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• Trials in Freddie Gray case to Resume in May

  16-03-2016 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The trials of the six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are poised to resume in May, following the one-year anniversary of the 25-year-old's death from injuries sustained in police custody, reports the Baltimore Sun.Officer Edward M. Nero, one of the officers involved in Gray's initial arrest, will be tried May 10, followed on June 6 by Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., the driver of the van in which prosecutors say Gray suffered the injuries that proved fatal.The cases
  
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• Video: Critically Wounded Texas Officer Identified, Second Shooter Arrested

  16-03-2016 23:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Critically Wounded Texas Officer Identified, Second Shooter ArrestedThe suspects in the shootout with Fort Worth, TX, police that left one suspect dead and an officer critically wounded Tuesday were a fugitive and his son, authorities said.The injured officer — identified late Tuesday as Officer Matt Pearce — was shot three times in the chest and once in the leg, according to NBC 5. He was transported by CareFlite to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth where he underwent s
  
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• Obama Picks Merrick Garland for Supreme Court

  16-03-2016 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Obama said Wednesday that he will nominate federal Judge Merrick Garland to serve on the Supreme Court, challenging the resolve of Republican senators opposed to an election-year confirmation by naming an experienced jurist with a strong reputation as a centrist, reports the Los Angeles Times.In an appearance together in the White House Rose Garden, Obama praised Garland as the kind of candidate he had promised to choose: one with sterling credentials and a widely respected temperament
  
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• Police Commission Approves Changes Emphasizing De-Escalation Before Deadly Force By LAPD

  16-03-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In a significant new reform plan, Los Angeles police officials are launching an effort to reduce officers' use of deadly force by reviewing whether they could have done more to avoid the violent encounters, reports the Los Angeles Times.Under a plan unanimously approved Tuesday by the Police Commission, the Los Angeles Police Department will begin evaluating whether officers did all they could to defuse tense situations before they used force and rewrite policies to emphasize this behavior. This
  
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• Hornady Named Official Ammunition Sponsor of the Precision Rifle Series (PRS)

  16-03-2016 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hornady has announced its new sponsorship agreement with the Precision Rifle Series (PRS). The PRS has named Hornady its Official Ammunition Sponsor for 2016.The Precision Rifle Series was created to organize a championship-style point series race of the best precision rifle competitions and shooters in the nation. They work to facilitate the growth of rifle competition sports throughout the nation by organizing a competition series that highlights the best matches and shooters the sport has to
  
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• Instant Armor Releases Rigid Spartan Shield for First Responders

  16-03-2016 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Designed and intended for first responders, Instant Armor's Spartan Shield is a two-piece, lightweight, rigid, ballistic shield that can be deployed in under five seconds. The handheld ballistic shield is capable of defending the user in active shooter, rescue, and assault situations. Choose from a variety of 4 x 10-inch ID nameplates (Police, Sheriff, S.W.A.T., FBI, and more) that can be attached by Velcro.The Spartan Shield is designed to utilize all of the existing attachment straps that have
  
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• Officer Critically Wounded, Suspect Killed in Texas Shootout

  16-03-2016 00:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A manhunt was underway Tuesday in Texas for a suspect in a shootout that left a police officer critically wounded and another suspect dead, reports the Associated Press.Authorities were searching for Ed Russell McIver Jr., 20, who police were pursuing on a felony warrant when the shooting occurred.The incident began when Fort Worth police officers asked McIver to pull over his vehicle, police said. McIver and his passenger drove off, then fled on foot into a wooded area, authorities said.Police
  
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