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• Jeri Williams Named Phoenix Police Chief, First Female Chief in City’s History

  13-07-2016 23:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The city of Phoenix will name Jeri Williams its new police chief soon, a source told KTAR News 92.3 FM on Wednesday.Williams, a former assistant police chief in Phoenix, will be the first female chief in the city’s history.She will take over the department in October, when current Chief Joe Yahner retires.Williams left the Phoenix Police Department in early 2011 to take over as chief of police in Oxnard, California.During her first stint in Phoenix, Williams was in charge of
  
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• Baltimore Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray's Death to Receive $87K in Back Pay

  13-07-2016 19:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., who was acquitted of second-degree murder and other charges in the death of Freddie Gray, is set to receive $87,000 in back pay, reports the Baltimore Sun.Baltimore's Board of Estimates on Wednesday authorized a payment of $87,705 to Goodson. Goodson and three other officers charged with felonies in connection with Gray's death were suspended without pay, under department policy. Having been acquitted, Goodson is now entitled to back pay under that policy."That's an e
  
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• Head of Seattle police union resigns amid Facebook controversy - KOMO News

  13-07-2016 07:09 via komonews.com
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  Head of Seattle police union resigns amid Facebook controversy
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  A black band is drawn across the badge of Seattle Police Deputy Chief Carmen Best as she stands nearby during a news conference discussing community reaction to the shootings of police officers in Dallas, Friday, July 8, 2016, in Seattle. (AP Photo ...and more »
  
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• 7th killing in Phoenix area is part of serial shootings case, police say - Fox News

  13-07-2016 06:18 via foxnews.com
  
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  7th killing in Phoenix area is part of serial shootings case, police say
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  Phoenix police said Tuesday that a seventh homicide and three other shootings are related to the same serial shooter or shooters believed to be responsible for sixth other murders in recent months. The shooting death of Krystal Annette White, 55, is ...and more »
  
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• Shots fired at officers in SE, DC, arrests made - WUSA9.com

  13-07-2016 05:45 via wusa9.com
  
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  Shots fired at officers in SE, DC, arrests made
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  WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - One man is in jail after a shootout with police overnight in Southeast DC. According to police, 22 year old Luvell Alverson, of Suitland, Md. robbed four people and then, in an effort to flee the area, forced five people into an ...
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• Bellaire police officer killed in motorcycle accident - KTRK-TV

  13-07-2016 04:55 via abc13.com
  
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  A Bellaire police officer was killed Tuesday afternoon in a motorcycle accident in southwest Houston and investigators are looking for who they're calling a "person of interest." Breaking: photo taken just before fatal crash. Info? contact ...and more »
  
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• Baton Rouge Police Arrest 3 in Plot to Shoot at Officers - New York Times

  13-07-2016 03:36 via nytimes.com
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  Baton Rouge Police Arrest 3 in Plot to Shoot at Officers
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  The Baton Rouge police chief, Carl Dabadie Jr., and other law enforcement officials described a continuing, credible threat to the police. Credit Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times. BATON ROUGE, La. — Law enforcement officials said here Tuesday ...
  3 Arrested After Baton Rouge Gun Burglary Tied to Plot to Attack Police: OfficialsABC News
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• Texas Motor Officer Dies After Crash During Chase

  13-07-2016 02:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Bellaire, TX, police officer on a motorcycle was killed in a crash during a chase Tuesday in southwest Houston, reports click2houston.According to Houston police, Officer Anthony Marco Zarate was responding to a shoplifting incident at the Target in nearby Meyerland Plaza around 1:40 p.m. and a chase began."Loss prevention flagged down the Bellaire PD officer who just completed another traffic stop, told him that there was a vehicle that was leaving that had at least two males that were believ
  
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• Police fear the dark side of Pokemon Go - Los Angeles Times

  13-07-2016 02:15 via latimes.com
  
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  Police fear the dark side of Pokemon Go
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  With the success of "Pokemon Go," we set out to discover if any of the little monsters were hiding within the walls of our own L.A. Times newsroom. With the success of "Pokemon Go," we set out to discover if any of the little monsters were hiding ...
  
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• Police union threatens to pull officers from Browns games after controversial post - CBSSports.com

  13-07-2016 02:14 via cbssports.com
  
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  Police union threatens to pull officers from Browns games after controversial post
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  The president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association has threatened to keep officers from working Browns home games this season in the wake of Browns running back Isaiah Crowell posting an image to his Instagram account that showed a man ...
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• LAPD Did Not Violate Deadly Force Rules in 2015 Shooting, Panel Finds

  13-07-2016 02:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As hundreds of demonstrators descended on downtown Los Angeles, the city’s Police Commission on Tuesday faulted two LAPD officers for their tactics leading up to the death of a woman in South L.A. last year, but found that the fatal shooting did not violate the department’s deadly force policy, reports the Los Angeles Times.The fatal shooting of Redel Jones was one of several by Los Angeles police officers last year that prompted criticism from activists, including those affiliated w
  
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• Protest Follows Determination That Police Shooting Justified - ABC News

  13-07-2016 01:45 via abcnews.go.com
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  Protest Follows Determination That Police Shooting Justified
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  A Los Angeles woman's fatal shooting by police last year was justified, a civilian review board found Tuesday in a decision that prompted an emotional protest and march on City Hall. The Los Angeles Police Commission's finding that the shooting of ...
  Los Angeles Police Commission rules officer in fatal 2015 shooting acted within policyKABC-TVall 26 news articles »
  
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• Pennsylvania Officers Pay Bill of Couple Who Refused to Sit Next to Them

  13-07-2016 01:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A group of policemen from Homestead and Whitaker, PA, eating at a Waterfront restaurant, paid a couple's bill after the couple made it obvious they didn't want to sit by the officers on Saturday, reports WTAE.Homestead police Officer Chuck Thomas said it was obvious the man and woman didn't want anything to do with the police officers."I looked over and said, 'It's okay sir. You won't have to worry about it, we won't hurt you," Thomas said. "He looked at me hard again and said he’s not sit
  
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• Minneapolis Officers Working Security Leave WNBA Game Over Player Jerseys, Comments

  13-07-2016 01:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Four off-duty Minneapolis police officers working security at the WNBA Minnesota Lynx game at Target Center on Saturday night walked off the job after the players held a news conference denouncing racial profiling, then wore Black Lives Matter pregame warm-up jerseys, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.Lynx players did not wear T-shirts supporting the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of Tuesday's game in San Antonio."The Lynx organization was made aware about the concerns of the off duty Minn
  
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• Federal Raid at Louisiana Home Tied to Murder Plot Against Police

  13-07-2016 01:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The raid of a Baton Rouge, LA, home Monday and a pawn shop burglary last week are connected to the arrests of three people who said they were going to kill police at protests for Alton Sterling, reports WBRZ.Three people - including at least one juvenile - have been arrested.Monday, federal authorities raided a home in Old South Baton Rouge. A WBRZ news crew recorded video of agents with the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; sheriff's deputies; and Baton Rouge Police going through the home. The hom
  
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• Suspect shoots at police during chase that prompts Capitol lockdown - WTOP

  13-07-2016 00:57 via wtop.com
  
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  Suspect shoots at police during chase that prompts Capitol lockdown
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  As police officers gather in the background, a car sits with its doors open near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2016. The U.S. Capitol and its office buildings were briefly locked down after District of... WASHINGTON — A suspect ...
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• Video: Denver Police Union Demands Changes After Dallas Ambush

  13-07-2016 00:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Denver Police Union Demands Changes After Dallas AmbushAfter the ambush on Dallas police officers, Denver's largest police union, the Police Protective Association, is demanding changes in the department's policies, reports KDVR.The PPA sent two letters to police Chief Robert White, Mayor Michael Hancock, and Denver International Airport Manager of Aviation Kim Day.In one letter, the PPA asks that officers be allowed to wear protective gear while providing security for protesters."Our off
  
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• Time to End the Demonizing of Police - Wall Street Journal

  13-07-2016 00:37 via wsj.com
  
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  Time to End the Demonizing of Police
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  For two years American police departments have endured relentless attacks from the Obama administration, its media allies and the Black Lives Matter movement alleging that U.S. law enforcement is a racist, deadly threat to African-Americans. A handful ...
  Obama's toxic mind game with policeFox News
  Rallies continue across USA protesting shootings by policeUSA TODAY
  #BlackLivesMatter kills cops, Fort Worth police group
  
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• Video: Suspects Charged With Using 'Pokemon Go' to Commit Armed Robberies

  13-07-2016 00:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Suspects Charged With Using 'Pokemon Go' to Commit Armed RobberiesFour teens allegedly used the newly-released "Pokemon Go" app to commit multiple robberies in St. Louis and St. Charles counties, reports KMOV.Brett Miller, 17, of St. Peters; Jamine Warner, 18, of O'Fallon, MO; and Shane Backer, 18, of Wentzville are charged with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. A 16-year-old suspect has also been charged.The suspects were located by O'Fallon Police after responding to an ar
  
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• Video: Pennsylvania Officer Speaks on Surviving 7 Shots

  13-07-2016 00:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Pennsylvania Officer Speaks on Surviving 7 Shots Doctors call Officer Chris Dorman a miracle. Shot seven times two week ago, he's talking and alive."Basic call for someone smoking marijuana in the back of an apartment building, just went to check it out," Dorman told Action News Thursday.Dorman says he approached Donte Island in the back of an apartment just a block from the Folcroft Police Department.He says almost immediately Island punched him, staggering him, and then opened fire, fir
  
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