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• Oregon Department Buys Family Gifts Instead of Holding Union Christmas Party

  28-12-2015 23:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Members of the North Bend (OR) Police Department voted to cancel their police officers union Christmas party so they could instead use the funds to buy gifts for a family in need, the chief posted to Facebook.Members of the agency brought a Christmas tree to "a wonderful woman not only cared for two toddlers, but recently accepted four more children into her home, who were displaced from their parents in California." The officers who delivered the tree connected with the woman as well as the new
  
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• Train Wreck

  28-12-2015 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In every call for service, you should think things through before you begin your response. Each call can be broken down into three phases: pre-response, response, and post-response. The following scenario is designed to help you think things through rather than give you a specific way to handle the call.SituationAn escorted 82-ton jet gas turbine motor is being transported by truck through a small, lightly populated area of your jurisdiction. It is supposed to be delivered to the power company i
  
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• Chicago Mayor Cuts Vacation Short After Police Shooting Kills 2

  28-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will cut short his family vacation in Cuba and head home Tuesday after a police shooting Saturday that claimed two lives, one of them a woman who law enforcement admits was killed accidentally by an officer, reports USA Today.The 56-year-old mayor serving his second term has seen his approval rating fall to 18% and demonstrators calling for his resignation after he was forced to release a police dashboard camera that showed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald shot 16
  
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• D.C. Police Force Falls Under 3,800 for First Time in a Decade

  28-12-2015 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  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, reports the Washington Post.As of Dec. 17, D.C. police had 3,786 officers, according to the mayor's office, falling from more than 3,929 a year ago. Meanwhile this year, homicides across the District have surged more than 50 percent, and a spike in robberies in some neighbo
  
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• No Charges for Cleveland Officers in Tamir Rice Case

  28-12-2015 22:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  An Ohio grand jury has decided not to return an indictment in the 2014 police shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, prosecutor Tim McGinty said Monday.Now that the criminal investigation is completed, police officials in Cleveland will conduct an administrative review of the Tamir Rice shooting, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said Monday, reports CNN.The shooting has caused Cleveland to do "a lot of soul searching," Jackson said."In the midst of that soul searching," Jackson said, "we have ma
  
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• 3 Brothers to Graduate Academy Together, Make NYPD History

  28-12-2015 21:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An NYPD deputy inspector will be one proud papa this week when he watches his three sons make history graduating from the same Police Academy class, reports the New York Post."It feels amazing. I couldn't have planned it any better," said the father, Anthony Favale, 52, a 30-year veteran of the NYPD."I let the kids make their own decision, and it just so happened that they chose the Police Department. And the fact that it's happening all at the same time is like winning the lottery."He said he a
  
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• Phoenix police: Woman shot victim, kept body for 3 days - azcentral.com

  28-12-2015 21:09 via
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  Phoenix police: Woman shot victim, kept body for 3 days
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  A woman told police she shot another woman because she didn't believe in God and kept her body for three days as a shrine in her Phoenix apartment, according to arrest records. Loading… Post to Facebook. Phoenix police: Woman shot victim, kept body ...and more »
  

• Here's How Many People Police Killed In 2015 - ThinkProgress

  28-12-2015 21:06 via
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  Here's How Many People Police Killed In 2015
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  Despite public protests, occupations, direct action, and increased public scrutiny, U.S. police killed more people in 2015 than in 2014. While numbers vary from source to source — the Washington Post cites 975, while the Guardian puts the tally at 1 ...
  

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• Police Robots on Land and Sea

  28-12-2015 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In the popular culture of the 20th century, the robots of the 21st century were supposed to be our maids, our soldiers, and our law enforcement officers. They were pretty much going to be bi-pedal, autonomous machines that could operate on their own with very little human oversight.That vision hasn't come true of course. Which when you think about it is probably for the best. But robots are playing an increasingly important role in our lives. Your patrol car was at least partially built by assem
  
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• Puerto Rico Police Officer Kills 3 Fellow Officers, Authorities Say

  28-12-2015 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Three police officers were killed by a fellow officer at police headquarters in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, investigators said Monday, reports CNN.A suspect, who has now been identified as Officer Guarionex Candelario, is in custody, police said."There are no words to describe this tragedy where three colleagues have lost their lives. Our condolences for the families," Puerto Rico Police Deputy Superintendent Col. Juan Rodriguez Davila said on the Twitter page of Puerto Rico's police force.T
  
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• Nontraditional Transportation

  28-12-2015 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AgustaWestlandAgustaWestland's AW139 was developed to exceed the rigorous standards of federal, state, and local airborne law enforcement authorities. The AW139 law enforcement helicopter achieves this by utilizing efficient, proven, and advanced technologies and design criteria to achieve a very cost-effective helicopter. The integrated avionic system provides the basis for managing the sensors and comprehensive communications suite required for the law enforcement role.http://www.agustawestlan
  
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• Providence one of many US police forces feeling Ferguson aftershocks - USA TODAY

  28-12-2015 18:32 via
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  Providence one of many US police forces feeling Ferguson aftershocks
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  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — At daily roll calls, where local cops have always assembled for amiable operational briefings, there are now uncomfortable questions. The inquiries come, Providence police chief Hugh Clements said, from officers increasingly worried ...
  

• How three teenagers invented an app to police the cops - The Economist

  28-12-2015 17:39 via
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  How three teenagers invented an app to police the cops
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  THE Christian siblings were doing their homework when the police arrived. Two officers entered the house, guns drawn, pursuing what was evidently a prank tip-off about a captive being held at their address. The guns stayed out even when the mistake ...
  

• Puerto Rico police officer kills 3 fellow officers, authorities say - CNN

  28-12-2015 17:20 via
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  Puerto Rico police officer kills 3 fellow officers, authorities say
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  (CNN) An officer killed three of his colleagues in a shooting Monday at a police headquarters in Ponce, Puerto Rico, investigators said. The suspect, identified as 50-year-old Officer Guarionex Candelario, is in custody, police said. "There are no ...
  Puerto Rican Police Officer Held in Fatal Shooting of 3 ColleaguesNew York Times
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• Shift in Police Department response seen after latest officer-involved shooting - Chicago Tribune

  28-12-2015 12:28 via
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  Shift in Police Department response seen after latest officer-involved shooting
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  Interim police Superintendent John Escalante announced a major policy shift on returning officers to duty after a shooting. Interim police Superintendent John Escalante announced a major policy shift on returning officers to duty after a shooting ...and more »
  

• Arkansas State Police: Highways Affected by Flooding - 5newsonline.com

  28-12-2015 01:24 via
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  Arkansas State Police: Highways Affected by Flooding
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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 ...
  

• Garland Police: 8 People Confirmed Dead After Tornado - CBS Local

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  Garland Police: 8 People Confirmed Dead After Tornado
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  GARLAND (CBSDFW.COM) — A confirmed tornado struck the southeastern part of Garland Saturday night around 6:45 pm. The tornado hit near IH 30 and President George Bush Turnpike. At a press conference Sunday morning, Garland authorities ...
  At Least 11 People Killed in North TX Storms: PoliceNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worthall 2,042 news articles »
  

• Police: 7-Year-Old Boy Killed in Drive-by Shooting - ABC News

  28-12-2015 00:41 via
  Police: 7-Year-Old Boy Killed in Drive-by Shooting
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  Police say a 7-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting Sunday while visiting family in southwest Miami-Dade for the holidays. According to The Miami Herald ( http://hrld.us/1UceB5x ) Miami-Dade Police officer Juan Perez said the shooting, in ...and more »
  

• Atlanta Police: Man claims he was robbed by Uber driver - WXIA-TV

  28-12-2015 00:38 via
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  Atlanta Police: Man claims he was robbed by Uber driver
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  A man looking for a safe ride home from a bar was robbed at gunpoint by his supposed Uber driver. Loading… Post to Facebook. Atlanta Police: Man claims he was robbed by Uber driver A man looking for a safe ride home from a bar was robbed at gunpoint ...and more »
  

• Police investigating shooting in Ontario - KTVB

  28-12-2015 00:19 via
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  Police investigating shooting in Ontario
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  One person was found with a gunshot wound after police were called for a report of a car crash. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police investigating shooting in Ontario One person was found with a gunshot wound after police were called for a report of a ...
  

• Man Throws 'Objects' at Phoenix Police, Who Shoot Him Dead - NBCNews.com

  28-12-2015 00:02 via
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  Man Throws 'Objects' at Phoenix Police, Who Shoot Him Dead
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  Phoenix police killed a man outside a precinct headquarters after he threw what appeared to be rocks or bricks at two officers, a police spokesman said Sunday. Relatives of the dead man, Lonnie Niesen, 41, told detectives that when they last saw Niesen ...
  Police Officer Kills Man Who Threw Heavy Object At Cops, CruiserHuffington Post
  PD: Man shot, killed by officer after throwing rocks outside Phoenix police ...
  

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