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• Video: Responding to the Orlando Nightclub Massacre

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  VIDEO: Responding to the Orlando Nightclub MassacreMayhem and then a hail of gunfire. That is how Orlando police on Monday described how law enforcement had taken down Omar Mateen, the shooter who authories say killed 49 people and wounded 53 at the Pulse nightclub early Sunday morning.Mateen—who police say opened fire at the club just after 2 a.m. with steady semi-automatic fire, raking the assembled of more than 350 dancing, drinking, and singing on Latin Night—had barricaded himse
  
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• Video: Man Arrested Sunday in California with Weapons May Have Been Targeting Gay Pride Parade

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  VIDEO: Man Arrested Sunday in California with Weapons May Have Been Targeting Gay Pride ParadeAn Indiana man armed with three semi-automatic rifles and chemicals that could be used to make explosives was arrested in Southern California on Sunday and told police he was headed to a West Hollywood gay pride parade, officials said.The arrest in Santa Monica of James Wesley Howell, 20, of Jeffersonville, came just a few hours after at least 49 people were shot and killed in a gay nightclub in Orlando
  
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• Orlando Chief Sends Inspirational E-Mail to Officers After Nightclub Massacre

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  Orlando Police Chief John Mina sent an inspirational e-mail to his officers after the horrifying nightclub massacre that killed 49 people Sunday. It reads:"On the darkest day of my 25 years at the Orlando Police Department, I wanted to take a moment to tell all of you how proud I am of the work you have done today and will do over the next days and weeks.We have trained again and again for this type of situation. It’s unfortunate that we had to put those skills to use today. But becau
  
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• Former Officer Who Worked with Nightclub Shooter Says Man Got Pass on Homophobia Because He was Muslim

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  A former Fort Pierce police officer who once worked with 29-year-old Omar Mateen, the assailant in an Orlando nightclub shooting that left at least 50 dead, said he was "unhinged and unstable."Daniel Gilroy said he worked the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift with G4S Security at the south gate at PGA Village for several months in 2014-15. Mateen took over from him for a 3 to 11 p.m. shift.Gilroy, a former Fort Pierce police officer, said Mateen frequently made homophobic and racial comments
  
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• FBI Probed Orlando Terrorist for 10 months, Now Sees "Strong Indications of Radicalization"

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  The FBI spent 10 months investigating Omar Mateen in 2013 and 2014 — including secretly recording his conversations and monitoring his Internet communications — after the Orlando nightclub killer had claimed to co-workers that he had “family connections to al-Qaida” and made "inflammatory" statements that raised concerns about possible ties to terrorism, FBI Director James Comey said today.The FBI closed out that probe in May 2014 after Mateen, during the c
  
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• DEA Says Officers Can Die from Handling Powerful Narcotic

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  Having long sought to warn the public about the dangers of fentanyl, the drug that recently killed Prince and has been blamed for hundreds of overdose deaths in recent years, law enforcement officials are targeting education efforts toward a new audience — themselves.The Drug Enforcement Administration this week rolled out a new public service announcement directed at law enforcement to raise awareness of the danger officers face when they encounter the synthetic opioid in the field, the W
  
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• Video: Timeline of the Orlando Nightclub Massacre

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  VIDEO: Timeline of the Orlando Nightclub MassacreA night of partying and dancing at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, turned into a killing ground and three hours of terror for early-morning revelers when a gunman opened fire around 2 a.m. ET inside the club, killing 50 people and wounding at least 53 in what is being called the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.Here’s a rough timeline of the three hours from the time the gunman gained entrance to the club, Pulse Orlando, around 2
  
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• Video: Georgia K-9 Dies After Being Left in Hot Car

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  VIDEO: Georgia K-9 Dies After Being Left in Hot CarA Georgia K-9 died Friday after being left in the patrol car of a school police officer for nearly three hours.The incident occurred in Cherokee County, which is north of Atlanta.Police say the officer, who works with Cherokee County Schools, arrived home around 4:15 p.m. on Friday and turned his patrol car off, leaving the 4-year-old Belgian Malinois in the back of the car as he dealt with another dog inside his home.The officer remembered
  
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• New Jersey Officer Seriously Injured in Hit and Run

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  A Newark, NJ, police officer suffered serious injuries when he was struck and dragged by a car that fled the scene early Sunday, authorities said.The 37-year-old officer, who was listed in stable condition Sunday night, was attempting to issue a traffic summons to a vehicle around 3:40 a.m. near Foundry and Roanoke streets when that vehicle hit him, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose.The officer, a 14-year veteran of the f
  
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• Man Brandishing BB Gun Shot by Denver Police

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  A suspect, who police say was pointing a gun at people from a balcony in downtown Denver, is recovering from a gunshot wound he suffered when officers opened fire.It happened around 9:20 p.m. Sunday in the area of 20th and Arapahoe streets.Denver officers received a call about 30 minutes prior to that time. Commander Ron Saunier says the call was vague and hard to understand, but the caller did threaten to shoot any officers that came near him. Police were unable to get more information over the
  
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• IACP Issues Statement on Orlando Terror Attack

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  The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has issued a statement on the Orlando terror attack. The thoughts and prayers of the IACP are with the victims, families, friends and all those affected by this tragic event. We also applaud the brave actions of law enforcement amidst a significant, active threat. As the Orlando Police Department, along with their local, state and federal counterparts continue their investigations, they have the full support of the IACP and their
  
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• Baltimore Prosecutor Facing Total Collapse of Freddie Gray Cases if Driver Acquitted

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  The third officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray is on trial, and he is the “center of the universe” for the entire case, a Baltimore attorney not involved in the case says.Officer Caesar Goodson drove the police vehicle transporting Gray before his death and is accused of giving Gray a “rough ride.” Prosecutors are trying to prove Goodson drove dangerously enough to to cause Gray’s fatal injuries and thus warrants a criminal conviction. One Baltimor
  
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• Texas Officer Killed in Patrol Vehicle Crash

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  A Pearland, TX, police officer is dead following a head-on car collision Sunday morning with another vehicle, according to authorities.Officer Endy Ekpanya was driving down FM 518 en route to a non-emergency call when a woman driving a gray Chrysler SRT crossed several middle lanes near Liberty Drive. Investigators said the woman hit Ekpanya's vehicle head-on, pinning both drivers in their cars.Ekpanya was airlifted to Memorial Herman Hospital, where he later died, Click2Houston reports.The
  
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