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• Broncos' Brandon Marshall Meets With Denver Police Chief Over Anthem Protest - NBCNews.com

  13-09-2016 23:36
  
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  Broncos' Brandon Marshall Meets With Denver Police Chief Over Anthem Protest
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  Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall wants to build bridges with police after becoming the latest black athlete to stir controversy for silently protesting during the national anthem. Denver Police Chief Robert White met with Marshall for close ...
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• Man shot, killed by Cedar Rapids police identified by Iowa DPS - The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

  13-09-2016 23:11
  
  The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
  Man shot, killed by Cedar Rapids police identified by Iowa DPS
  The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
  The scene of Monday night's officer-involved shooting in Cedar Rapids. (Lee Hermiston/The Gazette). Lee Hermiston. The Gazette. More stories from Lee. Sep 13, 2016 at 4:04 pm | Print View. CEDAR RAPIDS — Update 3:57 p.m.: The Iowa Department of ...and more »
  
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• Court records: Cop said he was 'addicted' to child porn - The News Journal

  13-09-2016 22:58
  
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  Court records: Cop said he was 'addicted' to child porn
  The News Journal
  A New Castle County police officer regularly logged onto a public internet chat room to view and exchange child pornography of girls 6 to 10 years old, according to court records obtained Tuesday by The News Journal. Master Cpl. Robert Vasecka, 45, ...and more »
  
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• Video: Teachers at Seattle Elementary School to Wear BLM Shirts in Class

  13-09-2016 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Teachers at Seattle Elementary School to Wear BLM Shirts in ClassAt Seattle’s John Muir Elementary (K through 5), teachers plan to wear Black Lives Matter t-shirts in class next Friday.Teacher Jennifer Whitney came up with the idea to make t-shirts that read: "Black Lives Matter, We Stand Together" with the schools name included.Whitney wants to start conversations about race, and why they see people of color dealing with incarceration rates that are too high and college graduation
  
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• Video: Retired CA Officers Help Apprehend Suspect on Golf Course

  13-09-2016 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Retired CA Officers Help Apprehend Suspect on Golf CourseTwo retired police officers out for a round of golf Monday in Fountain Valley, CA, helped apprehend a pursuit suspect who tried to evade authorities on the links.The two retired officers — one formerly with the LAPD, the other formerly with the Santa Monica Police Department — were out for a round at Mile Square Golf Course around 12 p.m. when they saw the suspect drive across the course in
  
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• Ft. Worth Officer Shot 5 Times by Fugitives Receives Star of Texas Award

  13-09-2016 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Matt Pearce, a Fort Worth Police Officer shot five times in the line of duty, received The Star of Texas Award Monday.In March 2016 a shootout between Fort Worth police, a fugitive and his son, left one suspect dead and Pearce critically wounded.After almost two months in the hospital Pearce was released and expected to continue with rehabilitation.Monday Pearce received a special honor, The Star of Texas Award, which is awarded to officers, firefighters and other first responders injured o
  
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• Florida Boy Wants to Buy Every Cop a Donut

  13-09-2016 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Eight-year-old Tyler Carach of Ecsambia County, FL, is a superhero, of sorts. He calls himself “Donut Boy.” But Carach’s relationship with local law enforcement runs deeper than his cape and doughnut-shaped mask.“He’s one of the best supporters and biggest cheerleaders of law enforcement,” Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said. “Donut Man or Donut Boy is not descriptive enough.”Entrepreneur might be a better way to describe Carach, who with his
  
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• Detroit Officer Shot with Sawed-Off Shotgun During Foot Pursuit of Carjacking Suspect

  13-09-2016 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Detroit police officer was shot late Monday night while chasing down a suspect on a crime spree.The officer was shot in the shoulder with a sawed-off shotgun in the area of 7 Mile and Hayes roads around 11 p.m. The injury was not life-threatening and the officer is expected to make a full recovery.Police were able to arrest the 21-year-old suspect, who they say was in the middle of an hours-long crime spree."A domestic call came out; it was about a shooting incident where he shot his father or
  
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• Driver surrenders in Calif. after hours-long police pursuit in stolen big rig - CBS News

  13-09-2016 22:44
  
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  Driver surrenders in Calif. after hours-long police pursuit in stolen big rig
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  Last Updated Sep 13, 2016 4:43 PM EDT. YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. — California Highway Patrol officers Tuesday pursed a stolen big rig through the Inland Empire before the driver eventually surrendered, CBS Los Angeles reported. The pursuit began in the ...
  Man leads police on highway chase in 18-wheeler for waste companyNew York Daily Newsall 48 news articles »
  
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• Community remembers fallen police officer - WCNC.com

  13-09-2016 22:15
  
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  Community remembers fallen police officer
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  SHELBY, N.C. -- The law enforcement community is mourning the loss of one of their own. Officer Tim Brackeen of the Shelby Police Department died Monday morning from his injuries after he was shot early on Saturday while serving outstanding warrants.
  NC police search for man who shot police officerUSA TODAY
  Police hunt gunman who killed North Carolina officerFox News
  Search continues for man wanted in Shelby officer's slayingWSOC Charl
  
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• Reward for Arrest of Man Charged with Killing NC Officer Tops $25K

  13-09-2016 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The reward now tops $25,000 for information leading to arrest of a suspect in the killing of a Shelby, NC, police officer.Shelby Police Officer Tim Brackeen was attempting to serve a warrant for 23-year-old Irving Fenner, Jr. in the area of Parkview Street, when Fenner allegedly shot Brackeen in the torso early Saturday morning.Officials say Brackeen passed away Monday morning at Carolinas Medical Center, in Charlotte.It is with a heavy heart that I send this release," Shelby Police Chief Jeff L
  
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• Police Called to PA Military After Bubble Wrap Pops Mistaken for Gunfire

  13-09-2016 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesLaw enforcement officers responded to a report of a shooting at Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania Monday evening, but investigators discovered no gunman, but instead say bubble wrap may be to blame."The situation appears to be one where a female student in the dorms of Eastern University heard what she thought were shots fired. She diligently called 9-1-1," Jamie Bilella, Vice President Enrollment Management and Marketing Valley Forge Military Academy & Col
  
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• Dead Man Found in Old New Jersey Police Headquarters May Have Gotten Locked in Holding Cell, Owner Says - NBC New York

  13-09-2016 21:49
  
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  Dead Man Found in Old New Jersey Police Headquarters May Have Gotten Locked in Holding Cell, Owner Says
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  The skeletal remains found in an old New Jersey police headquarters gutted by fire more than three decades ago may belong to a homeless man who accidentally locked himself in a holding cell and couldn't get out, according to a woman whose family owns ...
  
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• Kashmir unrest: Two more protesters killed by police - Aljazeera.com

  13-09-2016 21:35
  
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  Kashmir unrest: Two more protesters killed by police
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  Death of two protesters brings death toll to 82, as security lockdown marred Eid festivities in the disputed region. 13 Sep 2016 19:32 GMT. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. Indian policeman fires a tear gas shell towards ...and more »
  
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• WA Activists Call for Legal Reform Because Officers Not Charged in Fatal Shooting

  13-09-2016 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Washington’s unique law regulating police use of deadly force is once again facing criticism following the state attorney general’s decision Thursday not to charge police officers who fatally shot a man in Pasco last year.Several supporters of Initiative 873 — which would alter the state’s “malice” law that some argue gives immunity to police who use deadly force — gathered at the Capitol on Monday to argue Attorney General Bob Ferguson might have prosec
  
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• OceanServer Delivers Next Generation AUV with YSI Integrated Systems & Services

  13-09-2016 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OceanServer Technology, manufacturer of commercial Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), has announced the continuation of a successful 10-year partnership with the launch of the next generation EcoMapper. The i3XO EcoMapper AUV is based on the robust Iver3-580 AUV platform and takes advantage of YSI's expertise in water quality solutions.The i3XO AUV utilizes the EXO water quality system to provide users high-resolution water quality data, side scan sonar imaging, downward looking current prof
  
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• MSAB Releases XRY Version 7.1: Captures Data from iOS 10, 1,000 New Devices, 100 New Apps

  13-09-2016 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MSAB has announced the release of version 7.1 of XRY which includes approximately 1,000 new device profiles and more than 100 new apps and enables access to data from iOS 10. The release is designed to enable customers to keep pace with the rapid proliferation of new apps and devices in the marketplace today. "MSAB prides itself on focusing on supporting devices regularly encountered by law enforcement, military, and government customers," said Glenn Hickok, President of MSAB USA
  
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• Hound Labs Inc. Announces Successful Field Trials of Marijuana Breathalyzer with Law Enforcement

  13-09-2016 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hound Labs Inc. announced today that it has field-tested its marijuana breathalyzer, becoming the first to be tested by law enforcement at the roadside, according to the company. Additionally, ongoing tests of the company's proprietary technology with marijuana users resulted in a massive breakthrough – the first time that a portable breathalyzer can detect and measure recently consumed tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in breath from consumption of both smoked and edible marijuana products, acco
  
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• Portland police union reaches tentative deal on pay hikes, end of 48-hour rule - OregonLive.com

  13-09-2016 20:30
  
  Portland police union reaches tentative deal on pay hikes, end of 48-hour rule
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  The Portland Police Association and the city of Portland have reached a tentative agreement for a three-year contract. (The Oregonian/OregonLive/file). Print Email · Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive By Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive The ...and more »
  
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• “Great Kid” Killed While Committed Home Invasion Pretending To Be Police - Bearing Arms

  13-09-2016 19:50
  
  “Great Kid” Killed While Committed Home Invasion Pretending To Be Police
  Bearing Arms
  16-year-old Hillside High School student Jalen Thompson Johnson was shot and killed early yesterday as he donned a mask, claimed to be a police officer, and tried to kick in the door of a Durham, NC apartment. Unfortunately for Johnston, the homeowner ...
  
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• Injured Former Mississippi Deputy Reunited with K-9 Partner

  13-09-2016 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Six years after suffering traumatic brain injury from a shooting, a former Tate County (MS) Sheriff's Deputy was reunited with his police K-9 partner Saturday.Tate County, MS, Sheriff's Deputy Brandon Finley and his police K-9 partner Furax, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, spent three years protecting the citizens of Tate County, MS. That was until a fateful night in February 2011 when Brandon was shot while off duty. The shooting left Brandon critically injured with massive head trauma and Fura
  
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• Police: Carjacking suspect tackled after shooting cop - Detroit Free Press

  13-09-2016 19:41
  
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  Police: Carjacking suspect tackled after shooting cop
  Detroit Free Press
  A man being sought amid a crime spree shot a Detroit police sergeant in the shoulder Monday night on the city's east side, then was tackled by other officers as he tried to run away, police said. The sergeant is hospitalized in serious condition. He ...
  Suspect shoots, injures Detroit police officerFox News
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• New York police seek man who set fire to Muslim woman - Reuters

  13-09-2016 18:59
  
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  New York police seek man who set fire to Muslim woman
  Reuters
  New York Police released a video of a man, seen in this still image taken from that video, suspected of setting fire to a traditionally-dressed Muslim woman as she window shopped on Park Avenue, in New York, U.S. September 13, 2016. New York Police ...
  New York City police search for man accused of setting fire to Muslim womanThe Guardian
  New York police investigate hate crime as Scottish Muslim tourist has clothes set o
  
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• Police union resists body cams, judge orders Boston cops to wear them - Ars Technica

  13-09-2016 18:33
  
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  Police union resists body cams, judge orders Boston cops to wear them
  Ars Technica
  Boston cops on Monday reluctantly launched a six-month body cam pilot program after a state judge told the police union that making the decision to wear them "is a non-arbitrable management right." As many as 100 of the city's 1,500 patrol officers are ...and more »
  
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• Police Rescue 2-Month-Old Baby From Car Crash in Miami - ABC News

  13-09-2016 18:31
  Police Rescue 2-Month-Old Baby From Car Crash in Miami
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  Police officers in Miami, Florida, recently rescued a 2-month-old baby from a car crash and believe the driver and the baby's mother may have overdosed on heroin, according to the Miami Police Department. When officers responded to the scene of the ...and more »
  
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• Body discovered in old headquarters of N.J. police department - New York Daily News

  13-09-2016 18:21
  
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  Body discovered in old headquarters of N.J. police department
  New York Daily News
  Cops discovered a decaying body in the former headquarters of the Paterson Police Department on Monday. (Google). BY Graham Rayman. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 12:18 PM. Cops in New Jersey discovered a decomposed ...
  Decomposing body found in abandoned police stationFox News
  Body found in former North Jersey police station decades after fireNJ.comall 20 news articles&
  
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• Police officer fired for not shooting man who had unloaded gun - Fox News

  13-09-2016 18:15
  
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  Police officer fired for not shooting man who had unloaded gun
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  A West Virginia police officer who refused to shoot a man holding an unloaded gun was fired for not pulling the trigger, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Then-Weirton police officer Stephen Mader was let go after a May 6 incident in which he said ...
  Weirton terminates officer who did not fire at man with gunPittsburgh Post-Gazetteall 31 news articles »
  
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• China: Wukan in lockdown as residents clash with police - Aljazeera.com

  13-09-2016 18:09
  
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  China: Wukan in lockdown as residents clash with police
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  Tear gas, rubber bullets fired as Wukan villagers protest over jailing of democratically elected village chief. 13 Sep 2016 16:09 GMT. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. A protester against the jailing of Wukan village chief Lin ...
  Chinese Riot Police Quash Wukan ProtestsVoice of America
  Wukan: Police move on China protest village to end protestsBBC News
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• Dutch police's drone-hunting eagles are ready for action - New Atlas

  13-09-2016 17:48
  
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  Dutch police's drone-hunting eagles are ready for action
  New Atlas
  If you're looking to stop a drone in its tracks, these days you've got more than a few options. You could deploy a drone-catching drone, load up a shoulder-mounted net cannon or say, dispatch quadcopter-hunting birds of prey. Yes, after trialling the ...
  Dutch police fight drones with eaglesBBC News
  Eagles away! Dutch police unveil latest recruits against dronesYahoo Newsall 35 news articles »
  
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• New Richland police chief takes own life - KARE

  13-09-2016 17:22
  
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  New Richland police chief takes own life
  KARE
  WASECA COUNTY, Minn. - The New Richland police chief died Monday, after taking his own life, according to the Waseca County Sheriff's Office. The news was announced in a press release, which stated, "It is with a heavy heart that we share news that ...
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• Why India's food police are kicking up a storm - BBC News

  13-09-2016 16:59
  
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  Why India's food police are kicking up a storm
  BBC News
  When police in northern India recently began checking dishes of mutton biryani to ensure that they did not contain beef, critics said it was another example of what they are calling "food fascism". The recent drive happened in a Muslim-dominated ...and more »
  
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• Police: 3 dead, 2 hurt following shooting at Indiana bar - Fox News

  13-09-2016 14:58
  
  Police: 3 dead, 2 hurt following shooting at Indiana bar
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  FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Police say three men are dead and two other people are injured following a shooting at a bar in northeastern Indiana. Police spokesman John Chambers told WANE-TV that officers responded just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to Sports ...and more »
  
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• Managing Police Departments Post-Ferguson - Harvard Business Review

  13-09-2016 14:23
  
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  Managing Police Departments Post-Ferguson
  Harvard Business Review
  Managing a police department is a tough job, and the legitimacy crisis currently facing American policing has made it even tougher. Today's police managers — from chiefs and sheriffs to sergeants and watch commanders — risk losing officer morale and ...
  
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• To serve and record: When do US police use body cams? - Aljazeera.com

  13-09-2016 12:04
  
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  To serve and record: When do US police use body cams?
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  While an increasing number of police departments have the cameras, the rules governing their use can be unclear. 13 Sep 2016 10:04 GMT |. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. A Los Angeles police officer wears a body-worn camera during ...
  Why some police departments are already shelving their body camera programsBusiness Insiderall 58 news articles »
  
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• DNA dragnet: In some cities, police go from stop-and-frisk to stop-and-spit - Salon

  13-09-2016 12:02
  
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  DNA dragnet: In some cities, police go from stop-and-frisk to stop-and-spit
  Salon
  DNA dragnet: In some cities, police go from stop-and-frisk to EnlargeFILE - In this Nov. 12, 2012 file photo, A Sacramento Police Officer makes a traffic stop in Sacramento Calif. Young African-American adults say they are arrested and that they or ...and more »
  
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• Bay Area Police Sex Scandal Keeps Getting Weirder - Mother Jones

  13-09-2016 12:01
  
  Mother Jones
  Bay Area Police Sex Scandal Keeps Getting Weirder
  Mother Jones
  This past Friday, Nancy O'Malley, the district attorney in Alameda County, California, announced she would pursue charges against seven officers for conduct related to a sex scandal that has been roiling Bay Area law enforcement since March.
  Witness in police sex scandal offered plea deal in FloridaSFGateall 27 news articles »
  
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• Man, police officer shocked by Taser during fight in Aurora Starbucks - Chicago Tribune

  13-09-2016 01:19
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Man, police officer shocked by Taser during fight in Aurora Starbucks
  Chicago Tribune
  A man and an Aurora police officer were both shocked by a Taser during an altercation at a far East Side Starbucks on Sunday. Sang Le, 32, of the 2000 block of Clarendon Lane, Aurora, faces felony charges in connection with the incident that began ...
  
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• Medal of Valor Awarded to Officers Who Responded to San Bernardino Terrorist Attack

  13-09-2016 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Six officers who responded to the San Bernardino shooting massacre in December were among those awarded the Medal of Valor in California on Monday, reports the Los Angeles Times.California Gov. Jerry Brown and Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris presented the medals, the highest honor California awards to public safety officials, to eight officers in a ceremony at the Capitol.“You and your families give so much to your state and your country,” Harris, who is running for U.S. Senate, told the of
  
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• GA Governor Plans Big Boost in State Officer Pay, Revamp of Police Training

  13-09-2016 00:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gov. Nathan Deal proposed Thursday a 20% pay increase for state law enforcement officers and an overhaul of police training to include more courses on use of force and community policing, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.The governor’s plan would cost nearly $79 million to hike the median salary of the roughly 3,300 state law enforcement officers by an average of about $8,000. It would also require four additional hours of annual training for Georgia’s 57,000 sworn officers a
  
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• NYPD Commissioner Bratton Blames Lax Gun Laws for Chicago Murder Spike

  13-09-2016 00:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New York Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton blamed lax gun laws Friday for the alarming spike in murders in Chicago this year, reports the New York Daily News.The Windy City surpassed 500 murders for the year over the Labor Day weekend, more than New York and Los Angeles combined."The problem, some of it, has to do with gun laws that just don't meet the reality of what's going on the streets," Commissioner Bill Bratton said on MSNBC's Morning Joe. "That's a core issue there — the
  
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