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• Police kill neighbor by accident in a city fraught with tension - USA TODAY

  27-12-2015 23:33 via
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  Police kill neighbor by accident in a city fraught with tension
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  A college student who was one of two people killed by a Chicago police officer Saturday had a baseball bat and was agitated, according to details that emerged Sunday from family members who said the officer overreacted in firing. Chicago police said ...
  Chicago Mother of 5, 19-Year-Old Student Fatally Shot by PoliceNBCNews.com
  Families of victims in police shooting demand answersWLS-TV
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• Police: Church Street shooting suspect still at large - BurlingtonFreePress.com

  27-12-2015 23:20 via
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  Police: Church Street shooting suspect still at large
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  Police investigators have been hard pressed to describe — much less find — the person who shot a young man to death early Sunday morning in downtown Burlington. As of early evening, the killer remained at large. An emerging portrait of the victim ...and more »
  

• Police: Mall needs parental escort policy - The Courier-Journal

  27-12-2015 23:12 via
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  Police: Mall needs parental escort policy
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  Police say a parental escort policy - similar to those found at other malls nationwide - could prevent future situations similar to a Saturday night disturbance at the Mall St. Matthews that required assistance from four police departments and forced ...
  Police radio traffic at Mall St. Matthews: 'We need help. We nee - WDRB 41 ...WDRB
  Police: 'Riots' shut down Mall St. Matthews earlyWHAS 11.com (subscription)all
  

• Get Schooled On Car Control Just Like Police Did Back In The '60s - Jalopnik

  27-12-2015 23:11 via
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  Get Schooled On Car Control Just Like Police Did Back In The '60s
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  Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos we find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past. Any video that suggests “limiting your dependence on brakes” in the first 30 seconds is a winner ...
  

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• How WaPo Used Misleading Stats To Hit Police On Suspect Shootings - Daily Caller

  27-12-2015 22:59 via
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  How WaPo Used Misleading Stats To Hit Police On Suspect Shootings
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  The Washington Post has published a lengthy year-end report on fatal police shootings in the U.S. that hints at possible police bias in the form of disproportionate killing of unarmed black men. Deceptive statistics that nakedly push a narrative ...
  Police fatally shoot nearly 1000Washington Postall 37 news articles »
  

• Police Fatally Shoot Man After Attempted Traffic Stop - ABC News

  27-12-2015 22:45 via
  Police Fatally Shoot Man After Attempted Traffic Stop
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  Authorities say police shot and killed a man after a chase that began when south Mississippi deputies tried to pull over an antique pickup truck for failure to yield. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain says in an email that the ...and more »
  

• Police arrest California man who doused woman in gasoline and burned her alive - New York Daily News

  27-12-2015 22:16 via
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  Police arrest California man who doused woman in gasoline and burned her alive
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  A California man accused of drenching a woman in gasoline and burning her alive on Christmas was arrested while trying to escape on a bus on Sunday. Clarence Duwell Dear, 51, was in a heated argument with Dawn Hensley, 41, on Christmas day, ...
  Police Look for Man Suspected of Burning Woman to DeathABC News
  Police seek 'extremely dangerous' suspect in fiery death of Calif.
  

• Family: Charges Unlikely in Killing of Tamir Rice by Police - ABC News

  27-12-2015 21:08 via
  Family: Charges Unlikely in Killing of Tamir Rice by Police
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  Nearly 400 days after a white police officer fatally shot a black 12-year-old carrying a pellet gun in an encounter captured on surveillance video, the boy's disillusioned family believes it's unlikely anyone will be indicted. A decision on whether to ...and more »
  

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• Police shut down Mall St. Matthews following disturbance - WDRB

  27-12-2015 21:02 via
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  Police shut down Mall St. Matthews following disturbance
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  St. Matthews Police say officers who were already working at the mall responded to a disturbance at around 7 p.m.. More >>. St. Matthews Police say officers who were already working at the mall responded to a disturbance at around 7 p.m.. More >> ...and more »
  

• Police: Disruption at Titusville church - Florida Today

  27-12-2015 20:58 via
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  Police: Disruption at Titusville church
  Florida Today
  Titusville police were called to a congregation during Sunday school after a 15-year-old's guardian reported that the youth was pushed and removed from the building by a church elder following a disruption. No arrests were made and no charges were filed.
  

• Arkansas State Police Warn Drivers To Avoid Highways If Possible - 5newsonline.com

  27-12-2015 20:45 via
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  Arkansas State Police Warn Drivers To Avoid Highways If Possible
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  (KFSM)-Arkansas State Police are telling drivers to use caution on several highways in the area if possible. Dispatch said the ditches on highways are so flooded, if a driver were to hydroplane they could be swept away, which could lead to drowning as ...
  

• Police investigating after man found dead in jail cell - KHOU

  27-12-2015 20:28 via
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  Police investigating after man found dead in jail cell
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  Police are investigating after a man who was arrested overnight was found dead in his jail cell Sunday morning. (Photo: KHOU). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. HOUSTON – Police are investigating after a man who was arrested ...and more »
  

• Families of victims in police shooting demand answers - WLS-TV

  27-12-2015 20:13 via
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  Families of victims in police shooting demand answers
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  The 55-year-old woman who was accidentally shot by Chicago police was celebrating Christmas with her family at her home in West Garfield Park when the shooting occurred. Bettie Jones, 55, a grandmother, was killed early Saturday when police responded ...
  Police kill neighbor by accident in a city already fraught with tensionUSA TODAY
  'Justice' demanded by supporters of 2 shot to death by Chicago policeCNN
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• Ben Carson: Don't 'inject race' into Sandra Bland death - CNN

  27-12-2015 19:31 via
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  Ben Carson: Don't 'inject race' into Sandra Bland death
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  (CNN) Ben Carson on Sunday rejected the suggestion that 28-year-old Sandra Bland's race played any role in her death in police custody and accused outsiders of trying to "inject race" into the investigation. In an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation ...and more »
  

• Police ID suspect in East Pennsboro Twp. standoff - PennLive.com

  27-12-2015 19:02 via
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  Police ID suspect in East Pennsboro Twp. standoff
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  Police have identified the man arrested after a Saturday night standoff in East Pennsboro Township. East Pennsboro Township Police say Bilal Lee Watts, 35, was arraigned Sunday morning, and is facing charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, ...and more »
  

• Police: One dead in Medina County crash - newsnet5.com

  27-12-2015 18:14 via
  Police: One dead in Medina County crash
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  Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or ...and more »
  

• 2 killed in shooting at Paterson party, police say - NJ.com

  27-12-2015 16:22 via
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  2 killed in shooting at Paterson party, police say
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  PATERSON — Two city men were killed Sunday morning after a shooting at a party, police said. Paterson Police received a report of shots fired at 3:44 a.m. at a warehouse on 1st Avenue, Detective Capt. Heriberto Rodriguez said. Police found a party of ...
  Paterson police: Two men fatally shot at illegal clubNorthJersey.comall 13 news articles »
  

• Nearly 1000 People Were Fatally Shot by Police in 2015 - Gawker

  27-12-2015 16:05 via
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  Nearly 1000 People Were Fatally Shot by Police in 2015
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  A total of 965 people fell dead this year after hearing the blast of a gun that belonged to a police officer. This statistic was gleaned from records of every fatal police shooting in the nation in 2015—a number that until now had never been calculated.
  Police fatally shoot nearly 1000Washington Postall 32 news articles »
  

• Fear and few answers as Turkish police round up Syrian refugees - Yahoo News

  27-12-2015 15:06 via
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  Fear and few answers as Turkish police round up Syrian refugees
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  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ghada's five children cried out in terror when police broke into their run-down Istanbul flat at dawn and ordered the 36-year-old Syrian's family onto a bus, without saying why. The family of seven from the northern Syrian city of ...and more »
  

• Garland Police: Eight People Confirmed Dead After Tornado - CBS Local

  27-12-2015 14:44 via
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  Garland Police: Eight People Confirmed Dead After Tornado
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  A confirmed tornado struck the south eastern part of Garland last night around 6:45 pm. The tornado hit near IH 30 and President George Bush Turnpike. At a press conference this morning, Garland authorities announced that eight people have died due to ...
  At Least 11 People Killed in North TX Storms: PoliceNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worthall 1,583 news articles »
  

• Police warn of armed robberies in Austin - Chicago Sun-Times

  27-12-2015 13:11 via
  Police warn of armed robberies in Austin
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  Police are warning residents of a recent string of armed robberies in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. Four armed robberies have happened in the neighborhood in the last week, according to a community alert from police. The robberies happened ...and more »
  

• Police ID New York victim in Burlington shooting - BurlingtonFreePress.com

  27-12-2015 12:33 via
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  Police ID New York victim in Burlington shooting
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  Burlington police identified the victim of gunshot violence early Sunday morning as Odafemi Adedapo, a 28-year-old man from the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The shooter remained on the run as of 2 p.m.. Adedapo, whom police say had been ...and more »
  

• Police identify victim in homicide investigation near 27th, Wirt - KETV Omaha

  27-12-2015 09:00 via
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  Police identify victim in homicide investigation near 27th, Wirt
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  WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UP LATER IN THE BROADCAST. JEREMY: TO THE LATEST ON A DEVELOPING STORY. OMAHA POLICE CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT THEY CALL IS THE SHIFT DEATH. POLICE FIRST ...and more »
  

• Suspect Armed with Knife Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting: Palo Alto Police - NBC Bay Area

  27-12-2015 08:36 via
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  Suspect Armed with Knife Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting: Palo Alto Police
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  Palo Alto police released new details Saturday about a deadly police shooting that happened Friday night. (Published 6 hours ago). Palo Alto police say a suspect armed with a knife was killed Friday night when officers opened fire after the suspect ...and more »
  

• Police Look for Man Suspected of Burning Woman to Death - ABC News

  27-12-2015 08:09 via
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  Police Look for Man Suspected of Burning Woman to Death
  ABC News
  Police are searching for a 51-year-old man they say burned a Pomona woman to death by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire. Forty-one-year-old Dawn Hensley was engulfed in flames as she collapsed on a street outside of a home Friday ...
  Police seek 'extremely dangerous' suspect in fiery death of Calif. womanUSA TODAY
  Pomona Police: Clarence Duwell Dear Suspected of Setting Woman AblazeNBCNews.comall 288
  

• Chicago police kill man, shoot woman dead 'accidentally' - CNBC

  27-12-2015 06:02 via
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  Chicago police kill man, shoot woman dead 'accidentally'
  CNBC
  A protester at a march on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, on December 24, holds up a sign referring to Laquan McDonald, 17. Police officer Jason Van Dyke was charged last month with McDonald's murder. In a city troubled by allegations of police misuse of ...
  Police radio traffic released from night Laquan McDonald killed: 'Shots fired ...Chicago Tribune
  Chicago 'Black Christmas' protesters march against police violenceYahoo Newsa
  

• Police arrest several juveniles after disruption at Incredi-Roll Skate ... - fox6now.com

  27-12-2015 05:01 via
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  Police arrest several juveniles after disruption at Incredi-Roll Skate ...
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  WEST ALLIS — West Allis police responded to an incident that involved several hundred people outside the Incredi-Roll Skate & Family Fun Center located near S. 108th and W. Oklahoma Avenue in West Allis. The incident occurred Saturday evening, ...
  West Allis police arrest teens from disorderly crowdMilwaukee Journal Sentinelall 8 news articles »
  

• Police name suspect in fatal shooting at casino - azcentral.com

  27-12-2015 04:03 via
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  Police name suspect in fatal shooting at casino
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  Police have identified John Albert Campos Sr., 47, as the suspect in the Christmas Eve slaying of a retired police officer. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police name suspect in fatal shooting at casino Police have identified John Albert Campos Sr., 47 ...and more »
  

• Police: 'Riots' shut down Mall St. Matthews early - WHAS 11.com (subscription)

  27-12-2015 03:48 via
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  Police: 'Riots' shut down Mall St. Matthews early
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  Police stationed outside the Mall St. Matthews after riots closed the mall one day after Christmas. (Photo: WHAS11). 2 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – A series of incidents led to the closure of the Mall St.
  Police: 1000 to 2000 'Unruly Youths' Shut Down Mall EarlyABC News
  Louisville Police: 1000 to 2000 'unruly youths' shut down mall earlyWKYTall 74 new
  

• 1 hurt in police shooting on Far South Side - Chicago Tribune

  27-12-2015 03:42 via
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  1 hurt in police shooting on Far South Side
  Chicago Tribune
  Police investigate a police-involved shooting on the 1000 block of West 103rd Place, on Dec. 26, 2015, in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood. Police investigate a police-involved shooting on the 1000 block of West 103rd Place, on Dec. 26, 2015 ...
  Police shoot person on Far South SideWLS-TV
  Man wounded in second police-involved shooting in 12 hoursWGN-TV
  Chicago police shoot person in Washington HeightsFox 32 Chi
  

• Protesters call for justice in police shooting death - Detroit Free Press

  27-12-2015 00:52 via
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  Protesters call for justice in police shooting death
  Detroit Free Press
  Members of civil rights groups gathered Saturday outside the Dearborn Police Department to protest the fatal shooting of a Detroit man by a Dearborn officer earlier this week and to call for a thorough investigation. The Rev. David Alexander Bullock ...and more »
  

• PD: Man shot, killed by officer after throwing rocks outside Phoenix police ... - ABC15 Arizona

  27-12-2015 00:46 via
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  PD: Man shot, killed by officer after throwing rocks outside Phoenix police ...
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  Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Police say the man was throwing rocks at them. KNXV. Show Caption Hide Caption. Previous Next. PHOENIX - A man has died ...
  Phoenix police officer shoots, kills rock-wielding manazcentral.comall 45 news articles »
  

• DC police force falls under 3800 for first time in a decade - Washington Post

  27-12-2015 00:23 via
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  DC police force falls under 3800 for first time in a decade
  Washington Post
  The number of D.C. police officers in the District has fallen below 3,800, its lowest level in a decade, breaking a threshold that top District officials once warned would be dangerously thin in a city that continues to grow. As of Dec. 17, D.C. police ...
  

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