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• WI Attorney General Says No Early Release of Milwaukee OIS Video

  22-08-2016 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Body camera footage of a fatal police shooting that sparked rioting in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood will not be released until the Milwaukee County district attorney makes a charging decision, Attorney General Brad Schimel said Monday.Schimel said the body camera footage would not answer all the questions about what happened during the interaction that led to the fatal police shooting. The release of the footage could compromise the investigation, he said.Three officers were on the scen
  
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• Video: Louisiana Trooper Shot, Suspect Killed in Sunday Shootout

  22-08-2016 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Louisiana Trooper Shot, Suspect Killed in Sunday ShootoutA Louisiana State Police trooper was wounded and a suspect was killed in two Sunday evening shootouts in the 7th Ward neighborhood of New Orleans.According to NOPD Supt. Michael Harrison and State Police Supt. Mike Edmonson, State Police on patrol looking for stolen vehicles tried to make a traffic stop on a vehicle they believe was stolen.As they tried to make the stop, Edmonson said one subject got out and began firing, hitti
  
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• Green Party Presidential Candidate Wants to Disarm Police

  22-08-2016 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein elaborated on her aim for the U.S. "to explore what it means to disarm our police force," saying that it was something to look into in the future."We are in a violent society," Stein said on ABC's "This Week." "We're all being caught in the crossfire."Stein was responding to ABC's George Stephanopoulos' asking about her statement in a Facebook live stream in July that we "need to explore what it means to disarm our police force because as a society w
  
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• Cincinnati FOP Wants Extra Pay for Officers who Wear Body Cameras

  22-08-2016 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cincinnati's police union told city officials last week if they want officers to wear body cameras they'll have to pay them extra.City leaders announced at a press conference last Wednesday that the first group of police would start wearing the body cameras  a move that itself came just days after the city's latest police-involved shooting.A lawyer for Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #69, Stephen Lazarus, sent the city a "cease and desist" letter, saying until pay for wearing
  
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• Arizona K-9 Dies After Helping Rescue Injured Hikers

  22-08-2016 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Kingman, AZ, police K9 has passed away after a search for lost hikers in Arizona.Kingman police say K9 Amigo, a Belgian Malinois, died Saturday morning at a veterinary critical care facility in Las Vegas.Authorities say the K9 was helping searchers on Monday find two injured hikers that were stuck on a mountain range by White Cliffs.The hikers were found and treated for minor injuries, but police say Amigo started to show signs of heat exhaustion and was immediately transported to Veterinary E
  
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• Hamilton police name man shot, killed by officer - WLWT Cincinnati

  22-08-2016 23:04
  
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  Hamilton police name man shot, killed by officer
  WLWT Cincinnati
  KARIN JOHNSON IS IN HAMILTO WITH THE DEVELOPING STORY. KARIN: THE STORE CLOSED WHILE POLICE AND BASE -- INVESTIGATE BOTH POLICE AND THE CUSTOMER CALLED 911. >> SOMEBODY JUMPED THE PHARMACY THE ...
  Police ID man killed by officer after alleged Walgreens robberyCincinnati.comall 25 news articles »
  
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• Police ID man killed by officer after alleged Walgreens robbery - Cincinnati.com

  22-08-2016 22:58
  
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  Police ID man killed by officer after alleged Walgreens robbery
  Cincinnati.com
  A man shot and killed early Monday by a Hamilton police officer was holding a knife to the throat of a Walgreens pharmacist, the city's police chief said. The Hamilton Police Department identified the man as Kelley Brandon Forte, 34, of Hamilton.
  Hamilton police name man shot, killed by officerWLWT Cincinnatiall 25 news articles »
  
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• With Crocodiles in Custody, Police in Humpty Doo, Australia, Seek Human Accomplices - New York Times

  22-08-2016 22:53
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  With Crocodiles in Custody, Police in Humpty Doo, Australia, Seek Human Accomplices
  New York Times
  Closed-circuit security video made public by the Northern Territory Police shows vandals letting three crocodiles loose in a high school administration building. By NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date August 22, 2016 ...and more »
  
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• Police: 2 bodies found inside Westside apartment - WJXT Jacksonville

  22-08-2016 22:53
  
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  Police: 2 bodies found inside Westside apartment
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  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Homicide detectives are investigating the deaths of a man and woman who were found in an apartment complex on the city's Westside on Monday afternoon. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office discovered the bodies just after 4 p.m. during ...and more »
  
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• Armor Express Hosts Saves Retreat at Northern Michigan Headquarters

  22-08-2016 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Six police officers who credit Armor Express body armor with saving their lives from death or serious injury gathered with their families in Central Lake, MI, to partake in a company sponsored Saves Retreat.The Saves Retreat kicked off Thursday at the company's global headquarters, announced Matt Davis, CEO and President of Armor Express."We view our Saves as the true life-blood of our company," explained Davis. "This retreat gives us the opportunity to give a little back to these heroes that sa
  
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• 2 Texas Officers Receive August 2016 NLEOMF Officer of the Month Award

  22-08-2016 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has selected Officers Ed Pietrowski and Michael Sarro of the Euless (TX) Police Department as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award for August 2016.On the afternoon of March 1, 2016, Officers Pietrowski and Sarro responded to a call of "shots fired" at a local park in Euless, TX, a suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth. Friends since working together for the New York City (NY) Police Department, the officers made their way to the park
  
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• Todd Marinovich, former USC and Raiders quarterback, arrested naked with marijuana, police say - OCRegister

  22-08-2016 21:29
  
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  Todd Marinovich, former USC and Raiders quarterback, arrested naked with marijuana, police say
  OCRegister
  Former USC and pro football player Todd Marinovich, 47, was arrested after he was found naked with marijuana in someone else's backyard in Irvine, police said Monday. COURTESY OF THE IRVINE POLICE DEPARTMENT. By JOSHUA SUDOCK / STAFF ...
  Ex-NFL player Todd Marinovich arrested naked with marijuana, Irvine police sayKABC-TV
  Police: Former Raiders QB Todd Marinovich found naked
  
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• Police: Five Killed in Alabama Home Were Trying to Protect Girlfriend from Allegedly Abusive Suspect - Yahoo News

  22-08-2016 20:51
  
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  Police: Five Killed in Alabama Home Were Trying to Protect Girlfriend from Allegedly Abusive Suspect
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  The five people killed Saturday morning inside an Alabama home were attempting to safeguard the suspect's girlfriend from him because he was allegedly abusive, police say. According to a statement from the Mobile County Sheriff's Office obtained by ...
  Police: Estranged boyfriend in Ala. kills 5, including pregnant womanUSA TODAY
  Suspect in Alabama quintuple murder kid
  
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• Looks like Rio police were the biggest liars in the Lochte drama… if anyone still cares about the truth An error ... - Hot Air

  22-08-2016 19:31
  
  Looks like Rio police were the biggest liars in the Lochte drama… if anyone still cares about the truth An error ...
  Hot Air
  You heard it all weekend: “Four American swimmers trashed a Rio bathroom in a drunken rage and then lied to investigators about an armed robbery to cover-up their story.” It's become conventional wisdom from network anchors trying to paint a rosy ...and more »
  
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• Rio police's account of Ryan Lochte incident may not be entirely accurate either, report says - Los Angeles Times

  22-08-2016 19:07
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Rio police's account of Ryan Lochte incident may not be entirely accurate either, report says
  Los Angeles Times
  U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte won one medal at the Rio Olympics, a gold in the men's 800-meter freestyle relay. (Patrick B. Kraemer / European Pressphoto Agency). The extent of the property damage Ryan Lochte and three of his fellow U.S. Olympic swimmers ...
  'Extensive' USA Today Investigation Raises New Questions About Rio Police Involved in Lochte IncidentTheBlaze.
  
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• AG: Ex-Milwaukee officers investigate fatal police shooting - U.S. News & World Report

  22-08-2016 18:52
  
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  AG: Ex-Milwaukee officers investigate fatal police shooting
  U.S. News & World Report
  FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Milwaukee County Sheriff shows Sylville K. Smith. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, that the fatal police shooting of Smith on Aug. 13 in Milwaukee that sparked two nights ...
  AG: No release of Sherman Park police video until DA charging decisionMilwaukee Journal Sentinelall 59 news articles &r
  
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• AG: Ex-Milwaukee Officers Investigate Fatal Police Shooting - ABC News

  22-08-2016 18:46
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  AG: Ex-Milwaukee Officers Investigate Fatal Police Shooting
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  Wisconsin's attorney general acknowledged Monday that former Milwaukee police officers, now working for the state Department of Justice, are investigating the fatal shooting of a black man by a Milwaukee officer that triggered two nights of violence ...
  AG: No release of Sherman Park police video until DA charging decisionMilwaukee Journal Sentinelall 58 news articles »
  
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• TraffiCloud-enabled Lidar

  22-08-2016 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TraffiCloud-enabled Lidar captures and records vehicle speed, distance, direction and time instantly to the cloud. The system also gives the officer the ability to log daily accuracy tests and save certification documents. This is vital in supporting the accuracy of the instrument and ensuring that fewer citations will be disputed resulting in quicker citation resolution. 
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• Asia Pacific|Nearly 1800 Killed in Duterte's Drug War, Philippine Police Official Tells Senators - New York Times

  22-08-2016 16:19
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  Asia Pacific|Nearly 1800 Killed in Duterte's Drug War, Philippine Police Official Tells Senators
  New York Times
  Under President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, 712 suspects have died in police operations and 1,067 have been killed by vigilantes, the nation's police chief says. By REUTERS on Publish Date August 22, 2016. Photo by Jes Aznar for The New York ...and more »
  
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• Maine police warn public after large snakeskin found along river - CBS News

  22-08-2016 15:09
  
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  Maine police warn public after large snakeskin found along river
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  WESTBROOK, Maine - Police in a Maine town are warning the public that a large snake spotted earlier this summer may still be around after a large snakeskin was found near a boat launch. CBS Portland affiliate WGME reports a citizen contacted the police ...
  Westbrook Police issue warning after large snake skin is discoveredWGME
  Signs of Wessie? Large snake skin found in WestbrookWMTW Portland
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• Police search for suspects in Connecticut house party shooting that injured 13 - Fox News

  22-08-2016 09:25
  
  Police search for suspects in Connecticut house party shooting that injured 13
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  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Police are seeking at least two suspects in a shooting at a crowded Connecticut house party that left 13 people wounded. Bridgeport police said they believe the shooters were hiding behind bushes alongside the house, and while the ...and more »
  
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