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• Demoralized Cops Equal Higher Crime

  05-04-2016 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gentle readers, fasten your seatbelts.  We are about to embark on a virtual tour on which you will join me in a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car cruising some of the city’s most crime-ridden neighborhoods.  We will be patrolling the LAPD’s 77th Street Division, which year after year ranks at or near the top in violent crime among the city’s 21 patrol divisions.We are alert to the presence of gang members traveling through rival territory, or of those
  
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• Chicago Police Overtime tops $116 Million Because of Officer Shortage, Protests

  05-04-2016 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Chicago Police Department spent a record $116.1 million on overtime in 2015 — up 17.2 percent from the previous year — to mask a manpower shortage that has mushroomed under Mayor Rahm Emanuel, with police retirements outpacing hiring by 975 officers.A Chicago Sun-Times report says the traditional summer surge in street violence triggered the highest monthly spending, with $16.8 million in overtime in August 2015.But the second-highest monthly spending on police overtime — $
  
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• Man suspected of killing wife then shot by West Springfield police, authorities say - MassLive.com

  05-04-2016 21:26
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  Man suspected of killing wife then shot by West Springfield police, authorities say
  MassLive.com
  A West Springfield, Massachusetts police officer shot and killed a man who is suspected of killing his wife early Tuesday at the Myron Court apartment building off Riverdale Street in West Springfield, according to authorities. The woman was suffering ...and more »
  

• Video: Stabbing, Arson Incident Leaves Indiana Officer in Coma

  05-04-2016 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Stabbing, Arson Incident Leaves Indiana Officer in ComaA Fort Wayne, IN, man who police said broke into a home, stabbed two people, then lit part of the home on fire during an incident that left a Fort Wayne police officer in a medically induced coma has been formally charged with a slew of felonies.Justin D. Pease, 31, was charged Tuesday with burglary involving serious bodily injury, a Level 1 felony; Level 2 felony count of arson resulting in serious bodily injury; two Level 3 felony c
  
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• Video: Las Vegas K-9 Nicky was Killed by Friendly Fire During Gunfight

  05-04-2016 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Las Vegas K-9 Nicky was Killed by Friendly Fire During GunfightLas Vegas Metro police on Monday held a press conference in which they released additional information on the shooting of James Craig Simpson and the death of K-9 Nicky last Thursday.Metro Undersheriff Kevin McMahill reported that Nicky was struck one time by a shot fired from a Metro officer rather than suspect James Craig Simpson, 31.Police provided body camera video that shows Metro Officer Abudhabi Lewis pleading with
  
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• Stranger Pays Lunch Check for Mississippi Officers

  05-04-2016 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gulfport (MS) police officers received a random act of kindness while eating at Tony's Brick Oven Pizzeria on Sunday.An unknown person dining at the restaurant picked up the tab for lunch, WLOX TV reports. 
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• New Jersey Police Find 67 Puppies in Van

  05-04-2016 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Paramus, NJ, police overnight Monday found 67 puppies packed into small metal crates in a van parked behind a pet store owned by a businessman already facing animal cruelty charges.Police Officers Daniel Derienzo and Matthew Lombardo were patrolling the area around 3 a.m. when they "heard crying and whining coming from inside" the white 2002 Freightliner Sprinter parked outside of the regular parking stalls at Just Pups, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said.Inside, they found crates holdi
  
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• Critically Wounded Fort Worth Officer Up and Using Walker

  05-04-2016 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Fort Worth police officer hospitalized from a shooting that left him critically wounded is making progress in his recovery, according to the latest update posted online.Fort Worth police officer Matt Pearce has been able to sit up and use a walker to move to a chair, the update said.Officers were trying to arrest Ed McIver Sr. March 15 on aggravated assault charges and for jumping bail when gunfire broke out as he fled with his adult son. McIver Sr. was killed by police. Pearce was shot multip
  
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• As Philly Uber driver naps, man leads police on high-speed chase, cops say - NJ.com

  05-04-2016 20:05
  As Philly Uber driver naps, man leads police on high-speed chase, cops say
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  A man who hired an Uber driver in Philadelphia to take him more than 270 miles to upstate New York allegedly led police on a high-speed chase and crashed the car after the tired driver asked his passenger to take the wheel. CarlosJuan.jpg Juan Carlos ...and more »
  

• Denton police hope found remains will bring 'closure' to missing UNT student's family - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  05-04-2016 19:57
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  Denton police hope found remains will bring 'closure' to missing UNT student's family
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  A December 1996 photograph of Kelli Cox (right) and her then 1-year-old daughter, Alexis Bynum. (Photo from Bynum family). Updated at 12:34 p.m.: Revised to include information from Denton police. Related. New clues could reveal fate of UNT student ...
  Police: Human remains found in Brazoria County pastureChron.comall 10 news articles »
  

• Dallas mom OD'd on 'Brainfreeze' drug while driving with kids, police say - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  05-04-2016 19:21
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  Dallas mom OD'd on 'Brainfreeze' drug while driving with kids, police say
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  Police say a Dallas woman was driving with her two children last week when she overdosed on a drug called Brainfreeze. Angela Williams, 37, remains in the Dallas County Jail on a charge of driving while intoxicated with a child under 15, as well as a ...
  

• Thousands attend funeral for Virginia State Police Trooper Chad Dermyer - wtvr.com

  05-04-2016 19:00
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  Thousands attend funeral for Virginia State Police Trooper Chad Dermyer
  wtvr.com
  HAMPTON, Va. -- Virginia State Police Trooper Chad Dermyer was laid to rest Tuesday following a funeral service at Liberty Baptist Church in Hampton. Over 3,500 law enforcement officers gathered for the funeral of Trooper Dermyer, who was shot and ...and more »
  

• Vikings' Tom Johnson files suit against police for excessive force - ESPN

  05-04-2016 18:54
  ESPN
  Vikings' Tom Johnson files suit against police for excessive force
  ESPN
  MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against two Minneapolis police officers he accused of using excessive force in connection with Johnson's Oct. 2014 arrest. In the 32-page lawsuit, ...
  Tom Johnson files suit against two Minneapolis police officersNBCSports.com
  Vikings' Tom Johnson sues Minneapolis police officers for 2014 arrestMinneapolis Star
  

• Syringe found in sweatshirt purchased at Target, police say - NJ.com

  05-04-2016 18:48
  NJ.com
  Syringe found in sweatshirt purchased at Target, police say
  NJ.com
  MIDDLETOWN — Police are warning shoppers to be cautious after someone found a hypodermic needle in a newly purchased sweatshirt. On Sunday night, Union Beach police posted a picture of the needle on top of what appears to be a black hooded ...and more »
  

• Las Vegas Police Dog Who Recovered from Machete Attack Killed by Friendly Fire During Gunfight with Suspect - People Magazine

  05-04-2016 18:44
  People Magazine
  Las Vegas Police Dog Who Recovered from Machete Attack Killed by Friendly Fire During Gunfight with Suspect
  People Magazine
  The officers of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department are mourning the loss of one of their own this week, following the March 31 fatal shooting of a loyal police dog named Nicky, PEOPLE confirms. A spokesman for the force tells PEOPLE that the ...
  Las Vegas police dog killed by friendly fire two months after surviving machete attack (WARNING: GRAPHI
  

• Decryption: Coming To A Police Department Near You - ThinkProgress

  05-04-2016 18:25
  ThinkProgress
  Decryption: Coming To A Police Department Near You
  ThinkProgress
  The technology used to crack the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters is coming to a local police department near you. The FBI told local law enforcement agencies that it would teach them to unlock iPhones and other mobile devices, according to ...
  FBI Will Help Local Police Unlock iPhonesFortune
  FBI Will Help Police Unlock iPhonesHuffington Post
  FBI tells local police it will help unlock iPhones when possibl
  

• Beyoncé Talks Police Brutality & True Equality - Refinery29

  05-04-2016 17:22
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  Beyoncé Talks Police Brutality & True Equality
  Refinery29
  It was the music video that stopped the world in its tracks. Beyoncé proved the span of her power in releasing “Formation” as an unlisted Youtube link, which you could only watch if you had the link, had been sent the link, or were subscribed to Tidal ...
  Beyonce Explains Why 'Formation' Video Is Not Anti-PoliceRollingStone.com
  Beyoncé: 'Anyone Who Perceives My Message as Anti-Police Is
  

• Hinsdale police say 16-year-old girl assaulted in afternoon - Chicago Tribune

  05-04-2016 17:06
  Hinsdale police say 16-year-old girl assaulted in afternoon
  Chicago Tribune
  Hinsdale police are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted a Hinsdale Central student Monday afternoon near Clay Street and Hinsdale Avenue. The 16-year-old girl told police she was getting out of her vehicle about 2:20 p.m., when a white man, ...and more »
  

• Police Warn of Armed Robberies in Wicker Park - NBC Chicago

  05-04-2016 16:46
  NBC Chicago
  Police Warn of Armed Robberies in Wicker Park
  NBC Chicago
  Police are warning residents about a series or armed robberies over the past week in the Wicker Park neighborhood. In each of the reported incidents, two men approached victims on the street or in an alley, announced a robbery and displayed a handgun, ...and more »
  

• Villanova fan arrested for assaulting police horse during celebration of NCAA championship - Los Angeles Times

  05-04-2016 16:27
  Los Angeles Times
  Villanova fan arrested for assaulting police horse during celebration of NCAA championship
  Los Angeles Times
  Some Villanova basketball fans probably aren't feeling quite as festive Tuesday morning as they were the previous night. Especially the person who decided the best way to celebrate a national championship is to assault a police horse. Needless to say ...
  Police horse assaulted during Villanova championship celebrationUSA TODAYall 3,241 news articles »
  

• Police ID couple in Camby shootings - Indianapolis Star

  05-04-2016 15:56
  Indianapolis Star
  Police ID couple in Camby shootings
  Indianapolis Star
  An Indianapolis man shot his wife in the leg and the head, and then shot and killed himself in a strip mall parking lot in Camby, police said. The couple, Nina Himes, 53, and Thomas Himes, 60, met in the parking lot of the Rancho Grande strip mall at ...
  Police investigate Camby shooting as attempted murder-suicide, identify man and woman involvedFox 59all 13 news articles »
  

• Police: Suspects set up drug deal to rob teen shooting victim - KTVB.com

  05-04-2016 15:44
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  Police: Suspects set up drug deal to rob teen shooting victim
  KTVB.com
  CALDWELL -- The suspects in the shooting of a 17-year-old Caldwell boy last week had planned to rob the victim of cash and marijuana during a drug deal, according to police documents. The shooting happened outside the teen's home in a trailer park on ...and more »
  

• Police Warn Norway Girls Not to Go Out at Night Alone After Sexual Harassment from Suspected Immigrants - TheBlaze.com

  05-04-2016 15:23
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  Police Warn Norway Girls Not to Go Out at Night Alone After Sexual Harassment from Suspected Immigrants
  TheBlaze.com
  Police in the Norwegian county of Oppland have advised girls to be careful when they go out at night alone following reports of young girls having been sexually harassed, Norwegian media reported. The warning came as the Norwegian Police Security ...
  

• Police kill Ala. woman after parents say they tried getting her to mental hospital - Fox News

  05-04-2016 15:22
  Police kill Ala. woman after parents say they tried getting her to mental hospital
  Fox News
  Parents of an Alabama woman shot and killed by police are lambasting the officers for opening fire on their daughter after they called 911 for help to get her to a mental hospital. "Instead the police ended up putting a bullet in her," the parents of ...
  Woman shot to death by Auburn police sought help but officers 'put a bullet in her,' parents sayAL.comall 27 news articles »
  

• Wilmington police investigate shots fired; no victim located - The News Journal

  05-04-2016 14:43
  The News Journal
  Wilmington police investigate shots fired; no victim located
  The News Journal
  Wilmington police are investigating a shooting in which witnesses say the victim got up and left the scene. As of Tuesday morning, no victim had been located and no one showed up at area hospitals with a gunshot wound, Sgt. Andrea Janvier said.
  

• Lawsuit filed against Royal Oak police over arrest on St.... - WDIV Detroit

  05-04-2016 14:33
  WDIV Detroit
  Lawsuit filed against Royal Oak police over arrest on St....
  WDIV Detroit
  ROYAL OAK, Mich. - A man whose arrest in Royal Oak on St. Patrick's Day went viral after it was recorded on cellphone video has filed a lawsuit against the city's police chief and four officers on allegations they used unconstitutional excessive force.and more »
  

• New Top Cop's Fiancee Under Investigation For Alleged Police Exam Cheating - DNAinfo

  05-04-2016 13:51
  DNAinfo
  New Top Cop's Fiancee Under Investigation For Alleged Police Exam Cheating
  DNAinfo
  Interim Supt. Eddie Johnson (from l.), Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Lt. Nakia Fenner at Chicago Police Department headquarters on March 28 View Full Caption. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images. THE LOOP — Mayor Rahm Emanuel's ...
  

• Police sick leave for psychological reasons up by a third in five years - The Guardian

  05-04-2016 07:33
  The Guardian
  Police sick leave for psychological reasons up by a third in five years
  The Guardian
  In 2010/11, 19,825 police employees were recorded as being on long-term sick leave. In 2014/15 that figure rose to 22,547. Photograph: Janine Wiedel/Rex/Shutterstock. Press Association. Tuesday 5 April 2016 01.33 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 5 April ...
  Police psychological sick leave up 35% in five yearsBBC Newsall 10 news articles »
  

• Winslow Police identify officer in deadly shooting - 12news.com

  05-04-2016 04:19
  12news.com
  Winslow Police identify officer in deadly shooting
  12news.com
  The Winslow Police Department has identified Austin Shipley, a three year veteran, as the officer who fired five shots at 27-year-old Loreal Tsingine, kiling her, April 4, 2016. (Photo: Charly Edsitty, Custom). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ ...and more »
  

• Police: Couple brutally beaten by attackers outside Dallas bar - FOX 4 News

  05-04-2016 04:05
  FOX 4 News
  Police: Couple brutally beaten by attackers outside Dallas bar
  FOX 4 News
  A brutal attack outside of a Dallas bar resulted in a man being beaten unconscious and a woman run over by an SUV. Police need help finding the six attackers and need the public's help locating them. By: FOX4News.com Staff. Posted:Apr 04 2016 08:49PM ...and more »
  

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