• Missouri Officer Dies of Complications from 2015 Crash

    Missouri Officer Dies of Complications from 2015 Crash
    The St. Francois County (MO) Sheriff's Department suffered the loss of one of its longtime deputies Monday morning. Deputy Paul "Clubber" Clark, 55, died unexpectedly while at home with his family, reports the Daily Journal.Sheriff Dan Bullock said it is a tremendous loss for the department."Most recently he has been doing civil service, but over the years he has been a road officer and has done a little bit of everything ... all the different positions throughout the years," said Bullock. "He h
  • Video: Wounded Protester Tearfully Thanks Dallas Officers for Protecting Her and Her Son

    Video: Wounded Protester Tearfully Thanks Dallas Officers for Protecting Her and Her Son
    VIDEO: Wounded Protester Tearfully Thanks Dallas Officers for Protecting Her and Her SonShetamia Taylor, one of two civilians shot during Thursday's deadly police ambush in downtown Dallas, shared her account of the tragedy during a press conference Sunday.When Taylor and her family were ready to go home after the protest, they heard the first shot. The second shot hit a police officer, who yelled at them, "He has a gun, run!"Taylor and her boys were running when she says that she felt the
  • Video: Officers Injured, Marchers Arrested During Weekend Black Lives Matter Protests

    Video: Officers Injured, Marchers Arrested During Weekend Black Lives Matter Protests
    VIDEO: Officers Injured, Marchers Arrested During Weekend Black Lives Matter ProtestsHundreds of protesters were arrested across the country and law enforcement officers were injured in Saint Paul, MN, and Baton Rouge, LA, Saturday night as demonstrations continued nationwide over police violence.Around 102 protesters were taken into custody in Saint Paul, while more than 100 people were arrested in Baton Rouge, LA, police in both cities told NBC News.In St. Paul, protesters blocked Interstate 9
  • Video: Dallas Chief Details Why Gunman was Killed with Bomb, Dismisses Critics

    Video: Dallas Chief Details Why Gunman was Killed with Bomb, Dismisses Critics
    VIDEO: Dallas Chief Details Why Gunman was Killed with Bomb, Dismisses CriticsThe gunman who killed five Dallas police officers in a shooting spree Thursday night scrawled the letters "RB" on a wall with his blood before he was killed with a remote-controlled robot carrying a bomb, Police Chief David Brown said Sunday.Brown told CNN the letters and other markings indicated Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, was wounded in a shootout with police during a protest march Thursday night in
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  • President Obama to Attend Memorial for Slain Dallas Officers Tuesday

    President Obama to Attend Memorial for Slain Dallas Officers Tuesday
    President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak Tuesday at an interfaith memorial service for the five Dallas officers slain in Thursday’s sniper attack.The memorial will be a private event where much of the space at Dallas’ Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center will be reserved for law enforcement officers from North Texas and beyond, city officials told the Dallas Morning News.Details about the afternoon ceremony have been scant, given the city's tense state and the security measures tha
  • Off-Duty Missouri Officer Kills Home Invader Who Was Angered Over Facebook Argument

    Off-Duty Missouri Officer Kills Home Invader Who Was Angered Over Facebook Argument
    An off-duty St. Louis County police officer fatally shot a man after he broke into the officer's home Saturday evening, police said.Police said the off-duty officer, who was not identified, shot and killed 20-year-old Tyler Gebhard after he threw a 50-pound concrete planter through a window to enter the Lakeshire home, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.According to police, Gebhard was known to the family and had recently made online threats toward it and "uninvolved members of the community."
  • Gunman Kills Two Bailiffs, Wounds Deputy in Michigan Courthouse

    Gunman Kills Two Bailiffs, Wounds Deputy in Michigan Courthouse
    Two court bailiffs were killed Monday afternoon when gunfire rang out at a southwestern Michigan courthouse, authorities said. The gunman was later killed, as well.Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey said the confrontation took place about 2:25 p.m. ET at the county courthouse in St. Joseph. Several other people, including a sheriff's deputy, were injured.Few details were immediately available, but Bailey indicated that the gunman was in court while already in custody, NBC News reports."I won't s
  • El Paso Chief Rebuked for Calling Black Lives Matter a "Hate Group"

    El Paso Chief Rebuked for Calling Black Lives Matter a "Hate Group"
    In a letter to the mayor and the El Paso City Council, local elected officials and community leaders denounced El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen's comments saying Black Lives Matter is a “hate group.”The sheriff, the county judge and other elected officials called for a news conference Friday to offer condolences not only to the families of five Dallas officers killed in an ambush.Allen chose not to speak during the news conference, but afterward said, "Black Lives Matter, as far as I'
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  • Anonymous Hacker Group Threatens “Day of Solidarity” with Black Lives Matter

    Anonymous Hacker Group Threatens “Day of Solidarity” with Black Lives Matter
    The activist computer hacker group Anonymous is calling for protests and cyber attacks during a "day of solidarity" with the Black Lives Matter movement around the country this week."Anonymous has declared a day of action in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and the victims of Police Brutality as well as alongside the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile," the statement says, which appears under a video on YouTube. The statement links to a list of protests alle
  • Video: Wisconsin Officer Killed in Single-Car Crash

    Video: Wisconsin Officer Killed in Single-Car Crash
    VIDEO: Wisconsin Officer Killed in Single-Car CrashA Town of Salem (WI) Public Safety Department officer was killed Friday in a crash on Highway 50 that resulted in the closure of all lanes at County B.The deceased was identified Saturday as Michael Joshua Ventura by officials with the Wisconsin State Patrol, who are handling this investigation, reports WITI.The crash happened around 6:00 p.m.State Patrol officials say the on-duty officer was in his department squad car with the emergency lights
  • Video: Dallas Police Chief David Brown's Son was Killed by Police 6 Years Ago After He Fatally Shot an Officer

    Video: Dallas Police Chief David Brown's Son was Killed by Police 6 Years Ago After He Fatally Shot an Officer
    VIDEO: Dallas Police Chief David Brown's Son was Killed by Police 6 Years Ago After He Fatally Shot an OfficerThe violence of this week hits close to home for Dallas Police Chief David Brown.Brown, 55, the head of a department that lost five officers on Thursday to anti-police sniper Micah Johnson, lost a son when he was involved in a shootout with officers in 2010, the New York Daily News reports.The police chief addressed the country on Friday, the morning after Johnson went on a cop killing s
  • Fallen Officer's 9-Year-Old Son Tells Atlanta Officers to Stay Safe

    Fallen Officer's 9-Year-Old Son Tells Atlanta Officers to Stay Safe
    After a 9-year-old boy saw the protest on TV in Atlanta, he wanted to be sure to tell police officers to stay safe.William Smiley, 9, asked his mother to call Officer Kim Jones with the Atlanta Police Department to make sure she was okay.   Jones responded by thanking William for thinking of her, WSOC TV reports. William is the son of Officer Shawn Smiley, who was killed in 2012 in a helicopter crash as he and his partner searched for a missing child. 
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  • Kashmir on tenterhooks as police brace for protests - Aljazeera.com

    Kashmir on tenterhooks as police brace for protests - Aljazeera.com
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    Kashmir on tenterhooks as police brace for protests
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    Curfew ignored as thousands continue to take to the streets after rebel's killing and 30 civilians shot dead. Zahid Rafiq 11 Jul 2016 12:22 GMT. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir - With at least ...and more »
  • Protests of police killings: Dozens of arrests in Louisiana - U.S. News & World Report

    Protests of police killings: Dozens of arrests in Louisiana - U.S. News & World Report
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    Protests of police killings: Dozens of arrests in Louisiana
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    Police retreat through a residential neighborhood after dispersing protesters in Baton Rouge, La. on Sunday, July 10, 2016. After an organized protest in downtown Baton Rouge protesters wondered into residential neighborhoods and toward a major ...
    As arrests mount in Baton Rouge, protesters question police tacticsWashington Post
    Protests Over Police Killings Aim at Occupyi
  • Man cleared in Dallas police attack hides after death threats - New York Daily News

    Man cleared in Dallas police attack hides after death threats - New York Daily News
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    Man cleared in Dallas police attack hides after death threats
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    Mark Hughes was mistakenly identified by the Dallas Police Department as a suspect in the deadly police ambush. Now Hughes is on the run after receiving death threats. (ERIK S. LESSER/EPA). BY Shaun King. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Sunday, July 10 ...
    Open carry creates confusion during Dallas police ambush, but supporters say law worksDallas Morning News
    Man falsely connected to the shooting by
  • Police Say Armed Robbers Used Pokémon Go App to Target Victims - snopes.com

    Police Say Armed Robbers Used Pokémon Go App to Target Victims - snopes.com
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    Police Say Armed Robbers Used Pokémon Go App to Target Victims
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    Missouri police say armed robberies were perpetrated by suspects who lured players to an area by using the Pokémon Go app. Jeff Zarronandia. 14 hours ago. Share. 2.8K. 2.8K. A string of armed robberies that took place in Missouri in the early morning ...
    "Pokemon Go" being used to stage robberies, police sayCBS News
    Police: Pokemon Go has been used to target armed-robbery victimsWashington Po
  • After Dallas shooting, US police forces rethinking tactics - Reuters

    After Dallas shooting, US police forces rethinking tactics - Reuters
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    After Dallas shooting, US police forces rethinking tactics
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    CHICAGO Police departments across the United States are searching for new tactics for a more difficult era of racial tension, increasingly lethal mass shootings and global terrorism. After last week's killing of five officers in Dallas, the deadliest ...
    Police may change tactics at protests after Dallas shootingFox Newsall 6 news articles »
  • Rallies continue across USA protesting shootings by police - USA TODAY

    Rallies continue across USA protesting shootings by police - USA TODAY
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    Rallies continue across USA protesting shootings by police
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    BATON ROUGE, La. — More than 1,000 people on Sunday returned for a second day of protests in the wake of last week's shooting death of Alton Sterling at the hands of police. Elsewhere in the USA, similar protests roiled other cities. In the Louisiana ...
    Why Black Lives Matter has gained momentum in a country where police shootings are rareWashington Post
    Obama says attacks on police hurt Black Lives Matter cau
  • Dallas Gunman Had Plans for Wider Attack, Police Say - New York Times

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    Dallas Gunman Had Plans for Wider Attack, Police Say
    New York Times
    People praying for the Dallas shooting victims at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas on Saturday evening. Credit Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times. DALLAS — The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas had enough bomb-making materials in ...
    More protesters arrested, police say Dallas sniper plotted bigger assaultReuters
    Obama calls for mutual respect from Black Lives Matter and policeUSA TO
  • In Dallas, Police Lives Are Mourned but Rage Continues to Boil Over - TIME

    In Dallas, Police Lives Are Mourned but Rage Continues to Boil Over - TIME
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    In Dallas, Police Lives Are Mourned but Rage Continues to Boil Over
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    Many of the speeches were eerily the same. The speakers, the thoughts, the frustration and anger — all the same. But what was different at a meeting of the Next Generation Action Network — the lead group that sponsored Thursday's night Black Lives ...and more »
  • As arrests mount in Baton Rouge, protesters question police tactics - Washington Post

    As arrests mount in Baton Rouge, protesters question police tactics - Washington Post
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    As arrests mount in Baton Rouge, protesters question police tactics
    Washington Post
    BATON ROUGE — On the first two nights after Alton Sterling was pinned to the ground and fatally shot by police, people gathered peacefully and purposefully around the Triple S convenience store, where Sterling had been selling CDs when a call came in ...
    Protests of Police Killings: Dozens of Arrests in LouisianaABC News
    Dallas shooter was planning a bigger attack, police say, as hundreds a
  • Police Shoot Man in Brooklyn; Officials Say He Had a Gun - New York Times

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    Police Shoot Man in Brooklyn; Officials Say He Had a Gun
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    A 9-millimeter handgun was recovered from the scene in Brooklyn, the police said. Credit New York Police Department. The calls came into 911 reporting a man with a gun. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday, the authorities said, three New York police ...
    Man wounded in police-involved shooting in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynWABC-TV
    Black man wounded in police-involved shooting in BrooklynNew York Daily Newsa
  • Man taken off life support, dies after being tasered by Anaheim police, family says - KABC-TV

    Man taken off life support, dies after being tasered by Anaheim police, family says - KABC-TV
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    Man taken off life support, dies after being tasered by Anaheim police, family says
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    Vincent Valenzuela, 32, was in a medically induced coma after his family said he was tasered by Anaheim police on Saturday, July 2, 2016. share; share; tweet; email. KABC. By ABC7.com staff. Sunday, July 10, 2016 06:34PM. ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) --.and more »
  • Police in Missouri Say Teens Used Pokemon Go to Rob Victims - ABC News

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    Police in Missouri Say Teens Used Pokemon Go to Rob Victims
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    Police in Missouri say four teens robbed victims after luring them to a specific location using the new Pokemon Go smartphone game. Police said Sunday that four teens used the game to draw victims to a spot in O'Fallon, just outside of St. Louis, and ...
    Police Say Armed Robbers Used Pokémon Go App to Target Victimssnopes.com
    "Pokemon Go" being used to stage robberies, police sayCBS News
    Police: Pokemon Go ha
  • Hundreds arrested in protests over shootings by police - CNN

    Hundreds arrested in protests over shootings by police - CNN
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    Hundreds arrested in protests over shootings by police
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    (CNN) After a weekend of confrontation, sporadic violence and arrests during protests against the police shootings of black men, the mother of one of the victims has appealed for calm. Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, one of two African ...and more »
  • Police may change tactics at protests after Dallas shooting - Fox News

    Police may change tactics at protests after Dallas shooting - Fox News
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    Police may change tactics at protests after Dallas shooting
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    MINNEAPOLIS – In the wake of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, where authorities were criticized for what some called heavy-handed tactics against demonstrators, many departments took a more restrained approach. Now, after the shooting deaths of five ...and more »
  • Police Swipe at Obama Over Tensions - Wall Street Journal

    Police Swipe at Obama Over Tensions - Wall Street Journal
    Wall Street Journal
    Police Swipe at Obama Over Tensions
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    As President Barack Obama prepares to head to Dallas on Tuesday after the deadly shooting of five policemen, he faces criticism from some law enforcement officials that he has helped inflame tensions between police and minority communities. The White ...
    President Obama honors Dallas police officersCBS News
    LISTEN: Obama's Growing Frustration After Fatal Police ShootingsNPR
    After a painful week for police and prote
  • Activists continue small but vocal protest against police violence - Chicago Tribune

    Activists continue small but vocal protest against police violence - Chicago Tribune
    Chicago Tribune
    Activists continue small but vocal protest against police violence
    Chicago Tribune
    Chanting, "No justice, no peace — no racist police" and "Black lives matter," protesters gathered in several locations in downtown Chicago over the weekend, starting on July 9, 2016, in response to police-involved killings of Alton Sterling in ...
    Marchers swarm downtown protesting police brutalityWLS-TVall 28 news articles »
  • Police Investigate Whether Black Separatist Groups May Have Directed Dallas Gunman - TheBlaze.com

    Police Investigate Whether Black Separatist Groups May Have Directed Dallas Gunman - TheBlaze.com
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    Police Investigate Whether Black Separatist Groups May Have Directed Dallas Gunman
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    DALLAS (AP) — Police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota were followed by calls from black militant groups and others to seek vengeance against officers. Almost immediately, several officers were attacked, including the five slain by a ...
    Baton Rouge officials and police critics ask if all police shooting investigations should be outsourcedThe Advocate
    Protesters Mar

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