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• Bernie Kerik joins effort to build app to halt deaths in police stops - USA TODAY

  08-07-2016 23:57 via usatoday.com
  
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  SAN FRANCISCO — Technology investor Shervin Pishevar has enlisted retired New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik in creating a mobile app to reduce the killings of African Americans by police officers. Pishevar this week proposed an initial concept ...and more »
  
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• LISTEN: Obama's Growing Frustration After Fatal Police Shootings - NPR

  08-07-2016 23:56 via npr.org
  
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  While in Warsaw, Poland, for the NATO summit, President Obama condemned the shootings that killed five police officers and left seven injured in Dallas. He said there was no justification for such a "vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law ...
  Obama to cut short European trip after 'vicious' attacks on Dallas policeUSA TODAY
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• Concerns of Police Survivors Reaches Out to Loved Ones of Slain Dallas Officers

  08-07-2016 23:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) is responding to the deadly attack on law enforcement officers Thursday evening which left five officers dead and seven wounded.  The five officers who were killed leave behind children, spouses, parents, siblings, co-workers and many more friends and family.Members of the C.O.P.S. Metroplex (TX) Chapter have been working on connecting with the surviving families. These members, who are all law enforcement survivors themselves, immediately reported to
  
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• NLEOMF Releases Statement on Dallas Shooting

  08-07-2016 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund President Craig W. Floyd released the following statement on the Dallas shooting:"As dawn broke over our country this morning, we were left to witness the aftermath of a horrific tragedy. Last night, in a matter of hours, a peaceful protest in the streets of Dallas turned into one of the deadliest days in our nation's law enforcement history."That peace was shattered when law enforcement officers were ambushed while protecting the First Amendment r
  
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• IACP Releases Statement on Dallas Shooting

  08-07-2016 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IACP President Terrence M. Cunningham has released the following statement on the recent Dallas shooting:"Heartbroken, saddened, sickened, appalled – none of these words are strong enough to express how I feel about the tragic and senseless deaths of the five officers in Dallas and the seven others that were wounded. Last night, we witnessed the deadliest attack on law enforcement in the United States since 9/11."As President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, our entire
  
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• Video: North Carolina Officer Attacked Outside Police Station

  08-07-2016 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: North Carolina Officer Attacked Outside Police StationOfficer Matt Holton of the Greenville (NC) Police Department was attacked Wednesday night by a suspect who had been arrested for armed robbery, according to the Department, reports WNCT.According to the agency, Bobby Ray Lankford Jr., 24, was being brought in for questioning when he told the arresting officer his handcuffs were too tight. When Holton attempted to loosen the handcuffs, Lankford attacked the officer right outside of the
  
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• Why President Obama's Police Reform Is a Work in Progress - TIME

  08-07-2016 23:01 via time.com
  
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  In the wake of two black men killed in officer-involved shootings, President Obama reminded the nation in a Thursday night speech that his White House has already taken steps to help improve relations between police and communities. “Last year, we put ...
  Police Killings in Louisiana and Minnesota May Reflect Larger Struggle for ReformNBCNews.comall 6 news articles »
  
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• Video: Marine Saves Memphis Officer from Attack

  08-07-2016 22:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Marine Saves Memphis Officer from AttackA Good Samaritan spotted a Memphis police officer in trouble Monday, so he stepped in to help, reports WMC.The officer had stopped Michael Greene, who was trying to sell an EBT card outside a Cash Saver store.When asked to walk to the police car, Greene started acting very nervous. The officer patted him down to look for weapons, and he felt a metal pipe in Greene's waistband.The officer put one handcuff on him, and Greene hit him in the face with t
  
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• Video: Man Arrested for Taking Video of Officers Sues NYPD

  08-07-2016 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Man Arrested for Taking Video of Officers Sues NYPDRuben An, 24, filed suit in Manhattan federal court Wednesday over his 2014 arrest for using his cellphone to document three NYPD officers rousting a man they found lying on a sidewalk near Astor Place, reports the New York Post.But An doesn't want money damages — just a judge's ruling that his rights were violated, and a permanent injunction barring city employees from acting against anyone who "records or attempts to record police
  
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• Chicago Officers Use Military Training to Save Shooting Victim

  08-07-2016 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two veteran police officers used quick thinking to help the save the life of a 24-year-old shooting victim Wednesday in Chicago's Bush neighborhood, according to police officials, reports the Chicago Tribune.Chicago police Officers Alejandro Cabral and Juan Zuniga of the Fourth District responded about 7:30 a.m. to a report of a person shot and spotted a man hunched over near a fence in the 8400 block of South Mackinaw Avenue."I walked up and said, 'Hey, are you OK? What's wrong?'" Cabral said.
  
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• Ambushes, online threats against police on the rise - CBS News

  08-07-2016 22:14 via cbsnews.com
  
  Ambushes, online threats against police on the rise
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  NEW YORK -- The shootings of a dozen people in an ambush on Dallas police officers Thursday night came amid an increase in online threats to police and a rise in surprise attacks on cops, experts tell CBS News. Law enforcement monitoring of social ...and more »
  
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• Video: Missouri Officer Shot in Neck on Traffic Stop; Suspect Apprehended

  08-07-2016 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Missouri Officer Shot During Traffic Stop; Suspect ApprehendedAuthorities are investigating after a police officer was shot during a traffic stop Friday morning in west St. Louis County, MO. It happened shortly before 11 a.m. near the 300 block of New Ballwin Road, near Old Ballwin Road. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the wound was in the neck.The officer, who works for the Ballwin (MO) Police Department, was transported to a local hospital for treatment. His condition is unkno
  
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• Authorities: Tennessee highway gunman motivated by police shootings - Chicago Tribune

  08-07-2016 21:32 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Authorities: Tennessee highway gunman motivated by police shootings
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  A weapon lays on the ground next to evidence markers in Bristol, Tenn., on Thursday, July 7, 2016. A weapon lays on the ground next to evidence markers in Bristol, Tenn., on Thursday, July 7, 2016. (David Crigger, AP). Tribune news servicesContact ...
  Authorities: Highway Gunman Motivated by Police ShootingsABC News
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• Armalite AR-10 20-Inch Tactical Rifle

  08-07-2016 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Founded in 1954, Armalite is as much a part of American military history as Gen. George S. Patton or the Abrams tank. You can't spark a conversation about the tried and true "black rifle" without talking about the company and its contributions to American combat weaponry.Eugene Stoner's original design was born under the Armalite name in a .308 caliber rifle dubbed the AR-10. The AR in the name is for Armalite.Even though the AR-10 never achieved its intended purpose of becoming the next combat
  
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• Georgia Police Officer Shot Multiple Times

  08-07-2016 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A police officer was shot while responding to a damage to property call at an apartment complex in Valdosta, GA, Friday morning, reports WXIA.In an afternoon press conference, Valdosta Police Chief Brian Childress identified the officer as Randall Hancock. He was reportedly shot several times."Upon arrival, VPD officer encountered a male in the parking lot.  Gun shots were exchanged," according to a statement from police.WALB-TV reports the officer was under fire immediately after arriving
  
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• FLEOA Responds to Fatal Attack on Dallas Police Officers

  08-07-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In response to the tragic incident in Dallas last night, where five police officers lost their lives in a targeted attack, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) National President Nate Catura issued the following response:"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the men and women of the Dallas Police Department and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Department, their murdered and wounded officers, and their families. "We stand with Chief Brown and offer our full support to t
  
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• Vu Digital Offers to Support Law Enforcement Agencies in Need

  08-07-2016 20:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vu Digital, a Jackson, MS-based video metadata company, has offered to assist the law enforcement agencies of Baton Rouge, Minneapolis, and Dallas in their investigations — free of charge. These investigations would likely take hundreds of man hours to review body-worn video footage, alone. Vu will support these agencies by delivering a completely transcribed, and searchable video review tool which effectively eliminates the need to manually view all body camera video, thereby expediting t
  
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• US police on high alert in wake of Dallas shootings - USA TODAY

  08-07-2016 20:40 via usatoday.com
  
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  US police on high alert in wake of Dallas shootings
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  Police departments across the country took steps Friday to protect their officers after shootings in Dallas Thursday left five police officers dead and seven wounded. New York Police Department increased security at precincts across the city and ...and more »
  
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• Vu Digital: Bringing It All Into View

  08-07-2016 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Video S.M.A.R.R.T. from Vu Digital is a complete video management simplification tool for law enforcement. The letters in S.M.A.R.R.T. stand for Storage, Metadata, Automated, Redaction, Review, and Technology, which covers the ways in which the product helps an agency manage video evidence, including sharing evidence with district attorneys and finding relevant information within the data for a multitude of uses.The original version of this product allowed large consumer companies to quickly ana
  
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• The Stories of 5 Fallen Dallas Officers

  08-07-2016 20:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The five fallen Dallas-area officers killed Thursday were remembered today for sacrificing their lives in the line of duty. All were killed during a protest in downtown Dallas that was ambushed by at least one sniper — the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.Seven other officers were wounded, and most have been released from the hospital, NBC News reports.Lorne AhrensSenior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, 48, served 14 years on the Dallas Police Department.Mich
  
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• President Obama Releases Statement on Dallas Sniper Attack

  08-07-2016 20:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Barack Obama issued a statement today on the murder of five officers and wounding of seven others in the Dallas sniper attack Thursday night.The statement was read by Obama during a speech to the NATO council in Warsaw, Poland. With your understanding, I want to begin with a few words about the situation back in the United States, specifically the situation in Dallas, Texas.
  My team has been keeping me updated throughout the morning of the evening in Dallas. I spoke this morn
  
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• FOP Wants Justice Department to Investigate Dallas Sniper Attack as Hate Crime

  08-07-2016 20:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The nation’s largest police union is calling on the Justice Department to investigate the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas Thursday night as a hate crime — and is criticizing President Obama for his response to the shootings so far.“We’d like to see the president make one speech that speaks to everybody instead of one speech that speaks to black people as they grieve and one speech that speaks to police officers as they grieve,” said Jim Pasco,
  
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• Clinton, Trump, and Other Politicians Respond to Dallas Sniper Attack

  08-07-2016 20:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  National politicians and figures across the world are reacting with sorrow and grief after the shooting ambush in Dallas that killed four police officers, one DART officer, and left many others injured.Republican nominee Donald Trump, who canceled a campaign event in Miami, tweeted: "Prayers and condolences to all of the families who are so thoroughly devastated by the horrors we are all watching take place in our country."He added in a statement: "Our nation has become too d
  
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• Are Police Allowed to Robot-Bomb Suspects? - U.S. News & World Report

  08-07-2016 19:55 via usnews.com
  
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  Are Police Allowed to Robot-Bomb Suspects?
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  Police attempt to calm the crowd as someone is arrested following the Dallas sniper shootings. Laura Buckman/AFP/Getty Images. A cop-killing suspect died Friday when Dallas police detonated a “bomb robot” at his parking garage hideout, using a possibly ...and more »
  
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• NRA Releases Statement on Dallas Shooting

  08-07-2016 19:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The following statement was issued this morning by Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Rifle Association of America."On behalf of the more than five million members of the National Rifle Association, and especially on behalf of our members from the law enforcement community, I want to express the deep anguish all of us feel for the heroic Dallas law enforcement officers who were killed and wounded, as well as to those who so bravely ran toward danger to defend the ci
  
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• Dallas Sniper Said He Targeted White Officers, White People

  08-07-2016 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In an early morning news conference today, Dallas officials revealed that it’s likely a single sniper killed five officers and wounded seven others at the end of a downtown protest march Thursday night and that the shooter said he specifically targeted white officers and white people.After the shootings, the unidentified gunman negotiated with police from inside a downtown parking garage into the early morning hours, telling police he was angered over police shootings and wanted to kill wh
  
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• Dallas Sniper Identified as Local Army Veteran

  08-07-2016 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The sniper who participated in an attack that killed five officers and wounded seven others during a demonstration in downtown Dallas Thursday night has been identified.Dallas authorities have declined to name the suspect, but a Texas law enforcement official told the Associated Press the suspect, who was killed last night in a standoff with officers, is 25-year-old Micah X. Johnson.The Los Angeles Times reported that Johnson was a Dallas resident with family in the nearby suburb of Mesquite and
  
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• Dallas sniper attack: 5 officers killed during protests against police - CNN

  08-07-2016 14:31 via cnn.com
  
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  (CNN) [Breaking news update, published at 8:59 a.m. ET]. A suspect who died after a standoff with Dallas police said he wanted to kill white people -- especially white officers -- and that he was upset about "the recent police shootings," and that he ...
  Five police officers killed in Dallas, seven others injured during shooting at protestWashington Post
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• 5 Dallas Officers Killed, 6 Wounded in Sniper Attack During Protest Rally

  08-07-2016 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two snipers shot and killed four Dallas city police officers and a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) officer Thursday night during a Black Lives Matter protest downtown. Six other officers were wounded in the coordinated attack.A man who exchanged gunfire with police in the El Centro College garage was reported dead shortly before 3 a.m., the Dallas Morning News reports.The shooting was the deadliest day for law officers since Sept. 11, 2001, when 72 officers died, according to the Nati
  
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• Minn. governor says race played role in fatal police shooting during traffic stop - Washington Post

  08-07-2016 12:14 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Minn. governor says race played role in fatal police shooting during traffic stop
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  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Following a fatal police shooting in a quiet suburb that rapidly rippled across the nation, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said in no uncertain terms that Philando Castile ended up dead during a traffic stop at least in part because he ...
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• At least 5 Dallas police officers killed, 6 more wounded in protest shooting; Obama calls attack 'vicious' - Fox News

  08-07-2016 12:07 via foxnews.com
  
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  At least 5 Dallas police officers killed, 6 more wounded in protest shooting; Obama calls attack 'vicious'
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  President Barack Obama called the shootings in Dallas that left five police officers dead and several others wounded during a protest against police on Friday a “vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement.” Obama, speaking from at a ...and more »
  
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• Police Shootings Highlight Unease Among Black Gun Owners - New York Times

  08-07-2016 10:28 via nytimes.com
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  Police Shootings Highlight Unease Among Black Gun Owners
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  Protesters took to the streets of Baton Rouge, La., on Thursday over the shooting of Alton B. Sterling, a black man, during an encounter with two police officers on Tuesday. Credit William Widmer for The New York Times. It is legal to carry a firearm ...
  Lawmakers seek congressional hearing on police shootingsUSA TODAY
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• Multiple Officers Shot, Killed at Dallas Protest

  08-07-2016 06:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Multiple police officers have reportedly been shot and killed in downtown Dallas by two shooters at a protest of officer-involved shootings across the country, reports CNN.Three Dallas police officers were killed and seven others were wounded, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said in a statement.One Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer was fatally shot, the agency tweeted.It's not clear if Brown included the DART officers in his tally.Brown said two snipers shot the 10 from elevated positions during
  
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• Dozens protesting police shootings block traffic on downtown connector - WSB Atlanta

  08-07-2016 06:21 via wsbtv.com
  
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  Dozens protesting police shootings block traffic on downtown connector
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  Atlanta police say protesters broke through Atlanta police and Georgia State Patrol barricades and blocked the downtown connector at Peachtree Street late Thursday night. Georgia State Patrol told a Channel 2 Action News photographer anyone on the ...
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• House Democrats join protests over police shootings - CNN

  08-07-2016 05:47 via cnn.com
  
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  Washington (CNN) A handful of African-American House Democrats on Thursday joined protests outside the Capitol as demonstrators gathered in the wake of two deadly police shootings of black men. Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, appeared on the Capitol ...and more »
  
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• Man pulls gun at Don't Shoot PDX protesting US police shootings - OregonLive.com

  08-07-2016 04:30 via oregonlive.com
  
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  Man pulls gun at Don't Shoot PDX protesting US police shootings
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  A man pulled a gun near hundreds of people taking part in a Don't Shoot PDX protest Thursday evening and was later taken into custody by law enforcement officers in tactical gear. Michael Strickland, 36, is facing misdemeanor menacing and second-degree ...and more »
  
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• Protesters marching over police shootings block traffic on Dan Ryan - Chicago Tribune

  08-07-2016 03:32 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Protesters marching over police shootings block traffic on Dan Ryan
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  The shootings of two African-American men occurred in other states, but demonstrators took to Chicago streets to protest what they say is a continuing problem. (CBS Chicago). The shootings of two African-American men occurred in other states, but ...and more »
  
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• New Yorkers protest spate of police killings in Manhattan - New York Daily News

  08-07-2016 03:26 via nydailynews.com
  
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  New Yorkers protest spate of police killings in Manhattan
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  The national outrage over the recent spate of black men shot and killed by police erupted into violence Thursday as two cops were reportedly shot during a protest in Dallas. Gunfire broke out around 8:45 p.m. as protesters marched in the Texas city. An ...and more »
  
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• Minn. police shooting reignites debate over Second Amendment, race - USA TODAY

  08-07-2016 03:15 via usatoday.com
  
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  Minn. police shooting reignites debate over Second Amendment, race
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  A black Minnesota man fatally shot by police Wednesday during a stop for a broken tail light was a licensed gun owner, prompting some observers to suggest that the debate over gun control and the Second Amendment has racial undertones. When police in ...and more »
  
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• Police ID couple found fatally shot in Scottsdale - azcentral.com

  08-07-2016 03:04 via azcentral.com
  
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  Police ID couple found fatally shot in Scottsdale
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  Scottsdale police investigated the scene after two bodies were found Wednesday in an apartment on North Scottsdale Road. (Photo: Ryan Santisteven/The Republic). Police have identified a couple found shot to death in a Scottsdale apartment on ...and more »
  
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• Baton Rouge Police Took Alton Sterling Surveillance Video Without a Warrant or Permission - Daily Beast

  08-07-2016 02:41 via thedailybeast.com
  
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  Baton Rouge Police Took Alton Sterling Surveillance Video Without a Warrant or Permission
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  The store's owner said minutes after the deadly shooting, officers took a hard drive against his wishes and there's no record they even asked a judge to do it. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Minutes after two cops killed Alton Sterling outside of a ...
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• Video: Actor Erik Estrada Becomes Idaho Reserve Officer

  08-07-2016 02:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Actor Erik Estrada Becomes Idaho Reserve OfficerA well-known actor who once played a policeman on a popular television series is now a real-life police officer and working as a reserve for the City of St. Anthony in Idaho.Erik Estrada starred as a highway patrol officer in the T.V. series "CHiPS." He is now teaming up with the St. Anthony (ID) Police Department to kick off the department's new 'Internet Crimes Against Children' task force.The actor that once played a police officer on the
  
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• Obama, angered by police shootings, calls for elimination of racial bias - USA TODAY

  08-07-2016 01:37 via usatoday.com
  
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  Obama, angered by police shootings, calls for elimination of racial bias
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  WARSAW — President Obama urged police and citizens to work harder to eliminate racial bias in policing, saying, "all of us as Americans should be troubled" by the videotaped police shootings of black men this week. "When people say black lives matter, ...
  President Obama 'Deeply Troubled' After Two Fatal Police Shootings on Consecutive DaysPeople Magazine
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• Everyday Americans speak out against police shootings - CBS News

  08-07-2016 01:37 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Everyday Americans speak out against police shootings
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  Many Americans are hurting as they try to understand the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, just days apart from each other. Play Video. CBS Evening News. Politicians respond to recent police shootings. President Obama and Hillary Clinton ...and more »
  
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• President Obama On Police Shootings: 'Change Has Been Too Slow' - Huffington Post

  08-07-2016 01:35 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  President Obama On Police Shootings: 'Change Has Been Too Slow'
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  President Barack Obama on Thursday forcefully condemned the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two black men fatally shot by police officers this week, lamenting that “we have seen tragedies like this too many times.” In a previously ...
  Obama: Dallas police shootings were 'vicious, calculated and despicable'USA TODAY
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• Wave of anti-police protests strains US law enforcement - Reuters

  08-07-2016 01:27 via reuters.com
  
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  Wave of anti-police protests strains US law enforcement
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  SAN FRANCISCO A wave of anti-police protests since the 2014 killing of an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri, is creating strains at law enforcement agencies across the United States, forcing out some police chiefs and top prosecutors. A driving ...and more »
  
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• Tech investor Pishevar brainstorms app to stop police killings - USA TODAY

  08-07-2016 01:14 via usatoday.com
  
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  Tech investor Pishevar brainstorms app to stop police killings
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  SAN FRANCISCO — Ferguson. Baton Rouge. Falcon Heights, Minn. The string of fatal police shootings reverberates with Shervin Pishevar, an Iranian-born technology investor who has backed Uber and other promising companies. An editor watches a video ...and more »
  
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• Aldermen rebuff Chicago police union chief's suggestion on oversight - Chicago Tribune

  08-07-2016 01:03 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Aldermen rebuff Chicago police union chief's suggestion on oversight
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  Ald. Ameya Pawar, left, speaks with FOP Recording Secretary Greg Bella, middle, and FOP President Dean Angelo Sr. on July 7, 2016, outside City Council chambers. Ald. Ameya Pawar, left, speaks with FOP Recording Secretary Greg Bella, middle, and FOP ...and more »
  
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• FBI investigating after cellphone video shows police fatally shooting unarmed man in Fresno - Los Angeles Times

  08-07-2016 00:31 via latimes.com
  
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  FBI investigating after cellphone video shows police fatally shooting unarmed man in Fresno
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  Cellphone video showing Fresno police officers shooting an unarmed 19-year-old man lying on the ground at a gas station has sparked protests and prompted the FBI to launch an investigation. The shooting, which occurred last month but generated debate ...
  Video surfaces showing Fresno, Calif., police shootingUSA TODAY
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• Video: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Recruit Collapses and Dies During Training

  08-07-2016 00:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Recruit Collapses and Dies During TrainingA 29-year-old newly hired Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department candidate died during training Tuesday.Authorities said that around 8:30 a.m., newly hired police candidates with CMPD were conducting state mandated physical fitness training when one candidate, Jeremy Moseley, collapsed.CMPD training staff and Charlotte Fire Department personnel began to render aid and paramedics were immediately called.Moseley was rus
  
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