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• Walmart earning notoriety with police - 9NEWS.com

  29-02-2016 21:20
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  Walmart earning notoriety with police
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  The country's largest retailer also tends to be one of the largest generators of police calls in the Denver Metro Area, according to a 9Wants to Know investigation. Chris Vanderveen. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 02/29/16. None. Share This Story. CONNECT TWEET ...
  

• Video: Louisiana Captain from Popular Anti-Crime Videos Resigns After Disagreement with Sheriff

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Louisiana Captain from Popular Anti-Crime Videos Resigns After Disagreement with SheriffClay Higgins, the charismatic Sheriff's captain who put St. Landry Parish (LA) Crime Stoppers on the international map with his viral videos, has resigned from the Sheriff's Office after a disagreement with the sheriff over the tone of his videos. Higgins made the announcement Monday morning on the steps of the St. Landry Parish Courthouse.  He says he was not forced to resign, but he felt th
  
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• Trump Releases Video Praising Police for Doing "Fantastic Job"

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Trump Releases Video Praising Police for Doing "Fantastic Job"Candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination Donald Trump released a video Sunday praising American law enforcement officers for doing a "fantastic job."In the video posted on the Trump Campaign's Facebook page, the candidate said police are not "appreciated" enough by the people.He said the media's obsession with reporting on "bad things that happen" because of the few "bad apples" in law enforcement does not neg
  
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• Police Shooting of Teen Assault Suspect Sparks Salt Lake City Protests

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Protesters threw rocks at police in Salt Lake City after officers shot a black teenager who was attacking a man late on Saturday, authorities said.Relatives of the teenager identified him as Abdi Mohamed, 17, and told the local Fox 13 television news channel he was in a coma at a hospital after being shot three times. Police told Reuters he was in critical condition.The Salt Lake City Police Department said he was shot after officers in the downtown Rio Grande area saw two people attacking a mal
  
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• Point Blank Enterprises Awarded BA 9000 Certification

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Point Blank Enterprises (PBE), a worldwide leader in the production of soft body armor and related protective solutions, announced today that the company qualified and received BA 9000 certification from a third-party registration organization that thoroughly audited and reviewed internal quality management processes. This certification demonstrates an additional level of confidence in Point Blank Enterprises’ ability to meet the needs of law enforcement professionals and consistently prod
  
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• Off-Duty NYPD Officer Killed in Hit-and-Run on Jersey Turnpike

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Charges are pending against a driver allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed an off-duty NYPD officer on the New Jersey Turnpike early Sunday morning.Authorities say Officer Vincent Harrison, 25, was behind the wheel of a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze when he changed lanes and a collision occurred with a 2003 Ford Escape.After Harrison's vehicle came to a final rest on the right shoulder, he exited his vehicle and an Infiniti hit him.After stopping at the scene briefly, the Infiniti depa
  
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• New Jersey Overlooked Red Flags to Produce More Diverse Police Recruits, Lawsuit Claims

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A veteran New Jersey state trooper alleges in a whistleblower lawsuit she was retaliated against by her superiors after raising objections that police academy background checks were compromised because of pressure to increase racial diversity among State Police ranks.Acting Sgt. Jaclyn Jiras, who spent five months working as a background investigator at a time the division was being scrutinized for its lack of black cadets, claims she was reassigned and denied a promotion when she flagged applic
  
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• Mass Shooting, Increasing Anti-Police Violence Blamed for Loss of Colorado Springs Officers

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Some Colorado Springs police turned in their badges after an increasingly violent year, particularly in the past four months.Fifty-two officers left the force in 2015, 11 of them resigning Oct. 31 or later. Their resignation letters blame violence against law enforcement for their swift exits, the majority leaving the department after less than two years.  The job has become too risky, they said, especially after two mass shootings that closed out the year. Two Colorado officers have been s
  
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• Hillary Clinton Campaigns with Mothers of Black Suspects Killed by Police, Ignores Officers Killed in Line of Duty

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hillary Clinton paid tribute Saturday during her primary victory rally to the mothers of black suspects killed by police–while ignoring the rising number of police killed by gunfire in the line of duty this year.The Democratic presidential candidate paused during her speech in Columbia, S.C., to honor the five women, who also campaigned with her across South Carolina before Saturday’s primary. “They all lost children, which is almost unimaginable, yet they have not been br
  
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• Cheating Scandal Prompts Review of Testing Practices at Pennsylvania State Police Academy

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cheating allegations at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy have prompted a review of testing practices, as well as the removal of 29 cadets who were likely involved to date."We won't tolerate anyone who lies, cheats or steals," Commissioner Tyree Blocker said, following a Senate budget hearing in Harrisburg. "The public has, and rightfully so, an expectation that members of the State Police have the highest integrity and I am insistent on that."Blocker said the investigation of chea
  
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• Army Sergeant Reportedly Admitted Shooting Virginia Officers

  29-02-2016 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Army staff sergeant accused of killing his wife and a Prince William County, VA, police officer on her first day on the job was held without bond Monday after being arraigned.Ronald Williams Hamilton, 32, who is also accused of wounding two other officers, appeared at two brief arraignment hearings in Prince William County via a video feed from the local jail. One was for his wife’s death, the other for the attack on the officers, the Washington Post reports.According to charging docum
  
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• Salt Lake police battle rock throwers after shooting - USA TODAY

  29-02-2016 01:38
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  Salt Lake police battle rock throwers after shooting
  USA TODAY
  Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski on Sunday asked police to release "as much information to the public as possible" on the Saturday night shooting of a teenager by police. "The use of force by law enforcement against the public can tear at the ...
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