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• The Police Love-In Outside the RNC - Bloomberg

  19-07-2016 22:12
  
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  The Police Love-In Outside the RNC
  Bloomberg
  Inside Quicken Loans Arena, the 2016 Republican National Convention is a chaotic morass of screaming delegates, allegations and denials of plagiarism and speakers with various veins popping out of the middle of their foreheads. It's a madhouse in there.and more »
  
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• Video: San Antonio Officer Saves Children from Apartment Fire

  19-07-2016 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: San Antonio Officer Saves Children from Apartment FireSan Antonio police officer Tim Bowen barely had time to take in the faces of the four children he saw peering through the second floor window of an apartment building on fire.All he remembered was the sound of their screams, as he arrived on scene around 8 a.m. Monday."I was just hoping they would come to me,” Bowen said. “They didn't want to at first but I talked to them and talked to them and finally they started coming."
  
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• Video: Ohio Officer Hospitalized After Cutting Mouth on Glass in Sandwich

  19-07-2016 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Ohio Officer Hospitalized After Cutting Mouth on Glass in SandwichA Columbus, OH, police officer was rushed to the hospital after officials say he cut his mouth after biting into a sandwich, which contained several shards of glass from a restaurant on East Long Street Monday afternoon.The officer was taken to Grant Medical Center around 3 p.m. where he was held overnight. The officer is expected to be okay, according to investigators.Police told ABC6 the officer bit into the sandwich
  
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• Video: Kansas Police Captain Killed in Tuesday Afternoon Shooting

  19-07-2016 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Kansas Police Captain Killed in Tuesday Afternoon ShootingA Kansas City, KS, police captain was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon.Capt. Robert Melton was shot at 22nd and Haskell. One person is in custody, another has been detained.The incident began about 1:33 p.m. when police received a call about an armed disturbance at Second Street and Edgerton Drive. The caller told police that several people in a car were firing shots at them, according to a statement from KCK police.Officers arriv
  
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• Video: Florida Man Stands Guard Over Deputy at Gas Station

  19-07-2016 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Florida Man Stands Guard Over Deputy at Gas StationA deputy with the Lake County (FL) Sheriff’s Office is thanking a stranger for going the extra mile to make sure law enforcement officials are safe.Dep. David Causey was filling up the tank of his patrol SUV Saturday when he noticed a man acting strangely nearby.At first, Causey thought the man might be a threat, but then he realized the man was acting as his guardian.According to a Facebook post by Causey, the man turned
  
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• Indianapolis Police Post Photo on Facebook of Children Praying for Officer Father

  19-07-2016 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A photo shared by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Facebook Sunday is touching hearts across the country, as it shows children praying for the safe return of their police officer father.The kids in the photo are dressed in police gear and are kneeling in front of a police car. Their hands are clasped and their heads are bowed, WSOC TV reports.The photo has a simple caption: “Praying their father and all police officers return home safely. 
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• Despite Acquittals, Prosecution Expected to Continue Freddie Gray Trials of Officers

  19-07-2016 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Even though a judge acquitted a third Baltimore officer of charges stemming from the in-custody death of Freddie Gray Monday, prosecutors seem to be willing to try the remaining three cases amid mounting pressure to call it quits.Rice's acquittal is the fourth consecutive blow to the state's case, but the next officer remains scheduled to stand trial next week. Prosecutors have given no indication that they plan to change course.At a news conference, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 President G
  
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• Black Lives Matter Asks Vancouver Police to Withdraw from LGBT Pride Parade

  19-07-2016 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Black Lives Matter Vancouver is asking police to voluntarily withdraw its float from the Canadian city’s upcoming Pride Parade, as a "show of solidarity and understanding" that officer involvement in the march creates an unsafe atmosphere for some communities.The open letter published by the activist group on Friday comes weeks after its Toronto counterparts halted the city's parade until organizers signed off on a list of demands including banning police floats fr
  
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• Baton Rouge Police Killer was Sovereign Citizen

  19-07-2016 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gavin Eugene Long, who police have identified as the shooter who killed three police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday (July 17), changed his name in May 2015 and declared himself a part of the Washitaw Nation. Members of the affiliated sovereign group consider themselves independent from the United States and dismiss government authority.Court documents in Kansas City show Long, who changed his name to Cosmo Ausar Setepenra, claimed his nationality as United Washitaw de Dugdahmoundyah Mu'ur. Th
  
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• Obama Praises Police in Open Letter - Wall Street Journal

  19-07-2016 19:19
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Obama Praises Police in Open Letter
  Wall Street Journal
  WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama wrote an open letter to the law-enforcement community Tuesday, praising police officers for their courage as tensions run high after the Texas and Louisiana police slayings. “We have your backs,” Mr. Obama wrote ...and more »
  
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• KING: Black Lives Matter opposes police brutality, not police - New York Daily News

  19-07-2016 18:31
  
  New York Daily News
  KING: Black Lives Matter opposes police brutality, not police
  New York Daily News
  The police slayings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement in cities across the country, including New York. (Danielle Maczynski/New York Daily News). Shaun King. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Tuesday, July 19 ...
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• Cleveland police to protesters: don't hide your faces - USA TODAY

  19-07-2016 18:11
  
  USA TODAY
  Cleveland police to protesters: don't hide your faces
  USA TODAY
  CLEVELAND – Police Chief Calvin Williams issued a warning Tuesday to an undisclosed number of loosely-affiliated masked protesters who have triggered unusual anxiety among visitors and local residents with their unplanned appearances across the city: ...and more »
  
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• Can Big Data Help Head Off Police Misconduct? - NPR

  19-07-2016 16:16
  
  NPR
  Can Big Data Help Head Off Police Misconduct?
  NPR
  Big Data has been considered an essential tool for tech companies and political campaigns. Now, someone who has handled data analytics at the highest levels in both of those worlds sees promise for it in policing, education and city services. For ...and more »
  
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• Columbus Police Officer hospitalized after biting into glass in sandwich - NBC4i.com

  19-07-2016 15:45
  
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  Columbus Police Officer hospitalized after biting into glass in sandwich
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  COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A Columbus Police Officer was hospitalized after injuring his mouth when hit bit into a sandwich that had glass in it. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 2:46pm, Monday, an officer was eating at a Columbus ...
  Police: Don't believe glass in officer's sandwich was intentionalABC6OnYourSide.comall 50 news articles »
  
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• Police come under gunfire at gun shop in Marietta, Georgia - Fox News

  19-07-2016 14:08
  
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Police come under gunfire at gun shop in Marietta, Georgia
  Fox News
  Police responding to a break-in at a gun store in Marietta, Ga., were shot at early Tuesday morning during a tense stand off that ended when the county's SWAT used anarmored vehicle to enter the store. Marietta police Officer Brittany Wallace said no ...
  Police fired upon at gun shopAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 59 news articles »
  
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• Police And Black Lives Matter Hold A Cookout, And Praise Rolls In - NPR

  19-07-2016 13:50
  
  NPR
  Police And Black Lives Matter Hold A Cookout, And Praise Rolls In
  NPR
  Members of the Wichita, Kan., police department spent Sunday afternoon eating and talking with people from the community, at a cookout that was planned with the local Black Lives Matter group. The event was called the First Steps Community Cookout — a ...
  Kansas Black Lives Matter holds picnic with police instead of protestUSA TODAY
  Black Lives Matter Protest Becomes BBQ And Real Talk With PoliceHuffington Post
  
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• Baltimore Police Now Requiring Two Officers to Respond to Every Call

  19-07-2016 03:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Following the fatal shooting of three police officers in Baton Rouge, LA, the Baltimore Police Department is requiring - effective immediately – that two officers respond to every call for service in the city, reports the Baltimore Sun."While we are not doubling up in cars, we are requiring two cars to respond to all calls for service," Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said in a statement. "This will stay in effect until further notice.""The safety of our police officers is paramo
  
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• Video: The Stories of the 3 Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Ambush Attack

  19-07-2016 02:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: The Stories of the 3 Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Ambush AttackSunday morning, three police officers were killed in what police are calling an ambush shooting near the B-Quik gas station in Baton Rouge, LA. Two Baton Rouge Police Department officers have been identified as Montrell Jackson, 32, and Matthew Gerald, 41. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputy has been identified as Brad Garafola, 45.Officer Montrell Jackson had been with the Baton Rouge Police Department for 10 years
  
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• 2 Baton Rouge Officers Remain in Hospital After Ambush Attack

  19-07-2016 01:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two Baton Rouge law enforcement officers remain hospitalized Monday after they were wounded during the ambush attack that resulted in the deaths of three officers, officials say, reports WAFB.Bruce Simmons, 57, remains in the Baton Rouge General Hospital, and he now has a second surgery scheduled for Monday night. Simmons was one of six law enforcement officers who were shot by Gavin Gavin Eugene Long of Kansas City, Missouri. Simmons has served as a police officer for 23 years.Deputy Nicholas T
  
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• Burning Florida Police Cruiser Found with Black Lives Matter Note

  19-07-2016 01:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Daytona Beach, FL, police patrol vehicle was found completely engulfed in flames early Sunday with a note reading "Black Lives Matter," authorities said.Officers responded about 2:30 a.m. and found the marked cruiser on fire in front of the Islamic Center of Daytona Beach, where it was parked and being used as a "ghost car" to deter crime, officials said.Fire crews responded and put the fire out. No one was reported injured in the incident, reports the Orlando Sentinel.A note was found that re
  
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• 'Helluva' Shot Stopped Gunman in Baton Rouge, Officials Say

  19-07-2016 00:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Baton Rouge, LA, Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr. said Monday that the attack that killed three law enforcement officers and wounded three others showed why militarized police tactics are needed, reports CNN.In the last two weeks, police have been up against skilled gunmen in Dallas and Baton Rouge and taken casualties.On Sunday, the Baton Rouge SWAT team's training kicked in and the team performed flawlessly in responding to an ambush on officers, an emotional Dabadie said at a press conference.Ea
  
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• California K-9 Stabbed While Chasing Suspect in Marijuana Grow

  19-07-2016 00:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Trinity County (CA) Sheriff's Office said one of its K-9s was stabbed Thursday morning by a suspect in a marijuana grow, reports KRCR.K-9 Johnny had entered the marijuana grow with his handler when multiple suspects started to run from the area. The dog was able to apprehend one suspect, whom officers detained, and then went after the second suspect who was carrying a 10-inch knife and a pistol.Officials said the second suspect stabbed K-9 Johnny in the left side of his neck with the 10-inch
  
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• Video: Obama Says Police Can 'Make the Job of Being a Cop a Lot Safer' by Admitting Failures

  19-07-2016 00:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Obama Says Police Can 'Make the Job of Being a Cop a Lot Safer' by Admitting FailuresAmerica's police will be safer when they admit they have a problem, President Barack Obama declared last week at a bilateral event with the prime minister of Spain in Madrid, reports the Media Research Center.Fielding a question on Sunday, July 10, about the violence against police in Dallas, which left five officers dead, Obama said police officers will be safer once they acknowledge their failures:"Ther
  
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