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• Police chase leads to crash into Prices Corner store - The News Journal

  13-01-2016 23:43 via
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  Police chase leads to crash into Prices Corner store
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  A Wilmington woman was arrested late Tuesday night after fleeing from police and crashing her vehicle into a Prices Corner fabrics store, state police said. A trooper was patrolling on Kirkwood Highway (Del. 2) at about 10:24 p.m. Tuesday when he ...
  

• Monticello police chief fired on heels of 911 call fallout - KSL.com

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  Monticello police chief fired on heels of 911 call fallout
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  MONTICELLO — The Monticello City Council voted 5-0 late Tuesday to fire the city's police chief on the heels of the controversy surrounding the way a 911 domestic violence call was handled last month. Kent Adair, who has been with the department for ...and more »
  

• After city drops opposition, video of fatal shooting by Chicago cop could be ... - Chicago Tribune

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  After city drops opposition, video of fatal shooting by Chicago cop could be ...
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  In an apparent attempt to get ahead of the controversy, city lawyers on Wednesday abruptly dropped their opposition to releasing surveillance footage showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting a black teen who was suspected in a carjacking.
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• Long Island bank robbery suspects captured after police chase, crash - WABC-TV

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  Long Island bank robbery suspects captured after police chase, crash
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  A police chase on Long Island Wednesday morning led to the capture of two suspects in an armed bank robbery. Police continued to search for any remaining suspects out of an abundance of caution, prompting a lockout of some schools, but authorities ...
  Police: Two suspects in Suffolk bank robbery arrested in Nassau after pursuit ...Newsdayall 36 news articles »
  

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• Ohio man who sent selfie to police arrested in Florida - Yahoo News

  13-01-2016 17:17 via
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  Ohio man who sent selfie to police arrested in Florida
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  A man Ohio police say sent them a selfie because he didn't like the mugshot they were using has been arrested in the Florida panhandle. 2.. Police Vow To Find Killer Of Child Whose 1996 Murder Inspired Amber Alerts. 1:50. Now watching Up next.
  Fugitive Sends Selfie to Police Because He Hates His Official MugshotPetaPixel (blog)all 125 news articles »
  

• A Police Department's Secret Formula for Judging Danger - The Atlantic

  13-01-2016 17:09 via
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  A Police Department's Secret Formula for Judging Danger
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  When Tamir Rice was killed by police officers in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2014, some observers assigned a portion of the blame to a 911 dispatcher. She relayed a citizen's concern that a black male was sitting on a park swing, pulling a gun from his waist ...and more »
  

• Microsoft Patches Six Critical Security Flaws Affecting Windows, Office

  13-01-2016 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Microsoft said Tuesday as part of its monthly security bulletin that all Windows users should patch their systems to prevent attackers from exploiting at least two critical flaws, reports Zero Day.The first two critical patches fix a number of security vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, respectively.The most serious flaw (MS16-001) affecting Internet Explorer could allow an attacker to remotely execute code by tricking a user into visiting a specially-crafted webpage. The a
  
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• Police Officer Accidentally Shoots, Kills 12-Year-Old Girl - ThinkProgress

  13-01-2016 16:24 via
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  Police Officer Accidentally Shoots, Kills 12-Year-Old Girl
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  On Monday, 12-year-old Ciara Meyer stayed home from school because she was sick. But later that day, when a Pennsylvania police officer approached her home to “enforce an eviction order,” she was shot and killed on the spot. Meyer was in her family's ...
  Police: Constable serving eviction order kills 12-year-old6abc.com
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• Monticello police chief fired in wake of 911 call controversy - KUTV 2News

  13-01-2016 08:11 via
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  Monticello police chief fired in wake of 911 call controversy
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  Monticello, Utah — (KUTV) The Monticello police chief has lost his job after an investigation into his handling of a 911 call. After meeting in closed session, the city council voted 5 to 0 Tuesday to fire Kent Adair immediately and pay him a ...and more »
  

• Police investigate death of teen shot by dad - Cincinnati.com

  13-01-2016 07:24 via
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  Police investigate death of teen shot by dad
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  It was a call that can only be described as wrenching. "I just shot my son by accident," a distraught father sobbed to a Cincinnati police 911 operator. "Oh God. Get here quick." "Please hurry." The man, believing his 14-year-old son was at school ...
  Ohio Father Fatally Shoots Son He Mistook for Intruder: PoliceNBCNews.comall 646 news articles »
  

• Ohio fugitive who sent police a selfie is arrested - CNN

  13-01-2016 02:31 via
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  Ohio fugitive who sent police a selfie is arrested
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  (CNN) Donald "Chip" Pugh didn't like the mugshot the cops posted of him online. So he sent them a better one, a selfie with a note that read: "Here is a better photo that one is terrible." The 45-year-old Pugh was wanted by police in the northwestern ...
  Ohio Fugitive Who Didn't Like Mug Shot Sends Selfie to PoliceABC News
  Police: Man who sent selfie to replace mugshot is arrested6abc.com
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• Utah Police Shooting Justified, Prosecutor Says

  13-01-2016 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  A follow-up investigation involving a newly released video that raised questions about a fatal police shooting has again determined that the officer was justified in opening fire, the Salt Lake County district attorney said Tuesday, reports the Associated Press.The evidence shows Officer Matthew Taylor did not shoot a man while he was handcuffed on the ground, as the video released Friday by activists and lawyers for the man's family appeared to show, prosecutor Sim Gill said.A different video a
  
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• Video: Suspect in Boston Officer Shooting Held on $1.5 Million Bail

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  VIDEO: Suspect in Boston Officer Shooting Held on $1.5 Million BailThe man charged with shooting a Boston drug unit officer bellowed, "Boston police officers tried to assassinate me!" from behind a partially closed door this morning as a Dorchester District Court judge ordered him held on $1.5 million bail, reports the Boston Herald.Grant Headley, 27, of Dorchester, squeezed off five .40-caliber rounds from a fully loaded semi-automatic gun, striking undercover Boston Police Officer Kurt Stoking
  
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• Video: Woman Dead, Suspect Hospitalized, Officer Released After OIS

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  VIDEO: Woman Dead, Suspect Hospitalized, Officer Released After OIS in WisconsinA woman is dead, and the man she lived with is in the hospital. This, after an officer-involved shooting in Wauwatosa, WI, on Monday night, reports WITI.It happened at the Normandy Village Apartments near 124th and North Avenue.Officers were dealing with two crime scenes on Monday night -- one where the man was shot by officers, and one where the woman's body was found.Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said officers
  
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• Human Traffickers Found to Exploit U.S. Visas and Data-Sharing Failures

  13-01-2016 00:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Human traffickers used fiancé and work visas to bring dozens of victims to the United States, exploiting a lack of data sharing between immigration offices within the Department of Homeland Security, according to the agency's internal watchdog, reports the New York Times.In a report released on Monday, investigators found that from 2005 to 2014, 17 of the 32 known traffickers they examined used the visas to bring in victims who were exploited for either forced labor or prostitution. In ad
  
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• Laser Ammo USA Releases New Airsoft Laser Solutions

  13-01-2016 00:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Affordability and government-agency-level firearm training were what Laser Ammo had in mind when it developed its recent line of Airsoft solutions: the SPIDER adapter; the newly designed-for-2016 LA-FLASH suppressor adapter; and the R.E.A.L. (Recoil Enabled Airsoft Laser), which are all designed to offer high-level realistic training with full blowback for recoil-enabled training."Today you can find an Airsoft replica for most firearms in the market. They are inexpensive, accurate, safe and rese
  
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• Pennsylvania Constable Serving Eviction Order Kills 12-Year-Old

  13-01-2016 00:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  A constable serving an eviction order at a central Pennsylvania apartment fired at an armed tenant but the bullet passed through the man's arm and fatally struck his 12-year-old daughter, authorities said, reports the Associated Press.The constable went to the apartment near Duncannon, about 10 miles northwest of Harrisburg, at about 10 a.m. Monday to enforce a district judge's eviction order, state police said Tuesday.A man answered the door, closed it, then reopened it and exchanged words brie
  
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