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• Egypt's Sisi pledges crackdown on police abuses after shooting - BBC News

  19-02-2016 23:52 via
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  Egypt's Sisi pledges crackdown on police abuses after shooting
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  The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has said that police officers guilty of human rights abuses will face tougher action under new laws. His remarks follow a protest in Cairo after a taxi driver was shot dead by a policeman during a dispute ...
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• Miami police union president's latest social media bomb at Beyoncé may backfire - Miami Herald

  19-02-2016 23:43 via
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  Miami police union president's latest social media bomb at Beyoncé may backfire
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  Find a fire on social media about cops and Javier Ortiz will be there, pouring gas on it — by the gallon. Ortiz, the head of Miami's police union, has filled his Facebook page over the last few years with pointed memes and posts, often racially charged.and more »
  

• Police: Four dead, including child, in Kyle crash - KVUE.com

  19-02-2016 23:36 via
  Police: Four dead, including child, in Kyle crash
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  KYLE, Texas -- Four people -- including a young child -- are dead after a three-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 35 in Kyle early Friday morning, according to police. The crash happened at mile marker 214 near Mitchell Motorsports sometime after ...and more »
  

• Officer takes "emusing" selfie after capturing wayward bird - CNN International

  19-02-2016 23:13 via
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  Officer takes "emusing" selfie after capturing wayward bird
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  (CNN) When Oxford, Mississippi, Police Officer Cody Pruitt showed up to work on Friday, the last thing he might have expected was a selfie -- with an emu. It all started around noon, when police got a call about a "large bird" walking around. "My ...and more »
  

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• Officer takes "emusing" selfie after capturing wayward bird - CNN

  19-02-2016 23:13 via
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  Officer takes "emusing" selfie after capturing wayward bird
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  (CNN) When Oxford, Mississippi, Police Officer Cody Pruitt showed up to work on Friday, the last thing he might have expected was a selfie -- with an emu. It all started around noon, when police got a call about a "large bird" walking around. "My ...and more »
  

• Police make heroin bust on Westside - WJXT Jacksonville

  19-02-2016 22:45 via
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  Police make heroin bust on Westside
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  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - One man was arrested Friday after police found heroin, guns and cash in a home on Noroad on the Westside, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. Elements of JSO's SWAT team helped serve a high-risk, drug-related search warrant at ...
  

• Video: Police Body Cam Leads to Firing of Georgia Fire Captain

  19-02-2016 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Police Body Cam Leads to Firing of Georgia Fire CaptainLast year two Atlanta-area firefighters complained to the Stone Mountain police department that one of its police officers used curse words during a May traffic stop.But now, following an internal investigation, the DeKalb Fire Department has fired a long time Captain and given a notice of termination to another employee who resigned.Stone Mountain Police Sgt. Steven Floyd pulled over DeKalb Fire Captain Terrell Davis for an expired t
  
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• Proposed South Carolina Law Would Require Agencies to Have Policy for Officer-Involved Deaths

  19-02-2016 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  South Carolina state senators gave unanimous key approval Thursday for a bill that would require all law enforcement agencies in the state to have a written policy on how to handle officer-involved deaths.Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville, introduced the bill 10 days after Walter Scott was shot and killed in North Charleston by police officer Michael Slager last April. Malloy said the bill isn’t in direct response to the shooting, but rather the need for good public policy.“We want to
  
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• Police believe owner of JeannieBird bakery killed in Route 27 crash - Carroll County Times

  19-02-2016 22:11 via
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  Police believe owner of JeannieBird bakery killed in Route 27 crash
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  Jeannie Vogel, the owner of JeannieBird Baking Company in downtown Westminster, is believed to have died in a vehicle collision on Md. 27 Friday morning. Jeannie Vogel, the owner of JeannieBird Baking Company in downtown Westminster, is believed to ...and more »
  

• Oregon House Votes to Shield State Officer That Killed Wildlife Refuge Standoff Spokesman

  19-02-2016 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Oregon House passed a bill last week to shield the identity of the officer who killed Malheur National Wildlife Refuge standoff spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum.In a bipartisan vote, the House approved legislation that would let a judge bar for 90 days the disclosure of an officer's name who uses deadly force. It passed 55-3, and now heads to the Senate, OregonLive reports.The bill came at the request of Oregon State Police Superintendent Richard Evans, Jr., who told a Democratic lawmaker th
  
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• Man Arrested and Questioned After Deadly Trooper Ambush Sues Pennsylvania State Police

  19-02-2016 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man who was arrested then questioned about a deadly ambush at a Pennsylvania State Police barracks has sued claiming he was traumatized by overzealous troopers who detained him based on mere speculation.Jeffrey Hudak, 49, of Clarks Summit, PA, contends he was arrested and handcuffed about 12 hours after Cpl. Bryon Dickson was killed and Trooper Alex Douglass was wounded outside the Blooming Grove barracks on Sept. 12, 2014.The alleged gunman, Eric Frein, was eventually captured after a 48-day
  
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• Florida Man Faces Charges of Trying to Burn Deputy's Home

  19-02-2016 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Following what he said was an attempt by a local man to burn a deputy's residence, Pasco County (FL) Sheriff Chris Nocco issued a warning to anyone who would attack his employees at their home: "If you try to break into our houses we will use any force necessary to stop you and drop you in your tracks."Daniel Hall is facing charges of arson and burglary after authorities say he attempted to burn down Deputy Ryan Lennox’s home while his family and K9 Jango were sleeping.Nocco says Hall spot
  
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• Police arrest 16-year-old, search for 14-year-old in connection with slaying at Federal Way Taco Bell - Q13 FOX

  19-02-2016 21:46 via
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  Police arrest 16-year-old, search for 14-year-old in connection with slaying at Federal Way Taco Bell
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  FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Federal Way police say a 16-year-old has been arrested and a 14-year-old boy is wanted in connection with the homicide of a teenager. Sixteen-year-old Wesley Gennings was found Feb. 13 with a fatal gunshot wound to the back ...
  Police: Suspect arrested in shooting death of Federal Way teen; 2nd suspect soughtKOMO Newsall 9 news articles &ra
  

• Video: Doctor Who Tried to Save Murdered Georgia Officer Upset by Lack of Community Outcry

  19-02-2016 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Doctor Who Tried to Save Murdered Georgia Officer Upset by Lack of Community OutcryA doctor who worked to save the life of a Riverdale, GA, officer last week after the officer was shot in a drug raid says he's struggled since the shooting and is asking why there is not more outpouring of grief and protest from the community over the killing.In an exclusive interview with WSB TV, Dr. Barry Zisholtz with Southern Regional Medical Center said the hospital's staff did everything it could to t
  
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• Illegal photos taken of students in high school locker room: police - Chicago Tribune

  19-02-2016 20:47 via
  Illegal photos taken of students in high school locker room: police
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  Photographs taken of boys in a locker room at Cary-Grove High School have prompted a criminal investigation, Cary police said. The photos were taken without the students' knowledge and, though they don't show any nudity, they "depicted several students ...and more »
  

• Man does heroin in back of Massillon cruiser, police say - fox8.com

  19-02-2016 20:24 via
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  Man does heroin in back of Massillon cruiser, police say
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  MASSILLON, Ohio– A Stark County man is facing charges after police say he did heroin in the back of a Massillion cop car. An officer was called to Dogwood Drive and Valleywood Avenue just before 3 p.m. Thursday for a suspicious vehicle. Police said ...and more »
  

• San Francisco PD Being Trained to Fire Twice and Assess During Shootings

  19-02-2016 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Responding to calls for reform after a fatal police shooting, the San Francisco Police Department last week unveiled new training methods that require officers to shoot only two rounds at a time.The changes came more than two months after five officers shot knife-wielding Mario Woods 21 times on Dec. 2 last year. Woods' death led to a federal review of the city's police department.New pistol training guidelines require police recruits to hear the command "threat" before they fire at ta
  
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• Police: Elkton man arrested for attempted rape - The News Journal

  19-02-2016 20:20 via
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  Police: Elkton man arrested for attempted rape
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  Police have arrested a man they say attempted to rape a Elsmere woman Thursday. The incident occurred in the 2100 block of Seneca Road. Investigators determined that the victim met with 30-year-old Dawan Harris, of Elkton, Maryland, earlier that same ...
  

• Maryland Appeals Court Halts Officer Trials in Freddie Gray Case Pending Review

  19-02-2016 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a rare move, Maryland's highest court agreed Thursday to halt trial proceedings against the Baltimore police officers charged in the Freddie Gray case, taking up competing appeals on whether Officer William G. Porter can be compelled to testify against his five fellow defendants.The Court of Appeals' decision to consider the issue of Porter's testimony against his fellow officers postpones their trials, including one that had been scheduled to start Monday. The high court will hear
  
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• Police: Man killed at S. Anchorage home planned to rob occupants of drugs, money - KTUU.com

  19-02-2016 20:18 via
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  Police: Man killed at S. Anchorage home planned to rob occupants of drugs, money
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  One person is dead in South Anchorage after police say the occupant of a home fired on a possible home invader. The 30-year-old man shot and killed early Thursday morning at a South Anchorage home intended to rob the occupants of drugs and money, ...and more »
  

• Report: LeSean McCoy sucker punched police officer - Sports Illustrated

  19-02-2016 20:04 via
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  Report: LeSean McCoy sucker punched police officer
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  Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy sucker punched a police officer in a Feb. 7 bar fight in Philadelphia, reports WIP's Angelo Cataldi. “It was an all-out beat down,” said John McNesby, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5. “It was a ...
  Police union official says LeSean McCoy sucker-punched officersPhilly.com (blog)
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• Wiley X Adds New Tactical Model to Changeable Series Eyewear Line

  19-02-2016 19:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wiley X, Inc. has announced a new member of its popular Changeable Series eyewear family—the new-for-2016 WX Rogue.  This new model has been designed to deliver clear vision, comfortable wear, and protection that makes it well suited for tactical wearers.The WX Rogue is made to give shooters a clean line of sight and excellent peripheral vision, together with superior coverage and eye protection. All Wiley X Changeable Series glasses are known for their ability to quickly and easily s
  
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• Bay City police ID subject in police shooting, standoff - MLive.com

  19-02-2016 19:32 via
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  Bay City police ID subject in police shooting, standoff
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  BAY CITY, MI — A Bay City man in an armed standoff with police after allegedly shooting one officer has taken to social media to justify his actions. The suspect is 38-year-old Leroi D. Kocsis, said Bay City Public Safety Director Michael J. Cecchini ...and more »
  

• Police Seize 'Dirty Sprite' Worth $100K, Marijuana Known As 'Sour Diesel' - CBS Local

  19-02-2016 18:58 via
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  Police Seize 'Dirty Sprite' Worth $100K, Marijuana Known As 'Sour Diesel'
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ)—A Baltimore Police narcotics investigation has resulted in the seizure of a “Dirty Sprite” prescription cough syrup mixture worth more than $100,000 on the street. The investigation began on Thursday when detectives conducted a car ...and more »
  

• Police union official says LeSean McCoy sucker-punched officers - Philly.com (blog)

  19-02-2016 18:52 via
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  Police union official says LeSean McCoy sucker-punched officers
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  Nearing the two-week mark of an investigation into former Eagles running back LeSean McCoy's involvement in a nightclub fight, the Philadelphia District Attorney's office appears to be at odds with Philadelphia police on how to proceed with the case.
  Fraternal Order of Police president frustrated over LeSean McCoy in..KABC-TV
  Report: District Attorney And Police Department At Odds Over LeSean McC
  

• Police: Man arrested for Tatnall Street murder - The News Journal

  19-02-2016 18:49 via
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  Police: Man arrested for Tatnall Street murder
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  A 49-year-old man, who led police in car chase through Wilmington Thursday night, has been charged with the murder, city police said. Robert Smith, of North Tatnall Street, was charged with killing his 45-year-old girlfriend Thursday. Inga Young was ...and more »
  

• Police arrested a suspect in UMass armed robbery - Boston.com

  19-02-2016 18:47 via
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  Police arrested a suspect in UMass armed robbery
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  Police have made an arrest in the armed robbery that triggered a campus-wide shelter in place order at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, authorities said. William McKeown, 19, of Framingham turned himself in to Framingham police around 12:15 p.m ...
  Suspect in armed assault that prompted UMass security measures surrenders to policeWCVB Bostonall 276 news articles »
  

• Report: Police obtain Colleen Crowley medicals in Johnny Manziel case - CBSSports.com

  19-02-2016 18:27 via
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  Report: Police obtain Colleen Crowley medicals in Johnny Manziel case
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  According to a report, the Dallas police have obtained Colleen Crowley's medical records in the alleged assault case involving Johnny Manziel. The issue of Manziel and Crowley, his ex-girlfriend, has taken a number of different turns, with the police ...
  Report: Dallas police obtain medical records for Johnny Manziel's ex-girlfriendDallas Morning News (blog)
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• Man Questioned for Hours in Police Ambush Files Lawsuit - ABC News

  19-02-2016 18:12 via
  Man Questioned for Hours in Police Ambush Files Lawsuit
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  A man who was arrested then questioned about a deadly ambush at a Pennsylvania State Police barracks has sued claiming he was traumatized by overzealous troopers who detained him based on mere speculation. Jeffrey Hudak, 49, of Clarks Summit, ...and more »
  

• Police: Indiana man attacks exchange student with hatchet in apparent attempt at 'ethnic cleansing' - Fox 59

  19-02-2016 17:46 via
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  Police: Indiana man attacks exchange student with hatchet in apparent attempt at 'ethnic cleansing'
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  NASHVILLE, Ind. (Feb. 19, 2016) – A man attacked a foreign exchange student from Brown County High School with a hatchet in downtown Nashville Thursday, leaving her with as serious but not life-threatening injury to her back, police say. Officers from ...and more »
  

• Police say PCP bust in Jersey City made cops sick -- literally - NJ.com

  19-02-2016 17:25 via
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  Police say PCP bust in Jersey City made cops sick -- literally
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  The arrest of two people seen leaving a Seaview Avenue address last night led to the seizure of large quantities of suspected PCP and other drugs from the home early this morning, police said. Police recovered well over a gallon of PCP, 150 bags of ...
  

• The Latest: Police still on Vegas Strip after fatal shooting - Fox News

  19-02-2016 17:06 via
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  LAS VEGAS – The Latest on a fatal shooting on the Las Vegas Strip (all times local): 7:45 a.m.. Officials say police remain at the Cosmopolitan hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip several hours after an early morning shooting left two dead and another ...and more »
  

• Judge rips lawyer for suggesting cops 'swaying' court after police chief shows up - Syracuse.com

  19-02-2016 17:00 via
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  Judge rips lawyer for suggesting cops 'swaying' court after police chief shows up
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  Syracuse police officers came to today's arraignment for Quashar Neil, accused of firing at an officer during an attempted murder in November. Police Chief Frank Fowler is at the far left, partially obscured by a court officer. (Douglass Dowty ...and more »
  

• Hey, Kanye West, Philly police want to help with your debt - CNN

  19-02-2016 16:25 via
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  Hey, Kanye West, Philly police want to help with your debt
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  (CNN) There is hope and help for you, Kanye West. The Philadelphia Police Department tweeted an altered picture Thursday featuring the rapper's head atop a uniform, with an offer for West to join the force. "We R hiring,@kanyewest! Starting salary of ...and more »
  

• Brother of woman shot by Syracuse police still has questions - Syracuse.com

  19-02-2016 15:20 via
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  Brother of woman shot by Syracuse police still has questions
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  Tyrese Taylor stands in front of the building where his sister was shot and killed by Syracuse police on Friday, Feb. 11. He said he still has questions for police about the circumstances behind her death. (Patrick Lohmann | Syracuse.com). Print Email.
  

• Miami Police Union Votes to Boycott Beyonce Concert, Police Unions in Other Cities Considering Similar Action - TheBlaze.com

  19-02-2016 15:17 via
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  Miami Police Union Votes to Boycott Beyonce Concert, Police Unions in Other Cities Considering Similar Action
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  The Miami Fraternal Order of Police has voted to have all officers boycott Beyonce's concert April 26 and called on police unions across America to take a similar stance. FOP President Javier Ortiz outlined the Miami union's position in a statement ...
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• Revere police seek 2 suspects after an officer was injured during a car chase - Boston.com

  19-02-2016 13:25 via
  Revere police seek 2 suspects after an officer was injured during a car chase
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  Revere police are looking for two suspects after an officer was injured in a car chase on Thursday. The officer had stopped what Revere police called “a suspicious party” in a car on Park Avenue when the car sped away, according to a statement by ...and more »
  

• Ugandan Police Arrest Opposition Leader - ABC News

  19-02-2016 12:15 via
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  Ugandan Police Arrest Opposition Leader
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  Police in Uganda arrested opposition leader Kizza Besigye at his party's headquarters Friday after heavily armed police surrounded the building and a helicopter fired tear gas at a crowd. Vote counting continued in the country's tumultuous elections ...
  Ugandan police arrest presidential candidate on election day: oppositionReutersall 1,438 news articles »
  

• Police in six Southern California counties have shot more than 2000 suspects since 2004. Only one officer was ... - Los Angeles Times

  19-02-2016 12:00 via
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  Police in six Southern California counties have shot more than 2000 suspects since 2004. Only one officer was ...
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  Warning: This video contains graphic imagery. Bystander video of the shooting of Elio Carrion. (KTLA) Lead image: A bystander video shows the muzzle flash, right, from the first shot fired by a sheriff's deputy at Elio Carrion. A grainy video showed 21 ...
  

• Two Dozen Guns Somehow Walked Out Of A DC Police Evidence Locker, Half To Be Used In Other Crimes - Daily Caller

  19-02-2016 06:55 via
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  More than two dozen firearms that were supposed to be in the custody of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) somehow made their way back to the streets and were used in other crimes, documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation ...and more »
  

• Virginia bill would keep the names of police officers from public - Fox News

  19-02-2016 06:51 via
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  Virginia bill would keep the names of police officers from public
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  A Virginia bill that would keep the names of police officers secret from the media and public is drawing harsh criticism from open records advocates who argue that the names are an important tool in keep watch over whether police departments are hiring ...and more »
  

• Two people are killed in police shooting in Santa Ana; 2 other suspects in custody - Los Angeles Times

  19-02-2016 06:08 via
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  Two people are killed in police shooting in Santa Ana; 2 other suspects in custody
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  Two people were killed Thursday in an officer-involved shooting in Santa Ana, one day after police in the Orange County city shot and wounded a 30-year-old parolee, authorities said. Officers responded about 6 p.m. after the report of a burglary in the ...
  2 burglary suspects shot, killed by California policeCBS Newsall 81 news articles »
  

• Police: Home invasion suspect brought knife that killed him - Chicago Tribune

  19-02-2016 05:09 via
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  Police: Home invasion suspect brought knife that killed him
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  Police say the 40-year-old Tinley Park man who died early Wednesday after breaking into his ex-fiancee's Orland Park townhouse and attacking her, brought with him both the hammer he used to hit her and the knife impaled in his chest when they found his ...
  

• 911 caller: Man in police shooting 'under the influence' - Cincinnati.com

  19-02-2016 02:17 via
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  911 caller: Man in police shooting 'under the influence'
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  Paul Gaston appeared to be “under the influence of something” as he drove Wednesday down Harrison Avenue “hitting other things,” a woman told a 911 dispatcher. After he crashed his pickup into a utility pole, a second 911 caller said he stumbled out of ...and more »
  

• Reynoldsburg Police detective arrested on drug charges - NBC4i.com

  19-02-2016 00:59 via
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  Reynoldsburg Police detective arrested on drug charges
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  COLUMBUS (WCMH)– A Reynoldsburg police officer is facing federal charges of possession of drugs with the intent to distribute. According to federal investigators, Tye L. Downard, 43, of Westerville made more than 20 deliveries of narcotics, including ...and more »
  

• Pennsylvania Detective Investigating Woman's Death Is Shot; Man Captured After Standoff

  19-02-2016 00:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  The case of a woman found dead Sunday in an east Allentown, PA, recycling bin took on a new level of mystery Tuesday night when a city detective investigating her shooting was himself shot, reports the Morning Call.The detective, whose name was not released, was shot about 9:45 p.m. as a police Emergency Response Team tried to serve a search warrant on a man at 616 N. Godfrey St., police Chief Keith Morris said."As members of the ERT were approaching the door, they were met with gunfire," Morris
  
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• Off-Duty Officer Saved from Heroin Overdose by Fellow Officer

  19-02-2016 00:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  An off-duty Buffalo, NY, police officer overdosed on heroin last week, but was revived when an on-duty city police officer responded to a South Buffalo residence and administered at least two doses of the opiate antidote Narcan, three police sources said, reports the Buffalo News.The Northeast District officer, 26, was revived and taken to Mercy Hospital, two of the sources said. He later requested and was granted an unpaid medical release and is under investigation by the department's Internal
  
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