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• Walmart Stores in 4 Florida Counties Account for 2 Police Calls Per Hour

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  Embed from Getty ImagesLaw enforcement logged nearly 16,800 calls in one year to Walmarts in the Florida counties of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Hernando. That’s two calls an hour, every hour, every day.Local Walmarts, on average, generated four times as many calls as nearby Targets, the Tampa Bay Times found. Many individual supercenters attracted more calls than the much larger WestShore Plaza mall.When it comes to calling the cops, Walmart is such an outlier compared wi
  
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• Video: Los Angeles County Deputies Pull Man from Burning Car that Smashed into Wall

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  VIDEO: Los Angeles County Deputies Pull Man from Burning Car that Smashed into WallLos Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a car crash Thursday morning pulled an unconscious driver from his burning Mercedes-Benz with the help of a good Samaritan in Palmdale.Authorities received a 911 call about 1:15 a.m. reporting the crash, said Lt. Dunn with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.When Deputy Jonathan Schnereger arrived at the scene, he found a 2003 Mercedes-Be
  
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• Tribal Officer Shot in South Dakota, FBI Manhunt Underway for Suspect

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  Authorities are pursuing a suspect who allegedly shot and wounded a tribal officer in western South Dakota.The shooting happened early Wednesday morning, according to FBI spokesperson Kyle Loven. A Rosebud Tribal Officer was shot and wounded by a man on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement has identified the suspect as Linn Crossdog.The officer is in stable condition, and is currently being treated for his injuries, KSFY TV reports. 
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• NYPD Union Survey Shows Officers Very Unhappy with de Blasio, City Government

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  Embed from Getty ImagesThe Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York (NYC PBA) recently conducted a survey of its members on the NYPD’s daily working environment, as well as their opinions of Mayor de Blasio, the New York City Council, and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. The results demonstrate that an overwhelming majority of NYC PBA members believe New York City is headed in the wrong direction, in large part because of the lack of support for police officers fro
  
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• Milwaukee School System Spending $471K on Black Lives Matter Program

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  Milwaukee Public Schools has included nearly a half million dollars for "Black Lives Matter" in its list of expenditures included in the 2017 budget proposal.The district plans to spend nearly as much on "Black Lives Matter" as it plans to spend on College Access Centers, Universal Driver Education, and Advanced Studies of World Languages, News Talk 1130 reports."We’re doing this work because national and local studies tell us young men of color in Wisconsin and Milwaukee are mor
  
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• Massachusetts Officer Seriously Injured by Construction Vehicle Directing Traffic

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  A police officer was flown to the hospital Monday after suffering serious head injuries in a construction incident in Milford, MA.The officer was hit in the head by a Bobcat construction vehicle while working at an Eversource job on Water Street, according to police.Officer Nate Hathaway suffered serious injuries when he was hit in the head by a bucket attached to a Bobcat machine.Hathaway and another officer were directing traffic when Hathaway was struck by the Bobcat and knocked unconscious.&
  
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• Illinois Officer Commended for Saving Gunshot Victim with Tourniquet

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  Since January, Evanston, IL, on-duty police officers have been required to carry a tourniquet as part of their uniform.That extra item proved especially critical in a call last month in which an Evanston police officer applied a tourniquet to help save a gunshot victim, who otherwise might have bled to death, the department said in a release issued Thursday.The Evanston Police Department publicly commended Evanston Police for his quick actions in response to a call of a gunshot victim at 2:33 p.
  
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• Handcuffed Florida Murder Suspect Grabs and Loads Deputy’s Shotgun while Left Unattended in Car

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  A murder suspect left handcuffed and unsupervised in the backseat of an Orange County Sheriff's Office vehicle broke a divider in the car and twice got his hands on deputies' shotguns, court records show.The first time, he managed to load the gun before deputies discovered what he was doing, said Capt. Angelo Nieves, a sheriff's office spokesman."You had a criminal that was intent on potentially committing additional violence to our deputies," Nieves told the Orlando Sentinel.Jose Antonio Torres
  
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• FBI Director Says "Viral Video Effect" Deters Proactive Policing

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  FBI Director James Comey reignited the factious debate over a so-called “Ferguson effect” on Wednesday, saying that he believed less aggressive policing was driving an alarming spike in murders in many cities.Comey said that while he could offer no statistical proof, he believed after speaking with a number of police officials that a “viral video effect” — with officers wary of confronting suspects for fear of ending up on a video — “could well be at the
  
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• ATF Says 2013 Texas Fertilizer Plant Disaster was Criminal Act

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  Embed from Getty ImagesIn an extraordinary turn for one of the ATF's most labored and expensive fire investigations ever, the agency said Wednesday that the deadly blaze that destroyed West Fertilizer Co. in West, TX, in 2013 was a criminal act, and it pleaded for the public's help to find who was responsible.The news immediately opened old wounds in this small, agricultural town north of Waco, reignited rumors, frustrated residents trying to move on with their lives and threatened to complicate
  
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• FLEOA Stands With Lawmakers on Sentencing Reductions

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  Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and David Vitter (R-LA), along with Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), held a press conference Wednesday to voice their continued opposition to criminal sentencing reduction legislation.The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) National President Nathan Catura, who was in attendance, issued the following statement in response:"FLEOA is grateful for the constant support from Senators Sessions and Vitter and Congressman Smith. They have been true allies to
  
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• Fly Flags at Half-Staff on May 15 to Honor Law Enforcement Fallen

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  Embed from Getty ImagesFederal law requires American flags to be flown at half-staff May 15, for Peace Officers Memorial Day.This tribute to American law enforcement officers is part of the historic crime bill that President Bill Clinton signed into law in 1994. At the request of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Public Law 103-322 designates Peace Officers Memorial Day as one of only two days each year during which government agencies, businesses and residents are to fly thei
  
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• Congresswoman Proposes National Standard for De-escalation Training and Use of Force

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  Legislation set to be introduced to Congress on Thursday would create a new national standard for when police officers can use deadly force and require police academies to teach officers de-escalation techniques.The bill, called the Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2016, is authored by Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), who has been among the most outspoken members of Congress in calling for federal action to reform police tactics.“We want our officers using forc
  
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• 252 Fallen LEOs to be Honored During 28th Annual Candlelight Vigil Friday

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  The names of 252 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty will be formally dedicated at the 28th annual Candlelight Vigil held on the National Mall (between 4th and 7th streets) on Friday at 8:00 pm.Included in this list are the names of 123 officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2015 and 129 officers who were killed in prior years but had been forgotten by time until the Memorial Fund's research staff and a team of dedicated volunteers found record of their law e
  
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• Video: Suspect in Shooting of Arizona Deputy Kills Himself in Front of Detectives

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  VIDEO: Suspect in Shooting of Arizona Deputy Kills Himself in Front of DetectivesA man suspected of shooting a deputy conducting a traffic stop last weekend shot and killed himself in front of detectives in Tempe overnight, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.Detectives reportedly went to a residence where they were going to speak with the suspect. At that time, the suspect, a 51-year-old man, reportedly pulled out a rifle and shot and killed himself. No officials were injured, but
  
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• Accused Colorado Cop Killer, Active Shooter Ruled Incompetent for Trial

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  Based on statements containing "delusional beliefs" that accused cop killer and active shooter Robert Lewis Dear made to a detective and to psychologists, a Colorado judge ruled on Wednesday that Dear was mentally incapable of participating in the case against him, reports CNN.After two days of hearings in April and May, 4th Judicial District Judge Gilbert Martinez deemed Dear incompetent to stand trial for the time being. The ruling puts the criminal case on hold while Dear undergoes treatment
  
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• Trial Begins for Second Baltimore Police Officer Charged in Freddie Gray Case

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  Prosecutor Michael Schatzow alleged in his opening statement that Baltimore police officer Edward M. Nero ignored department regulations and police training in the arrest and detention of Freddie Gray, as Nero's trial began Thursday.Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams is hearing the case after Nero chose to have a judge rather than a jury decide his case, reports the Washington Post.Nero, Schatzow said, made no attempt to find out why Gray was being arrested and, after Gray was placed in a
  
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• House Passes Federal Law Enforcement Protection Legislation

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  Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2137, the Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act, which would ensure federal law enforcement officers maintain the ability to carry their government-issued firearms and credentials during periods of a government shutdown or furlough.The legislation was initiated by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) following the last government shut down, when some agencies were uncertain about the carry authorities for fed
  
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