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• Police: Man Who Held Hostages at Burger King Surrenders - ABC News

  17-07-2016 23:35
  CBS News
  Police: Man Who Held Hostages at Burger King Surrenders
  ABC News
  A standoff between police and a rape suspect who took hostages, including a 7-year-old girl, at a Baltimore Burger King has ended peacefully with the suspect's surrender, police said. Baltimore Police said Sunday afternoon that the suspect was in ...
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• Baton Rouge shooting: 3 officers dead; shooter was Missouri man, sources say - CNN

  17-07-2016 23:32
  
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  Baton Rouge shooting: 3 officers dead; shooter was Missouri man, sources say
  CNN
  (CNN) A Missouri man ambushed and killed three law officers and wounded three others in Baton Rouge on Sunday during a time when police nationwide and in the Louisiana city in particular have been on high alert after five officers were killed in a ...
  Baton Rouge Police Shooting: What We Know and Do Not KnowNew York Times
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• 3 police officers fatally shot in Baton Rouge; dead suspect identified - USA TODAY

  17-07-2016 23:28
  
  USA TODAY
  3 police officers fatally shot in Baton Rouge; dead suspect identified
  USA TODAY
  Three police officers were fatally shot in Baton Rouge and three others were wounded, according to officials, in what one witness described as a fusillade of dozens of shots shattering the calm of a Sunday morning. President Obama condemned the attack, ...
  
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• The Latest: Police: Barricade Suspect Held; Hostages Safe - ABC News

  17-07-2016 23:15
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  The Latest: Police: Barricade Suspect Held; Hostages Safe
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  Police say they've apprehended an armed rape suspect who barricaded himself in a Burger King in Southwest Baltimore and took hostages, including a seven-year-old girl. Baltimore Police said on Twitter that the suspect is in custody and the hostages are ...
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• Milwaukee police turn to two-person squad teams after officer shooting - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  17-07-2016 23:01
  
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  Milwaukee police turn to two-person squad teams after officer shooting
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  Broken auto glass lies in the 3500 block of S. 17th St. in Milwaukee, where a police officer was shot while seated in the front seat of his squad car. Credit: Michael Sears. Updated: 7:00 p.m.. SHARE. By Maggie Angst of the Journal Sentinel. Updated: 7 ...
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• Police: 2 women found dead inside Rhawnhurst motel - 6abc.com

  17-07-2016 22:44
  
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  Police: 2 women found dead inside Rhawnhurst motel
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  Police are investigating after two women were found dead inside a motel room in Philadelphia's Rhawnhurst neighborhood. (WPVI). WPVI. Sunday, July 17, 2016 06:44PM. RHAWNHURST (WPVI) --. Police are investigating after two women were found dead ...and more »
  
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• Police identify remains found on Ohio farm as missing woman, 30 - Fox News

  17-07-2016 21:12
  
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  Police identify remains found on Ohio farm as missing woman, 30
  Fox News
  Ohio police said Saturday they have recovered the remains of a 30-year-old woman who disappeared 10 months ago. Lindsay Bogan, of Middletown, Ohio, was last seen in September by her boyfriend, who Middletown police say is a person of interest in her ...and more »
  
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• What's in Cleveland's $50 million security plan for GOP convention - CNNMoney

  17-07-2016 21:08
  
  CNNMoney
  What's in Cleveland's $50 million security plan for GOP convention
  CNNMoney
  The city of Cleveland will have an army ready when the Republican National Convention opens on Monday. Concern over security was heightened after an ambush on police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killed three police officers and wounded three others.
  Trump Condemns Killings of Police Overshadowing ConventionFortune
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• Audio: 'Shots fired, officer down!' heard on Baton Rouge police shooting dispatch - The Advocate

  17-07-2016 20:38
  
  The Advocate
  Audio: 'Shots fired, officer down!' heard on Baton Rouge police shooting dispatch
  The Advocate
  Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- Response vehicles speed down Old Hammond Highway near Airline Highway near scene near shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge, La. Sunday, July July 17, 2016. prev. next. The call was chilling: a man ...and more »
  
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• Cleveland police union appeals for weapons ban - USA TODAY

  17-07-2016 20:20
  
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  Cleveland police union appeals for weapons ban
  USA TODAY
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association is asking the governor to suspend state law allowing the open carry of firearms for the duration of Republican National Convention. Alarmed by the succession of deadly police shootings, ...
  Kasich says hands tied as Cleveland police union seeks open-carry ban for conventionFox News
  Cleveland Police Calling for Open Carry Ban at RNC After Baton Rouge ShootingsABC
  
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• Cleveland police union asks for suspension of 'open carry' in wake of Baton Rouge, ahead of RNC - CNN

  17-07-2016 20:04
  
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  Cleveland police union asks for suspension of 'open carry' in wake of Baton Rouge, ahead of RNC
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  Cleveland, Ohio (CNN) The head of Cleveland's largest police union is calling on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily restrict the state's gun laws during this week's Republican National Convention following Sunday's shooting in Louisiana that killed ...
  Cleveland police union appeals for weapons banUSA TODAY
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• Video: 3 Officers Dead, 3 Wounded in Baton Rouge Attack

  17-07-2016 19:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 3 Officers Dead, 3 Wounded in Baton Rouge AttackAn ambush shooting in Baton Rouge, LA, killed three police officers and wounded three more early Sunday morning.A suspect is dead, and two may be at large, according to police.Police responded to a report of officers shot at a location on Airline Highway near Old Hammond Highway around 9 a.m., reports CBS affiliate WAFB.The shooting happened near the B Quick store on Airline Highway. Coppola said that authorities believe the "scene is contai
  
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• Police arrest man who threatened to 'purge' Pokemon Go players - Digital Trends

  17-07-2016 19:42
  
  Digital Trends
  Police arrest man who threatened to 'purge' Pokemon Go players
  Digital Trends
  Using Facebook to convey a warning of possible violence against a local community of Pokemon players, a 29-year-old Texas man named Nathan Cerda posted that he was planning to “purge” anyone attending Pokemon Go events or simply walking around ...and more »
  
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• Live Updates: Police Shootings in Baton Rouge - Wall Street Journal (blog)

  17-07-2016 19:38
  Wall Street Journal (blog)
  Live Updates: Police Shootings in Baton Rouge
  Wall Street Journal (blog)
  A gunman fatally shot three police officers and wounded three others before being killed by police in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday morning, the latest in a string of violent incidents around the U.S. between law enforcement and civilians. Three Officers ...
  
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• Police ID victims, suspected gunman in Titusville hospital shooting - WFTV Orlando

  17-07-2016 19:28
  
  WFTV Orlando
  Police ID victims, suspected gunman in Titusville hospital shooting
  WFTV Orlando
  Investigators identified the suspected gunman and the two women he fatally shot early Sunday at Titusville's Parrish Medical Center, the Titusville Police Department said. Police said David Owens, 29, of Titusville, fatally shot Cynthia Zingsheim, 88, ...
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• Cleveland police: No arrests ahead of GOP convention - USA TODAY

  17-07-2016 19:07
  
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  Cleveland police: No arrests ahead of GOP convention
  USA TODAY
  CLEVELAND — Delegates, journalists and protesters pouring in for the Republic National Convention find a city transformed, swarming with police officers and blocked with fencing and road closures designed to keep people away from each other. Cleveland ...
  What's in Cleveland's $50 million security plan for GOP conventionCNNMoney
  Shooting Deaths of Police Loom Over GOP ConventionNewsweek
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• Police: Innocent man killed after possible gang-related shooting in NE Houston - KHOU.com

  17-07-2016 19:03
  
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  Police: Innocent man killed after possible gang-related shooting in NE Houston
  KHOU.com
  Police are investigating a possible gang-related shooting they say left an innocent man dead in a northeast Houston Walgreens parking lot early Sunday morning. The incident began around 1 a.m. Sunday when the victim -- identified by loved ones as ...and more »
  
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• Louisiana Police Shootings Add New Convention Concerns - ABC News

  17-07-2016 18:14
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  Louisiana Police Shootings Add New Convention Concerns
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  The fatal shooting of three police officers in Louisiana added new concerns Sunday about security at the Republican National Convention as huge crowds were expected to protest and the city police chief prepared officers to deal with the open carrying ...
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• 1 killed as armed group seizes police HQ in Armenian capital, demands release of opposition head - RT

  17-07-2016 17:45
  
  RT
  1 killed as armed group seizes police HQ in Armenian capital, demands release of opposition head
  RT
  One person was killed and least three wounded as an armed group seized a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan. At least six hostages are still being held by the attackers, TASS reports citing police. The hostage takers are being described as ...
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• Police: Woman beaten to death in Kensington - 6abc.com

  17-07-2016 17:14
  
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  Police: Woman beaten to death in Kensington
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  Philadelphia police are searching for the suspect in the brutal beating of a woman in Kensington. (WPVI). WPVI. Sunday, July 17, 2016 07:48PM. KENSINGTON (WPVI) --. Philadelphia police are searching for the suspect in the brutal beating of a woman in ...and more »
  
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• Man dead in police-involved shooting in Brooklyn - New York Daily News

  17-07-2016 16:47
  
  New York Daily News
  Man dead in police-involved shooting in Brooklyn
  New York Daily News
  A man died following a police-involved shooting in Brooklyn after cops responded to a gunpoint robbery. NY Daily News. Raw: Man dead in police involved shooting in Brooklyn. A man died following a police-involved shooting in Brooklyn after cops ...
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• Treating The Police, Fearing The Police: Dallas Surgeon Brian Williams Reflects - NPR

  17-07-2016 16:30
  
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  Treating The Police, Fearing The Police: Dallas Surgeon Brian Williams Reflects
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  When injured police officers started arriving at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas on the night of July 7, Dr. Brian Williams was there to treat them. As a trauma surgeon, he treats all patients the same. As a black man, he acknowledged his own ...and more »
  
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• Police: Suspect Wounds Milwaukee Officer Then Kills Himself - ABC News

  17-07-2016 15:37
  Police: Suspect Wounds Milwaukee Officer Then Kills Himself
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  A domestic violence suspect opened fire on a Milwaukee police officer who was sitting in his squad car early Sunday, seriously wounding him before fleeing and apparently killing himself shortly afterward, authorities said. The shooting, coming the same ...and more »
  
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• How transparent will the LAPD be on releasing videos of police shootings, other controversial encounters? - Los Angeles Times

  17-07-2016 14:25
  
  Los Angeles Times
  How transparent will the LAPD be on releasing videos of police shootings, other controversial encounters?
  Los Angeles Times
  For more than a year, the plan to put body cameras on thousands of Los Angeles police officers has been clouded by a divisive debate over a key question: How much video should be made public and when? The LAPD insisted it would generally withhold the ...and more »
  
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• Columbus police handling of racial slurs facing Ohio civil rights charge - Columbus Dispatch

  17-07-2016 12:55
  
  Columbus Dispatch
  Columbus police handling of racial slurs facing Ohio civil rights charge
  Columbus Dispatch
  A white sergeant's use of racial slurs and a threat to kill two black officers prompted a state agency to charge the Columbus Division of Police with “unlawful discriminatory practices” for failing to quickly act on officers' complaints. Investigations ...
  
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• For a black Dallas police officer, a never-ending effort to build bridges - Los Angeles Times

  17-07-2016 12:05
  
  Los Angeles Times
  For a black Dallas police officer, a never-ending effort to build bridges
  Los Angeles Times
  In Sgt. Leroy Quigg's long career with the Dallas Police Department, two moments in particular capture his difficult and delicate mission. When riots erupted in Los Angeles in 1992, Officer Quigg found himself facing a backlash in black neighborhoods ...
  
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• Police shoot man during West Side raid - Chicago Tribune

  17-07-2016 07:37
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Police shoot man during West Side raid
  Chicago Tribune
  Officers work at the scene of a police-involved shooting in the 100 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue on July 16, 2016, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. A 40-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital with gunshot wounds to the arm and ...
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• Justice Department to Review Police Response to Pulse Nightclub Shooting - NBCNews.com

  17-07-2016 06:59
  
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  Justice Department to Review Police Response to Pulse Nightclub Shooting
  NBCNews.com
  The Department of Justice announced Saturday that it will conduct an "after-action assessment" of the police response to last month's deadly shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. The assessment will look at how prepared Orlando police was for ...
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• Police: 65 arrested after blocking Baltimore expressway during protest - Baltimore Sun

  17-07-2016 06:03
  
  Baltimore Sun
  Police: 65 arrested after blocking Baltimore expressway during protest
  Baltimore Sun
  More than 20 people were arrested on Saturday after participants in a march against police brutality blocked Interstate 83 just north of downtown Baltimore. More than 20 people were arrested on Saturday after participants in a march against police ...
  65 Arrested During Police Brutality Protest in BaltimoreABC News
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