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• Homewood police fatally shoot female robbery suspect | AL.com - AL.com

  29-07-2016 22:42 via al.com
  
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  Homewood police fatally shoot female robbery suspect | AL.com
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  For a few moments on Friday, Rosa Jurado stared down the barrel of a gun at the Homewood wireless service shop where she works. Standing before the ...and more »
  
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• Ex-con turned comedian gives back to police - WKYT

  29-07-2016 22:29 via wkyt.com
  
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  Ex-con turned comedian gives back to police
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  NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - A Nicholasville man, now a father to three, once did some hard time in prison for a crime he committed in Louisville but he's turned his life around. Now he befriends police officers. "I stuck up a young man behind a ...
  
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• Man subdued after allegedly stabbing wife, ending 4-hour police standoff - NJ.com

  29-07-2016 22:13 via nj.com
  
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  Man subdued after allegedly stabbing wife, ending 4-hour police standoff
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  NEWARK — A 64-year-old man was subdued by a SWAT team and removed from his apartment after he stabbed his wife, ending a more than four-hour standoff with police Friday, authorities said. After the man, who was allegedly holding a "large knife" to his ...and more »
  
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• Activists: Syracuse police chief said he's troubled by man's arrest caught on video - Syracuse.com

  29-07-2016 22:09 via syracuse.com
  
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  Activists: Syracuse police chief said he's troubled by man's arrest caught on video
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  Black Lives Matter and OGs Against Violence organizers said Friday that's how Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler told them he felt after watching the video that captured the arrest of anti-violence activist Maurice "Mo" Crawley. Clifford Ryans, founder ...
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• Chicago police officers' credibility questioned, attorneys told - Chicago Tribune

  29-07-2016 21:51 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Chicago police officers' credibility questioned, attorneys told
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  Cook County Judge William Hooks sharply assailed a Chicago police officer for his allegedly false testimony before throwing out the evidence. That prompted prosecutors to dismiss the charges against two drug suspects. Cook County Judge William Hooks ...
  
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• Brazil Police to Take Over Security Screening at Rio Olympics - Wall Street Journal

  29-07-2016 19:46 via wsj.com
  
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  Brazil Police to Take Over Security Screening at Rio Olympics
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  RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian police will take over security screening outside Olympic venues after the private firm contracted to do the job failed to hire enough staff in time for the Games, which begin in a week, according to Brazil's Ministry of Justice.
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• Police save suspect from burning car after 100-mph chase - USA TODAY

  29-07-2016 19:28 via usatoday.com
  
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  Police save suspect from burning car after 100-mph chase
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  Police pulled an armed robbery suspect from a burning vehicle in Forth Worth, Tex., showed body cam footage released Thursday. Officers were chasing three suspects after a reported robbery earlier this month. At one point, the chase reached as high as ...
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• Black Lives Matter Protests to Resume in Dallas After Massacre of Police - Breitbart News

  29-07-2016 19:17 via breitbart.com
  
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  Black Lives Matter Protests to Resume in Dallas After Massacre of Police
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  Only weeks after the executions of five Dallas area police officers at a Black Lives Matter protest, local social justice activists are set to continue demonstrations against “police brutality” in memory “of those who have fallen”. Grand Prairie-based ...and more »
  
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• Wisconsin teen seeking 'first kill' slit brother's girlfriend's throat, police say - fox8.com

  29-07-2016 19:05 via fox8.com
  
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  Wisconsin teen seeking 'first kill' slit brother's girlfriend's throat, police say
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  HUDSON, Wis. — A 14-year-old Wisconsin girl who told police she was a “psychopath” and wanted her brother's girlfriend to be her “first kill” has been charged as an adult with attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Kali J. Bookey is being held ...
  Police: Western Wis. girl, 14, slit teen's throat in hopes of 'first kill'Minneapolis Star Tribune
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• KING: Police officers should be required to have a college degree - New York Daily News

  29-07-2016 18:59 via nydailynews.com
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  KING: Police officers should be required to have a college degree
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  Today is Part 5 in a five-week, 25-part series exploring solutions for police brutality in America. Part 1 can be found here and Part 2 can be found here. Part 3 can be found here. Part 4 can be found here. The problem of police brutality is actually ...and more »
  
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• Police officer killed, another wounded in Southcrest shooting ... - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  29-07-2016 18:56 via sandiegouniontribune.com
  
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  Two San Diego police officers were shot several times, one of them fatally wounded, during a traffic stop in Southcrest late Thursday night, police said.
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• Bikini-clad Off-duty Police Officer Tackles Thief - Yahoo News

  29-07-2016 18:41 via yahoo.com
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  Bikini-clad Off-duty Police Officer Tackles Thief
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  A pickpocket got more than he bargained for after targeting a group of friends in Sweden, resulting in his being restrained by a bikini-clad off-duty police officer in a rather unconventional arrest. Mikaela Kellner was sunbathing with friends in a ...
  Bikini-clad police officer nabs thief while tanningNew York Daily News
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• Suspect trying to flee traffic stop fatally shot by Chicago police in South Shore, CPD says - WLS-TV

  29-07-2016 18:05 via abc7chicago.com
  
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  Suspect trying to flee traffic stop fatally shot by Chicago police in South Shore, CPD says
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  A suspect behind the wheel of a stolen car was shot and killed by Chicago police Thursday night, officials said. (WLS). WLS. By Jessica D'Onofrio. Friday, July 29, 2016 12:24PM. CHICAGO (WLS) --. A suspect behind the wheel of a stolen car was shot and ...
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• Scotland police: Hundreds of children targets of online sexual abuse - CNN

  29-07-2016 17:53 via cnn.com
  
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  Scotland police: Hundreds of children targets of online sexual abuse
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  (CNN) Police in Scotland have arrested 77 people after more than 500 children were identified as potential victims of online sexual abuse. Officials said about 30 million indecent images were uncovered during Operation Lattise, with those arrested ...
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• 1 year after saving her life, Texas police officer has tea party with toddler who choked on penny - Fox News

  29-07-2016 17:32 via foxnews.com
  
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  1 year after saving her life, Texas police officer has tea party with toddler who choked on penny
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  A Dallas police officer whose quick thinking made headlines last summer recently had tea with the little girl whom he saved from choking on a coin. The party commemorated the one-year anniversary of the life-saving maneuver and the pair's meeting, ...and more »
  
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• Police Arrest Florida Man, Claiming Donut Glaze Was Crystal Meth - ThinkProgress

  29-07-2016 17:28 via thinkprogress.org
  
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  Police Arrest Florida Man, Claiming Donut Glaze Was Crystal Meth
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  Orlando police pulled over a man and arrested him for drug possession. But it turns out that drug was a Krispy Kreme doughnut. After being pulled over for failing to come to a full stop before driving out of a parking lot, 64-year-old Daniel Rushing ...
  Man Arrested Because Orlando Police Thought Doughnut Glaze Was MethTIME
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• Police: Drunk mom brings toddler to bar, punched child and officer - KTRK-TV

  29-07-2016 16:49 via abc13.com
  
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  Police: Drunk mom brings toddler to bar, punched child and officer
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  Police say a mother showed up drunk to a bar with her two-year-old daughter. (KTRK). KTRK. Friday, July 29, 2016 09:49AM. DES MOINES, IA (KTRK) --. A mother is in jail after police say she showed up drunk to a bar with her two-year-old daughter.and more »
  
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• The 911 Call That Prompted Police To Shoot An Unarmed Therapist Pokes Holes In The Police Narrative - ThinkProgress

  29-07-2016 16:45 via thinkprogress.org
  
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  The 911 Call That Prompted Police To Shoot An Unarmed Therapist Pokes Holes In The Police Narrative
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  Last week, a police officer shot therapist Charles Kinsey as he tried to help his patient, Arnaldo Rios, who'd strayed from a local group home. Police have defended the shooting by saying they got a 911 call warning them that Rios had a gun and was ...
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• Tennis-ball-sized hail knocks out 27 Colorado Springs police cars - The Denver Post

  29-07-2016 16:13 via denverpost.com
  
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  Tennis-ball-sized hail knocks out 27 Colorado Springs police cars
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  Golf- and tennis-ball-sized hail pummeled southeast Colorado Springs Thursday night, rendering 27 police cars inoperable with broken windshields and rear-view mirrors and severely battered hoods and trunks. The big dent in the department's fleet will ...and more »
  
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• Donald Trump on San Diego Police Shooting: 'It is Only Getting Worse' - Breitbart News

  29-07-2016 16:05 via breitbart.com
  
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  Donald Trump on San Diego Police Shooting: 'It is Only Getting Worse'
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  Republican nominee Donald Trump is responding to the shooting of two police officers in San Diego, California, where at least one officer was killed late Thursday night, saying police shootings across the country are “only getting worse.” ...and more »
  
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• Video: 2 Officers Shot, 1 Killed at San Diego Traffic Stop

  29-07-2016 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 2 Officers Shot, 1 Killed at San Diego Traffic StopA police officer was fatally shot and another seriously injured during a traffic stop in San Diego late Thursday, officials said.Authorities said early Friday that one person was in custody, but told residents to stay indoors while they searched the area for other potential suspects.SWAT vehicles, helicopters and patrol cars were involved in the extensive operation.The shooting happened at around 11 p.m. local time, San Diego Police Chief
  
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• Somerville police officers protest of Black Lives Matter banner - WCVB Boston

  29-07-2016 15:19 via wcvb.com
  
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  Somerville police officers protest of Black Lives Matter banner
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  SOMERVILLE, Mass. —About 50 police officers and their supporters upset about a Black Lives Matter banner that has been hanging outside City Hall for a year rallied on Thursday to try to pressure the mayor to remove it. The primarily white opponents of ...
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• DeMarcus Cousins on black men and police: 'I've learned about both sides' - The Undefeated

  29-07-2016 14:03 via theundefeated.com
  
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  DeMarcus Cousins on black men and police: 'I've learned about both sides'
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  DeMarcus Cousins #12 of the 2016 USA Basketball Men's National Team shoots during a practice session at the Mendenhall Center on July 21, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images. By Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpearsESPN. July 29, 2016.and more »
  
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• Baton Rouge Drug Enforcement Has Plummeted Since Police Killed Alton Sterling - FiveThirtyEight

  29-07-2016 13:55 via fivethirtyeight.com
  
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  Baton Rouge Drug Enforcement Has Plummeted Since Police Killed Alton Sterling
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  Much of what followed the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling, a black man in Baton Rouge, on July 5 has been well-chronicled. Philando Castile, also a black man, was killed a day later by a police officer in Minnesota. A day after that, five ...
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• True heroes: Police rescue armed robbery suspect from burning car in Texas (DRAMATIC VIDEO) - RT

  29-07-2016 13:32 via rt.com
  
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  True heroes: Police rescue armed robbery suspect from burning car in Texas (DRAMATIC VIDEO)
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  Police officers have been hailed as true heroes after they managed to rescue a robbery suspect from a burning car, despite the fact that the suspect might have been armed. The rescue was caught on one officer's body camera. The video was released by ...
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• Leaderless Chicago street gangs vex police efforts to quell violence - Chicago Tribune

  29-07-2016 12:10 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Leaderless Chicago street gangs vex police efforts to quell violence
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  A baseball cap remains on the ground after a West Side shooting June 8, 2016, on Ohio Street near Homan Avenue. Lanarris Webster, 34, was shot to death in the 3300 block of West Ohio in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. A baseball cap remains on ...
  
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• Philly police say uniformed cops were barred from DNC floor - New York Post

  29-07-2016 08:33 via nypost.com
  
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  Philly police say uniformed cops were barred from DNC floor
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  Some Philadelphia police officers say they were barred from patrolling in uniform on the floor of the convention while it was in session — spurring claims that Democrats are anti-law enforcement. Rudy Giuliani on Thursday first raised the issue of ...
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• NY / Region|Is a Police Shooting a Crime? It Depends on the Officer's Point of View - New York Times

  29-07-2016 05:26 via nytimes.com
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  NY / Region|Is a Police Shooting a Crime? It Depends on the Officer's Point of View
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  A police training simulator in the Bronx. A spate of killings by the police has the public scrutinizing the decision to use lethal force. Credit Victor J. Blue for The New York Times. The black teenager had just reached into his waistband for what the ...
  
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• Syracuse 'OG against violence' shown being arrested after filming police (video) - Syracuse.com

  29-07-2016 04:24 via syracuse.com
  
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  Syracuse 'OG against violence' shown being arrested after filming police (video)
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  SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A video taken by a well-known "OG against violence" ends with the man being arrested by a Syracuse police officer. Maurice "Mo" Crawley was filming an arrest that occurred around 6:40 p.m. in Syracuse. It's not clear what prompted the ...and more »
  
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• With DNC, Philadelphia police take step toward shedding checkered past - USA TODAY

  29-07-2016 01:24 via usatoday.com
  
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  With DNC, Philadelphia police take step toward shedding checkered past
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  PHILADELPHIA—The moment still haunts Jim Taylor Jr., who was at the red hot center of one of the darkest chapters in this city's history. His West Philadelphia home was one of 60 houses destroyed more than 31 years ago when the city's police ...and more »
  
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• Bell Gardens police cruiser catches fire during chase - KABC-TV

  29-07-2016 01:16 via abc7.com
  
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  Bell Gardens police cruiser catches fire during chase
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  A brazen armed robbery of a Verizon store in Bell Gardens ended with a police car on fire and officer-involved shooting on Thursday. (KABC). KABC. By Darsha Philips. Thursday, July 28, 2016 04:17PM. BELL GARDENS, Calif. (KABC) --. A brazen armed ...and more »
  
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• Washington Officer Hospitalized After Being Run Over by Cow

  29-07-2016 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Longview, WA, patrol officer was taken to the hospital Tuesday after an angry cow ran over him.The cow escaped from the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds at about 3:30 p.m. and took itself for a walk through Longview. At one point, the cow was in the slough near Pacific Way and Pershing Way, said Mike Berndt, patrol officer with Longview Police Department.Berndt said the cow became frightened and eventually angry. The farm animal, which Berndt estimated weighed about 800 pounds, charged out of the sl
  
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• Virginia Officer Found Dead in Station of Apparent Suicide

  29-07-2016 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The body of a Roanoke police officer was found at the police department Wednesday, according to Crime Prevention Specialist Scott Leamon of the Roanoke City Police Department.The officer died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the facility at 348 Campbell Avenue SW.The officer's name will not be released at this time, WDBJ TV reports. 
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• Video: Montana Deputy Stabbed, Suspect Killed in Roadside Confrontation

  29-07-2016 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Montana Deputy Stabbed, Suspect Killed in Roadside ConfrontationA Phillips County (MT) Sheriff's deputy is in the hospital after being stabbed by a man south of Malta on Wednesday morning. The deputy then shot and killed the man.According to the Montana Department of Justice, the deputy was responding to a report about a suspicious man walking along U.S. Highway 191 near mile marker 122.MT DOJ said in a press release that when the man was confronted, he attacked and stabbed
  
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• San Francisco Officer Arrested on Suspicion of Assembling Illegal Rifle

  29-07-2016 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A San Francisco police officer has been arrested on suspicion of assembling his own illegal AR-15-style assault rifle, officials announced Wednesday.Officer Thomas Abrahamsen, an 18-year veteran of the department, surrendered to authorities Tuesday and was booked and will face two felony weapons charges, San Francisco police said in a statement.Abrahamsen, 50, is accused of violating a state law against assembling an assault rifle or weapon capable of firing a large .50-caliber BMG bul
  
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• Man Charged with Throwing "Batarang" at Seattle Officers

  29-07-2016 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man was arrested Monday on Capitol Hill in Seattle after threatening a bouncer at one of the area bars with a homemade spear and then throwing a “sharp, black Batman-style throwing star” at pursuing officers, police said.The throwing star became embedded in a Seattle patrol SUV.After a pursuit, officers took the 23-year-old man into custody.He was taken to the King County Jail for felony assault, WSOC TV reports. 
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• Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Calls Mosby "Incompetent" and "Vindictive"

  29-07-2016 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The former police commissioner in charge when Freddie Gray died in custody said State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby is "in over her head" and has added more flaws to a broken justice system by prosecuting innocent officers."She's immature, she's incompetent, she's vindictive and that's not how the justice system is supposed to work," former Baltimore police commissioner Anthony W. Batts told the Baltimore Sun on Wednesday. "The justice system is supposed to be without bias for police officers
  
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• Baltimore Prosecutor Blames Police for Freddie Gray Case Failures

  29-07-2016 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After three police officers were acquitted in recent months of charges related to last year's high-profile death of Freddie Gray, prosecutors announced Wednesday they were dropping all charges against the three remaining officers facing trial in connection with Gray's death.The news was a defeat for Mosby, who had announced the charges against the six officers in May 2015 -- four months after she took the job as the city's top prosecutor.Still, Mosby struck a defiant tone. Standing at the inters
  
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