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• About 10 Officers Per Year are Killed in Ambushes, but Five Already in 2016

  15-03-2016 19:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Statistics show that since 2000, there have been about 9.5 ambush killings of law enforcement officers per year nationwide, and that the number has been declining in recent years, to about six per year. But this year is off to a horrible start. There have already been five ambush killings in 2016.There are roughly 59,000 assaults on police officers each year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, resulting in more than 15,000 injuries. Statistics show that about 50 of
  
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• Details on Deadly Shootout at Maryland Station Starting to Emerge in Court Papers

  15-03-2016 18:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A court document has new details about the shooting outside a Prince George's County police station Sunday that left an officer dead.Court paperwork provided to The Associated Press on Tuesday by prosecutors says that during the shooting, officers asked Malik and Elijah Ford, who were sitting in a car, where the shooter was. The document says Malik Ford shouted he didn't know, even though video shows he could see his brother hiding behind a police van.The document also says Michael Ford initiall
  
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• California Police Blame Sentencing Overhaul Law for Rising Crime Rate

  15-03-2016 18:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  California communities may be feeling the fallout from a controversial measure that reduced penalties for a range of crimes, as law enforcement report an uptick in everything from robberies to auto theft – and point the finger squarely at what's known as Prop 47.The measure was approved at the ballot box in 2014 and downgraded many nonviolent offenses like property crimes and simple drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, part of an effort to reduce prison over-crowding in the state.B
  
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• 3 Realistic Solutions to Prevent Another FBI-Apple Fight Over Encryption

  15-03-2016 18:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Since the 1990s, U.S. law enforcement has expressed concern about "going dark," defined as an inability to access encrypted communications or data even with a court order.The FBI is engaged in a public battle with Apple over access to data stored on the iPhoneof one of the San Bernardino attackers and cautions that encrypted messaging apps could hinder the organization's ability to uncover terror plots.To prevent future attacks, law enforcement has urged U.S. tech giants
  
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• Video: 3 Chicago Officers Shot, Suspect Killed in Drug Operation

  15-03-2016 17:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 3 Chicago Officers Shot, Suspect Killed in Drug OperationA shootout on Chicago's West Side left three police officers wounded and a suspect dead Monday night.Police said the officers, who were dressed in plain clothes but also wore CPD vests, were conducting a narcotics investigation in Chicago's Homan Square neighborhood around 10 p.m.Interim Chicago Police Superintendent John Escalante said when the officers walked up to a man and a woman in the 3700-block of West Polk Street to qu
  
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• Video: A Letter to the Man I Killed... By a Cop

  15-03-2016 17:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: A Letter to the Man I Killed... By a CopThe Colorado Fraternal Order of Police recently published this letter that was sent anonymously to Safe Call Now.To the Man I Killed, Some people know this about me; others do not. I have killed a man. This is not a confession; it is just fact. I have nothing to hide about it. I am not ashamed of the fact. I have no regrets about doing it. I was doing my job. At the time of your death, I was a police officer. And, you tried your best to kill me
  
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• Video: California Officers Fatally Shoot Man After Stolen Patrol Car Chase

  15-03-2016 15:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: California Officers Fatally Shoot Man After Stolen Patrol Car ChaseA man who took off in a West Covina, CA, police car was killed in an officer-involved shooting that resulted after a police SUV crashed into the stolen vehicle in Glendale to end a high-speed pursuit, authorities said.Authorities withheld the name of the fatally wounded man, who was in his 30s.No officers were injured.The man reportedly called West Covina Police to ask for an Armenian-speaking officer t
  
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• El Paso Motor Officer Dies from On-Duty Crash Injuries

  15-03-2016 15:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  El Paso Officer David Ortiz has died days after being critically injured in a multi-vehicle, on-duty crash involving his police motorcycle.Ortiz was stopped at a red light on Lee Trevino along with a 2006 Acura driven by Carmen Hernandez, 41, of Juarez, and her 21-year-old passenger, Angela Jasmin. A 1976 Chevrolet pickup driven by Raul Licio, 51, was also at the red light.Police said a 2006 Kia driven by an unnamed 45-year-old man was driving north on Lee Trevino when he struck the police motor
  
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• Video: Motorist Says Fallen Florida Deputy Shielded Her from Wrong-Way Crash

  15-03-2016 14:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Motorist Says Fallen Florida Deputy Shielded Her from Wrong-Way CrashA woman who called 911 after seeing a wrong-way driver headed toward her on Florida's Leroy Selmon Expressway Saturday morning believes fallen Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputy John Robert Kotfila Jr. intentionally drove into the path of the vehicle to prevent the wrong-way driver from hitting her.Sarah Geren was returning home from work with her boyfriend early Saturday morning when she says she saw E
  
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• Video: Shootout Leaves Officer Wounded, Suspect Dead in Pennsylvania

  15-03-2016 01:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Shootout Leaves Officer Wounded, Suspect Dead in PennsylvaniaThe mayor of Chester, PA, pleaded for calm Sunday, following a police-involved shootout that left a suspect dead, a police officer hospitalized, and tensions running high in a crime-weary neighborhood, reports WPVI.The incident happened Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Parker and Union streets.Police say it started as a suspected stolen car stop, turned into a chase, and ended in a shootout with three armed suspects.P
  
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• Ohio Man Charged With Impersonating Police Officer

  15-03-2016 01:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A former Clay Center, OH, police officer was charged with impersonating an officer in Toledo, city police said, reports the Toledo Blade.The suspect, 51, of Graytown, OH, was arraigned today on the felony charge in Toledo Municipal Court. He was released on his own recognizance.Toledo police said they approached a man driving a police-style vehicle near Crane Lane and Locust Street. Authorities said this area of North Toledo frequently has drug and prostitution offenses.The car was equipped with
  
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• Video: Maryland Officer's Death Believed Caused by Another Officer's Round

  15-03-2016 01:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Maryland Officer's Death Believed Caused by Another Officer's RoundA Washington, D.C.-area police officer is believed to have died from a round fired by another officer in a shooting brought on by a Maryland man's attempt at a filmed suicide by cop, police said Monday, reports the New York Daily News.Michael DeAndre Ford, 22, and his brothers Malik Ford, 21, and Elijah Ford, 18, plotted to film their eldest brother firing on civilians and police outside a Landover, Md., police station Sun
  
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• Video: South Carolina Officer Shot Serving Warrant, 2 in Custody

  15-03-2016 00:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: South Carolina Officer Shot Serving Warrant, 2 in CustodyA man wanted on drug charges is accused of shooting a Woodruff, SC, police officer while the officer was serving an arrest warrant, Woodruff Police Chief Alan Bledsoe said.The shooting happened at a home along the 500 block of Harrison Street just after 6 a.m. Monday, reports WHNS.Bledsoe said Sgt. Darrell Dawkins made entry into the house to serve arrest warrants on Dennis Ray Alexander and Michael Goggins, who were both wanted on
  
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