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• Miami Officer Picked to Be Ferguson Police Chief

  01-04-2016 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Maj. Delrish Moss, a former homicide detective who serves as spokesman for the Miami Police Department, has been named the new chief of police for Ferguson, MO, the city announced late Thursday afternoon.Moss was one of four finalists announced about a month ago to replace Thomas Jackson, who resigned after a Justice Department report strongly criticized the city's police and municipal court practices. That report was triggered by the controversial shooting of Michael Brown by a Ferguson officer
  
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• Appeals Court Rules Police Can Lie to Suspects

  01-04-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A police officer may lie to a suspect regarding the reason for a traffic stop, even when no traffic violation was committed, if it's part of an unrelated criminal investigation, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said in a ruling issued Thursday, reports the Yakima Herald-Republic.The case, which originated in federal court in Montana, involved two men accused of transporting methamphetamine from the Yakima Valley in Washington to Minnesota.Hector Magallon-Lopez argued that his right to be free
  
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• Video: Las Vegas K-9 Killed Weeks After Returning to Duty Following Machete Attack

  01-04-2016 23:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Las Vegas K-9 Killed Weeks After Returning to Duty Following Machete AttackTwo people and Las Vegas Metro police K-9 Nicky were killed on Thursday afternoon during an incident in the northwest part of the valley, reports KTNV.According to police, patrol officers were dispatched to a residence to investigate a possible shooting. They also received calls that a man with a gun was walking down the street and firing shots.Upon arrival, officers encountered the armed male in the street. The ma
  
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• Suspect in custody after police chase in Miami - Local 10

  01-04-2016 22:37
  Suspect in custody after police chase in Miami
  Local 10
  MIAMI - A man was taken into custody Friday after leading police on a chase through the city of Miami. Sky 10 was above the scene as Miami and Miami-Dade police were chasing a red Mercury Marquis. WPLG 1 of 10 Suspect leads police on chase in Miami.and more »
  

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• Police ID man killed in crash involving Hackensack police cruiser - NorthJersey.com

  01-04-2016 22:35
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  Police ID man killed in crash involving Hackensack police cruiser
  NorthJersey.com
  The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has identified the 67-year-old Hackensack man who was killed Thursday when his car was struck by a city police cruiser responding to a motor-vehicle accident. The scene of the fatal crash on Summit Avenue in ...
  Man, 67, killed in crash with Hackensack police carNJ.comall 20 news articles »
  

• Police: Man cut wife's throat in car - Cherry Hill Courier Post

  01-04-2016 22:21
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  Police: Man cut wife's throat in car
  Cherry Hill Courier Post
  DELRAN - A Somerdale man allegedly slashed his wife's throat while she was driving, then attempted to flee after her vehicle crashed on Route 130, authorities say. Quentin S. Fortune, 37, was found behind a nearby diner, covered in blood and wearing ...and more »
  

• Police, terror task force probe motive of heavily-armed gunman who killed trooper - Fox News

  01-04-2016 22:15
  Fox News
  Police, terror task force probe motive of heavily-armed gunman who killed trooper
  Fox News
  Virginia State Police on Friday were trying to determine what exactly drove a gunman with a giant stash of ammunition to shoot and kill a trooper at a Greyhound bus station in Richmond, as the Joint Terrorism Task Force joined the investigation into ...and more »
  

• Accounts vary of who called police and why on the night Jamar Clark was shot - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  01-04-2016 22:12
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Accounts vary of who called police and why on the night Jamar Clark was shot
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  At the hospital, a Minneapolis police investigator interviewed RayAnn Hayes, who explained she was trying to break up a fight when she was thrown to the ground by a man she later identified as Jamar Clark. By Mary Lynn Smith Star Tribune. April 1, 2016 ...and more »
  

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• Widow of Man Who Begged for Life Before Police Shooting Seeks to Unseal Body Camera Footage - Gawker

  01-04-2016 22:10
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  Widow of Man Who Begged for Life Before Police Shooting Seeks to Unseal Body Camera Footage
  Gawker
  Laney Sweet, the widow of Daniel Shaver, an unarmed man who was shot five times and killed by a Mesa, Arizona, police officer in January, is seeking to have body camera footage from the shooting publicly released. Sweet previously declined an apparent ...
  "Please don't shoot me" father-of-two begged police before being shot deadTelegraph.co.uk
  Man shot by Arizona police 'begged for lif
  

• Police officer plays hopscotch with homeless girl in sweet video - USA TODAY

  01-04-2016 22:08
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  Police officer plays hopscotch with homeless girl in sweet video
  USA TODAY
  A California police officer tried to brighten a young homeless girl's day earlier this week with a game of hopscotch. Huntington Beach Police Officers Zach Pricer and Scott Marsh were responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle on March 30, when ...
  'Copscotch': Police Officer Jumps to Help 11-Year-Old Homeless Girl Living Out of a CarABC News
  Southern California police officer plays hopscotch to help homel
  

• Fatal crash in Lakeville; police catch suspect who fled scene, broke into townhome - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  01-04-2016 21:58
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  Fatal crash in Lakeville; police catch suspect who fled scene, broke into townhome
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  The suspect was found naked in the basement of the Apple Valley home he broke into, while a young family was there, police said. By Tim Harlow Star Tribune. April 1, 2016 — 2:55pm. Text size. share · tweet · email. Print. more. Share on: Share on ...
  Police: Suspect in Fatal Lakeville Crash Shed Clothes, Fled SceneKSTP.comall 3 news articles »
  

• Police officer-involved shooting in Butler, authorities say - Daily Record

  01-04-2016 21:50
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  Police officer-involved shooting in Butler, authorities say
  Daily Record
  BUTLER -- A 23-year-old man who was shot by police Thursday evening in the Belleview Terrace home he shares with his grandparents had a history of trouble with the law for theft, burglary and narcotics and was put on 30 months' probation last year in ...and more »
  

• Video: Virginia Trooper Wounded in Bus Station Shooting Has Died

  01-04-2016 21:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Virginia Trooper Wounded in Bus Station Shooting Has DiedVirginia State Police have released the name of the trooper who was killed after he was shot at a Greyhound bus station in Richmond Thursday afternoon.Virginia State Police Superintendent Colonel W. Steven Flaherty said Trooper Chad P. Dermyer died from the injuries he sustained in the shooting, reports WTVR.Flaherty said the 37-year-old Dermyer was taking part in a training exercise at the bus station when he was approached by the
  
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• Children form human arrow to help police find burglary suspects - The Guardian

  01-04-2016 20:31
  The Guardian
  Children form human arrow to help police find burglary suspects
  The Guardian
  Police have released a video of a group of children who formed a human arrow to point a police helicopter in the direction of two suspected burglars on the run. The group of 30 children and adults were taking part in an Easter egg hunt in Capel, Surrey ...
  Easter egg-hunting children form human arrow to help direct police towards two suspected burglarsThe Independent
  Kids Form Human Arrow To Direct Police
  

• Woman who accused officer of drinking on the job gets called out by police - WSB Atlanta

  01-04-2016 18:50
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  Woman who accused officer of drinking on the job gets called out by police
  WSB Atlanta
  A Georgia police department has responded to a Facebook post that accused one of its officers of drinking alcohol while on duty. According to the Douglas GA Police Department's Facebook page, a woman posted a picture on her Facebook page on ...and more »
  

• Police Body Cameras: What Do You See? - New York Times

  01-04-2016 18:44
  New York Times
  Police Body Cameras: What Do You See?
  New York Times
  Public frustration with policing has led to calls nationwide for more cameras worn by officers. But what do those cameras actually reveal? Below, you'll answer questions about three videos of simulated interactions involving police officers. This is ...and more »
  

• Police: Men fatally shot by officers in East Baltimore were father and son - Baltimore Sun

  01-04-2016 18:32
  Baltimore Sun
  Police: Men fatally shot by officers in East Baltimore were father and son
  Baltimore Sun
  Police identify two men killed in police-involved shooting as father and son. Police said Kimani Johnson, 18, and his father, Matthew V. Wood Jr., 43, were armed when officers on patrol in the area pulled up. Police identify two men killed in police ...
  Police ID Suspects In Shooting As 'Father, Son Duo With Intent To Kill'CBS Localall 24 news articles »
  

• The Thin Blue Dividing Line

  01-04-2016 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We are only a quarter into 2016 and already have seen the murders of 17 law enforcement officers along with the shootings, stabbings and assaults of hundreds more. Yet if you are watching the news or reading the papers, all you will see are snippets of video of police uses of force being manipulated into anti-police rhetoric. You will hear accusations of institutionalized racism, excessive force, and horrendous misconduct.  You will see demands for body cams to protect the people from their
  
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• Appendix Carry…Thousands of Thugs Can’t be Wrong

  01-04-2016 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “95% of criminals carry their guns on their strong side, mostly stuck in the front of their bodies, inside the waistband without a holster.”– From a US Secret Service Seminar on detecting concealed weaponsWhy are all the thugs carrying pistols in their waistbands in front of the hip? And why do most cops and CCW permit holders carry behind the hip? Are there lessons to be learned from the bad guys?  As one of the few cops who actually carries his gun in the front “ap
  
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• The San Francisco Police Department's Bigotry Problem - The Atlantic

  01-04-2016 16:32
  The Atlantic
  The San Francisco Police Department's Bigotry Problem
  The Atlantic
  How many police officers are bigots who patrol their beats, guns on their hips, with animus toward blacks, Hispanics, and other disproportionately abused groups, even as prosecutors, judges, and juries assign unusual credibility to their claims? San ...
  San Francisco police officers accused of exchanging racist, homophobic textsFox News
  14 San Francisco Police Officers Accused of Sending 'Racial' and 'Homophobic' Te
  

• Ferguson police chief: 3 challenges that await new top cop - CNN International

  01-04-2016 15:34
  CNN International
  Ferguson police chief: 3 challenges that await new top cop
  CNN International
  (CNN) Delrish Moss is a new police chief in a department facing not-so-new problems. The veteran Miami officer now heads the Ferguson Police Department, a task that includes healing a fractured community after the 2014 shooting of unarmed teen Michael ...
  'Ready for the challenge': Ferguson's new police chief takes over departmentThe Guardian
  Ferguson Names Black Police ChiefNew York Times
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• Police are ignoring law-breaking cyclists says traffic lawyer - The Guardian

  01-04-2016 15:07
  The Guardian
  Police are ignoring law-breaking cyclists says traffic lawyer
  The Guardian
  Cyclists at a crossing in London. Charities argue that by far the greatest danger on Britain's roads comes from motor vehicles. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images. Frances Perraudin · @fperraudin. Friday 1 April 2016 09.07 EDT Last modified on ...
  

• In fatal shootings by police, 1 in 5 officers' names go undisclosed - Washington Post

  01-04-2016 14:06
  Washington Post
  In fatal shootings by police, 1 in 5 officers' names go undisclosed
  Washington Post
  One evening last September, Pamela Anderson's 33-year-old son was threatening her and needed to go to the hospital for medication to control his schizophrenia. She called police to her apartment on Chicago's West Side, as she'd done many times before.and more »
  

• Police: Baby boy kidnapped from King of Prussia Mall found safe; woman in custody - 6abc.com

  01-04-2016 12:26
  6abc.com
  Police: Baby boy kidnapped from King of Prussia Mall found safe; woman in custody
  6abc.com
  Police have located a 7-week-old baby boy kidnapped from King of Prussia Mall and his alleged abductor in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://6abc.com/video/embed/?pid=1271388" frameborder="0" ...
  Police: Mall abductor says, 'I just wanted my baby'Philly.com
  Amber Alert issued for baby abducted from Pennsylvania mall, police saylehighva
  

• When It Comes To Police Reform, Insurance Companies May Play A Role - NPR

  01-04-2016 10:53
  When It Comes To Police Reform, Insurance Companies May Play A Role
  NPR
  For all the talk in the last couple of years about reforming police, there are limits to what the government can do. But there may be another way, and it involves insurance companies. John Rappaport, an assistant law professor at the University of ...and more »
  

• Two armed men killed by police officers in East Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  01-04-2016 01:06
  Baltimore Sun
  Two armed men killed by police officers in East Baltimore
  Baltimore Sun
  Two armed men are killed by police officers in East Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox, Baltimore Sun video). Two armed men are killed by police officers in East Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox, Baltimore Sun video). Tim Prudente and Kevin RectorContact ReportersThe ...and more »
  

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