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• Trump praises controversial 'stop-and-frisk' police tactic - CNBC

  21-09-2016 23:01
  
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  Trump praises controversial 'stop-and-frisk' police tactic
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  Members of the clergy lay hands and pray over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, September 21, 2016. U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday he ...
  Trump praises 'stop-and-frisk' police tacticYahoo News
  Donald Trump Embraces Wider Use of Stop-and-Frisk by PoliceNew York Times
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• Newton: There Needs to Be Accountability in Police Shooting - ABC News

  21-09-2016 22:57
  Newton: There Needs to Be Accountability in Police Shooting
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  While Cam Newton called the latest police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina "embarrassing," the Carolina Panthers quarterback says he's not rushing to any judgments until he has more information. The league MVP did have some strong comments ...
  Cam Newton speaks out against police shootings: 'It's embarrassing for things to keep happening'ESPN
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• Virginia State Police Facing Extreme Personnel Shortage

  21-09-2016 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Virginia State Police is experiencing a severe manpower shortage, creating policing deficits on state roadways that officials say make highway safety unsustainable in the long term.In the first nine months of 2016, 103 sworn employees and 76 civilian employees have left the department. There currently are 116 sworn vacancies in the field, according to a Sept. 16 memo by Col. W. Steven Flaherty, the agency’s superintendent. The memo was distributed to state police employees Friday and o
  
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• Video: Sacramento Mayor Promises Police Reform After Footage Released of Fatal July OIS

  21-09-2016 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Sacramento Mayor Promises Police Reform After Footage Released of Fatal July OISSacramento police on Tuesday released video that shows a mentally ill man running from police officers, then stopping to gesture at them before they shot and killed him in July.The police released the video and related audio hours after The Sacramento Bee posted surveillance video of the incident it had obtained earlier Tuesday.Sacramento City Council members viewed the footage released by police in closed ses
  
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• Video: Chicago Chief Looking to Hire Nearly 1,000 Officers

  21-09-2016 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Chicago Chief Looking to Hire Nearly 1,000 OfficersChicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has announced plans to hire nearly 1,000 new police officers in the next two years.Johnson spoke at a 2 p.m. press conference inside police headquarters to announce the hiring blitz, which includes 200 new detectives, 516 officers, 112 sergeants and 50 lieutenants. CPD Communications Director Anthony Guglielmi tweeted about the breakdown of the new hires Wednesday morning.Here's a breakdown of n
  
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• Video: Charlotte Chief Says Suspect Given Multiple Warnings to Drop Weapon Before Fatal OIS

  21-09-2016 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Charlotte Chief Says Suspect Given Multiple Warnings to Drop Weapon Before Fatal OISKerr Putney, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, said at a press conference Wednesday morning that Keith Lamont Scott, 43, had a gun in his hand when he was shot by police officers and that he was warned multiple times to drop the weapon.A family member has claimed he was unarmed and reading a book when officers first approached him.“I can tell you a we
  
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• MD State's Attorney Rules Fatal Police Shooting of Korryn Gaines Justified

  21-09-2016 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office has announced that no criminal charges will be filed against the Baltimore County Police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Korryn Gaines on Aug. 1 in Randallstown, MD.“This office has determined that the officer was justified in shooting Ms. Gaines and the State will take no further action in this case. Criminal charges are not warranted,” said the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office&
  
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• Citizenship Given to 858 Security-Risk Subjects Because of DHS Fingerprint Errors

  21-09-2016 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  At least 858 people from countries that are of concern to the United States' national security were able to avoid deportation orders — and actually received citizenship — due to incomplete digital fingerprint records, according to a report released Monday.The report from the the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General determined that records were missing from a DHS digital repository because paper-based fingerprint cards used prior to 2008 were not consistentl
  
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• Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protests In Charlotte, NC - NPR

  21-09-2016 22:30
  
  Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protests In Charlotte, NC
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  Police and city officials in Charlotte, N.C., are asking for residents to be calm as they investigate a fatal police shooting that occurred Tuesday night. Protests followed and more than a dozen officers were hurt. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Protests are ...
  
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• Chicago to add almost 1000 police to beleaguered force - CNN

  21-09-2016 22:11
  
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  Chicago to add almost 1000 police to beleaguered force
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  (CNN) Reinforcements are coming to a violent Chicago. As a major part of a plan to combat crime -- including the city's worst homicide rate in decades -- the police department said it will be adding nearly 1,000 positions to ranks. The hires, which ...
  Chicago Is Planning to Add Hundreds of Police OfficersNew York Times
  Chicago Police Department to hire nearly 1000 new officersWLS-TV
  Chicago to hire more than 500 new police officers
  
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• Black Men May Have Cause To Run From Police, Massachusetts High Court Says - NPR

  21-09-2016 21:59
  
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  Black Men May Have Cause To Run From Police, Massachusetts High Court Says
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  A black man who runs from police shouldn't necessarily be considered suspicious — and merely might be trying to avoid "the recurring indignity of being racially profiled," the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court says. The court made that observation ...
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  Mass. High Court Says Black Men May Have Legitimate Reason To Flee PoliceWBUR
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• Trump praises 'stop-and-frisk' police tactic - Yahoo News

  21-09-2016 21:53
  
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  Trump praises 'stop-and-frisk' police tactic
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  Members of the clergy lay hands and pray over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S., September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. More. By Emily ...and more »
  
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• Bear Leads Police On Wild Chase Through The Streets Of Anchorage, Alaska - NPR

  21-09-2016 21:49
  
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  Bear Leads Police On Wild Chase Through The Streets Of Anchorage, Alaska
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  A gallivanting black bear took police officers on an hours-long chase around the streets of downtown Anchorage, Alaska — and its escapades were captured on video. Passing Research Ship Saves Weather Station Staff From Polar Bear 'Siege' ...
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• Police: 4 Men Held at California Pot Farm, Forced to Work - ABC News

  21-09-2016 21:33
  Police: 4 Men Held at California Pot Farm, Forced to Work
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  Two women have been arrested on charges of holding four brothers captive at an illegal marijuana farm in Northern California and forcing them to work there for six months, police said Wednesday. The men told police they ran away in July from the ...and more »
  
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• Ford Offers Police Vehicle Driving Event in Texas

  21-09-2016 21:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ford has announced it will host an exclusive Police Interceptor drive on Sept. 29 in Fort Worth, Texas. Government fleet managers and purchasers are invited to attend the event and will have the opportunity to drive the Police Interceptor Sedan, Police Interceptor Utility, and both the F-150 Special Service Vehicle (SSV) and Expedition SSV. The Transit Prisoner Transport Vehicle (PTV) will also be on display.The event will take place at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex beginning at 9 a.m
  
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• Prosecutor: No Charges in Fatal Police Shooting of Woman - ABC News

  21-09-2016 21:08
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  Prosecutor: No Charges in Fatal Police Shooting of Woman
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  No one will be charged in the shooting death of a woman during a standoff with police that she posted on social media, a Maryland prosecutor said Wednesday. A review of the police investigation into the shooting of 23-year-old Korryn Gaines in ...
  No charges against officers in standoff that killed Korryn GainesNew York Daily Newsall 32 news articles »
  
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• Cam Newton: “I want to bring unity” after police shooting in Charlotte - NBCSports.com

  21-09-2016 20:38
  
  Cam Newton: “I want to bring unity” after police shooting in Charlotte
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  Panthers quarterback Cam Newton continued to try to walk a fine line on matters of race, as violence in the wake of the latest police shooting has gripped his city. Newton spoke about his desire for “accountability,” but said that applied to the black ...
  Newton: There Needs to Be Accountability in Police ShootingABC News
  Cam Newton speaks out against police shootings: 'It's embarrassing
  
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• Join the Movement for Community Control Over Police Surveillance - EFF

  21-09-2016 20:22
  
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  Join the Movement for Community Control Over Police Surveillance
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  From cell-site simulators in New York to facial recognition devices in San Diego, law enforcement surveillance technologies are spreading across the country like an infectious disease. It's almost epidemiological: one police department will adopt a new ...
  Community Control Over Police Surveillance | American Civil Liberties UnionAmerican Civil Liberties Unionall 22 news articles »
  
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• Clinton, Trump grapple with shootings by police - USA TODAY

  21-09-2016 19:37
  
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  Clinton, Trump grapple with shootings by police
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  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are calling for better better police-community relations after more deadly shootings in Oklahoma and North Carolina. Citing the names of the African-American men killed in police shootings, Clinton tweeted: "Keith ...
  Clinton, Trump navigate politics of police violenceCNNall 70 news articles »
  
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• Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan resigns - SFGate - SFGate

  21-09-2016 19:36
  
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  Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan resigns - SFGate
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  The police chief of Berkeley resigned Wednesday after facing criticism in recent months from rank-and-file officers over his leadership style and judgment.and more »
  
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• Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan resigns - SFGate

  21-09-2016 19:36
  
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  Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan resigns
  SFGate
  The police chief of Berkeley resigned Wednesday after facing criticism in recent months from rank-and-file officers over his leadership style and judgment. Chief Michael Meehan's resignation was accepted by City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley after he led ...and more »
  
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• N.J. police officer attacked, beaten unconscious - NJ.com

  21-09-2016 18:53
  
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  N.J. police officer attacked, beaten unconscious
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  Editor's note: This story has been updated to include the identification of the officer and additional details about the incident. LONG BRANCH – Authorities are offering $25,000 in rewards for information in the attack that left a Long Branch police ...and more »
  
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• Two asphyxiated children among four killed in Detroit area, police say - Fox News

  21-09-2016 18:41
  
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  Two asphyxiated children among four killed in Detroit area, police say
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  DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – A man is in custody after his two young children were asphyxiated using a car exhaust, his wife's two older children were fatally shot and his wife was shot and slashed at their suburban Detroit home, police said Wednesday.
  Police: Dearborn Heights dad asphyxiated younger kids, shot teensDetroit Free Press
  Man calls police saying he just shot his family; 4 children killedFox
  
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• Ohio Police Chief: Senseless Killings By Cops 'Making Us All Look Bad' - Huffington Post

  21-09-2016 18:15
  
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  Ohio Police Chief: Senseless Killings By Cops 'Making Us All Look Bad'
  Huffington Post
  An Ohio police chief said he is sick and tired of police senselessly killing innocent civillians. In the past week, police fatally shot unarmed black man Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Keith Lamont Scott in North Carolina. Middletown police ...and more »
  
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• Clown sightings reported in Pa. county, police investigating - Philly.com (blog)

  21-09-2016 18:11
  
  Clown sightings reported in Pa. county, police investigating
  Philly.com (blog)
  State police in Huntingdon County are now investigating reports of a suspicious clown spotted throughout the area, and urge residents to "use restraint," should they have a sighting. In a release issued Wednesday, police indicated that an unspecified ...and more »
  
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• Charlotte and Tulsa shootings: What police say vs. the families - USA TODAY

  21-09-2016 16:54
  
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  Charlotte and Tulsa shootings: What police say vs. the families
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  Protests broke out in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday evening after a black man was killed by a police officer, just days after another officer-involved shooting in Tulsa. In both cases, police said they felt threatened and were forced to take lethal action ...
  Clinton, Trump navigate politics of police violenceCNN
  Trump 'very troubled' by Tulsa police shooting; Clinton calls killings 'unbearable'Chicago Tribuneall 127
  
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• After police shootings, time gap in offering aid stirs concern - CBS News

  21-09-2016 16:33
  
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  After police shootings, time gap in offering aid stirs concern
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  ATLANTA -- Philando Castile. Eric Garner. And now Terence Crutcher​. Each was a black man killed in a confrontation with an officer, with the aftermath captured on video. And each time, the video leaves the impression of a wounded man left to die alone ...and more »
  
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• She left a bar with an accused stalker. Hours later, police found her burned body in a park. - Washington Post

  21-09-2016 16:03
  
  Washington Post
  She left a bar with an accused stalker. Hours later, police found her burned body in a park.
  Washington Post
  The night of Sept. 13, Jacqueline Vandagriff wrote on Twitter that she was at a bar near her place in Denton, Tex. “I'm glad I decided to get off Tinder and (walk) to a bar,” she tweeted at 9:44 p.m.. Around that time, Vandagriff and a man were seen on ...and more »
  
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• Ring's Manufacturing Introduces Walther PPS M2 Training Bluegun

  21-09-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ring's Manufacturing has introduced a Walther PPS M2 Bluegun training pistol replica. The PPS training pistol is molded from solid blue polyurethane to differentiate it from a live weapon.Blueguns' Walther PPS M2 Bluegun training pistol is a 1:1 exact replica of the original PPS M2, allowing officers to train in safe realistic tactical scenarios without the need to use their duty firearms. All Blueguns are 100% manufactured in the USA.For more information, visit www.blueguns.com. 
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• Video: 12 Charlotte Officers Injured, Police Vehicles Damaged in Rioting After Fatal OIS

  21-09-2016 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 12 Charlotte Officers Injured, Police Vehicles Damaged in Rioting After Fatal OISRioting that erupted after a fatal officer-involved shooting in Charlotte, NC, injured 12 officers, damaged police vehicles, and blocked Interstate 85 Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.Hours after the shooting, a large crowd had gathered near the scene in protest, sparking clashes with police and tear gas was deployed.Protesters damaged at least two CMPD vehicles, one cruiser and one SUV, which w
  
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• New York bombing suspect Rahami charged by police - Aljazeera.com

  21-09-2016 07:34
  
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  New York bombing suspect Rahami charged by police
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  US officials charge 28-year-old Afghan-American with detonating and planting bombs in attack that wounded at least 31. 21 Sep 2016 05:35 GMT United States, Bomb Threats. Ahmad Khan Rahami has been charged by US federal prosecutors with ...
  Mother of accused bomber's child seeks sole custody, cites shootings of policeNJ.com
  Bomb suspect's family sued NJ city, police department, alleging religious discriminationFox
  
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• Violent Protests Erupt in Charlotte After Deadly Police Shooting - ABC News

  21-09-2016 06:30
  USA TODAY
  Violent Protests Erupt in Charlotte After Deadly Police Shooting
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  At least two demonstrators and several police officers have been injured after protests erupted following a deadly police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday. Officers in riot gear deployed tear gas into a crowd of protesters after ...
  12 officers hurt, vehicles damaged in Charlotte shooting protests, police sayUSA TODAY
  Protests Erupt in Charlotte After Police Kill a Black ManNew York Times
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• Sacramento mayor promises police reforms after videos of fatal shooting made public - Sacramento Bee

  21-09-2016 06:10
  
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  Sacramento mayor promises police reforms after videos of fatal shooting made public
  Sacramento Bee
  Sacramento police on Tuesday released video that shows a mentally ill man running from police officers, then stopping to gesture at them before they shot him dead in July. The police released the video and related audio hours after The Sacramento Bee ...and more »
  
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• Las Vegas Police Union Wants Black Lives Matter Pins Banned From Court - Huffington Post

  21-09-2016 03:25
  
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  Las Vegas Police Union Wants Black Lives Matter Pins Banned From Court
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  A public defender was asked to leave a courtroom for wearing a Black Lives Matter button. 09/20/2016 09:24 pm ET. Matt Ferner National Reporter, The Huffington Post. ASSOCIATED PRESS. The union representing Las Vegas police officers wants to ban ...and more »
  
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• Chicago Is Planning to Add Hundreds of Police Officers - New York Times

  21-09-2016 03:14
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  Chicago Is Planning to Add Hundreds of Police Officers
  New York Times
  CHICAGO — This city, reeling from a rising toll of gun violence, may soon hire hundreds of additional police officers — more than 500 of them. Superintendent Eddie Johnson of the Chicago police is expected to announce plans for a significant increase ...
  Chicago to hire 100s more police officers, official saysFox Newsall 106 news articles »
  
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• Robbery suspect shot dead by Westminster Police - 9NEWS.com

  21-09-2016 02:56
  
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  Robbery suspect shot dead by Westminster Police
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  WESTMINSTER - A man accused a fleeing the scene of a home robbery was shot and killed by officers after displaying a weapon Tuesday afternoon in Westminster. Three other suspects involved in the robbery are still at-large. Officers were called to a ...
  Robbery suspect shot dead by police in Westminster; 4 other suspects at-largeThe Denver Channelall 10 news articles »
  
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• Anger grows in Tulsa as police release video of fatal shooting of unarmed black man - Los Angeles Times

  21-09-2016 02:55
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Anger grows in Tulsa as police release video of fatal shooting of unarmed black man
  Los Angeles Times
  A fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man by a white officer has reopened fresh wounds in this city with a fraught history among African Americans, white residents and police officers. A graphic police video shows Terence Crutcher, 40, being ...
  Police had no justification for fatal shooting of Oklahoma man: family's l...Reuters
  Man Killed by Tulsa Police Posed No Threat
  
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• Police: Boy, 12, used gun during several armed robberies - Chicago ... - Chicago Tribune

  21-09-2016 02:35
  
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  Police: Boy, 12, used gun during several armed robberies - Chicago ...
  Chicago Tribune
  A 12-year-old boy is accused of several armed robberies recently on the North Side.and more »
  
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• Minnesota Knife Attacker Had Only Infrequent, Minor Brushes With Police - New York Times

  21-09-2016 02:15
  New York Times
  Minnesota Knife Attacker Had Only Infrequent, Minor Brushes With Police
  New York Times
  Chief William Blair Anderson of the St. Cloud, Minn., police at a news conference on Sunday. “We're still chasing down leads,” he said on Tuesday. Credit Jason Wachter/St. Cloud Times, via Associated Press. ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Nearly eight years before ...
  St. Cloud Police Chief William Blair Anderson Shuts Down Fox News Hosts On Live TVHuffington Postall 18 news articles&
  
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• Bikers pursued by police after heckling off-duty Md. trooper, reckless driving - WTOP

  21-09-2016 01:33
  
  WTOP
  Bikers pursued by police after heckling off-duty Md. trooper, reckless driving
  WTOP
  Traffic is seen on Interstate 495, the Capital Beltway, Friday, May 23, 2014, near Andrews Air Force Base, Md., outside Washington, ahead of Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster). WASHINGTON — It's been an ongoing problem from Baltimore ...
  
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• Authorities: Nashville police officer fatally shoots suspect - Fox News

  21-09-2016 01:32
  
  Authorities: Nashville police officer fatally shoots suspect
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville police say an officer has fatally shot a 43-year-old man who pulled a pistol when confronted. Metro police spokesman Don Aaron tells The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2d6zkcF) that the man was shot just before 2:30 p.m. ...and more »
  
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• Connecticut police were caught on video making up charges against man who filmed them - Business Insider

  21-09-2016 01:10
  
  Business Insider
  Connecticut police were caught on video making up charges against man who filmed them
  Business Insider
  Connecticut State Police troopers unwittingly captured themselves on video appearing to make up charges against a protester, according to lawsuit reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of ...
  'Gotta cover our ass': Connecticut police made up charges, ACLU lawsuit chargesRT
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