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• Baltimore County police confirm they shot Korryn Gaines' son - Baltimore Sun

  05-08-2016 23:57 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore County police confirm they shot Korryn Gaines' son
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  The following video depicts a confrontation between Baltimore County Police and Korryn Gaines during a standoff on Monday, August 1. The following video depicts a confrontation between Baltimore County Police and Korryn Gaines during a standoff on ...
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• Facebook Shuts Down Live Stream of Shooting at Police Request - Fortune

  05-08-2016 22:49 via fortune.com
  
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  Facebook Shuts Down Live Stream of Shooting at Police Request
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  Baltimore woman's live stream shut down just before she was shot and killed by police. A number of recent events have proven that live video of breaking news can be incredibly important for understanding such situations, and in many cases that video is ...
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• Video: Arizona Corrections Officer Saves Inmate's Life

  05-08-2016 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Arizona Corrections Officer Saves Inmate's LifeMaricopa County, AZ, Sheriff Joe Arpaio shared on his Facebook page a video that he said shows a corrections officer saving a suicidal inmate's life."Commending one of my female detention officers for risking her own life to save the life of an inmate in my jail who attempted to commit suicide a few nights ago. My officer did a wonderful job in this very difficult situation and I am proud of her! See the video below," Arpaio said in his post.
  
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• Second Prosecutor in Freddie Gray Cases Leaves Baltimore State's Attorney's Office

  05-08-2016 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Another prosecutor who was set to try two of the remaining officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray has left the Baltimore State's Attorney's Office, reports the Baltimore Sun.The departure of Sarah David follows that of veteran assistant state's attorney Lisa Phelps, who quit last week after State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby dropped the three pending cases. Sources close to Phelps said she had objected weeks earlier to trying the case of Officer Garrett Miller, which was to begi
  
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• Chicago Police Warn Violence Against Officers Possible After OIS Video Released

  05-08-2016 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chicago police have warned their law enforcement counterparts across the nation that the release of body camera video showing the fatal shooting of a man by officers may cause violence against law enforcement, reports Fox News.According to a memo seen by FoxNews.com, authorities said making the video of car theft suspect Paul O'Neal's death public, coupled with the Aug. 9 anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, MO, "may cause an uptick in violence against police nationwide."O'Neal alle
  
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• 2 Officers in Shooting of Ezell Ford Sue LAPD, Claiming Racial Discrimination

  05-08-2016 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two Los Angeles police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a mentally ill man in South Los Angeles in 2014 sued the city Wednesday, alleging they are being kept from returning to field duty due to racial discrimination and retaliation, reports KNBC.Officers Tony Villegas and Sharlton Wampler were both assigned to the Newton Division's gang unit when they encountered 25-year-old Ezell Ford Jr. on Aug. 11, 2014.The suit states that Ford attempted to grab Wampler's firearm and, fearing for h
  
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• Ex-Virginia Officer Convicted of Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting

  05-08-2016 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A jury on Thursday convicted a former Virginia police officer on one count of voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed man last year in a Wal-Mart parking lot, reports the Virginian-Pilot.The same jury also recommended that Stephen Rankin serve 2½ years in prison for killing 18-year-old William Chapman II. And Circuit Judge Johnny Morrison allowed him to remain free on bond until he is formally sentenced Oct. 12.An attorney for the Chapman family plans to file a civil suit i
  
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• Video: Missouri Police Safely Land Helicopter in Intersection

  05-08-2016 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Missouri Police Safely Land Helicopter in IntersectionNew video released Thursday shows the moment pilots were forced to land a Kansas City (MO) Police Department helicopter at the intersection of Independence Avenue and Elmwood.The department posted information about the incident and a link to the video on its Facebook page:"After helping police on the ground find a homicide suspect from another city hiding near Parkville, our helicopter had a mechanical problem that forced the officers/
  
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• Veteran investigator sworn in as Newark police chief - NJ.com

  05-08-2016 19:33 via nj.com
  
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  NEWARK — A 22-year veteran of the Newark police department, who investigated one of the city's most infamous killings, was sworn in Friday as chief of the force after serving in an acting capacity for several months. Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety ...and more »
  
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• Paul O'Neal Chicago police shooting video released Friday - WLS-TV

  05-08-2016 18:57 via abc7chicago.com
  
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  Paul O'Neal Chicago police shooting video released Friday
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  Video showing the Chicago police shooting that killed 18-year-old Paul O'Neal was released Friday. (WLS). WLS. ABC7 Team Coverage. Friday, August 05, 2016 10:23PM. CHICAGO (WLS) --. Video showing the Chicago police shooting that killed ...
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• Dallas Police Officer Taken Off Life Support on Wedding Day

  05-08-2016 18:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dallas police officer Hans Campbell was taken off life support Thursday, the day he was scheduled to wed his fiancee, Chriselyn Bedolido, reports the Houston Chronicle.On Tuesday, Campbell was hit by a boat while scuba diving in the Philippines. He was declared clinically dead and kept on life support for organ donation, according to KDFW-TV.The Dallas officer, who also served in the Texas Army National Guard, had traveled to the Philippines to celebrate his birthday and wedding.He and Bedolido
  
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• Boston Police Chief on Defusing Tensions: Relationships Matter - New York Times

  05-08-2016 16:18 via nytimes.com
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  Boston's police commissioner, William B. Evans, left, greeted Craig Campbell during a “peace walk” through the Roxbury neighborhood last month. Credit Kayana Szymczak for The New York Times. BOSTON — The violent confrontations between the police ...and more »
  
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• Jury Finds Baltimore Officer Guilty of Assault in Shooting of Unarmed Man

  05-08-2016 02:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Baltimore police officer faces at least five years in prison after a jury convicted him Thursday of two charges in the shooting of an unarmed burglary suspect, reports the Baltimore Sun.Jurors found Wesley Cagle, 46, guilty of first-degree assault and a handgun charge. Prosecutors said Cagle shot Michael Johansen in the groin as he lay in the doorway of an East Baltimore corner store — after two other officers already had shot Johansen. The two other officers who shot Johansen — Is
  
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• Organized Crime Crackdown Leads to 41 Arrests in 5 States

  05-08-2016 02:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nearly four dozen suspects were arrested on Thursday in a massive case charging them with wanting to break knees and commit other crimes that sound like something from a Martin Scorsese movie, reports WABC.The 41 suspects who were arrested are reputed members of the Bonnano, Genovese, and Columbo crime families. During the arrests, agents recovered three handguns, a shotgun, gambling paraphernalia, and more than $30,000 in cash.An indictment filed by federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused 46 d
  
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• Video: Officer Seriously Injured in Philadelphia Elevator Accident

  05-08-2016 02:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Officer Seriously Injured in Philadelphia Elevator AccidentA Sheriff's Department sergeant and a court clerk were injured in a chain reaction incident involving two elevators at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia, reports WPVI.It happened just before 10:30 Thursday morning in a bank of elevators reserved for employees at the CJC.There was a failure at the top of one elevator, sending it flying up into a maintenance room and breaching the shaft ceiling, with a sheriff's deputy ins
  
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• Instagram Posts May Have Escalated Fatal Maryland Standoff, Police Say

  05-08-2016 01:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A police standoff in Randallstown, Md., on Monday in which a 23-year-old woman with a shotgun was killed after the police say she had been encouraged by her online followers to defy their orders has highlighted an unexpected role of social media in violent encounters.During the standoff, which lasted several hours, videos from inside the apartment were posted to the Instagram account of the woman, Korryn Gaines, 23, whose 5-year-old son was also in the home, according to the Baltimore County Pol
  
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• FBI Notifies Officers of Threat from Black Guerilla Family

  05-08-2016 01:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The FBI has issued a safety warning to law enforcement and corrections officers regarding threats from the Black Guerilla Family (BGF).An alert from the FBI and the Federal Bureau of Prisons says the BGF, an African-American prison gang, plans to kill white law enforcement and corrections officers as well as members of the rival prison gang the Aryan Brotherhood.Sources inside prisons say the gang has specifically discussed ambushing officers parked in alleys and on side streets as part of what
  
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