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Man Bound For L.A. Pride With Guns, Ammo, and Explosive Chemicals Is Formally Charged

14-06-2016 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com

An Indiana man who police said was bound for the L.A. Pride festival in a car loaded with weapons, ammunition, and explosive chemicals was formally charged Tuesday and requested held on $2-million bail, reports the Los Angeles Times.The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office filed three felony charges against James Wesley Howell, 20, as well as one misdemeanor charge, according to Deputy Dist. Atty. Sean Carney.The felony charges were possession of explosives on a highway, possessio

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Video: Armed Texas Walmart Hostage-taker Dead

14-06-2016 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com

VIDEO: Armed Texas Walmart Hostage-taker DeadAn armed man suspected of taking hostages and firing shots at an Amarillo Walmart has been shot and is dead, according to the Amarillo (TX) Police Department.Officials say the suspect was located inside the store and shot shortly after tactical units entered the building. Police have yet to confirm the identity of the man, reports KFDA-TV.Amarillo Fire Chief Larry Davis said there are no other injuries.Multiple police units, including state troopers,

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Video: Retired Detroit Officer's Son Among Orlando Club Shooting Victims

14-06-2016 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com

VIDEO: Retired Detroit Officer's Son Among Orlando Club Shooting VictimsMark Bando, a retired Detroit police officer, just received confirmation Monday his 32-year-old son was one of the victims in the Orlando club massacre, reports Fox Detroit."Right now I'm in a dream hoping I'll wake up from a bad dream and it will not be true," Bando said. "We kind of expected another Paris to happen somewhere in the continental U.S. but to expect that one of your own family is going to be involved seemed ve

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Columbus Police Plan Increased Security for Pride Festival

14-06-2016 20:36 via feedproxy.google.com

In response to the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando Sunday, Columbus (OH) Division of Police Chief Kim Jacobs announced on Monday that there will be "significantly more" police officers present for Pride festivities in the city, which will start Friday and run through Sunday, reports the Columbus Dispatch.Lori Gum, Pride parade coordinator, said security has increased for Pride since the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.This year, there will be more officers, both in uniform and unde

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Video: ISIS-Inspired Attacker Kills French Police Captain, Streams It on Facebook

14-06-2016 20:08 via feedproxy.google.com

VIDEO: ISIS-Inspired Attacker Kills French Police Captain, Streams It on FacebookFrance's president called Tuesday for increased security in a nation already on high alert after an apparent Islamic State-inspired attacker fatally stabbed a couple with police ties and recorded a message before he was killed by police, reports the Washington Post.Authorities had taken three additional suspects into custody and said that the assailant had a list of names for possible further attacks, including jour

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