday night.After listening to reams of evidence in three lengthy sessions, the grand jury decided not to indict anyone in Sandra Bland’s death, nor any of the employees at the Waller County Jail, where she died in custody back in July. The medical examiner ruled it a suicide, saying she hanged herself in her cell.“There a
  
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• San Francisco Police Recruit Saves Life of Baby with CPR

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  A San Francisco police recruit saved the life of a baby who had stopped breathing in the Bayfair Mall parking lot in San Leandro last week.Ricky Williams was shopping when he saw a mother crying hysterically. He said she had a lifeless baby in her arms.The mother told Williams that her 2-month-old son had stopped breathing. He started CPR chest compressions while the mother breathed into the baby's mouth. Suddenly, the boy started breathing and then crying. He was treated at the hospital.Police
  
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• Democratic Presidential Candidate Sanders Says Bland Wouldn't Have Died in Jail If She Was White

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  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) weighed in on a Texas grand jury's decision not to indictjailers or anyone from the county sheriff's office in the death of Sandra Bland, a black woman who died while she was in police custody in July.Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, said that Bland would be alive if she were white."Sandra Bland should not have died while in police custody. There's no doubt in my mind that she, like too many African-Americans who die in police cust
  
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• All-Clear Given Following Bomb Threat at El Monte Police Department - KTLA

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  All-Clear Given Following Bomb Threat at El Monte Police Department
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  A bomb squad was called to El Monte Tuesday morning after a man walked into the El Monte Police Department and then called authorities claiming he had a bomb. The El Monte Police Department is seen in this image from Google Maps. Officers quickly ...and more »
  

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• State police searching Cortlandt for possibly armed man, friend - The Journal News | LoHud.com

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  State police searching Cortlandt for possibly armed man, friend
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  CORTLANDT - State police are searching the Locust Avenue area for a man they say is wanted for allegedly menacing someone with a gun. George J. Foster, 33, was last seen about 3 a.m. in the 200 block of the street, police said. He is described as a ...and more »
  

• Officer shoots at Passaic man during chase, police say - NJ.com

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  Officer shoots at Passaic man during chase, police say
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  ALPINE — A Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Officer shot at a man who led police on a chase from Passaic to Manhattan and back into New Jersey, police said. The chase started in Passaic, Parkway Police said in a news release. The vehicle involved ...and more »
  

• French police foil attack in Orleans: Interior Minister - Reuters

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  French police foil attack in Orleans: Interior Minister
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  TOULOUSE, France Police have prevented two men from carrying out an attack on police and army personnel in the central French city of Orleans, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday. Two Frenchmen, aged 20 and 24, were being held for ...
  Police Foil New Attack In French CitySky Newsall 73 news articles »
  

• Police shoot and kill man who rammed cop car and 7-Eleven with stolen Jeep - The Denver Channel

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  Police shoot and kill man who rammed cop car and 7-Eleven with stolen Jeep
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  Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Show Caption Hide Caption. Previous Next. DENVER - Police shot and killed a man who rammed a patrol car and crashed into ...and more »
  

• Thornton police seek alleged child molester - The Denver Post

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  Thornton police seek alleged child molester
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  Thornton police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a child in a car last week. The victim's description of the suspect, described as a man with a very thin chin-strap-style beard and a newly-cut fade haircut that was flat on top, helped ...and more »
  

• Faith in honesty and ethics of police rebounds - Power Line (blog)

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  Faith in honesty and ethics of police rebounds
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  2015 was a bad public relations year for the police. It was hammered by the Black Lives Matter movement and other leftists. President Obama did his bit stating, “you know as well as I do, that the tensions in some communities, the feeling that law ...and more »
  

• Philadelphia Making Progress on Police Reforms, Justice Department Says - NBCNews.com

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  Philadelphia Making Progress on Police Reforms, Justice Department Says
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  Philadelphia's police department — which two years ago asked the Justice Department for help keeping officers from shooting people — is now making significant progress on reforms meant to curb the use of deadly force, a federal report says.and more »
  

• Child's play: 13 & 8 y/o siblings lead Detroit police on car chase (VIDEO) - RT

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  Child's play: 13 & 8 y/o siblings lead Detroit police on car chase (VIDEO)
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  A 13-year-old boy, along with his 8-year-old sister, led Detroit police on a car chase after the car was spotted driving erratically, a newly released dashcam video shows. Macomb County Police department received calls that there was a car driving ...
  A 13-Year-Old Boy Led Michigan Police On A High-Speed Car Chase And It Was ...BuzzFeed Newsall 94 news articles »
  

• State Police: Deputy Shoots, Kills Man at Louisiana Home - ABC News

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  State police say a sheriff's deputy in Louisiana shot and killed a man inside his home. State police spokesman Master Trooper Brooks David says at least two sheriff's deputies were at the man's home about 5:50 p.m. Monday when the shooting occurred.and more »
  

• 13-year-old leads police on high-speed chase with 8-year-old sister in tow - Yahoo News

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  13-year-old leads police on high-speed chase with 8-year-old sister in tow
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  Authorities say a 13-year-old boy with his 8-year-old sister in tow crashed a car after fleeing a suburban Detroit traffic stop. (Dec. 21) · 2.. Why the NFL doesn't want you to see "Concussion'. 8:27. Now watching Up next. Why the NFL doesn't want you ...
  

• Muskego police searching for 2 who ran from stolen car - WISN Milwaukee

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  Muskego police searching for 2 who ran from stolen car
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  MATT, THANK YOU. OUT OF MUSKEGO. ROAD IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. HERE'S THE ARE IT IS NEAR MORELAND ROAD. THERE'S A SHOPPING AREA NEARBY WISN 12 NEWS HILLARY MINTZ IS THERE WITH BREAKING DETAILS ...and more »
  

• Police searching for thieves in violent Toys 'R' Us robbery - Fox News

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  Police searching for thieves in violent Toys 'R' Us robbery
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  Two thieves attempting to steal $150 worth of baby formula from a California Toys 'R' Us on Saturday assaulted an employee, slammed a teenage girl into a wall and violently shoved an 11-year-old girl as they made their escape, police said. The 11-year ...and more »
  

• Man kills mom, 89, because of bedbugs, police say - Fox News

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  Man kills mom, 89, because of bedbugs, police say
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  A Minneapolis man killed his 89-year-old mother Thursday after finding bedbugs in the apartment the two shared, police said. Michael Gallagher, 62, faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Patricia Gallagher, according to FOX9, after he ...
  Minnesota Man Tells Police He Killed His Mother Over Bedbug InfestationTheBlaze.comall 45 news articles »
  

• Police ID Virginia Man Killed by Officers During Standoff - ABC News

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  Virginia State Police have identified a man who died after an exchange of gunfire with police. State police say 24-year-old Trevon J. Scruggs locked himself and his 3-year-old son in a bedroom at a home in Campbell County on Friday night. Campbell ...and more »
  

• Pasadena police fumbled their investigation of a black teen's shooting, report ... - Los Angeles Times

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  Pasadena police fumbled their investigation of a black teen's shooting, report ...
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  Anya Slaughter, left, and Kenneth McDade, accompanied by attorney Caree Harper, at a 2012 news conference on the shooting of their son, Kendrec McDade, by Pasadena police. Anya Slaughter, left, and Kenneth McDade, accompanied by attorney Caree ...and more »
  

• Victim Identified in State Police Deadly Shooting in Wayne County - wnep.com

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  Victim Identified in State Police Deadly Shooting in Wayne County
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  CANAAN TOWNSHIP -- A man is dead after a shooting involving state police in Wayne County. Investigators told Newswatch 16 one man was shot by state police along Volunteer Way in Canaan Township, near Waymart around 11:30 p.m. Monday after an ...and more »
  

• Former Bartlett police chief arrested on multiple charges - WMUR Manchester

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  Former Bartlett police chief arrested on multiple charges
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  BARTLETT, N.H. —The former Bartlett police chief has been arrested on several charges, according to authorities. Related. Man accused of firing gun into ground... Police: Mom steals from store on... Two fugitives arrested within hours... Nashua ...and more »
  

• San Francisco Area Police Arrest Man in Threats to Muslims - ABC News

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  San Francisco Area Police Arrest Man in Threats to Muslims
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  Bomb squad crews safely detonated a possible explosive device at the house of a San Francisco Bay Area man and arrested him in connection with threats against Muslim people, a newspaper reported. Officers in Richmond received a tip that a man had ...
  Police waited two weeks to arrest man over alleged pipe bomb and anti-Muslim ...The Guardianall 187 news articles »
  

• Deadly Las Vegas crash suspect told police she was tired, stressed - Fox News

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  Deadly Las Vegas crash suspect told police she was tired, stressed
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  The homeless woman accused of intentionally driving her car into a crowd of pedestrians along the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night told police she was tired and stressed out, but did not clarify her motive further, according to a police report obtained Monday.
  Portland woman accused in Las Vegas crash told police she was searching for a ...OregonLive.com
  POLICE: Woman who hit 37 on Strip was homeless, living in car
  

• SF police recruit comes to rescue of 2-month-old boy - SFGate

  22-12-2015 06:17 via
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  SF police recruit comes to rescue of 2-month-old boy
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  He's not officially on the force yet, but San Francisco Police Recruit Officer Ricky Williams is already saving lives. Williams, slated to graduate the police academy in two weeks, was shopping at a Bayfair Center in San Leandro on Dec. 13 with friends ...and more »
  

• Police killed over 1100 people in US in 2015 – report - RT

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  Police killed over 1100 people in US in 2015 – report
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  Relying on grassroots rather than federal data, the Mapping Police Violence project said over 1,100 people were killed by US police in 2015. It also found that 321 African-Americans were killed by police in numbers disproportionate to their populations.
  Bakersfield Police Department Named Deadliest in United StatesVanity Fairall 15 news articles »
  

• New York City police detective among 6 US troops killed in Afghanistan attack - Fox News

  22-12-2015 05:46 via
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  New York City police detective among 6 US troops killed in Afghanistan attack
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  A New York City police detective who also served in the Air National Guard was identified Monday as one of six U.S. soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan. New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton told reporters that Detective Joseph Lemm ...and more »
  

• Harrell voted out as police union president - Cincinnati.com

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  Harrell voted out as police union president
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  Capping off a tumultuous year for the Cincinnati Police Department, officers Monday night voted nearly 2-1 to replace Fraternal Order of Police President Kathy Harrell. Elected in her place was 28-year department veteran Dan Hils, a sergeant in ...and more »
  

• Indonesia: Police Say Weekend Arrests Deterred a Terrorist Plot on Officials - New York Times

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  Indonesia: Police Say Weekend Arrests Deterred a Terrorist Plot on Officials
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  The Indonesian police said Monday that they had foiled a terrorist plot to kill government officials, law enforcement officers and others by suspects arrested over the weekend. Security was raised at airports, the presidential palace, malls and foreign ...
  Police in Indonesia Arrest 9 Terrorist Suspects Accused of Plotting Major AttackTIME
  Indonesian police foil string of 'jihad' attacksReuters UKal
  

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