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• Video: Georgia Woman Apologizes for 2015 Facebook Post Threatening Officers

  10-05-2016 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Georgia Woman Apologizes for 2015 Facebook Post Threatening OfficersAn Atlanta-area woman accused of threatening police in a Facebook post in 2015  has now apologized, and the district attorney is planning to drop charges against her.Ebony Dickens is accused of writing a Facebook post using the name Tiffany Milan in which she called for "death to all white cops nationwide."The post went on to say, “I thought about shooting every white cop I see in the head until I’m
  
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• Video: California Deputies Charged with Beating Suspected Car Thief

  10-05-2016 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: California Deputies Charged with Beating Suspected Car ThiefTwo Alameda County (CA) sheriff’s deputies have been charged with multiple felonies after video showed them repeatedly hitting a suspected car thief during an arrest in San Francisco last year, officials said Tuesday.The alleyway altercation of the suspect, Stanislav Petrov, was caught on surveillance video  and released on YouTube in November by the San Francisco public defender’s office, which said it received
  
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• Florida Deputy Dies in Custody After Birthday Celebration in Bar

  10-05-2016 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Lee County (FL) sheriff's deputy died in custody after being kicked out of the Fort Myers bar where he was celebrating his 32nd birthday last week.Willard "Truck" Truckenmiller died from an unknown medical episode after being cut off and kicked out of Shores Bar and Grill early Tuesday morning where he was enjoying his birthday with friends.“At some point around 1:30 a.m. his demeanor changed. They cut him off. He becomes upset because they'd no longer service him, and he becomes unruly,
  
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• Fake Law Enforcement Badges and ID Available on eBay Endanger Police, Public

  10-05-2016 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  E-Commerce giant eBay is selling counterfeit law enforcement and police badges, and government IDs, according to an industry group."eBay claims 'You can't list replicas, fakes, counterfeits, or other illegal copies on eBay' but the fact is that counterfeit and replica law enforcement badges and accompanying identification are being sold on eBay," says the Counterfeit Report . There are more than 100 eBay listings that are in violation of eBay policy or guidelines for police items and badges. Fak
  
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• Brake Lines Cut on Virginia Deputy's Patrol Car

  10-05-2016 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Frederick County (VA) Sheriff’s Office is seeking information for the person responsible in cutting the break line on one of their patrol cars last month.According to the sheriff’s office, a deputy was responding to a home in the 100 block of Scarlet Maple Drive in Winchester at around 4 p.m. on April 22. After being inside the home for around 40 minutes, the deputy left and drove away in his patrol car.After driving for about a mile, the deputy attempted to pull over a car for a
  
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• Police honor Sonny Kim on memorial day - Cincinnati.com

  10-05-2016 20:28
  
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  Police honor Sonny Kim on memorial day
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  Sonny Kim's three sons carried a wreath shaped like a police badge toward the memorial marker for Cincinnati Police Department line-of-duty deaths. Sonny Kim's widow, Jessica, trailed them. The boys carefully secured the wreath on the uneven brick work ...and more »
  
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• Police: Woman left baby in university hospital trash - Iowa City Press Citizen

  10-05-2016 19:56
  
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  Police: Woman left baby in university hospital trash
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  An Iowa woman has been charged with child endangerment after police say she gave birth to a baby in a hospital bathroom, tried to flush it down the toilet because she thought it was dead, and then left it in a trash can. University of Iowa Police said ...and more »
  
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• Video: San Francisco Officer Suffers Chemical Burns from Bleach Attack

  10-05-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: San Francisco Officer Suffers Chemical Burns from Bleach AttackA police officer suffered chemical burns after being doused with bleach in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood Saturday night, police said.The officer was responding to a call about a dog bite shortly after 11 p.m. in the 100 block of Hyde Street when the suspect, a 47-year-old woman, allegedly poured bleach from a sixth-story window, police told KTVU TV.The officer was taken to a hospital with chemical
  
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• Video: Albuquerque Police Revise Use-of-Force Training Under Federal Guidance

  10-05-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Albuquerque Police Revise Use-of-Force Training Under Federal GuidanceThe Albuquerque Police Department is now in a middle of a paradigm shift affecting how officers do their job to protect the community and when they use force. Millions of dollars are being spent to reform the department and change what the Department of Justice called a “culture of aggression,” that lead to numerous rough arrests, dozens of officer-involved shootings and several costly civil lawsuits.Now mon
  
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• San Jose Police Department Makes Accountability Push with Training, Data Initiatives

  10-05-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The San Jose Police Department says it is launching a multipronged effort to increase training and better analyze arrest data.The department is packing in a slew of progressive training initiatives for its officers during the next year that it hopes will put it at the forefront of big-city law-enforcement agencies in adapting to the post-Ferguson era of policing. Changes include bringing in an expert who challenges the way police view racial and gender bias and requiring all officers to learn ho
  
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• Prosecutors to Argue Baltimore Officer Committed Assault by Arresting Freddie Gray

  10-05-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Prosecutors are expected to test a novel legal theory this week in the trial of a police officer charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray — that the officer didn't have the authority to detain him and therefore committed an assault by putting him in handcuffs.The allegation could have widespread implications for policing in Baltimore and Maryland. Hundreds of detainees in the city are released every year after being arrested without being charged, the Baltimore Sun reports.Offi
  
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• Officer Sues NYPD Over English-Only Language Policy

  10-05-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Hispanic officer is suing the NYPD over its English-only policy — saying she was reprimanded for answering a colleague in Spanish.Jessenia Guzman, a Bronx resident whose family is from the Dominican Republic, claims in a new Manhattan lawsuit that the policy violates her civil and constitutional rights.Guzman, 43, who has a master’s in social work from Columbia University, is a 16-year NYPD veteran, the New York Post reports.In 2013, Guzman says, a supervisor wrote her up after &ld
  
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• New Ferguson Chief Warns Officers Not to "Disrespect Badge"

  10-05-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The day he was sworn in as the Ferguson (MO) Police Department's new chief, Delrish Moss said his pursuit of a high-ranking position in a police department had a personal motivation: He wanted to fire bad cops like the ones who abused him.Moss took the oath of office at the Ferguson Community Center on Monday in front of a crowd of about 150 people, including city residents, police from other departments in the region, as well as a handful of officers from Moss’ previous employer, the Miam
  
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• LAPD Officers Escort Mother who Had Baby in Car to Hospital

  10-05-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As Sasha Murphy and boyfriend Mohammed Tindley were racing to get to the hospital on time before their baby arrived around 4 a.m. Mother's Day morning, they were pulled over by two LAPD officers who quickly noticed why the couple was speeding through red lights.Murphy, 20, had just delivered her own baby in the car.“It was either keep going and get to the hospital and they’ll understand when we get there, or pull over and they’re going to help us. And that’s exactly what
  
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• Chicago Police Making Fewest Drug Arrests in Decades

  10-05-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In 2015, total drug-related arrests dropped to the lowest level in three decades, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis of city crime data found.And the rate of drug busts plunged more sharply in the first four months of 2016. Chicago Police are on pace to make 13,000 narcotics arrests by year’s end. That would be the smallest annual tally since 1973, two years after President Richard Nixon declared a national war on drugs.Police and prosecutors say cops have been less aggressive on the street
  
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• 2 More Wounded Officers Sue Milwaukee Gun Shop

  10-05-2016 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just months after two wounded Milwaukee police officers won a landmark liability case against a Milwaukee gun dealer, a second trial against the same store is set to begin. This one involves two different injured officers.Starting May 16, Badger Guns and its predecessor, Badger Outdoors, and their sales practices will again be under scrutiny in the fourth-floor courtroom of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge John DiMotto.The new case, brought by Officer Jose Lopez and former officer Alejandro Arce,
  
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• 3 San Diego Officers' Shootings Ruled Justified, Videos Released

  10-05-2016 02:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis on Friday released video of three San Diego police officer-involved shootings, a reversal of her previous declarations that all such footage would be treated as evidence to be seen only in court. All officers' shootings were found to be justified, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune."The position represents a major departure from historical practices, but we recognize the times have changed," Dumanis said in a news briefing at her offices. "... This is really new
  
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• Video: Arizona Deputy Shot Multiple Times During Traffic Stop

  10-05-2016 02:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Arizona Deputy Shot Multiple Times During Traffic StopA deputy with the Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff's Office was shot on Saturday morning while finishing up a traffic stop in Tempe, reports KNXV.According to the Tempe Police Department, a deputy with the MCSO DUI task force was completing a traffic stop with a man in a car at Price Road and University around 2 a.m. when another vehicle, not connected to the stop, drove up behind the deputy and opened fire."He was struck in the lower part
  
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• Video: Virginia Trooper's Widow Gets Mother's Day Surprise

  10-05-2016 01:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Virginia Trooper's Widow Gets Mother's Day SurpriseThe widow of slain Virginia State Police Trooper Chad Dermyer was surprised Friday morning with a Mother's Day gift on the radio, reports WTKR.Z104's "Z Morning Zoo" lured Michelle Dermyer into its Virginia Beach studios, with the help of her best friend, who emailed the station saying:"My BFF & co-worker Michelle Dermyer and I listen to you every single day of our lives…" "… I want to do something that will make her smi
  
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• Minneapolis Officers Face Accusations of 'Slowdown'

  10-05-2016 01:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With shootings rising and arrests plummeting, the Minneapolis Fourth Precinct's commander, Inspector Mike Friestleben, erupted during a recent daily roll call — calling officers cowards and accusing them of slacking off on the job, according to multiple sources familiar with the episode, reports the Star Tribune.At the root of Friestleben's anger was an apparent monthslong work slowdown that has resulted in a 51% drop in stops in the Fourth Precinct, along with a 45% drop in arrests.Throug
  
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• Video: Video Clears Two Detroit Police Officers After Rape Accusation

  10-05-2016 01:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Video Clears Two Detroit Police Officers After Rape AccusationA pregnant woman accused two Detroit officers of rape, but patrol car video tells a different story, reports WXYZ.It was 5:30 am on the streets of Detroit, when two Detroit police officers from the 10th precinct responded to a call of a disturbance. They came across a woman who said she was pregnant and needed a lift across town.From the area of Livernois and Grand River to the east side of Detroit, the woman is seen riding in
  
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• Manhunt Underway for Illinois Officer Shooting Suspect

  10-05-2016 00:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Authorities are searching for the man who shot a Mahomet, IL, police officer during a traffic stop Saturday night. The shooting happened in the 600-block of South Vine Street around 11 pm. The suspect is 34-year-old Dracy "Clint" Pendleton. Police say he was stopped for a minor traffic violation and was released.Pendleton then came across another officer in the 600-block of South Vine Street, and became agitated and physical. Police say that's when he pulled a handgun and shot Officer Jerem
  
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• Kansas Detective Shot and Killed, Suspect Apprehended

  10-05-2016 00:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man suspected of shooting and killing a Kansas City, KS, police detective was seriously wounded in a shootout with police in south Kansas City, MO, police said.Police said they chased Curtis Ayers, 26, until he crashed into a concrete pillar at the intersection of Bannister Road and U.S. Highway 71. He ran up a hill and tried to carjack someone else and then exchanged gunfire with officers. He was struck, taken to a hospital, and was listed in stable condition, reports KMBC.A manhunt for Ayers
  
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