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• Omaha K-9 Killed in 26-Hour Standoff, Suspect in Custody

  24-01-2016 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man held Nebraska law enforcement in a standoff that lasted 26 hours and shot and killed an Omaha Police K-9 before his arrest Saturday night.The K-9, named "Kobus," had been with the department since 2008.Mark L'Heureux, 59, surrendered to law enforcement shortly before 7:00 p.m., after walking out of a house near 83rd and Keystone Drive. During the lengthy standoff, L'Heureux allegedly fired at Douglas County Sheriff's deputies.Deputies initially went to the home Friday afternoon to ser
  
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• Police Identify Victim Of Fort Smith Homicide - 5newsonline.com

  24-01-2016 22:08 via
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  Police Identify Victim Of Fort Smith Homicide
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  FORT SMITH (KFSM) -- The Fort Smith Police Department has identified the victim of a deadly shooting that occurred Saturday (Jan. 23) as 22-year-old Kaleb Watson. Det. Anthony Parkinson said it appears two suspects invaded and robbed his home at North ...and more »
  

• Denver jail death puts new light on common but risky police restraint tactic - NOLA.com

  24-01-2016 21:21 via
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  Denver jail death puts new light on common but risky police restraint tactic
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  A still frame from surveillance video at Denver's Downtown Detention Center shows 50-year-old homeless man Michael Marshall being placed into a restraint chair by Denver sheriff's deputies during a psychotic episode. He later died. The death of two ...and more »
  

• Tempe police locate missing teen - azcentral.com

  24-01-2016 21:17 via
  Tempe police locate missing teen
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  Police say 16-year-old Alize Diamond Romero left her home Friday and has not returned. Loading… Post to Facebook. Tempe police locate missing teen Police say 16-year-old Alize Diamond Romero left her home Friday and has not returned. Check out this ...and more »
  

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• Santa Rosa police searching for multiple suspects in shooting - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  24-01-2016 19:53 via
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  Santa Rosa police searching for multiple suspects in shooting
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  A 16-year-old boy was arrested Saturday following a gang-related shooting in southeast Santa Rosa, police said. A man called police at about 3:30 p.m. to say he had been shot at while trying to get rid of trespassers on his family's property, Sgt ...and more »
  

• Man shot in Kenner during drug deal ID'd, 2 arrested, police say - NOLA.com

  24-01-2016 19:51 via
  Man shot in Kenner during drug deal ID'd, 2 arrested, police say
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  Kenner police have identified the 19-year-old who died in a fatal shooting on 43rd Street on Friday (Jan. 22), and arrested two people in the case. Hykeem Martin, a resident of Reserve, was killed in the 2100 block of 43rd Street as he attempted to rob ...and more »
  

• Police dog shot and killed during 25-hour standoff - Fox News

  24-01-2016 19:38 via
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  Police dog shot and killed during 25-hour standoff
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  A Nebraska police dog was shot and killed after a mentally troubled man who was armed barricaded himself in a home and kept cops at bay for 25 hours, officials said Sunday. The dog, Kobus, was killed when he was sent into the home during the standoff ...and more »
  

• Madison police at the scene of a standoff on the East Side Sunday. - Madison.com

  24-01-2016 19:26 via
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  Madison police at the scene of a standoff on the East Side Sunday.
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  Madison Police in a staging area off of East Washington Avenue, near the scene of an active shooting at a home on Madison's East Side. No one had been injured as of late Sunday afternoon, but officers were trying to make contact with a man described as ...
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• Capitol police officer dies shoveling snow - Politico

  24-01-2016 19:10 via
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  Capitol police officer dies shoveling snow
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  United States Capitol Police Officer Vernon Alston died of a heart attack on Saturday while he was shoveling snow at his home, according to an email sent to congressional officials by U.S. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine. Alston, 44, began working for ...
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• Shaq surprises police officer who played basketball with kids, joins him for rematch - myfox8.com

  24-01-2016 18:22 via
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  Shaq surprises police officer who played basketball with kids, joins him for rematch
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  GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal surprised a police officer who played basketball with children and joined them for a rematch. The Gainesville Police Department posted video of the surprise to YouTube on Saturday. It's something ...
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• Washington, DC Police Play Pickup Football Game Amid Blizzard - ABC News

  24-01-2016 15:42 via
  Washington, DC Police Play Pickup Football Game Amid Blizzard
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  This still from a Twitter video posted Jan. 23, 2016, shows some Washington, D.C. officers taking part in a pickup football game amid a powerful blizzard that swept the East Coast. more +. 63 Shares. Email. While Washington, D.C., picked up a very ...and more »
  

• Police officers are as likely to buy into psychological myths about their work as civilians - Quartz

  24-01-2016 12:31 via
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  Police officers are as likely to buy into psychological myths about their work as civilians
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  If someone confesses to a crime, it doesn't necessarily mean that they're guilty. In 25% of convictions reversed with DNA evidence by the Innocence Project, the convicted person had made a false confession. While this might not be common knowledge ...
  

• Tick-tock: How long is too long to wait for police? - Cincinnati.com

  24-01-2016 12:28 via
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  Tick-tock: How long is too long to wait for police?
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  Peggy Shannon is just the kind of resident Cincinnati police say they need in their fight against crime. Some may even say the Northside homeowner bleeds blue. She knows cops by name, routinely stops by the district office with cookies for each shift ...
  

• Fresh look prompts police to eye foul play in case of boy who vanished in '82 - Fox News

  24-01-2016 06:57 via
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  Fresh look prompts police to eye foul play in case of boy who vanished in '82
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  In the fall of 1982, 14-year-old Daniel Naylor walked out of his parents' Fremont, Calif., home after a heated argument with his father and was never seen again -- leaving family and police to believe he had run away. But a new look at the case some 33 ...and more »
  

• Police Charge 17-Year-Old in Canada After 4 Shot Dead - NBCNews.com

  24-01-2016 02:40 via
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  Police Charge 17-Year-Old in Canada After 4 Shot Dead
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  TORONTO — Police on Saturday charged a 17-year-old boy with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder in a mass shooting at a school and home in a remote aboriginal community in western Canada, officials said.
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• Police capture woman who stole police car, led them on chase - Indianapolis Star

  24-01-2016 02:10 via
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  Police capture woman who stole police car, led them on chase
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  UPDATED 7:48 P.M. SATURDAY: A female fugitive who police say resisted arrest by stealing a police vehicle and leading officers on a high-speed chase was arrested Saturday morning in Henry County. Tori Hostetler, 21, Monrovia, was arrested around ...
  Handcuffed Monrovia woman steals police cruiserWISH-TVall 22 news articles »
  

• Iraqi Leader Asks US for Help to Train Police Forces, Officials Say - New York Times

  24-01-2016 00:14 via
  Iraqi Leader Asks US for Help to Train Police Forces, Officials Say
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  DAVOS, Switzerland — Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq privately asked Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter this week for additional help training Iraqi police forces used to secure cities that have been retaken from the Islamic State, senior ...and more »
  

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