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Trump Has Slip of Tongue Discussing 9/11 at New York Rally

20-04-2016 02:09 via feedproxy.google.com

Donald Trump made an unfortunate slip of the tongue while campaigning in Buffalo, NY, at his final campaign rally before Tuesday's big-prize primary, reports the Associated Press.He was about to deliver prepared remarks lauding New York values when he mistakenly mentioned the name of a popular convenience store chain in place of 9/11."It's very close to my heart because I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center right after it came

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No Prison Time for NYPD Officer in Fatal Shooting at Housing Project

20-04-2016 01:54 via feedproxy.google.com

The former NYPD officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project was not given jail time in his sentencing on Tuesday as scores of his supporters and protesters rallied outside the courthouse, reports the New York Post.Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun sentenced Peter Liang to five years probation and 800 hours of community service after Liang pleaded his case."Growing up my parents thought it was a foolish dream that I wanted to become a police offi

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Case Against 3 Who Ran Fake Police Force Collapses; Phony Chief Dies

20-04-2016 01:43 via feedproxy.google.com

The case against three people accused of operating the bogus Masonic Fraternal Police Department — a supposedly ancient force that claimed to work in 33 states and Mexico — partly collapsed on Monday when the charges against one defendant were dismissed and the organization's so-called chief suddenly died, reports the Los Angeles Times.Hours after he appeared in a San Fernando, CA, courtroom, David Inkk Henry, the 47-year-old "grandmaster," died of a pulmonary embolism at Henry Mayo

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Georgia Officers' Kindness Helps Grieving Mother After Baby's Death

20-04-2016 01:26 via feedproxy.google.com

The story of an act of kindness by two Conyers, GA, police officers that helped bring closure to a grieving mother is going viral, reports WYFF.The mother, Samantha Hudgens Swaney, posted the story last Wednesday on the Conyers Police Department Facebook page. The department thanked Swaney for sharing how officers impact the community.Swaney's post says: "On Saturday morning, my husband and I and our friend Toni were setting up for a garage sale. It was about 7:45 a.m., and a city of Conyer

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LAPD Shooting of Unarmed Man Was Justified, Police Commission Finds

20-04-2016 01:05 via feedproxy.google.com

The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday found that officers were justified in shooting an unarmed man in Los Feliz last summer who had a towel wrapped around one of his hands, reports the Los Angeles Times.A report released Tuesday revealed new details about the high-profile case. Minutes before he was shot and gravely wounded, Walter William DeLeon told a witness to call 911 and tell the operator he had a gun, the report said.DeLeon, a father of two, was struck in the head and permanently

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