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• Hero Police Chief Stopped Kansas Shooter, Governor Says - NBCNews.com

  26-02-2016 23:34 via
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  Hero Police Chief Stopped Kansas Shooter, Governor Says
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  The police officer who fatally shot the man who killed three and injured 14 in Kansas, stopping him from shedding more blood, was identified Friday as the chief of police in the town where the gunman was finally stopped. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said ...
  Kansas gunman served with restraining order just before shooting spree, police sayWashington Post
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• UC police chief resigns - Cincinnati.com

  26-02-2016 21:52 via
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  UC police chief resigns
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  UC Police Chief Jason Goodrich and Major Tim Thornton resigned Friday as part of an external review of the UC Police Department. The university released a statement that said the resignations were a result of “interviews with internal personnel and ...and more »
  

• "Bath salts" found in blood of police captain killed in crash - CBS News

  26-02-2016 21:39 via
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  "Bath salts" found in blood of police captain killed in crash
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  Last Updated Feb 26, 2016 3:35 PM EST. OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- An off-duty New Jersey police captain killed in a crash last month was driving under the influence of illegal narcotics, prescription drugs and alcohol at the time, according to toxicology ...and more »
  

• First Tactical's Tactix Series Tactical Pants Ready for Action

  26-02-2016 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
   First Tactical's Men's Tactix Series Tactical Pant is made to move, with its flex action waist and a running gusset through the crotch and inside leg. In the durability department, flexible and tough nylon lining protects multiple utilitarian pockets from wear, while the Teflon-coated fabric resists moisture, stains, and dirt.The women's Tactix Series Tactical Pants feature First Tactical's Advanced Women's fit, which addresses the specific needs of women's tactical clothing by providing a
  
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• Man injured after police chase and crash - KARE

  26-02-2016 21:18 via
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  Man injured after police chase and crash
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  A man is hospitalized with serious injuries after leading police on a high speed pursuit and crashing with another vehicle in Eden Prairie Friday morning. (Photo: SKY 11). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - A man ...
  Car fleeing police flips Metro Mobility bus in Eden PrairieKMSP-TVall 15 news articles »
  

• The federal government is fighting Apple for something the police want too - Los Angeles Times

  26-02-2016 20:57 via
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  The federal government is fighting Apple for something the police want too
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  Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. Chris Cahhal doesn't mince words when deputies bring him an iPhone 6 and ask for help gathering information from the device. The veteran officer with the sheriff's fraud and cyber-crimes bureau simply hands it right back.
  San Bernardino Police Chief Sees Chance Nothing Of Value On Shooter's iPhoneNPR
  San Bernardino police chief says there's a 'reasona
  

• Police ignored Rotherham sex abuse victim when rapist told them: 'She's just sucking my c*** mate' - Mirror.co.uk

  26-02-2016 20:35 via
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  Police ignored Rotherham sex abuse victim when rapist told them: 'She's just sucking my c*** mate'
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  A victim of one of the Rotherham sex abuse ringleaders revealed police drove away from her as she was being abused - after being told "she's just sucking my c***, mate." This comes as the ringleader, Arshid Hussain, was today jailed for 35 years for ...and more »
  

• Ex-Syracuse police officer and ex-Katko staffer Thomas Connellan charged with grand larceny - Syracuse.com

  26-02-2016 20:27 via
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  Ex-Syracuse police officer and ex-Katko staffer Thomas Connellan charged with grand larceny
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  Syracuse, NY -- Former Syracuse police sergeant and U.S. Rep. John Katko staffer Thomas Connellan has been charged with grand larceny, according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. Connellan is accused of stealing "well over ...and more »
  

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• Police seize almost 100 marijuana plants at Arlington home - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  26-02-2016 20:20 via
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  Police seize almost 100 marijuana plants at Arlington home
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  Almost 100 marijuana plants were seized from a home on Sutton Drive in Arlington. (Police Chief Will Johnson). Arlington police seized dozens of marijuana plants Thursday at a home not far from where authorities busted an underground pot farm last month.and more »
  

• Police: DUII pizza delivery driver hit Vietnam veteran on motorized scooter - KVAL

  26-02-2016 19:59 via
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  Police: DUII pizza delivery driver hit Vietnam veteran on motorized scooter
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  Rachel Mariah Chandler, 24, faces charges of DUII, Hit and Run, Reckless Driving, Resisting Arrest and Harassment, police said. (Lane County Jail mugshot, MGN Online image) VIDEO: CHETT fund buys veteran a new scooter. 0shares. tweet now! 0shares.and more »
  

• Kansas gunman served with restraining order just before shooting spree, police say - Washington Post

  26-02-2016 19:52 via
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  Kansas gunman served with restraining order just before shooting spree, police say
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  NEWTON, Kan. — A gunman who fatally shot three people and injured 14 others on Thursday began his rampage not long after he was served with a restraining order aimed at barring him from contact with someone he had abused, authorities said Friday.
  Hero Cop Took Down Kansas ShooterDaily Beast
  Hesston, Kansas Police Chief ID'd as Cop Who Took Down GunmanABC News
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• 'Dangerous' Ihaka Kawana still on the run after escaping police custody for second time - Stuff.co.nz

  26-02-2016 19:47 via
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  'Dangerous' Ihaka Kawana still on the run after escaping police custody for second time
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  A 'dangerous' criminal remains at large after escaping police custody for the second time in six months in Nelson on Friday. Ihaka Kawana, 22, escaped around 8.45am on Friday, injuring a member of police staff who tried to grab him. Kawana was the ...and more »
  

• Woman struck and killed by car fleeing from police - fox2now.com

  26-02-2016 19:42 via
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  ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) -An innocent bystander was struck and killed Friday afternoon after a driver ran a red light in north St. Louis County. Velda City Police were following the suspect's vehicle at a high rate of speed near the intersection of Natural ...and more »
  

• Police ID suspect sought in Bartram Park sex attack - Firstcoastnews.com

  26-02-2016 19:18 via
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  Police ID suspect sought in Bartram Park sex attack
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  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has identified an "armed and dangerous" suspect accused of raping a local mother in front of her toddler while returning home from grocery shopping in Bartram Park last week, authorities said.and more »
  

• Police: Evidence of meth lab found at Shorewood home - nwitimes.com

  26-02-2016 18:46 via
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  Police: Evidence of meth lab found at Shorewood home
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  Items commonly used in the making of methamphetamine were discovered by Porter County Sheriff's officers Tuesday at a home in the 100 block of Wexford Road. Police: Evidence of meth lab found at Shorewood home. Buy Now. Provided by Porter County ...and more »
  

• Which police deaths should get a moment of silence? - Toronto Star

  26-02-2016 18:35 via
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  Which police deaths should get a moment of silence?
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  A few minutes after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the auditorium inside Toronto police headquarters fell silent as board members, police leaders and members of the public bowed their heads to honour a fallen officer. It was a solemn moment of remembrance for ...
  

• Police: Woman stole from Sa'fyre Terry fund - Albany Times Union

  26-02-2016 18:09 via
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  Police: Woman stole from Sa'fyre Terry fund
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  Sa'fyre Terry receives all-expense paid trip to Florida theme parks from Baking Memories 4 Kids' Founder, Frank Squeo on Dec. 14, 2015 in Rotterdam, N.Y. Sa'fyre escaped a fire with burns over 75 percent of her body. The fire took the lives of her ...and more »
  

• Police: Black U. of Albany students faked hate crime and are now facing assault charges - Washington Post

  26-02-2016 18:01 via
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  Police: Black U. of Albany students faked hate crime and are now facing assault charges
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  When Ariel Agudio called 911 in January, she told a dispatcher that she had been the victim of a racially charged crime. “They were calling us [N-word] and all this stuff,” Agudio told a dispatcher, the Albany Times Union reported. “And if someone ...
  UAlbany bus assault: Black women lied about 'hate crime' attack, police saySyracuse.comall 96 news articles&n
  

• Former Jeffersonville police officer surrenders after standoff in Sellersburg - WDRB

  26-02-2016 17:53 via
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  Former Jeffersonville police officer surrenders after standoff in Sellersburg
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  Sellersburg Police, Clark County Sheriffs and Indiana State Police on the scene of a standoff on Utica Street in Sellersburg, Indiana. Neighbors on Utica Street were asked to stay inside their homes during a police standoff on Feb. 26, 2016 ...and more »
  

• James Burke, Ex-Suffolk County Police Chief, Pleads Guilty - New York Times

  26-02-2016 17:52 via
  James Burke, Ex-Suffolk County Police Chief, Pleads Guilty
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  The former police chief of Suffolk County pleaded guilty on Friday to federal charges stemming from accusations that he beat a suspect in police custody, threatened to kill the man and then coerced his fellow officers into covering up the misconduct.and more »
  

• Berkeley police seek drugging victims of fraternity parties - New York Post

  26-02-2016 17:37 via
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  Berkeley police seek drugging victims of fraternity parties
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  BERKELEY, Calif. — UC Berkeley police are seeking possible drugging victims who attended fraternity parties this month. Campus police said Thursday that two female students may have been drugged at a party hosted by Chi Psi. Two other female students ...and more »
  

• Police hunt for Ohio man accused of trying to pull girl from bedroom window - Fox News

  26-02-2016 17:29 via
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  Police hunt for Ohio man accused of trying to pull girl from bedroom window
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  Police searched for a suspect Friday after a father in Ohio said somebody grabbed his 10-year-old daughter by the legs and tried pulling her through her bedroom window. ADVERTISEMENT. The suspect said neither the girl nor her family would get hurt if ...
  Elyria police search for man who tried to pull 10-year-old girl out bedroom windowfox8.comall 26 news articles »
  

• Police mood appears to hit a low amid fallout from Laquan McDonald video - Chicago Tribune

  26-02-2016 17:25 via
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  Police mood appears to hit a low amid fallout from Laquan McDonald video
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  Chicago police officers from the 8th District line up for roll call Feb. 23, 2016, at 51st Street and Homan Avenue. Chicago police officers from the 8th District line up for roll call Feb. 23, 2016, at 51st Street and Homan Avenue. (Brian Cassella ...and more »
  

• For Chicago cops on the street, more scrutiny brings lower morale, fewer stops - Chicago Tribune

  26-02-2016 17:25 via
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  For Chicago cops on the street, more scrutiny brings lower morale, fewer stops
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  Chicago police officers from the 8th District line up for roll call Feb. 23, 2016, at 51st Street and Homan Avenue. Chicago police officers from the 8th District line up for roll call Feb. 23, 2016, at 51st Street and Homan Avenue. (Brian Cassella ...
  

• KING: Police brutality has not subsided in 2016 but, sadly, widespread outrage has - New York Daily News

  26-02-2016 16:43 via
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  KING: Police brutality has not subsided in 2016 but, sadly, widespread outrage has
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  In 2014, four factors drove police brutality into the national and international spotlight. Police brutality itself, the use of social media as a tool to share stories, protests in cities nationwide and recognizable breakout identities of victims. Eric ...and more »
  

• Police: St. Cloud gas station robbed - St. Cloud Times

  26-02-2016 16:22 via
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  Police: St. Cloud gas station robbed
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  Police were called to the SuperAmerica on the 1500 block of Northway Drive on Thursday night after an armed robbery took place, St. Cloud Police Assistant Chief Jeff Oxton said in an email. Oxton said officers were called shortly after 8 p.m. to the ...and more »
  

• Police name suspect, victim in fatal shooting at Elizabethtown KFC / Taco Bell - WDRB

  26-02-2016 15:56 via
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  Police name suspect, victim in fatal shooting at Elizabethtown KFC / Taco Bell
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  Louisville police are putting extra officers on speed traps and there are three places you're most likely to get caught. More >>. Louisville police are putting extra officers on speed traps and there are three places you're most likely to get caught ...and more »
  

• Apple's lawyer: If we lose, it will lead to a 'police state' - CNNMoney

  26-02-2016 15:37 via
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  Apple's lawyer: If we lose, it will lead to a 'police state'
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  In an interview with CNNMoney's Laurie Segall on Friday, Ted Olson warned of a government with "limitless" powers that could "listen to your conversations." Olson said the demands would mount. "You can imagine every different law enforcement official ...and more »
  

• UAlbany bus assault: Black women lied about 'hate crime' attack, police say - Syracuse.com

  26-02-2016 15:32 via
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  UAlbany bus assault: Black women lied about 'hate crime' attack, police say
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  Two University at Albany students who reported being victims of a "racially motivated" attack on a bus in January are being charged with lying to police. Additionally, the black women who claimed to be the victims of the assault have instead been ...and more »
  

• Ring's Manufacturing Introduces H&K P30L Bluegun with or without Surefire X300 Tactical Light

  26-02-2016 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The H&K P30L with and without the Surefire X300 Tactical Light training pistol replica is now available from Ring's Manufacturing. The H&K P30L Bluegun training pistol is molded from solid blue polyurethane to differentiate it from a live weapon.Ring's H&K P30L and P30L with X300 training pistol is a 1:1 exact replica of the original Heckler & Koch pistol, allowing officers to train in safe realistic tactical scenarios without the need to use their duty firearms. All Blueguns are
  
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• Sellersburg police chief says subject in standoff 'has a story he wants told' - WDRB

  26-02-2016 14:25 via
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  Sellersburg police chief says subject in standoff 'has a story he wants told'
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  Sellersburg Police, Clark County Sheriffs and Indiana State Police on the scene of a standoff on Utica Street in Sellersburg, Indiana. Neighbors on Utica Street were asked to stay inside their homes during a police standoff on Feb. 26, 2016 ...and more »
  

• Protesters shut down meeting of Chicago police task force - Chicago Tribune

  26-02-2016 14:01 via
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  Protesters shut down meeting of Chicago police task force
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  Protestors shut down a Chicago police accountability task force meeting. Feb. 25, 2016. (Jodi Cohen / Chicago Tribune). Protestors shut down a Chicago police accountability task force meeting. Feb. 25, 2016. (Jodi Cohen / Chicago Tribune). Annie ...
  Protesters shut down Chicago police accountability forumfox2now.comall 39 news articles »
  

• Police uncover marijuana operation in Arlington home - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  26-02-2016 13:45 via
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  Police uncover marijuana operation in Arlington home
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  An Oncor worker responded to a home Thursday to investigate theft of electricity. While at the residence, the worker smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the home and called police. After obtaining a search warrant, detectives ...and more »
  

• Video: Kansas Active Shooter Kills 3, Wounds 14, Before Being Stopped by Single "Heroic" Officer

  26-02-2016 13:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Kansas Active Shooter Kills 3, Wounds 14, Before Being Stopped by Single "Heroic" OfficerThree people were killed and 14 injured Thursday after a gunman drove through two Kansas towns taking shots at people before opening fire at his workplace, police said. The rampage was stopped by a single officer who braved incoming fire to engage and kill the gunman.The assailant, who was identified by victims' family members as Cedric Larry Ford, was armed with a long gun and a pistol during the "ma
  
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• Rotherham Police Increase Patrols To Protect Muslims From 'Islamophobia', Acknowledge 'Hate Crime' Is Falling - Breitbart News

  26-02-2016 13:31 via
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  Rotherham Police Increase Patrols To Protect Muslims From 'Islamophobia', Acknowledge 'Hate Crime' Is Falling
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  Whilst acknowledging that 'hate crimes' fell in the town last year, Rotherham Police have promised to increase patrols as they are concerned about potential “Islamophobic attacks” after three Muslim men were convicted of grooming underage girls this week.
  

• Kansas gunman kills 3, injures 14 before dying in shootout with police - Fox News

  26-02-2016 12:58 via
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  Kansas gunman kills 3, injures 14 before dying in shootout with police
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  A gunman armed with what police called an "assault-style" weapon killed three people and injured 14 others at a factory in Kansas Thursday before he was killed by a police officer who rushed into the building alone. ADVERTISEMENT. All three victims and ...
  Kansas shooting: police name gunman who killed three in HesstonThe Guardian
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• Runaway 'Unicorn' Leads Police On A 4-Hour Chase - Huffington Post

  26-02-2016 10:10 via
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  Runaway 'Unicorn' Leads Police On A 4-Hour Chase
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  A pony dressed up as the mythical spiral-horned beast escaped from a photoshoot and evaded capture for four hours on Wednesday night. At 5:30 p.m., Juliet bolted from a home in the Fresno suburb of Madera Ranchos just as owner Sandra Boos was taking ...
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  'Runaway unicorn' prompts police chase9NEWS.comall 142 news articles »
  

• Police Didn't Expect Violence at Eviction Despite Man's Past - ABC News

  26-02-2016 09:58 via
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  Police Didn't Expect Violence at Eviction Despite Man's Past
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  Authorities brought numbers this time in case of trouble, but they never expected a long-delayed eviction would turn into a deadly shootout with a Colorado man who peacefully refused to leave his foreclosed home two years earlier. Martin Wirth was ...
  Eviction Notification Turns Deadly as Man Fires at Police Officers in ColoradoNew York Timesall 268 news articles »
  

• Man claims Texas police beat him after seizure, car accident - RT

  26-02-2016 08:26 via
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  Man claims Texas police beat him after seizure, car accident
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  Javier Ortega, Jr. claims El Paso police beat him in an overreaction to his having a seizure during and after a car accident, but Ortega has no memory of the events and police are refusing to release dashcam footage, citing an internal investigation.and more »
  

• Police say suspect in teen's shooting arrested - Local 10

  26-02-2016 06:28 via
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  Police say suspect in teen's shooting arrested
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  DORAL, Fla. - A suspect is in custody in the Wednesday night shootings that left one teenager injured and another dead. Miami-Dade police said Antwon Gilbert, 20, was arrested in the shooting that left Dequan Gordon, 16, injured Wednesday night outside ...and more »
  

• New York Police Captain Is Put on Modified Duty for Not Helping After Shootout - New York Times

  26-02-2016 06:07 via
  New York Police Captain Is Put on Modified Duty for Not Helping After Shootout
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  A New York City police captain has been placed on administrative duty for declining to stay after his shift to help when two officers were injured in a shootout in Brooklyn, the police said on Thursday. Instead of staying to help coordinate the police ...and more »
  

• Virginia House panel kills Sen. Cosgrove's police secrecy bill - Virginian-Pilot

  26-02-2016 05:45 via
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  Virginia House panel kills Sen. Cosgrove's police secrecy bill
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  Pilot reporter Gary Harki speaks before the Virginia House FOIA subcommittee regarding his opposition to SB552 sponsored by Sen. John Cosgrove, right, of Chesapeake, in Hall C of the General Assembly building in Richmond, Va. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.
  Virginia Bill That Sought to Make Police Officers' Names Secret RejectedNBC4 Washingtonall 79 news articles »
  

• Israeli traffic police raise speed limit on camera to 250kph to cut ticket workload - The Guardian

  26-02-2016 05:10 via
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  Israeli traffic police raise speed limit on camera to 250kph to cut ticket workload
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  Police adjusted speeding cameras and cancelled colleagues' speeding tickets, a government reports has found. Photograph: Independent Picture Service / Al/Alamy Stock Photo. Agence France-Presse. Thursday 25 February 2016 23.10 EST Last modified ...
  

• Sacramento Police Investigating Shooting on Norwood Avenue Overpass - FOX40

  26-02-2016 01:52 via
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  Sacramento Police Investigating Shooting on Norwood Avenue Overpass
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  Police lights light up part of Sacramento County for the eighth time this week -- officers outside of their cars looking for clues into a shooting. "I heard cars screeching that's ... I didn't hear any gunshots, but I heard cars screeching," said ...and more »
  

• Justice Department, Miami police reach agreement on police shootings - Washington Post

  26-02-2016 01:37 via
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  Justice Department, Miami police reach agreement on police shootings
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  The Miami Police Department has agreed to provide enhanced training and supervision of officers and to have state authorities investigate the city's officer-involved shootings as part of a broad settlement agreement with the Department of Justice ...and more »
  

• Police shoot, kill suspect who fired a gun in Evans - The Denver Post

  26-02-2016 00:30 via
  Police shoot, kill suspect who fired a gun in Evans
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  The shooting investigation closed Highway 85 is in Evans between 37th Street and East 42nd Street. (Denver7). The shooting investigation closed Highway 85 is in Evans between 37th Street and East 42nd Street. (Denver7). Feb 23: Denver police release ...and more »
  

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