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• Video: Mayor Forces San Francisco Chief to Resign After Police Shooting

  20-05-2016 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Mayor Forces San Francisco Chief to Resign After Police ShootingPolice Chief Greg Suhr resigned Thursday from the San Francisco Police Department after the shooting of a black woman by SFPD officers that inflamed ongoing racial tensions in the city.Mayor Ed Lee, who announced the resignation at a news conference late Thursday afternoon said he asked Suhr, who has served in the city's police department for more than 30 years, to resign.The mayor appointed Toney Chaplin, former SFPD deputy
  
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• Photo shows dolly police say man used to wheel dead woman - SILive.com

  20-05-2016 22:33 via silive.com
  
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  Photo shows dolly police say man used to wheel dead woman
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  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A shocking photo shows rope and blankets sitting on top of the dolly police say a man used to wheel a dead woman down the street in a bizarre incident in Mariners Harbor on Friday morning. Police are continuing their manhunt for ...
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• Two people arrested after police incident at Robson and Hamilton streets - CBC.ca

  20-05-2016 22:32 via cbc.ca
  
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  Two people arrested after police incident at Robson and Hamilton streets
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  Two people have been arrested after a police incident on Robson Street near Hamilton Street Friday afternoon. A woman involved in the incident has been taken to hospital after being found naked and inebriated inside a Wind Mobile store, according to ...
  A naked woman, two male suspects and a police standoff at a store on Robson StreetVancouver Sun
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• Hells Angels flyer triggers police saturation in Burns Harbor - nwitimes.com

  20-05-2016 22:03 via nwitimes.com
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  Hells Angels flyer triggers police saturation in Burns Harbor
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  BURNS HARBOR — A flyer promoting an event hosted by the notorious Hells Angels motorcycle group triggered a police saturation patrol Wednesday night in the area of U.S. 20 and Ind. 149 that drew 60 officers from 11 different agencies. "The objective ...and more »
  
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• Police ID man wanted for ramming Willistown cop car - 6abc.com

  20-05-2016 21:32 via 6abc.com
  
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  Police ID man wanted for ramming Willistown cop car
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  Police are searching Ridley Creek State Park for the man who allegedly rammed a police car. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://6abc.com/video/embed/?pid=1346318" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>. share; share; tweet; email ...and more »
  
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• Video: Former San Francisco Officer Alleges Retaliation for Whistleblowing, Files Suit

  20-05-2016 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Former SFPD Officer Alleges Retaliation for Whistleblowing, Files Suit A former San Francisco police officer has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against The City of San Francisco and the police chief alleging that she suffered retaliation for turning in a dirty cop, reports KTVU.Pat Burley, an officer with the San Francisco Police Department for 22 years, claimed she was forced to retire after raising concerns about an officer embezzling money. Burley was a board member of the departme
  
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• Police search for "vehicle of interest" in Texas church murder - CBS News

  20-05-2016 21:03 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Police search for "vehicle of interest" in Texas church murder
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  MIDLOTHIAN, Texas -- Police investigating the murder of a Texas woman inside a church on April 18 are looking for a vehicle seen at a nearby business before the murder, they announced Friday. The 2010-2012 silver or light color Nissan Altima with an ...
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• Video: Retired Connecticut Detective Attends Woman's Graduation Decades after Rescuing Her as a Girl

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  VIDEO: Retired Connecticut Detective Attends Woman's Graduation Decades after Rescuing Her as a Girl A retired Hartford, CT, police officer recently attended the graduation of a girl he once helped rescue. Retired Det. Peter Getz was one of many who rescued a young girl from a Washington Street fire in 1998, reports WFSB.The fire wreaked havoc on the life of then 5-year-old Josi Aponte, who said she still deals with physical and mental scars. Aponte said she lost a cousin that day and
  
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• Sexual assault suspect surrenders in slow-speed police chase on North Freeway - Chron.com

  20-05-2016 20:48 via chron.com
  
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  Sexual assault suspect surrenders in slow-speed police chase on North Freeway
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  A man was taken into custody after he led police on a chase that dwindled to slow speeds along Interstate 45 Friday morning after he sped away from a disturbance at an apartment complex in north Harris County. The incident began about 10:30 a.m. in the ...and more »
  
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• Police study links radicalisation to mental health problems - The Guardian

  20-05-2016 20:38 via theguardian.com
  
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  Police study links radicalisation to mental health problems
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  Half of all people feared to be at risk of terrorist sympathies may have mental health or psychological problems, a police study has found. The findings may provide additional insight into why a minority of the population is drawn towards taking part ...
  
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• Video: Watch Jay Leno Drive an Ex-Highway Patrol '61 Dodge Polara

  20-05-2016 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Watch Jay Leno Drive an Ex-Highway Patrol '61 Dodge PolaraThe latest vehicle to swing by Jay Leno's Garage is a 1961 Dodge Polara. This one was used by the California Highway Patrol half a century ago, ordered specially by the state police instead of the Darts that were usually used by law enforcement, according to Autoblog.After sitting out in the sun for a few decades, it recently underwent a comprehensive, ground-up restoration by the historians and craftsmen at the Automobile Club of
  
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• Police: Construction Foreman Shot At Worker In Edgeworth Parking Lot - CBS Local

  20-05-2016 20:09 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
  
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  Police: Construction Foreman Shot At Worker In Edgeworth Parking Lot
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  EDGEWORTH (KDKA) – A construction foreman is in custody after allegedly firing shots at another worker Friday morning. According to Edgeworth Police, the initial call came in saying there was someone shooting at vehicles in a parking lot at Sewickley ...and more »
  
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• Hampton Sainsbury's knife rampage suspect 'released by police hours earlier - after attacking officer' - Mirror.co.uk

  20-05-2016 19:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Hampton Sainsbury's knife rampage suspect 'released by police hours earlier - after attacking officer'
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  A man accused of stabbing women in a chilling knife attack in a Sainsbury's car park was released by police just hours earlier for allegedly carrying a blade and assaulting an officer. The 66-year-old suspect has been arrested on suspicion of attempted ...and more »
  
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• North Dakota Sheriff's Deputy Struck by Flying Mattress

  20-05-2016 19:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A flying mattress struck a North Dakota Sheriff's Deputy Wednesday. The projectile shattered the windshield and flung glass at the officer, reports the Bismarck Tribune.Burleigh County Deputy Sheriff Justin Hoag was driving to pick up a subject on a warrant, according to Maj. Kelly Leben. A pickup with attached trailer was headed in the opposite direction when a mattress on the trailer came loose and flew off. It struck Hoag's vehicle by the driver side door and busted through the wind
  
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• Va. Tech student told police she was a 'sociopath in training,' that killing scheme gave her 'the best feeling' - Washington Post

  20-05-2016 19:44 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Va. Tech student told police she was a 'sociopath in training,' that killing scheme gave her 'the best feeling'
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  CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech freshman charged in connection with the slaying of a 13-year-old middle school girl told police that the secret plotting of the teen's death gave her “the best feeling,” a detective testified here Friday morning ...and more »
  
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• Police Body Cam Captures Officers Saving Georgia Man's Life With Automated Defibrillator - ABC News

  20-05-2016 19:33 via abcnews.go.com
  Police Body Cam Captures Officers Saving Georgia Man's Life With Automated Defibrillator
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  In response to dramatic police body cam footage showing the life-saving actions of two Georgia police officers after a man had a heart attack, a city council voted unanimously Thursday to have all of its police patrol cars equipped with the device the ...and more »
  
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• Judge insists Mayor Emanuel testify on Chicago police code of silence - Chicago Tribune

  20-05-2016 19:32 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Judge insists Mayor Emanuel testify on Chicago police code of silence
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  Mayor Rahm Emanuel presides over the City Council meeting Feb. 10, 2016, at City Hall. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune). Jason MeisnerContact ReporterChicago Tribune. In an unprecedented move, city attorneys on Friday offered to admit to a federal ...and more »
  
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• Police: Bothell teacher was attacked from behind, choked with zip tie - KOMO News

  20-05-2016 18:57 via komonews.com
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  Police: Bothell teacher was attacked from behind, choked with zip tie
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  BOTHELL, Wash. - A wood shop teacher assaulted Thursday at Bothell High School was attacked from behind and choked with a zip tie, police said Friday as they revealed new details of the unprovoked attack. The teacher, who is 63 years old, was assaulted ...
  Police: Bothell High teacher attacked, found with zip tie around neckThe Seattle Timesall 22 news articles »
  
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• San Francisco police chief resigns after fatal shooting of an unarmed black woman - Vox

  20-05-2016 18:30 via vox.com
  
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  San Francisco police chief resigns after fatal shooting of an unarmed black woman
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  San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr has officially resigned from his post after a string of police shootings and racist texting scandals. Justin Sullivan. The San Francisco Police Department is officially seeking a new leader now that Chief Greg Suhr ...
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• Santa Rosa police investigate stabbing - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  20-05-2016 18:25 via pressdemocrat.com
  
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  Santa Rosa police investigate stabbing
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  Santa Rosa police are investigating a possible gang-related stabbing after two people were admitted Thursday night to the emergency room at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. Officers were called after a 20-year-old Santa Rosa man and teen were ...and more »
  
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• Teen Who Mocked Police Gets 6 Months for Race That Killed 5 - ABC News

  20-05-2016 18:05 via abcnews.go.com
  Teen Who Mocked Police Gets 6 Months for Race That Killed 5
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  A driver who participated in a 2014 street race that killed five other teens was sentenced Friday to six months in jail and probation, despite revelations from prosecutors that he had posted an epithet to police the day he pleaded guilty and that he ...and more »
  
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• PHOTOS: Police seek owners of stolen items in Bucks, Montco - 6abc.com

  20-05-2016 17:55 via 6abc.com
  
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  PHOTOS: Police seek owners of stolen items in Bucks, Montco
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  Police are looking for the owners of dozens of stolen items that were recovered after a burglary arrest. Those items were laid out by Solebury Township police on Friday, ahead of a public event in which owners can claim their belongings. That event ...and more »
  
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• Midlothian police release new clues in case of murdered fitness trainer Missy Bevers - FOX 4 News

  20-05-2016 17:47 via fox4news.com
  
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  Midlothian police release new clues in case of murdered fitness trainer Missy Bevers
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  MIDLOTHIAN, Texas - Midlothian police have eliminated fitness trainer Missy Bevers' husband and father-in-law as suspects, but need more tips to find the person who killed her a month ago. Bevers' body was found inside the Creekside Church of Christ on ...and more »
  
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• Halifax police seek taxi driver suspected in sexual assault - CBC.ca

  20-05-2016 17:33 via cbc.ca
  
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  Halifax police seek taxi driver suspected in sexual assault
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  Halifax Regional Police are investigating a sexual assault that allegedly happened in a Halifax taxi earlier this month. Police say a woman was sexually assaulted in a black van on May 6 after being picked up between 2:45 a.m. and 3:15 a.m. around ...and more »
  
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• Police investigate child's death in Raleigh home - WRAL.com

  20-05-2016 17:25 via wral.com
  
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  Police investigate child's death in Raleigh home
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  Raleigh, N.C. — Police said Friday they are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy in a northeast Raleigh home. Neighbors said police have been at the home in the 5200 block of Somerset Mill Lane, off Fox Road south of Spring Forest Road, since ...
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• Citrus Heights police shoot, kill man; standoff ends - KCRA Sacramento

  20-05-2016 15:38 via kcra.com
  
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  Citrus Heights police shoot, kill man; standoff ends
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  Citrus Heights police blocked off the 6000 block of Birdcage Street on Thursday, May 19, 2016, as they worked to end a standoff with a man wanted for domestic violence. Dana Griffin/KCRA. Photos. Citrus Heights police blocked off the 6000 block of ...and more »
  
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• Three men rob delivery driver at gunpoint, police say - MLive.com

  20-05-2016 14:57 via mlive.com
  
  Three men rob delivery driver at gunpoint, police say
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  YPSILANTI TWP, MI — Police are looking for three suspects who robbed a food delivery driver at gunpoint. At 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, Washtenaw County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 100 block of South Harris Road in Ypsilanti Township for a ...and more »
  
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• Cops traded away pay for protection in police contracts - Chicago Tribune

  20-05-2016 14:53 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Cops traded away pay for protection in police contracts
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  From the moment Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police started negotiating its first contract with City Hall 35 years ago, the union identified an issue that would prove key to its members: ensuring officers had robust protections when they were ...
  
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• Boston Police officer jumps into firefighting mode, saving three - CNN

  20-05-2016 14:48 via cnn.com
  
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  Boston Police officer jumps into firefighting mode, saving three
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  Watch "New Day" and "CNN Newsroom" each Friday to see inspiring stories of officers going above and beyond the call of duty. (CNN) Boston Police officer Luis Lopez has not received any fire training in his 20 years with the department. But when he saw ...and more »
  
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• Phoenix cop hailed as hero after dying from shootout - CBS News

  20-05-2016 14:12 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Phoenix cop hailed as hero after dying from shootout
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  Last Updated May 20, 2016 9:56 AM EDT. PHOENIX -- A 12-year veteran of the Phoenix police force has died following an exchange of gunfire that also left the 19-year-old suspect dead, authorities said. Officer David Glasser died Thursday, a day after he ...
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• San Francisco Police Chief Resigns Hours After Black Woman, 27, Fatally Shot by Cop - The Root

  20-05-2016 13:41 via theroot.com
  
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  San Francisco Police Chief Resigns Hours After Black Woman, 27, Fatally Shot by Cop
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  Teens Who Drowned After a Police Chase Speak Out · O.J.: Made in America Paints a Complex Picture of a Sports Icon-Turned-Pariah · My Boyfriend Wants Me to Pay My Share on a Trip, but Why Should I Chip In When He Makes More Than I Do?and more »
  
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• Police ID man arrested in FSCJ shooting - WJXT Jacksonville

  20-05-2016 13:03 via news4jax.com
  
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  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 22-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after shooting a student leaving the Deerwood campus of Florida State College at Jacksonville, police said. Maxwell Martin is charged with two counts of attempted murder and shooting ...and more »
  
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• ISIL member blows himself up during Turkish police raid - Aljazeera.com

  20-05-2016 12:44 via aljazeera.com
  
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  ISIL member blows himself up during Turkish police raid
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  Suspect linked to several bomb attacks detonated explosives during a police operation in Gaziantep on the Syrian border. 20 May 2016 10:44 GMT |. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. The dead suspect is believed to be Yunus Durmaz, the ...and more »
  
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• Police win sandcastle competition with 'poor taste' sculpture of naked murder victim - Telegraph.co.uk

  20-05-2016 08:04 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Police win sandcastle competition with 'poor taste' sculpture of naked murder victim
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  Police have apologised after entering and winning a sandcastle competition - with a sculpture of a murder victim. The local police's entry in the Cornwall Beach Games last week featured a naked woman lying face down with a spade in her back and ...
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• SFPD Chief Greg Suhr resigns after police killing of woman - SFGate

  20-05-2016 06:09 via sfgate.com
  
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  SFPD Chief Greg Suhr resigns after police killing of woman
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  San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr resigned Thursday at the request of Mayor Ed Lee, hours after the fatal police shooting of a woman renewed questions about whether the Police Department had lost the confidence of minority communities in the city.
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• Police: Relative, girlfriend charged in Gage Park murders - WLS-TV

  20-05-2016 03:59 via abc7chicago.com
  
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  Police: Relative, girlfriend charged in Gage Park murders
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  Chicago police have charged a relative and his girlfriend in connection with the deaths of six family members in their Gage Park home in February. (WLS). Embed. <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7chicago.com/video/embed/?pid=1346212" ...
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• NW Miami-Dade man killed by police after he reaches for weapon, cops say - Miami Herald

  20-05-2016 03:18 via miamiherald.com
  
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  NW Miami-Dade man killed by police after he reaches for weapon, cops say
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  A Miami-Dade detective on a narcotics detail in the county's north end shot and killed a man who was on probation for armed robbery Thursday after a brief confrontation behind an apartment complex in which police said the man drew a weapon.
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• Oregon Man Tried to Stab Officer With Heroin Needle

  20-05-2016 01:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 63-year-old man faces multiple charges after he allegedly tried to stab a Medford, OR, police officer with a heroin needle during a DUII arrest, reports the Mail Tribune.Burkell Arthur Kelley was charged with attempted second-degree assault, unlawful possession of heroin, driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person, and resisting arrest.On April 10, an off-duty Medford police officer saw Kelley acting strangely while driving, including hi
  
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• Beloved California K-9 Bruno Dies

  20-05-2016 01:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  He left this world in his favorite spot:The back of a police car.Before he died, Bruno — the iconic Anaheim (CA) Police Department K-9 who became internationally known after he took a bullet to the jaw and chest two years ago, almost certainly saving the life of one or more of his human partners — hung on for his best friend.Officer RJ Young and his family — wife Rachel; daughter Grace, 3; and son Luke, 10 months — were in the Dominican Republic for the wedding of one of
  
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• Maryland Governor Signs Bill to Overhaul State's Criminal Justice System

  20-05-2016 01:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed legislation Thursday aimed at reducing the state prison population by more than 1,000 inmates while plowing millions of dollars into crime prevention, reports the Baltimore Sun.The state's broadest criminal justice legislation in decades will reduce sentencing guidelines for drug dealers, thieves, and other offenders, while increasing the number of crimes that can be wiped from an offender's record fivefold.Users of illegal drugs will be steered toward treatment,
  
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• Video: Florida Officer Cited for On-Duty Crash During Stolen Car Pursuit

  20-05-2016 01:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Florida Officer Cited for Crash During Stolen Car PursuitAn Ocoee, FL, police officer collided with a woman’s vehicle while chasing two armed robbery suspects last week, and has now been ticketed by the Florida Highway Patrol.The officer reportedly ran a red light at an intersection while traveling 90 mph last Thursday with lights and sirens on while chasing two armed suspects, reports WESH.The officer crashed into a vehicle that had the green light. The driver of the vehicle, Yahai
  
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• Hilliard police identify officer killed in motorcycle crash - Columbus Dispatch

  20-05-2016 00:21 via dispatch.com
  
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  Hilliard police identify officer killed in motorcycle crash
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  View Slideshow Request to buy this photo Tom Dodge | Dispatch Retired Columbus Police Officer Mark Mullin lays his hand on fallen Hilliard Police Officer Sean Johnson's cruiser after leaving flowers at First Responders Park. Sean Johnson ...and more »
  
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• Video: Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot by Police in Midtown Manhattan

  20-05-2016 00:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot by Police in Midtown ManhattanA knife-wielding man was shot and killed by police after refusing to drop his weapon Wednesday morning in midtown Manhattan, reports WPIX.According to the New York Police Department, the suspect, Garry Conrad Jr., of Fort George, entered the Food Emporium on West 49th Street and became aggressive toward workers in the store during the morning rush hour.After an NYPD officer was alerted, he confronted Conrad and a struggle betwe
  
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