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• NLEOMF Calls for Condemnation of the Ambush Killing of Officer Jacai Colson

  18-03-2016 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund released the following statement by CEO Craig W. Floyd:The shooting death this past Sunday of Prince George’s County (MD) Police Officer Jacai D. Colson was horrific and shocking on many levels. Just consider the facts. The attack that took Officer Colson’s life occurred at a police station on a Sunday afternoon. He was the thirteenth officer nationwide killed by gunfire in 2016—more than triple the number at this time last ye
  
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• West Virginia Trooper Stabs Man to Stop Drowning, Choking Attack

  18-03-2016 16:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  West Virginia State Police say a trooper had to stab a man who tried to choke and drown the officer in a Randolph County creek.Troopers said the incident started Wednesday afternoon when Trooper First Class J.J. Cornelius of the Elkins detachment was attempting to serve an arrest warrant for Nathaniel Wegman, 27, at Pond Creek, commonly known as Mill Creek.Wegman, who was wanted on a burglary charge in Indiana, fled on foot. Cornelius was able to catch up with him in a stream, also known as Mill
  
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• Ambush of Fort Worth Officer and Fellow Officers' Response Captured on Body Cam

  18-03-2016 16:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fort Worth, TX, Officer Matt Pearce had his body camera on and rolling when he was "ambushed" by a wanted suspect as he was climbing over a barbed-wire fence on Tuesday, Cpl. Tracey Knight told News 8 Thursday.The department has no plans to release the video at this time. However, Cpl. Knight did walk the local TV station through what can be seen and heard on it.According to Knight, the video shows Pearce engaging in a gun battle with Ed Russell McIver, Sr., who fired first at the officer.Pearce
  
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• NY Police Investigating Suspicious Powder Sent to Donald Trump's Son Eric - NBCNews.com

  18-03-2016 06:15
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  NY Police Investigating Suspicious Powder Sent to Donald Trump's Son Eric
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  A suspicious piece of mail containing a white powder was sent to Eric Trump, the middle son of presidential candidate Donald Trump, at his residence Thursday, New York police confirmed to NBC News. Donald Trump. Republican presidential candidate ...and more »
  

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• 2 Teens Killed After Police Try To Stop Driver Of Stolen Car - CBS Local

  18-03-2016 05:34
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  2 Teens Killed After Police Try To Stop Driver Of Stolen Car
  CBS Local
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A tragic end for two teenagers going for a joyride in a stolen car. When police try to pull the vehicle over, it crashes. A 16 and 13-year-old were killed. Two other teens survived. Ava-joye Burnett speaks with family and gets ...and more »
  

• Two robbery suspects killed in shootout with police - KHOU

  18-03-2016 05:32
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  Two robbery suspects killed in shootout with police
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  The shooting occurred in a shopping center parking lot in the 11300 block of the North Freeway Thursday night. Loading… Post to Facebook. Two robbery suspects killed in shootout with police The shooting occurred in a shopping center parking lot in the ...
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• The Latest: Police Fatally Shoot 2 Suspects at Houston Store - ABC News

  18-03-2016 05:21
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  The Latest: Police Fatally Shoot 2 Suspects at Houston Store
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  Police have fatally shot two suspected robbers and injured two others outside a Houston furniture store. Houston police spokesman John Cannon tells The Associated Press that five people were robbing the store Thursday evening. Five officers who were ...
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• Police release new photos of shotgun used in Kurt Cobain's suicide - The Seattle Times

  18-03-2016 05:13
  The Seattle Times
  Police release new photos of shotgun used in Kurt Cobain's suicide
  The Seattle Times
  Seattle police Detective Michael Ciesynski holds the shotgun used in the 1994 death of Kurt Cobain. (Seattle Police Department). The release reportedly is in response to a public-records request from the news media for evidence to dispel conspiracies ...
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• Bronx Man, 54, Dies in Police Custody After Being Handcuffed Over Tussle - New York Times

  18-03-2016 05:12
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  Bronx Man, 54, Dies in Police Custody After Being Handcuffed Over Tussle
  New York Times
  Hafiza Ali-Gonzalez, 58, called the police around 7 p.m. on Wednesday to report that her husband had taken drugs and grown agitated in their Bronx apartment. The police soon arrived at the building, at 416 East 137th Street in the Mitchel Houses in the ...
  NYPD investigating cause of death for suspected cocaine user who died while in police handcuffs in the BronxNew York Daily Newsall 4 n
  

• Police: Suspect shot after pulling gun on officers in North Philadelphia - 6abc.com

  18-03-2016 04:52
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  Police: Suspect shot after pulling gun on officers in North Philadelphia
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  A 22-year-old man was critically wounded in a police-involved shooting in North Philadelphia. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://6abc.com/video/embed/?pid=1251059" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>. WPVI. By Jeff Chirico.and more »
  

• Seattle police release photos of Kurt Cobain suicide gun - Fox News

  18-03-2016 04:01
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  Seattle police release photos of Kurt Cobain suicide gun
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  In this June 2015 photo released by the Seattle Police on Thursday, March 17, 2016, Detective Michael Ciesynski holds the shotgun which rock legend Kurt Cobain used to kill himself on April 8, 1994. (Seattle Police via AP) (Seattle Police). Seattle ...
  Police release pictures of gun Kurt Cobain used to kill himselfThe Guardian
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• NYPD investigating cause of death for suspected cocaine user who died while in police handcuffs in the Bronx - New York Daily News

  18-03-2016 03:56
  New York Daily News
  NYPD investigating cause of death for suspected cocaine user who died while in police handcuffs in the Bronx
  New York Daily News
  An emotionally disturbed husband and father died outside his Bronx apartment after clashing with cops responding to a call regarding a violent man who was high on drugs, police said Thursday. Richard Gonzalez, 55, was stoned and throwing things around ...and more »
  

• Wilmington Police investigating homicide, second shooting Thursday - The News Journal

  18-03-2016 03:34
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  Wilmington Police investigating homicide, second shooting Thursday
  The News Journal
  The Wilmington Police Department are investigating a shooting, they later confirmed as a homicide, on the 200 block of N. Connell St., between West Second and West Third streets. The shooting was the second reported to Wilmington police Thursday and is ...and more »
  

• Top Cop Hopeful: Police Can't 'Act Like Redcoats at the Boston Massacre' - DNAinfo

  18-03-2016 03:32
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  Top Cop Hopeful: Police Can't 'Act Like Redcoats at the Boston Massacre'
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  (left to right) Eugene Williams, Anne Kirkpatrick and Cedric Alexander are finalists for Chicago's police superintendent job. View Full Caption. United Methodist Church/LinkedIn. THE LOOP — Applicants for Chicago Police superintendent, the top job on ...and more »
  

• Varying stories for police officer in LeGrier, Jones shooting - Chicago Sun-Times

  18-03-2016 03:03
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Varying stories for police officer in LeGrier, Jones shooting
  Chicago Sun-Times
  The Chicago police officer who killed Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones offered different accounts of what happened in interviews with police detectives in the two days after the shootings, police reports obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times suggest. In ...and more »
  

• Hotel with three floors of marijuana raided by Spanish police - The Guardian

  18-03-2016 02:02
  The Guardian
  Hotel with three floors of marijuana raided by Spanish police
  The Guardian
  Police found a cannabis plantation taking up three floors of a five-storey disused hotel. Photograph: Jan Erik Posth/Getty Images. Agence France-Presse in Madrid. Thursday 17 March 2016 21.02 EDT Last modified on Thursday 17 March 2016 21.04 EDT.and more »
  

• Police name estranged husband of missing Grafton teacher Sharon Edwards as suspect in her disappearance - 9news.com.au

  18-03-2016 01:22
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  Police name estranged husband of missing Grafton teacher Sharon Edwards as suspect in her disappearance
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  March 18, 2016: It's been a year since Grafton grandmother and popular teacher Sharon Edwards vanished without a trace. FTBAPGL. Police have confirmed the husband of Sharon Edwards is a suspect in the missing Grafton teacher's disappearance.and more »
  

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