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• Ball State police arrest ex-prof in child porn probe - Muncie Star Press

  27-06-2016 23:41 via thestarpress.com
  
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  Ball State police arrest ex-prof in child porn probe
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  MUNCIE – For the third time in as many months, Ball State University police have arrested a staff member in a child pornography investigation. Robert Yadon – until recently a professor of information and communications sciences – was taken into custody ...and more »
  
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• Frontline tackles fraught police-minority relationship in 'Policing the Police' - CNNMoney

  27-06-2016 23:15 via money.cnn.com
  
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  Frontline tackles fraught police-minority relationship in 'Policing the Police'
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  After a series of politically charged incidents involving law enforcement and young African-American men, Frontline's "Policing the Police" provides a bracing and illuminating look at the issue. Reported by New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb, this ...and more »
  
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• Off-Duty Puerto Rico Officer Killed by Would-Be Robber

  27-06-2016 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Puerto Rico Agent Gilberto Colón-Leon was shot and killed when he took action during a robbery attempt while off duty at approximately 2:00 a.m. June 13. He was taking a friend home when multiple subjects approached them at the intersection of Calle Santiago Iglesias and Calle Ruiz Belvis, in Coamo, and attempted to rob them. Agent Colón-Leon was shot multiple times when he attempted to draw his weapon and take action. The subjects fled the scene after shooting him but were arreste
  
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• Police: 2 dead, 1 injured in South Side shootings - Chicago Tribune

  27-06-2016 22:46 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Police: 2 dead, 1 injured in South Side shootings
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  A 20-year-old was killed and a man in his 20s was critically wounded in the 7400 block of S. South Shore Drive in the South Shore neighborhood on June 27, 2016. A 20-year-old was killed and a man in his 20s was critically wounded in the 7400 block of S.and more »
  
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• Huber Heights police on lookout for fleeing felon - WHIO

  27-06-2016 22:40 via whio.com
  
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  Huber Heights police on lookout for fleeing felon
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  Authorities have confirmed that a shooting in Harrison Twp. is connected to an incident that happened moments earlier in Huber Heights Monday June 27, 2016. (Chuck Hamlin/Staff). View Larger · Huber Heights police on lookout for fleeing felon photo.and more »
  
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• Police defend response to violent rally at California Capitol - Sacramento Bee

  27-06-2016 21:45 via sacbee.com
  
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  Police defend response to violent rally at California Capitol
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  Sacramento police and the California Highway Patrol are defending the way they handled Sunday's bloody neo-Nazi rally that spun out of control and left 10 people injured – five of them stabbed – saying they intervened quickly to halt some assaults and ...
  Neo-Nazis didn't start the violence at state Capitol, police sayLos Angeles Times
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• Pennsylvania police officer released from hospital after being shot 7 times - Fox News

  27-06-2016 21:15 via foxnews.com
  
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  Pennsylvania police officer released from hospital after being shot 7 times
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  A police officer who was shot seven times while conducting a drug investigation has saluted colleagues as he left a Philadelphia hospital. Officer Christopher Dorman has endured at least two surgeries since being shot Friday in the face, leg and groin.
  Police officer shot 7 times released from the hospitalFOX 29 News Philadelphia
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• Meth lab found in home where man was killed by police in Jackson County - MLive.com

  27-06-2016 21:04 via mlive.com
  
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  Meth lab found in home where man was killed by police in Jackson County
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  COLUMBIA TWP, MI – A methamphetamine lab was discovered and cleaned up at the house where a man was killed by police responding to a domestic dispute Sunday, June 26, in Jackson County. The Jackson Narcotics Enforcement Team, JNET, ...and more »
  
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• Police: 5-year-old left in hot SUV for 40 minutes outside Walmart - WJXT Jacksonville

  27-06-2016 20:29 via news4jax.com
  
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  Police: 5-year-old left in hot SUV for 40 minutes outside Walmart
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  PALATKA, Fla. - A 5-year-old boy was left unattended in a hot SUV for more than 40 minutes Sunday outside a Palatka Walmart store told Palatka police officers he was "scared because my mommy left me." According to police, officers were called to the ...and more »
  
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• Former L.A. County Undersheriff Sentenced to 5 Years for Obstruction of Justice

  27-06-2016 20:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was sentenced to five years in federal prison Monday after being found guilty in his corruption trial, reports KABC and City News Service.Tanaka was found guilty in April by a federal jury for obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. The current mayor of Gardena faces up to 15 years in federal prison.Prosecutors sought a five-year sentence for Tanaka. The judge also ordered him to serve two years of supervised release after he
  
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• German cops nab bomb-maker spotted wearing anti-police shirt - New York Post

  27-06-2016 20:02 via nypost.com
  
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  German cops nab bomb-maker spotted wearing anti-police shirt
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  Pipe bomb found in the backpack of a 27-year-old man from Dortmund, Germany that was walking through Cologne's Old Market. Photo: Cologne Police. More On: germany · EU worried about other countries taking Brexit-like leave · Gunman dead after ...and more »
  
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• Police identify New Milford shooting suspect - Danbury News Times

  27-06-2016 20:01 via newstimes.com
  
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  Police identify New Milford shooting suspect
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  Kevin Mohan, right, was arraigned in Bantam Monday afternoon after prosecturos said he was involved in a standoff with police on Sunday that left a New Milford officer with a minor gunshot wound. His attorney, Lawrence Peck, accompanied him in court. less.
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• OfficerStore Partners With WM Tactical

  27-06-2016 19:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OfficerStore has announced a partnership with WM Tactical, a Montgomeryville, PA-based weapon-accessory supplier and creator of the TUOR: a multi-axis, back-up sight with patent-pending rotation action.The co-founders of WM Tactical, avid shooting enthusiasts Chris Brucker and Luke Ngo, recognized a flaw in the market that forced the consumer to buy either traditional, vertical back-up sights or offset sights. Their solution: Offer the consumer the option to use the sights both ways, which led t
  
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• Police: Officer to be fired for stealing $38 from contractor - Philly.com

  27-06-2016 18:50 via philly.com
  
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  Police: Officer to be fired for stealing $38 from contractor
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  A Philadelphia police officer was arrested in Bucks County on Friday after allegedly stealing $38 from a handyman he had hired, according to police. Slideshow icon Slideshow · Police: Officer to be fired for stealing $38 from contractor. Expand icon.
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• Police confirm man died in standoff with Buckeye officers - azcentral.com

  27-06-2016 16:23 via azcentral.com
  
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  Police confirm man died in standoff with Buckeye officers
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  Buckeye police said a man died in an officer-involved shooting after he fired on them during a shootout in Buckeye. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police confirm man died in standoff with Buckeye officers Buckeye police said a man died in an officer ...and more »
  
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• Video: Pennsylvania Officer Shot Seven Times Friday Released from Hospital

  27-06-2016 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Pennsylvania Officer Shot Seven Times Friday Released from HospitalA Folcroft, PA, police officer has been released from a Philadelphia hospital just three days after being shot seven times, including once in the face.Philadelphia’s 6ABC TV also reports Officer Christopher Dorman wwould receive a police and fire escort back to his Folcroft home. In addition to serving on the Folcroft Police Department, Dorman is a volunteer firefighter.A recently released convict named Dante Brooks
  
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• Seattle Officer Injured in Riot Plans to Sue City Over "Inadequate Equipment"

  27-06-2016 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Seattle police officer who was hit in the head with a slab of concrete during this year’s May Day protest downtown has indicated that he intends to sue the City of Seattle.According to the claim for damages, which was released by Officer Kerry Zieger's attorney, the department failed to outfit him with proper protective equipment and they did not issue a proper dispersal order once violence broke out.Nine people were arrested and five officers were hurt during this year's May Day protest
  
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• Man Shot and Killed While Trying to Drown Georgia Trooper

  27-06-2016 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police say a Georgia State Patrol trooper shot and killed a man Saturday after he allegedly tried to drown another trooper Saturday night in Hall County.A spokesperson with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told CBS46 Georgia State Patrol troopers started chasing a vehicle after its driver wouldn't stop at a checkpoint in Flowery Branch.The spokesperson said that after a chase, troopers eventually boxed the suspect in, resulting in a crash. Police say the driver and a passenger
  
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• Country Star Apologizes for Declaring Wounded Pennsylvania Officer Dead

  27-06-2016 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Country Music Star Kenny Chesney owed a suburban Philadelphia police officer a huge apology after mistakenly announcing at his concert Saturday night that he had died.The country music singer told thousands of fans at Lincoln Financial Field, where he was performing, that Folcroft Borough Police Officer Christopher Dorman, who was shot seven times in the line of duty, had died.Dorman, 25, a huge fan of Chesney, had planned to attend the concert, but instead found himself in a local hospital reco
  
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• Black Lives Matter Withdraws from San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade Over Increased Police Presence

  27-06-2016 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Several of the honorees of San Francisco Pride, including Black Lives Matter, withdrew on Friday from the “racial and economic justice” themed parade and festival this weekend in response to the increased policing measures put in place after the Orlando attack.On Tuesday, SF Pride announced that this year’s events would have a “significant police presence” and that, for the first time in the celebration’s 46-year history, attendees at the festival would be req
  
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• Baltimore Police Commissioner Slams FOP for Tweets Celebrating Officer Goodson’s Acquittal

  27-06-2016 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis issued a statement Saturday denouncing the city’s police union for a series of posts on social media overnight.The Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police lodge took to Twitter on Friday night and posted a photo of actor Leonardo DiCaprio making a toast, with overlain text saying, “Here’s to the Baltimore 6 defense team, the FOP and Detective Taylor.” The FOP also posted a tweet Saturday morning with an image of City State’s Att
  
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• Police bust man with assault weapon in nightclub area - Indianapolis Star

  27-06-2016 14:41 via indystar.com
  
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  Police bust man with assault weapon in nightclub area
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  Metropolitan police arrested a 23-year-old man they say possessed an assault weapon, handgun and marijuana near the Wholesale District in Downtown Indianapolis about the time nearby nightclubs were busy with patrons. Dominick Smith was arrested on ...and more »
  
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• Texas Woman Fatally Shoots 2 Daughters and Is Killed by the Police - New York Times

  27-06-2016 13:58 via nytimes.com
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  Texas Woman Fatally Shoots 2 Daughters and Is Killed by the Police
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  Neighbors gathered as law enforcement officials investigated the scene of the shooting outside of Houston. Credit Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle, via Associated Press. The small Texas city of Katy was left shaken after a woman fatally shot her two ...
  Texas mom killed by police after she shot two daughters to death, police sayWashington Post
  Texas police kill mother who fatally shot her daughtersAOL
  
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• A Young Prostitute, Police Scandals and a Rocky Renaissance in Oakland - New York Times

  27-06-2016 13:25 via nytimes.com
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  A Young Prostitute, Police Scandals and a Rocky Renaissance in Oakland
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  Mayor Libby Schaaf of Oakland on Thursday in her City Hall office. She recently announced the departure of three police chiefs in less than two weeks. Credit Noah Berger for The New York Times. OAKLAND, Calif. — The mayor came into office promising a ...and more »
  
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• Why the San Francisco Police Department Is Under Heavy Fire - Mother Jones

  27-06-2016 12:05 via motherjones.com
  
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  Why the San Francisco Police Department Is Under Heavy Fire
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  The San Francisco Police Department has faced intense criticism and growing scrutiny after two scandals involving racist texts by cops and a string of fatal officer-involved shootings, including that of 26-year-old Mario Woods. Against a backdrop of ...
  
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