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• Ohio SWAT Officer Succumbs to Wounds, Organs Donated

  13-04-2016 17:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Columbus, OH, police SWAT Officer Steven M. Smith had one final act of service. He donated his organs, giving life to as many as eight people.Smith died Tuesday evening, two days after he was shot in the head while SWAT officers tried to serve a warrant on a man who had barricaded himself in his Clintonville home. Columbus police say that Smith, 54, died just before 5 p.m. at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, surrounded by his family.He had been with the Columbus Police Division for 27 years,
  
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• Getac Introduces S410 Semi-Rugged Notebooks

  13-04-2016 17:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Designed to withstand the daily–and often punishing–routine of today’s public safety officers, the all-new Getac S410 semi-rugged notebook is now available. Getac says the S410 provides the highest levels of performance, flexibility, security and durability in a form factor that is 29% thinner and 23% lighter than its previous semi-rugged laptop.“The S410 is yet again an example of how Getac is leading the rugged industry with forward-thinking products. The S410 strives t
  
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• Police union blasts anti-carding rules - Toronto Star

  13-04-2016 15:45
  
  Toronto Star
  Police union blasts anti-carding rules
  Toronto Star
  Following provincial carding reforms and comments from Premier Kathleen Wynne on systemic racism, the Toronto Police Association has issued a statement to its members, criticizing the new regulations and warning police officers that their actions could ...
  Paid-duty assignments earned Toronto police officers over $25M last yearCBC.caall 13 news articles »
  
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• Spain: Police Arrest Suspect Tied to Jan. 2015 Paris Attacks - ABC News

  13-04-2016 15:43
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Spain: Police Arrest Suspect Tied to Jan. 2015 Paris Attacks
  ABC News
  Spanish police have arrested a Frenchman who they believe supplied weapons to Paris attacker Amedy Coulibaly for use in the January 2015 attacks in the French capital, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. A ministry statement said Antoine Denive, 27, ...
  Police Arrest Man Linked to Paris ShootingSky Newsall 32 news articles »
  
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• Fate of Shore town's police force hinges on vote - NJ.com

  13-04-2016 15:34
  
  NJ.com
  Fate of Shore town's police force hinges on vote
  NJ.com
  LAKE COMO — Residents in this tiny Jersey Shore borough sandwiched between Belmar and Spring Lake will head to the polls next week to vote on whether to allow a tax increase. While this is standard practice under a 2010 law that requires a ...
  
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• Macedonian Police Use Tear Gas to Stop Migrants at Border - New York Times

  13-04-2016 15:12
  New York Times
  Macedonian Police Use Tear Gas to Stop Migrants at Border
  New York Times
  A migrant sought safety after the Macedonian police used tear gas near the border town of Idomeni, Greece, on Wednesday. Credit Amel Emric/Associated Press. ATHENS — Clashes erupted at Greece's northern border for the second time in three days on ...
  Macedonian police teargas refugees protesting at Greek border (VIDEO, PHOTOS)RT
  At Macedonian Border, Tensions Between Migrants And Police Erupt Into
  
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• Sentencing hearing for police officer who ordered illegal G20 arrests - Toronto Star

  13-04-2016 14:42
  
  Toronto Star
  Sentencing hearing for police officer who ordered illegal G20 arrests
  Toronto Star
  A sentencing hearing begins today for the only upper command police officer to be found guilty of misconduct during Toronto's G20 summit in 2010. Toronto police Supt. David (Mark) Fenton was convicted in August on two counts of unlawful arrest and one ...and more »
  
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• Police reveal what suspect said after gruesome slaying of Wash. mom - CBS News

  13-04-2016 13:39
  
  Q13 FOX
  Police reveal what suspect said after gruesome slaying of Wash. mom
  CBS News
  SEATTLE -- A woman who authorities say was slain and dismembered in her suburban home and then had her remains placed in a Seattle recycling bin was a beloved mother of three as well as a sister and friend, her family says. Ingrid Lyne's relatives ...
  Police arrest suspect after missing woman's partial remains found in recycling binQ13 FOX
  Police: Body found in recycling bin may be missing Renton womanseat
  
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• Saudi Arabia's religious police ordered to be 'gentle' - BBC News

  13-04-2016 13:36
  
  BBC News
  Saudi Arabia's religious police ordered to be 'gentle'
  BBC News
  The Saudi authorities have moved to curb the powers of the notorious religious police, or "mutawa". Members of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice will no longer be permitted to chase suspects or arrest them. They must ...and more »
  
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• The hidden: how Chicago police kept thousands isolated at Homan Square - The Guardian

  13-04-2016 13:31
  
  The Guardian
  The hidden: how Chicago police kept thousands isolated at Homan Square
  The Guardian
  Homan Square does not conduct detentions to punish crime or for pre-trial holding. Its holding cells and interview rooms – where interrogations occur – are 'all the same thing'. Photograph: Jan Diehm for the Guardian. Spencer Ackerman in New York.
  Police beat, strangle, Taser men held unlawfully at Chicago's 'Gitmo'RTall 15 news articles »
  
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• Police searching for man who fled with 10-month-old daughter - WCVB Boston

  13-04-2016 11:44
  
  WCVB Boston
  Police searching for man who fled with 10-month-old daughter
  WCVB Boston
  ERIKA HAS NEW INFORMATION ON THE STORY. ERIKA: AN AMBER ALERT HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FATHER AND DO IMMEDIATE DANGER. HELP. POLICE BELIEVE THIS MAN RAN AWAY THIS WEEK. DCF HAD CALLED HIM ABOUT ...
  Police searching for 10-month-old baby girl, her fatherBoston.comall 7 news articles »
  
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• New Details From Police Help Shed Light on Smith's Shooting - ABC News

  13-04-2016 10:44
  10TV
  New Details From Police Help Shed Light on Smith's Shooting
  ABC News
  A 9 mm handgun, loaded but unfired, was found inside the Mercedes SUV of former Saints defensive end Will Smith after he was fatally shot by a Hummer driver during a traffic altercation, police have now revealed. Cardell Hayes had chased after Smith ...
  New details from police help shed light on Will Smith shooting10TV
  Police: Gun Found Inside Will Smith's CarDeadspin
  Will Smith shooting: Why didn't police find guns until
  
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• Man targeted in vicious attack because he wore a dress, police suspect - Sydney Morning Herald

  13-04-2016 10:31
  
  Sydney Morning Herald
  Man targeted in vicious attack because he wore a dress, police suspect
  Sydney Morning Herald
  Police suspect a 25-year-old man brutally bashed in Newtown was targeted because he was wearing a dress. Donning a party frock and make-up, Isaac Keatinge left a house party on Forbes Street at roughly midnight on Sunday. Mx Keatinge, who identifies ...and more »
  
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• Amsterdam airport evacuated as armed police swarm entrance amid security alert - Daily Mail

  13-04-2016 09:33
  
  Daily Mail
  Amsterdam airport evacuated as armed police swarm entrance amid security alert
  Daily Mail
  Amsterdam airport was evacuated last night as armed police and a bomb squad patrolled the terminal after officials reported a 'suspicious situation'. One man was arrested by military police on the plaza outside the main entrance to the airport ...
  One person arrested at Amsterdam airportCNNall 91 news articles »
  
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• Chicago Police Task Force Report Calls For Oversight Reform, Admission Of Racism - NPR

  13-04-2016 09:20
  
  NPR
  Chicago Police Task Force Report Calls For Oversight Reform, Admission Of Racism
  NPR
  Today a Chicago Police accountability task force will release a report recommending sweeping changes to what it says is a "broken" system. A draft of the report has already been delivered to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who created the task force and fired ...
  Chicago police must face 'hard truths' about racist past, task force draft report saysChicago Tribune
  Task Force: Chicago Police Must Acknowledge Troubled Pas
  
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• Police Arrest Woman Suspected of Stealing Ring From Corpse - ABC News

  13-04-2016 07:40
  Police Arrest Woman Suspected of Stealing Ring From Corpse
  ABC News
  Police have arrested a woman allegedly caught on surveillance video stealing a ring off a corpse in a Texas funeral home. Kalynn Homfeld, 41, was booked and charged Tuesday afternoon, according to Odessa police. Homfeld was identified as a suspect in ...and more »
  
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• VIDEO: Police shoot at suspect who chased man with chainsaw, truck at Torrance Edison facility - KABC-TV

  13-04-2016 07:37
  
  KABC-TV
  VIDEO: Police shoot at suspect who chased man with chainsaw, truck at Torrance Edison facility
  KABC-TV
  Torrance police opened fire on a suspect who they said chased a man with a chainsaw and tired to hit several people with a truck at a Southern California Edison facility. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="267" ...and more »
  
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• Shots Ring Out Near Little League Game at McClatchy Park - FOX40

  13-04-2016 07:07
  
  Shots Ring Out Near Little League Game at McClatchy Park
  FOX40
  A shooting Tuesday made for a frightening little league game for kids, parents and coaches at McClatchy Park in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood. One 18-year-old man was sent to the hospital with bullet wounds, according to police. When the bullets ...and more »
  
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• Evacuations during Broomfield standoff - 9NEWS.com

  13-04-2016 06:15
  
  9NEWS.com
  Evacuations during Broomfield standoff
  9NEWS.com
  Man barricaded inside Broomfield apt. after fraud/forgery call. SWAT & negotiators on scene near Arista Pl. (Photo: Noel Brennan, KUSA). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. BROOMFIELD - Some residents at a Broomfield apartment ...and more »
  
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• UPDATE: Baby abducted at gunpoint found, Gary police say - nwitimes.com

  13-04-2016 04:06
  Chicago Tribune
  UPDATE: Baby abducted at gunpoint found, Gary police say
  nwitimes.com
  Police were searching for a 15-month-old boy who was taken from his Gary foster home at gunpoint Monday. The boy was found Tuesday. He is the son of Rosalinda Tecaxco, 15, who is a ward of the state and was reported Friday as a runaway, police said.
  Police say missing toddler foundChicago Tribuneall 38 news articles »
  
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• Teen fatally shot by cop as he was scaling fence, say police source, witness - Chicago Tribune

  13-04-2016 03:50
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Teen fatally shot by cop as he was scaling fence, say police source, witness
  Chicago Tribune
  Warning: graphic content. Sixteen-year-old Pierre Loury was killed by Chicago police on April 11, 2016, in what authorities called an "armed confrontation." Chicago Tribune obtained video through social media taken moments after the teen boy was shot.
  Protests break out in Chicago after cop kills 16-year-old during foot chaseNew York Daily News
  Teen killed by officer pointed gun at polic
  
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• I introduced a bill to repeal a police program. In response, I was harassed by police - The Guardian

  13-04-2016 03:41
  
  The Guardian
  I introduced a bill to repeal a police program. In response, I was harassed by police
  The Guardian
  Jenny Leong: 'As a member of parliament I introduced a bill to repeal a police program. In response, I was subjected to personal intimidation and harassment.' Photograph: The Greens New South Wales/PR IMAGE. Jenny Leong is the NSW Greens MP for ...
  
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• Ohio police officer wounded in weekend shooting dies - Fox News

  13-04-2016 03:28
  
  Fox News
  Ohio police officer wounded in weekend shooting dies
  Fox News
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio police officer died two days after he was critically wounded when a man opened fire on a SWAT team trying to arrest him for allegedly setting his estranged wife's house ablaze, officials said. Columbus police said Officer ...
  Columbus police officer dies from shooting injuriesWSAZ-TV
  Ohio police officer in critical condition after shootingCincinnati.com
  Columbus police officer shot during stand
  
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• Police make arrest in deadly shooting of Walmart security guard - WSB Atlanta

  13-04-2016 00:37
  
  WSB Atlanta
  Police make arrest in deadly shooting of Walmart security guard
  WSB Atlanta
  Lilburn police announced Tuesday night that Boaz Anthony Fordyce, 37, was arrested for the murder of JD Ferguson, 25. They gave credit for the arrest to tireless hours of work by investigators and more than 100 tip calls and emails, including a Crime ...
  Police hunt for gunman accused of killing Ga. Walmart workerFox Newsall 66 news articles »
  
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• Homeless Man's Shooting Unjustified, LA Police Commission Says - ABC News

  13-04-2016 00:37
  Los Angeles Times
  Homeless Man's Shooting Unjustified, LA Police Commission Says
  ABC News
  A police officer who shot and killed an unarmed homeless man near the Venice boardwalk last year violated departmental policy, the Police Commission ruled Tuesday. The civilian panel concluded that Officer Clifford Proctor wasn't justified in shooting ...
  LAPD killing of unarmed homeless man in Venice was unjustified, Police Commission saysLos Angeles Times
  Fatal LAPD shooting of homeless man was unju
  
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