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• U.S. Capitol Police Officer Dies Shoveling Snow at Home

  25-01-2016 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A veteran U.S. Capitol Police officer and a fixture on the Hill died Saturday after suffering a heart attack while shoveling snow outside his home on the Eastern Shore of Delaware, according to his wife and law enforcement officials.Officer Vernon J. Alston was 44 and had spent nearly two decades patrolling the Capitol grounds. He was known to lawmakers yet so humble about his job that he failed to tell his wife when he chased down and subdued a theft suspect a couple months ago, the Washington
  
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• Video: South Dakota Trooper Works Highway While Taking Leukemia Treatments

  25-01-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: South Dakota Trooper Works Highway While Taking Leukemia Treatments"I wasn't expecting it. I'm in my 20s, I was a marine, I'm in pretty good shape...you just don't hear about it happening to people this age, you know, being diagnosed with cancer," South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Douglas Roderick said.One year after the former marine joined the South Dakota Highway Patrol, a diagnosis of chronic leukemia rocked his future.But now a new long term treatment plan is he
  
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• Video: San Francisco PD Revising Force Policy After Fatal Shooting

  25-01-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: San Francisco PD Revising Force Policy After Fatal ShootingSan Francisco's police use of force is being revamped after a recent fatal shooting. Last week there was a hearing at city hall and a meeting of the police commission to get community input."It's not just about changing the policies, it's about changing the culture," San Francisco Board of Supervisors president London Breed said.The San Francisco Police Department's 20-year-old use of force policy is under scrutiny after the fatal
  
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• Video: Philly Police Training Emphasizes De-Escalation Tactics

  25-01-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Philly Police Training Emphasizes De-Escalation TacticsINSTRUCTOR: See that man? See that man? He’s threatening people with a knife!CHRIS BURY: In Philadelphia, this new police recruit is getting a taste of confronting a suspect that he may have to shoot. This training–in full protective gear–is known as a reality-based scenario.RECRUIT: Sir, drop the knife!CHRIS BURY: This is a lesson in defusing high-tension encounters….before they turn deadl
  
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• Shaquille O'Neal Backs Up Florida Officers in Basketball Game with Local Kids

  25-01-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Retired NBA star Shaquille O'Neal made a special trip to Gainesville, FL, to play basketball with a group of kids, more than a week after someone called police to complain they were playing too loudly in the street.Last week, someone called the Gainesville Police Department to make the complaint.Officer Bobby White responded and instead of reprimanding the kids, he decided to join in and play with them, WJXT TV reports.His dash camera was rolling and captured more kids showing up to jo
  
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• Manhunt Underway for Murder Suspect, Two Other Inmates Who Escaped California Jail

  25-01-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Investigators fanned out across Southern California Monday searching for three inmates who pulled an elaborate escape from the Central Men’s Jail in downtown Santa Ana three days ago.Jonathan Tieu, 20; Bac Duong, 43; and Hossein Nayeri, 37, were discovered to be missing about 9 p.m. after a nightly inmate count at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s maximum security facility. Deputies are still searching for the men, who have not been seen since the escape.Sherif
  
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• Federal Agent Dies from Injuries Sustained in On-Duty Crash

  25-01-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  A New Orleans-based federal agent injured this month in a hit-and-run crash in Miami Beach succumbed to his injuries over the weekend.The agent, Scott McGuire, worked for U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, often in an undercover capacity, and had been on assignment in south Florida on Jan. 15 when he and another special agent were struck by a gray Mercedes as they tried to hail a cab. The crash happened after 2 a.m. on Collins Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Miami Beach.The 21-year-old drive
  
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• Video: Man Wanted for Killing Texas K-9 Captured Near Dallas

  25-01-2016 16:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Man Wanted for Killing Texas K-9 Captured Near DallasA five-day manhunt for a suspect in the killing of a Texas constable's K-9 ended Saturday with the man's capture in the Dallas suburb of Garland.Michael Paul Koch of Grand Saline was arrested on warrants of interfering with a police service animal through killing and evading arrest, the Smith County Sheriff's Office told the Associated Press.The case involves Tuesday's slaying of a K-9 named Ogar after a constable stopped a vehicle near
  
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• Waukesha police: Suicidal man wielding firearm shot, injured by officers - fox6now.com

  25-01-2016 09:11 via
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  Waukesha police: Suicidal man wielding firearm shot, injured by officers
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  WAUKESHA — Waukesha police say a suicidal man was shot and injured by police officers before he was taken into custody, and transported to the hospital on Sunday night, January 24th. Police say this all began just before 9:00 p.m., when the City of ...
  Four Waukesha police officers hurt during arrestWISN Milwaukeeall 5 news articles »
  

• Five years after the Egyptian revolution, police brutality persists - CNN International

  25-01-2016 08:43 via
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  Five years after the Egyptian revolution, police brutality persists
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  Cairo (CNN) Thousands gathered in Tahrir Square in January 2011 to protest police brutality. The chants quickly turned against the regime as demonstrators clashed with security forces across Egypt. Eighteen days later, Hosni Mubarak was forced out of ...and more »
  

• Controversies handcuff tiny Macomb town's police - The Detroit News

  25-01-2016 05:38 via
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  Controversies handcuff tiny Macomb town's police
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  Memphis is a town of 1,200 in Macomb and St. Clair counties with an unfortunate recent track record for its police chiefs. (Photo: Robin Buckson / The Detroit News)Buy Photo. 1 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Memphis— When a mural ...
  

• Chicago cop to desk duty after Skokie police question car outfitted like squad - Chicago Tribune

  25-01-2016 04:53 via
  Chicago cop to desk duty after Skokie police question car outfitted like squad
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  A Chicago police officer has been placed on desk duty after Skokie police ran across his personal Ford Police Interceptor in a mall parking lot and saw it “closely resembled an unmarked police car,” an apparent violation of Chicago police rules and ...and more »
  

• Police search for suspect in triple homicide case - FOX13 Memphis

  25-01-2016 03:26 via
  Police search for suspect in triple homicide case
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  The woman responsible for killing a pregnant woman and a man in Northeast Memphis has not been arrested, and family and friends of one of the victims said they want justice. “I love my dad and I think he didn't deserve what he got,” Erikis Tate, the ...
  

• Police: Mentally ill woman with loaded shotgun causes scare at Lynnwood Library - KOMO News

  25-01-2016 03:03 via
  Police: Mentally ill woman with loaded shotgun causes scare at Lynnwood Library
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  LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- A woman with mental health issues ran into the Lynnwood Library with a dog and loaded shotgun, prompting an evacuation of the building and a brief standoff on Sunday, the Lynnwood Police Department said. Witnesses ran across ...and more »
  

• Alleged Accidental Benghazi Movie Shooter Told Police He Had a Gun Because He Was Afraid of Mass Shootings - Gawker

  25-01-2016 01:46 via
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  Alleged Accidental Benghazi Movie Shooter Told Police He Had a Gun Because He Was Afraid of Mass Shootings
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  “He told some people he'd taken the gun out because he was concerned about the possibility of mass shootings there,” Detective Robert Onishi said Saturday. Gallion, 29, who told police he'd taken Xanax and drank a 22-ounce beer before the movie, did ...and more »
  

• Chicago Hires Civil Rights Adviser for Police Department - New York Times

  25-01-2016 01:10 via
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  Chicago Hires Civil Rights Adviser for Police Department
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  CHICAGO — A former deputy superintendent of the Chicago Police Department who left to lead two major police departments is returning as a senior adviser to help guide the police force in civil rights reforms, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office announced on ...
  Forme Philly Commissioner Charles Ramsey returns to advise Chicago policeWLS-TV
  Emanuel visits with police at South Side roll callChicago Sun-Times
  

• LOOK: Denver Police files 'missing persons' report on Patriots offense - CBSSports.com

  25-01-2016 00:00 via
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  LOOK: Denver Police files 'missing persons' report on Patriots offense
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  Social media teams are always just a little TOO cute with their posts. Such is the case with the Denver Police Department, who took to Twitter and made fun of the Patriots offense. Even though the Broncos are only up 8 in the AFC Championship Game ...
  Denver Police trolls Patriots offense on TwitterFOXSports.com
  Denver Police Department Roasts Patriots Offense on TwitterThe Big Lead
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