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• DOJ Letter Announces Deferral of Asset Sharing, Effective Immediately

  23-12-2015 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In a letter dated December 21, the Justice Department announced that because of legislation imposing more than $1 billion in cuts to the DOJ Asset Forfeiture Program, it is "deferring for the time being any equitable sharing payments from the Program," effective immediately.The letter goes on to say, "The Department remains committed to the Program and to the state, local and tribal partners that are integral to its success. We will take all appropriate and necessary measures to minimize the imp
  
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• 2 Texas Officers Shot; Standoff Continues

  23-12-2015 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two Odessa police officers have been shot while attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment complex in the West Texas city, reports the Associated Press.City of Odessa spokeswoman Andrea Goodson said the officers were being treated at a local hospital following the shootings Wednesday and were in stable condition. Goodson had no other immediate information about the victims. 
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• Video: LAPD Officers Surprise WWII Veteran With Christmas Tree, Presents

  23-12-2015 23:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: LAPD Officers Surprise WWII Veteran With Christmas Tree, PresentsWhat began as a welfare check at a Venice, CA, apartment building ended with an act of kindness one World War II veteran said on Monday he will never forget, reports KTLA.Los Angeles Police Department Officers Natali Nunez and Abel Torres responded, and found that 94-year-old Herman Perry was well, but hard of hearing and unaware of his neighbors' concerns that had brought them there."He told us that not too many people stop
  
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• Video: Montana Man Jailed After Threatening to Shoot Boy Over 'Star Wars' Spoiler

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  VIDEO: Man Threatens to Shoot Boy Over 'Star Wars' SpoilerAn 18-year-old was so into the new movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" that he threatened to go to school and shoot a classmate for spoiling it for him, reports WTVR.Arthur Roy is facing assault with weapon charges in Helena, MT, after reportedly making the threats on Facebook.If convicted, Roy faces up to 20 years in prison. He remains in jail with his bail set at $10,000. 
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• Judge Upholds Seattle's Gun and Ammunition Tax

  23-12-2015 22:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Seattle's new tax on gun and ammunition sales can take effect on Jan. 1, a judge ruled Tuesday, siding with the city against the National Rifle Association, reports the Seattle Times.King County Superior Court Judge Palmer Robinson dismissed the NRA's lawsuit seeking to block the tax, which it filed in August along with other firearms groups.Seattle City Council President Tim Burgess, who sponsored the city's ordinance establishing the tax of $25 per gun and 2 or 5 cents per round of ammunition,
  
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• Video: Pennsylvania Officer Faked Attack, State Police Say

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  VIDEO: Pennsylvania Officer Faked Attack, State Police SayA Schuylkill County, PA, police officer who claimed she was attacked during a traffic stop in September made it all up, state police said.The West Penn Township officer, 41, was charged Wednesday with making false alarms to agencies of public safety and false reports to law enforcement authorities, both misdemeanors, reports the Morning Call.On Sep. 2, the officer called for backup and was found at the bottom of an embankment along the ro
  
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• Virginia Revokes Concealed Carry Permit Agreement With 25 States

  23-12-2015 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Concealed handgun permits held by residents of 25 states will no longer be valid in Virginia, the state's attorney general said Tuesday, drawing swift criticism from GOP lawmakers.Attorney General Mark Herring, a Democrat, said the state will revoke its reciprocity agreement with the states because their concealed weapon laws don't meet Virginia's standards. Those states hand out permits to people who are barred under the Virginia law, like fugitives, convicted stalkers, and drug dealers, which
  
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