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• 3rd-Party Candidate Jill Stein Escorted From Hofstra by Police Before Presidential Debate - ABC News

  26-09-2016 23:58 via abcnews.go.com
  3rd-Party Candidate Jill Stein Escorted From Hofstra by Police Before Presidential Debate
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  Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein speaks during a 2016 Presidential Election Forum, hosted by Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), Aug. 12, 2016 in Las Vegas. more +. 0 Shares.and more »
  
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• Washington Detectives Named NLEOMF September 2016 Officers of the Month

  26-09-2016 23:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has selected Detectives Scott Bramhall and Micah Wilson, of the Puyallup (WA) Police Department, as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award for September 2016.On the afternoon of August 11, 2015, the Puyallup (WA) Police Department received multiple 911 calls about a man walking around a neighborhood on the west side of the city randomly shooting at residents and their children with a handgun. The suspect had just attempted to steal a
  
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• Video: Walmart Apologizes After GA Employees Refuse to Make Cake for Retiring Officer

  26-09-2016 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Walmart Apologizes After GA Employees Refuse to Make Cake for Retiring OfficerWalmart is apologizing for refusing to make a police officer’s retirement cake last week after an employee told the officer’s daughter that her “thin blue line” cake design might be considered racist.The police officer’s daughter, who has remained anonymous, told radio host Todd Starnes that she went to a Walmart in McDonough, Georgia on Thursday to ask for a cake with the American
  
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• Video: Charlotte Boy Gives Officers Donuts, Hugs During Unrest

  26-09-2016 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Charlotte Boy Gives Officers Donuts, Hugs During UnrestA mother shared her 5-year-old son’s story of love during the riots and protests that hit Charlotte this past week after an officer-involved shooting.In a Facebook post, Deanna Hooker said her son, Jayden, woke up one night and was scared from the helicopters and sirens outside their house, WSOC TV reports.The next morning, on the way to school, Jayden was listening to the radio and heard about police getting injured during the
  
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• Non-Profits Raise $10 Million for Families of Dallas Officers Killed in July Ambush

  26-09-2016 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Non-profit groups in North Texas say they have raised almost $10 million dollars for the families of five police officers who were killed in Downtown Dallas July 7.The Assist the Officer Foundation has raised more than $5 million. The foundation has chapters across the country to help officers and families who are injured or killed in the line of duty.Billy Bob’s Texas held a concert to raise money for families a few weeks after the shooting. The concert raised $250,000, WBAP reports.&ldqu
  
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• NC to Limit Access to Law Enforcement Video

  26-09-2016 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Saturday, police in Charlotte, North Carolina, voluntarily released footage from the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.A week later, and it wouldn't have been the police department's choice.A new North Carolina law that's set to take effect Oct. 1 will require city officials to obtain a court order before body or dashboard camera footage is released.The law is designed to protect police officers in ongoing investigations. It could also protect innocent citizens, like th
  
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• Houston Gunman In Nazi Uniform Wounds 9, Dies After Gunfight with Police

  26-09-2016 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The gunman who carried out Monday morning's shooting that wounded nine people at a Houston strip mall was wearing what appeared to be Nazi paraphernalia, police say.The shooting was reported just after 6 a.m. near a shopping center on the northwest corner of Weslayan and Bissonnet streets.Interim Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo said that officers responded to the scene and were able to quickly locate the gunman in the 4400 block of Law Street. She said the shooter immediately began fir
  
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• Charlotte Boy Gives Officers Donuts, Hugs During Unrest

  26-09-2016 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Charlotte Boy Gives Officers Donuts, Hugs During UnrestA mother shared her 5-year-old son’s story of love during the riots and protests that hit Charlotte this past week after an officer-involved shooting.In a Facebook post, Deanna Hooker said her son, Jayden, woke up one night and was scared from the helicopters and sirens outside their house, WSOC TV reports.The next morning, on the way to school, Jayden was listening to the radio and heard about police getting injured during the
  
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• Alaska Troopers Shoot, Wound Man Who Killed K-9 During Pursuit

  26-09-2016 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man who allegedly shot and killed a police dog during a pursuit Sunday morning was wounded when an Alaska state trooper and Palmer police officer returned fire, according to troopers.The incident started at 5:20 a.m. Sunday when a Palmer police officer pulled over a Geo sedan with four occupants in a traffic stop within Palmer city limits, according to an online dispatch from troopers. It wasn't clear what spurred the traffic stop.The vehicle pulled away and "began traveling sou
  
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• Man killed in officer-involved shooting at Garden CIty police station identified - KTVB.com

  26-09-2016 23:17 via ktvb.com
  
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  Man killed in officer-involved shooting at Garden CIty police station identified
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  GARDEN CITY -- A 52-year-old man died Monday after police say he led a chase that ended with him pointing a gun at officers and crashing into the Garden City Police Department building. The incident began just after 2 a.m. when officers with the Eagle ...and more »
  
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• Police: Suspect in attempted library assault approached another girl - Austin American-Statesman

  26-09-2016 22:51 via statesman.com
  
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  Police: Suspect in attempted library assault approached another girl
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  Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the Statesman delivered to your inbox. 3:30 p.m. update: A man accused of trying to sexually assault an 8-year-old girl at a North Austin library Saturday tried to pick up an 11-year-old girl ...and more »
  
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• Police Allowed to 'Pop Hoods' to Block Dash Cams - snopes.com

  26-09-2016 22:13 via snopes.com
  
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  Police Allowed to 'Pop Hoods' to Block Dash Cams
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  Two images of three Danville, Virginia, police vehicles with their hoods raised led to incorrect claims the practice was sanctioned to obstruct dash cams. Kim LaCapria. Sep 26, 2016. Share. 531. 533. Claim: Image depicts police in Danville, Virginia ...
  Is This Virginia Police Department Popping The Hoods On Cop Cars To Block Dashcams?Jalopnikall 5 news articles »
  
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• Houston shooting wounds nine people, gunman killed by police - Washington Post

  26-09-2016 22:13 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Houston shooting wounds nine people, gunman killed by police
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  A gunman in Houston wounded nine people Monday morning before being shot to death by police, authorities said. The shooting involved “a lawyer” who was having unspecified issues with his law firm, Martha Montalvo, the interim Houston police chief, said ...
  Troubled lawyer shoots nine in HoustonReuters
  Houston shooting: 'Whatever cars were going by, he was shooting at them,' neighbor say
  
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• Demonstrators demand details of police-involved shooting in DC - Washington Post

  26-09-2016 21:38 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Demonstrators demand details of police-involved shooting in DC
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  At 4:30 a.m. Monday, Steven Douglass stood in downtown Washington and shouted into a bullhorn. Douglass acknowledged that the noise from the small band of protesters around him was disturbing neighbors, but he unapologetically declared his intent: to ...
  Protesters call for transparency in DC police shooting as they stop trafficWTOPall 12 news articles »
  
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• Washington mall shooting: Suspect confesses to killings, police say - CNN

  26-09-2016 21:24 via cnn.com
  
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  Washington mall shooting: Suspect confesses to killings, police say
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  (CNN) Arcan Cetin, the suspect facing five counts of murder in a Washington state mall shooting, has confessed to the killings, police say. He was arraigned Monday on the charges, and bail was set at $2 million. Each count is punishable by a fine up to ...
  Police: Mall Shooting Suspect Confessed, Shot 5 in 1 MinuteABC News
  Wash. mall shooting suspect in custody, police sayCBS News
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• Police: Teen Panicked After Shooting Friend, Killed Himself - ABC News

  26-09-2016 19:46 via abcnews.go.com
  Police: Teen Panicked After Shooting Friend, Killed Himself
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  Police reports say a southwestern Michigan teen panicked when his gun went off and struck a friend in the chest, then the 17-year-old fatally shot himself. The Kalamazoo Gazette, which obtained the reports through a records request, reported Monday ...and more »
  
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• Police release photo that could identify suspect in Faith Hedgepeth murder - WRAL.com

  26-09-2016 18:12 via wral.com
  
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  Police release photo that could identify suspect in Faith Hedgepeth murder
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  Chapel Hill, N.C. — Officials with the Chapel Hill Police Department have released a composite sketch and report that they believe could help identify the man responsible for the 2012 murder of Faith Hedgepeth. Hedgepeth was a sophomore at the ...and more »
  
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• Police find missing girl, make 3 arrests in triple California killing - CNN

  26-09-2016 17:46 via cnn.com
  
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  Police find missing girl, make 3 arrests in triple California killing
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  (CNN) Authorities have found a 17-year-old girl who went missing after police recovered three bodies at the home where she lived in Southern California. Fullerton Police officers arrested Josh Acosta, 21, of Fort Irwin, and Frank Felix, 25, of Sun ...
  Three adults found slain in Fullerton home after child calls police; teenager is missingLos Angeles Times
  Police probing triple homicide search for missing teenFox News
  
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• Houston police: Gunman killed after shooting 'several people' - azcentral.com

  26-09-2016 17:04 via azcentral.com
  
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  Houston police: Gunman killed after shooting 'several people'
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  Houston Police on Monday were on the scene of an "active shooter incident" north of West University. Loading… Post to Facebook. Houston police: Gunman killed after shooting 'several people' Houston Police on Monday were on the scene of an "active ...
  
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• Police investigate death in area of Broadway - WHIO

  26-09-2016 16:36 via whio.com
  
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  Police investigate death in area of Broadway
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  Police in Dayton are investigating a death in the area of North Broadway Street and Negley Place. The initial report was for a possible water rescue in the creek near Broadway and Negley Place before 10 a.m.. Homicide detectives were called to the scene.and more »
  
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• Charlotte Police Release Partial Video of Officers Shooting Keith Lamont Scott - VICE

  26-09-2016 14:20 via news.vice.com
  
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  Charlotte Police Release Partial Video of Officers Shooting Keith Lamont Scott
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  Bowing to nearly a week of intense public pressure, the Charlotte Police Department released video footage on Saturday of officers shooting Keith Lamont Scott. The videos, recorded by an officer's body camera and a dash-cam inside a police vehicle ...
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  Charlotte police release video of shooting of Keith Lamont ScottFox News
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• Walmart apologizes for refusing to make police officer's cake - Charlotte Observer

  26-09-2016 13:54 via charlotteobserver.com
  
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  Walmart apologizes for refusing to make police officer's cake
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  People walk in and out of a Walmart store, Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Dallas. A Walmart store in Georgia refused to make a police officer's retirement cake, setting off criticism before the company apologized. Tony Gutierrez AP. As shown in a photo ...
  Walmart apologizes for failure to make "racist" cake for police officerCBS46 News Atlantaall 46 news articles »
  
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• How two police shootings of black men sent Tulsa and Charlotte in different directions - Los Angeles Times

  26-09-2016 12:03 via latimes.com
  
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  How two police shootings of black men sent Tulsa and Charlotte in different directions
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  The recent fatal police shootings of two black men spurred soul-searching across the nation but drew vastly different reactions from the cities in which they took place. In Tulsa, Okla., on Thursday, a group of 50 demonstrators was preparing to march ...
  What We Know About the Details of the Police Shooting in CharlotteNew York Times
  America's lethal Negrophobia: More than
  
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• Blood-Soaked Zombies Spark Police Alert On English Highway - Huffington Post

  26-09-2016 11:55 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Blood-Soaked Zombies Spark Police Alert On English Highway
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  Two actors driving to a job in full zombie makeup sparked a police alert after other motorists mistakenly thought an assault had taken place. Concerned drivers called the cops after seeing what they thought was a blood-soaked man biting a lady and ...
  Police get surprise after 999 caller reports 'man biting a lady' in carTelegraph.co.ukall 23 news articles »
  
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• Police Violence: American Epidemic, American Consent - The New ... - New York Times

  26-09-2016 09:21 via nytimes.com
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  Police Violence: American Epidemic, American Consent - The New ...
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  Officers merely reflect the attitudes and fears of a racist society.and more »
  
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• Pakistan: Overhaul Abusive Police Force - Human Rights Watch

  26-09-2016 07:50 via hrw.org
  
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  Pakistan: Overhaul Abusive Police Force
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  A police officer is framed by the architecture of Lahore's Badshahi Mosque while standing guard during a prayer session on Eid al-Adha November 7, 2011. © 2011 Reuters. (New York) – The Pakistani government should overhaul its police system that ...
  Pakistan police accused of illegally killing hundreds of suspects a yearThe Guardianall 19 news articles »
  
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• Southern California police agencies missing more than 300 weapons - Fox News

  26-09-2016 06:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Southern California police agencies missing more than 300 weapons
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  Authorities in Southern California have had more than 300 weapons lost or stolen over the last five years. The Orange County Register reported Sunday that an investigation of 134 state and local police agencies from Kern County to the Mexican border ...and more »
  
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• NY / Region|For New York's New Police Commissioner, Less Crime Is Just a Start - New York Times

  26-09-2016 01:48 via nytimes.com
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  NY / Region|For New York's New Police Commissioner, Less Crime Is Just a Start
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  James P. O'Neill, who was recently sworn in as the New York City Police Department's commissioner, outside One Police Plaza. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York Times. Last Monday, James P. O'Neill stood in a crowded auditorium to be publicly sworn ...
  
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• NC among states to limit access to police videos - USA TODAY

  26-09-2016 00:05 via usatoday.com
  
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  NC among states to limit access to police videos
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  Amid a growing outcry over police shootings of black men, many states are taking actions to restrict public access to police video shot by dashboard and body cameras. In North Carolina — where Keith Lamont Scott was fatally shot last week by Charlotte ...
  Charlotte struggles to return to normal after fatal police shootingWashington Post
  Protesters kneel during National Anthem outside Panthers-Vikings game amid incre
  
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