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• Video: Wounded Philly Officer Throws Out First Pitch, Proposes to Girlfriend at Phillies Game

  15-04-2016 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Wounded Philly Officer Throws Out First Pitch, Proposes to Girlfriend at Phillies GameA Philadelphia police officer who was shot and wounded during an ambush in January in West Philadelphia made the most of his moment in the limelight Monday before the Phillies home opener.The Opening Day crowd at Citizens Bank Park roared as Officer Jesse Hartnett threw out the ceremonial first pitch.But then came a surprise.The officer whose left arm was shattered by three bullets in January got down on
  
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• Video: Donations for Wounded Fort Worth Officer Exceed $150K

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  VIDEO: Donations for Wounded Fort Worth Officer Exceed $150KFundraising organizers gathered with police chiefs from across the region Wednesday night to present two checks to the wife of wounded Fort Worth police officer Matt Pearce.The money was donated to offset expenses of Pearce’s wife and two young daughters who have become fixtures at John Peter Smith Hospital since March 15, the day Pearce was shot in an ambush set by a fleeing suspect.At a presentation at the Fort Worth police offi
  
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• Video: Arkansas Troopers Give Lonely Boy a Happy Birthday

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  VIDEO: Arkansas Troopers Give Lonely Boy a Happy BirthdayA group of Arkansas State Troopers went above and beyond for a 10-year-old Hot Springs boy.Toxey turned 10-years-old over the weekend. He sent out invitations to his whole class for his birthday party. Sadly, no one showed up, but what happened two days later is something he will never forget.He didn't know what to expect when he opened his front door and was greeted by a line of state troopers."Scared and at the same time trying to figure
  
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• Man Charged with Attempted Capital Murder in Thursday Shooting of Texas SWAT Officer

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  The Austin Police Department has identified the man who shot a SWAT team member as Tyler Michael Harrell, 18. Travis County online jail records show he is charged with attempted capital murder.The wounded officer has been identified as Jason Pittman. He was hired by Austin PD in 2008. He is currently recovering at a local hospital.Pittman was shot in the knee Thursday morning when the SWAT team was serving a search warrant for suspected narcotics trafficking and sales. They entered the building
  
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• Chicago FOP Chief Slams Incendiary Police Racism Report for "Bias"

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  The president of the largest Chicago police union on Thursday blasted a new report that recommends broad reforms within the department, calling the report one-sided and unfair to officers.Dean Angelo Sr., president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said he thinks members of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked Police Accountability Task Force made up their minds about police before studying the issues. The report, written in occasionally scalding language, cites statistics and historic events as it
  
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• Houston Police Department Deploys 4,100 Watchguard Video Vista HD Body Cameras

  15-04-2016 21:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Houston Police Department has begun deployment of 4,100 Vista HD Body Cameras manufactured by WatchGuard Video.  The cameras, designed and manufactured in Texas, will be worn by all Houston police officers interacting with the public as defined by the agency’s policies.“This department has gone to great lengths to choose the best camera for this department,” said Capt. Mike Skillern in an open roll call to officers.The project leading up to the deployment started in De
  
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• Video: Maryland Trooper Critically Injured in Beltway Crash

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  VIDEO: Maryland Trooper Critically Injured in Beltway CrashA Maryland State Trooper responding to a crash along the Capital Beltway on Thursday afternoon was struck while he was in his patrol car by another vehicle, causing the trooper to be trapped inside it.The accident happened around 2 p.m. on the outer loop of Interstate 95/495 north of Route 450, where Trooper Ezra Ganeshananda's cruiser was parked on the shoulder investigating a crash.Investigators said this all started while the trooper
  
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• Video: Kansas Officer Shoots Driver During Traffic Stop Assault

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  VIDEO: Kansas Officer Shoots Driver During Traffic Stop AssaultThe Topeka (KS) Police Department is investigating an officer involved-shooting that happened on Thursday afternoon in Topeka.Police say officers conducted a traffic stop at 1:14 p.m. in the 700 block of SW Taylor St. The driver battered the officer during the traffic stop, which caused injuries to the officer’s hand and arm. The suspect then attempted to flee the scene.The driver made it to the 100 block of NW Quinton Ave. whe
  
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• Video: Idaho Deputy Stops Motorist, Prays for Cancer Victim Instead of Giving Ticket

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  VIDEO: Idaho Deputy Stops Motorist, Prays for Cancer Victim Instead of Giving TicketA Kootenai County (ID) Sheriff’s deputy is being praised for a small act of kindness.Deputy Matthew Brakeman pulled over a woman in Hayden who was speeding a couple weeks ago, but instead of giving her a ticket he offered up something else. Brakeman said the woman was going about 10 miles over the speed limit."Driver was not happy to be stopped. So I spoke to her for a moment," said Brakeman.When he started
  
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• Video: 7-Year-Old Brain Tumor Survivor Makes Key Chains for Pennsylvania Officers

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  VIDEO: 7-Year-Old Brain Tumor Survivor Makes Key Chains for Pennsylvania OfficersWhile some superheroes hide their identities, 7-year-old Darien Hoefling's emblem is a scar that goes across his forehead."I beat a brain tumor," says Hoefling, who goes by "Deej."Last summer doctors discovered a rapidly growing brain tumor that required two emergency surgeries.Fortunately the tumor was not cancerous but it has left him partially blind and caused him to miss a lot of school while in recove
  
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• Massachusetts Officer Wounded in Firearms Training Incident

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  Federal officials are investigating a non-fatal shooting involving police instructors that took place at a training range at the U.S. Army Reserve installation at Fort Devens in Massachusetts on Wednesday.An instructor from the Randolph municipal police training academy was shot at 10:05 a.m. during training, U.S. Army spokesman John Harlow told the Lowell Sun.The shooting was non-fatal and involved police instructors, according to state police spokesman Dave Procopio.Federal authorities will le
  
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• Black Lives Matter Shuts Down Chicago Expressway Over Police Shooting Of Teen

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  Traffic on Chicago's Eisenhower Expressway was disrupted Tuesday night when a Black Lives Matter vigil held over the death of a 16-year-old turned into a march, reports UPI.Several lanes of the expressway were blocked, and two protesters were arrested.The march was preceded by a Black Lives Matter vigil mourning the death of 16-year-old Pierre Loury, who was shot and killed on Monday by Chicago police.Police stopped a car Monday evening that matched the description of one sought in an earlier sh
  
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• Video: Officer Dons Superhero Costume at Boy's Funeral

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  VIDEO: Officer Dons Superhero Costume at Boy's FuneralThe family of 5-year-old Joshua Garcia said their final goodbyes at a Fort Worth, TX, cemetery on Tuesday, and the officer who found the boy's body helped create a memorable send-off by portraying his favorite superhero, reports WFAA.Josh drowned in a pool on April 2, just minutes after his mother called police to report him missing.It's believed to be an accident, and no charges have been filed.Officer Damon Cole was the first to respond.Wh
  
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• Video: Helicopter Lands on Roadway to Rescue Maryland Trooper from Crash

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  VIDEO: Helicopter Lands on Roadway to Rescue Maryland Trooper from CrashThe Capital Beltway was partially closed in Maryland Thursday evening after a crash that involved at least three cars and left a Maryland State Police trooper with critical injuries, reports NBC Washington.The trooper was parked on the shoulder of the Beltway during the investigation of a car crash when a second crash occurred nearby, state police said the initial investigation showed. A car involved in the second crash sla
  
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