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• Baytown police find suspicious device during traffic stop - KTRK-TV

  05-03-2016 14:14
  KTRK-TV
  Baytown police find suspicious device during traffic stop
  KTRK-TV
  Police had to call a bomb squad after they found something suspicious during a simple traffic stop. The bomb squad and investigators are still at a gas station on Thompson Road, right off the Baytown East Freeway. The hours-long search is still underway.and more »
  

• Zaman newspaper: Defiant last edition as Turkey police raid - BBC News

  05-03-2016 13:48
  BBC News
  Zaman newspaper: Defiant last edition as Turkey police raid
  BBC News
  Turkey's biggest newspaper, Zaman, has condemned its takeover by the authorities in a defiant last edition published just before police raided it. Saturday's edition said Turkey's press had experienced "one of the darkest days in its history". Turkish ...
  Turkey police fire plastic bullets at anti-Erdogan newspaper rallyYahoo News
  Police raid best-selling Turkish newspaper hours after government takes it overChicago T
  

• Fatal police shooting in North York brings in SIU - CBC.ca

  05-03-2016 12:46
  CBC.ca
  Fatal police shooting in North York brings in SIU
  CBC.ca
  The province's Special Investigations Unit has been called in after Toronto police officers fatally shot a man Friday night. The SIU says officers shot the 30-year-old man during a confrontation in front of a house on Bayview Avenue — south of Steeles ...
  Police fatally shoot man in North YorkCityNews
  SIU investigating after police fatally shoot man outside North York residenceCP24 Toronto's Breaking Newsall 16 news arti
  

• Police 'anger' after girl, 15, kept in custody for 26 hours - BBC News

  05-03-2016 11:45
  BBC News
  Police 'anger' after girl, 15, kept in custody for 26 hours
  BBC News
  A 15-year-old "vulnerable girl" was kept in police protection for more than 26 hours because no suitable accommodation could be found for her. Sgt Sam Dobbs, of Northamptonshire Police, posted messages on Twitter about how officers had to keep the ...
  

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• Zimbabwe Police Say 31 Dead in Bus Accident - ABC News

  05-03-2016 10:19
  Zimbabwe Police Say 31 Dead in Bus Accident
  ABC News
  Zimbabwe police say 31 people were killed in a bus accident after a burst front tire sent the vehicle careening into the oncoming lane. Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba said Saturday that 28 people died on the spot when the bus carrying 60 ...and more »
  

• Police asks JNU to keep it informed about Kanhaiya's movement - The Hindu

  05-03-2016 08:15
  Police asks JNU to keep it informed about Kanhaiya's movement
  The Hindu
  As part of efforts to provide foolproof security to JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Delhi Police has asked University authorities to inform them about the student leader's movements outside the campus and nature of his visits. In a letter to University ...and more »
  

• Police warn of robberies on The 606 trail - Chicago Tribune

  05-03-2016 06:49
  Chicago Tribune
  Police warn of robberies on The 606 trail
  Chicago Tribune
  The 606 trail covers 2.7 miles along Bloomingdale Avenue from Ashland Avenue on the east to Ridgeway Avenue on the west. The 606 trail covers 2.7 miles along Bloomingdale Avenue from Ashland Avenue on the east to Ridgeway Avenue on the west.and more »
  

• Police arrest three Santa Rosa residents suspected of heroin trafficking in North Bay - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  05-03-2016 05:53
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  Police arrest three Santa Rosa residents suspected of heroin trafficking in North Bay
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  (1 of ) (FILE PHOTO) Santa Rosa police and federal agents investigate the scene of an early morning drug bust near West Steele Lane, in Santa Rosa, California on Thursday, December 10, 2015. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat). prev. next. MARTIN ...and more »
  

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• 2 suspects in custody after unmarked police car struck by gunfire in Frankford - 6abc.com

  05-03-2016 05:41
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  2 suspects in custody after unmarked police car struck by gunfire in Frankford
  6abc.com
  Police say two men are in custody after an unmarked police car was struck by gunfire in the city's Frankford section. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://6abc.com/video/embed/?pid=1231738" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>. WPVI.
  2 Suspects Caught, 2 on the Run After Philadelphia Police Car Hit by GunfireNBC 10 Philadelphia
  Unmarked police cruiser struck by gunfir
  

• Courtney Copeland fatally shot near Northwest Side police station - WLS-TV

  05-03-2016 05:09
  WLS-TV
  Courtney Copeland fatally shot near Northwest Side police station
  WLS-TV
  A 22-year-old man was fatally shot early Friday near a police station on Chicago's Northwest Side. His loved ones beg for his killer to surrender. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7chicago.com/video/embed/?pid=1230626" ...
  Man flags down police near station before dying of gunshot woundChicago Tribune
  Man shot, drives to police station on West Side before he diedWGN-TVall 5 news article
  

• On-body police video of Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs' arrest in Arizona - Baltimore Sun

  05-03-2016 05:07
  Baltimore Sun
  On-body police video of Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs' arrest in Arizona
  Baltimore Sun
  Edited footage of body camera video of the arrest of Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs early Friday morning in Arizona. (Video footage courtesy of Scottsdale Police Department). Edited footage of body camera video of the arrest of Ravens linebacker ...and more »
  

• Maine police 'confident' that arrest solves 35-year-old cold-case killing - CNN

  05-03-2016 05:03
  CNN
  Maine police 'confident' that arrest solves 35-year-old cold-case killing
  CNN
  (CNN) After more than 35 years, Maine State Police announced an arrest in the killing of a high school student who disappeared while jogging in the summer of 1980. Philip Scott Fournier, 55, was arrested Friday, in the beating death of Joyce McLain, ...
  Maine police make cold case arrest nearly 36 years after murder of 16-year-old cheerleaderNew York Daily News
  Maine State Police make arrest in 1980 killing o
  

• Police find missing three-year-old - Toronto Star

  05-03-2016 04:56
  Toronto Star
  Police find missing three-year-old
  Toronto Star
  Police located a missing three-year-old boy Friday after nearly five hours of searching in the Spadina and Front Sts. area. Jaitra Pakala was found in a vacant unit of his apartment building a couple of floors down from his own. He went missing at ...
  Missing three-year-old boy located in good health: policeCP24 Toronto's Breaking Newsall 18 news articles »
  

• Brazil's Lula Targeted in Police Raid Into Corruption Scandal - Bloomberg

  05-03-2016 04:43
  Bloomberg
  Brazil's Lula Targeted in Police Raid Into Corruption Scandal
  Bloomberg
  Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his detention on Friday was a politically motivated media spectacle, vowing to fight charges in a corruption scandal that has shaken Latin America's largest country. Police At The Lula Institute.
  Police question Brazil's ex-president in corruption probeWashington Post
  Brazilian Police Question Ex-President Lula da Silva in Petrobras ProbeWall Street Journal
  

• 1 person injured in NE Portland shooting, police say - OregonLive.com

  05-03-2016 04:20
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  1 person injured in NE Portland shooting, police say
  OregonLive.com
  Police responded to the 1000 block of Northeast Grand Avenue, near the Oregon Convention Center, at about 6:40 p.m., the Portland Police Bureau said in a news release. CcwUYYAUkAA4pnA.jpg The vehicle was parked in the parking lot of a Denny's ...and more »
  

• 2 Suspects Caught, 2 on the Run After Philadelphia Police Car Hit by Gunfire - NBC 10 Philadelphia

  05-03-2016 04:01
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  2 Suspects Caught, 2 on the Run After Philadelphia Police Car Hit by Gunfire
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  An undercover Philadelphia police narcotics officer responding to a shooting got caught in the crossfire when a group of men opened fire on his car. NBC10's Lauren Mayk reports from Frankford. (Published Friday, March 4, 2016). With guns drawn ...
  2 suspects in custody after unmarked police car struck by gunfire in Frankford6abc.comall 15 news articles »
  

• Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in Friday shooting in Rock Hill - The Herald

  05-03-2016 03:48
  The Herald
  Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in Friday shooting in Rock Hill
  The Herald
  Police are on the scene of a reported shooting off Black Street near Keel and South Jones Avenue in Rock Hill. Here is cell phone video. A neighbor heard the sound of "pop pop pop" Thursday afternoon in what turned out to be a deadly shooting in Rock ...and more »
  

• Police: Knife reportedly found on former OJ Simpson estate - CNN

  05-03-2016 03:47
  CNN
  Police: Knife reportedly found on former OJ Simpson estate
  CNN
  Los Angeles (CNN) Americans revisited one of the most sensational murder trials of modern times when a new twist appeared Friday in the O.J. Simpson case. Los Angeles police announced that a knife was allegedly found on Simpson's former estate in ...
  LA Police Testing Knife Allegedly Found On O.J. Simpson's Old PropertyNPR
  Police investigating knife found on OJ Simpson's former LA propertyThe Guardian
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• Maine State Police make arrest in 1980 killing of teenager from East Millinocket - Press Herald

  05-03-2016 03:17
  Press Herald
  Maine State Police make arrest in 1980 killing of teenager from East Millinocket
  Press Herald
  The long-unsolved killing of Joyce McLain, 16, helped motivate legislators to approve funding for a cold case squad a year ago. By Scott Dolan and Matt Byrne Staff Writers. [email protected] | 207-791-6304. [email protected] | 207-791-6303.
  Maine police make cold case arrest nearly 36 years after murder of 16-year-old cheerleaderNew York Daily Newsall 63 news articles »
  

• N.J. Police Can Now Use Stun Guns in More Situations

  05-03-2016 01:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  North Jersey law enforcement officials praised new guidelines Thursday that give officers broader discretion in deciding when to deploy stun guns, while a leading civil rights organization criticized them as giving too much power to police, reports northjersey.com."I welcome the changes," Fort Lee Police Chief Keith Bendul said. "It's going to give us the ability to apply a less than lethal use of force option."But Ari Rosmarin, public policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ne
  
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• Las Vegas Officer 'Had No Other Option' Than Shoot Man Pointing Gun

  05-03-2016 01:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Metro Police sergeant pleaded with a man to drop a gun, later determined to be fake, several times before shooting him Monday night, according to Metro Police, reports the Las Vegas Sun.It wasn't until Juan Carlos Lopez-Aguilar pulled a bullet from his pocket and pointed the gun at police that Sgt. William Matchko fired a round, Metro Undersheriff Kevin McMahill said Thursday during a news conference.Lopez-Aguilar, 42, survived the gunshot wound in his right shoulder, McMahill said.An investig
  
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• Video: LAPD Officer Ran L.A. Marathon in Full Tactical Gear

  05-03-2016 00:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: LAPD Officer Ran L.A. Marathon in Full Tactical GearAn officer with the Los Angeles Police Department has successfully run the Los Angeles Marathon in full tactical gear to support a great cause.Officer Kristina Tudor, who weighs 115 pounds, has been training to carry an extra 35 pounds over the course of the 26.2 mile run to help raise money for the Badge of Heart organization, reports KABC.The money raised for the organization will allow fellow officers to help victims they come into co
  
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• Buffalo police seek to “diversify” department - wivb.com

  05-03-2016 00:24
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  Buffalo police seek to “diversify” department
  wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo is looking for the best and brightest candidates to join the police force. Just this week the City of Buffalo announced that a new police exam, open to city residents between 19 and 35 years old, will be given on June 18 ...and more »
  

• Police arrest nine people, seize seven guns in Durham - WRAL.com

  05-03-2016 00:22
  WRAL.com
  Police arrest nine people, seize seven guns in Durham
  WRAL.com
  Durham, N.C. — Durham police arrested nine people and seized seven guns Wednesday after responding to a suspicious vehicle call at 1 p.m. in the area of Glenbrook Drive and Dubonnet Place. Two of the nine arrested—Marquan Leon Williams, 18, and ...and more »
  

• Mannequins With Bulls-Eye Targets, Deputy Names Found Hanging Across California County

  05-03-2016 00:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  More than two dozen people were taken into police custody this week in an investigation into several mannequins left in parks and several other San Bernardino County, CA, locations as an apparent threat against law enforcement officers, authorities said Thursday, reports KCBS.San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies responded to calls of seven mannequins hanging in various locations in the Crestline and Cedarpines Park communities on Feb. 18, according to Sheriff's spokesman Gil Flores.The manne
  
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• Video: Video Refutes Claims That St. Louis Police Held Children at Gunpoint

  05-03-2016 00:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Video Refutes Claims That St. Louis Police Held Children at GunpointAn allegation of children held at gunpoint by St. Louis police, which swept social media and led to a protest this week, was proven false by video from a patrol vehicle's dashboard camera, Police Chief Sam Dotson said Wednesday.Dotson revealed the video at a press conference in answer to allegations made on social media, and at a protest outside Police Headquarters, that the officers were improperly aggressive, reports th
  
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• Turkish police fire teargas during raid on top-selling newspaper - The Guardian

  05-03-2016 00:06
  The Guardian
  Turkish police fire teargas during raid on top-selling newspaper
  The Guardian
  Turkish anti-riot police use water cannon and teargas to disperse supporters of Zaman. Photograph: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty. Reuters in Istanbul. Friday 4 March 2016 17.52 EST Last modified on Saturday 5 March 2016 05.10 EST. Share on Facebook · Share ...
  Zaman newspaper: Turkey police raid press offices in IstanbulBBC News
  Turkish police raid opposition Zaman daily HQ, unleash tear gas & water
  

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