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• Why Chief Beck Failed Us

  16-01-2016 01:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Impartial. Unbiased. Fair. Chief Charlie Beck clearly forgot the meaning of those words. Those words should guide every investigation conducted by a law enforcement agency or a District Attorney's Office. Whether it's an investigation of an officer-involved shooting or an investigation of a resident who is accused of committing a crime, all parties, including the community we serve, deserve an impartial, unbiased and fair review of all the facts and evidence. Period.On Monday, Chief Beck chose t
  
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• 4 Officers Hurt When Speeding Car Hits 2 New York Police Cars

  16-01-2016 00:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Authorities say a speeding car struck two New York City police cruisers, sending four officers to the hospital with minor injuries, reports the Associated Press.Police say officers saw a car speeding and attempted to stop it, but the vehicle continued and eventually struck two police vehicles shortly after midnight Friday.Police say three suspects were taken into custody. Charges are pending.The injured officers are listed in stable condition. 
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• Philly Officer's Shooter Loyal to ISIS Likely Acted Alone

  16-01-2016 00:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FBI Director James B. Comey said Thursday that investigators were not currently seeking any other suspects in last week's shooting of a Philadelphia police officer by a man who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.Comey said authorities had found nothing to suggest that confessed shooter Edward Archer was part of an organized terrorist cell or was planning any follow-up attack.He downplayed the significance of an anonymous tip police received Saturday that A
  
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• Jury in Baltimore Officer's Trial Was One Vote From Acquittal on Most Serious Charge

  16-01-2016 00:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The jury in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter was one vote from acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, the most serious charge he faced, according to sources familiar with the deliberations.Judge Barry G. Williams declared a mistrial because the jury deadlocked on all four charges last month. Jurors were two votes from convicting Porter of misconduct in office, and more divided on charges of assault and reckless endangerment, sources said.H
  
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