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• Police can't read your iMessages, but here's what they can see - Recode

  28-09-2016 23:57 via recode.net
  
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  Police can't read your iMessages, but here's what they can see
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  While Apple has made a big deal over the past few years about how little customer data it stores on its servers, that doesn't mean the iPhone maker doesn't have any information that police agencies can get their hands on. As noted by The Intercept, one ...
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• 3 Wounded in SC School Shooting

  28-09-2016 23:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two children and a teacher were shot by a gunman at an elementary school in Townville, SC, a spokesman for Anderson County Emergency Management told reporters Wednesday afternoon.The suspected shooter, a teenager, is in custody, said deputy chief Taylor Jones, CNN reports.In a news release, Oconee County sheriff's deputies confirmed that they and Anderson County deputies responded to Townville Elementary School after getting a report of a shooter on campus, reports WSOC-TV. Around 1:45 p.m., aut
  
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• Mother admits smothering children in Amber Alert deaths, police say - Indianapolis Star

  28-09-2016 23:17 via indystar.com
  
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  Mother admits smothering children in Amber Alert deaths, police say
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  FORT WAYNE, Ind. — After Amber Susan Pasztor told police about her two dead children in her car, according to court documents, she described how they died. Parked behind the police department in Elkhart, Ind., Pasztor told an officer that she had ...and more »
  
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• Former Metro police officer indicted for baton beating - Chron.com

  28-09-2016 23:16 via chron.com
  
  Former Metro police officer indicted for baton beating
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  A Harris County grand jury has indicted a former Metro police officer for assault, following a violent baton beating of a man at a light rail terminal earlier this month. Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson's office announced the indictment ...and more »
  
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• Massillon police arrest suspect in abduction and rape of 9-year-old child - newsnet5.com

  28-09-2016 22:45 via newsnet5.com
  
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  Massillon police arrest suspect in abduction and rape of 9-year-old child
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• Manchester couple wanted for custodial interference found, police say - WMUR Manchester

  28-09-2016 22:45 via wmur.com
  
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  Manchester couple wanted for custodial interference found, police say
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  Police are looking for two people who they believe are in the company of three children they don't have custody over. Photos. Police are looking for two people who they believe are in the company of three children they don't have custody over.and more »
  
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• Video: PA Officer Fired Over Apparent Racist Social Media Post

  28-09-2016 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: PA Officer Fired Over Apparent Racist Social Media PostA part-time police officer in McKeesport, PA, was fired after an apparent racist social media post involving the officer began circulating online, the mayor of McKeesport said.The post is a photo of the officer, who was fired on Tuesday, in her police uniform with a caption that reads, “I’m the law today” and ends with a racial slur. The image appeared Tuesday afternoon on social media and was shared hundreds of time
  
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• Man Fatally Shot by Police in California, Sparking Protests

  28-09-2016 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Protests have erupted in El Cajon, CA, after police fatally shot an unidentified man there Tuesday afternoon, reports ABC News.The El Cajon Police Department said they received a 911 call from the man's sister, saying her brother was "not acting like himself," police said in a press release Tuesday. He was walking in traffic, endangering himself and motorists. Two officers located the man, who was described as being in his 30s, behind a local restaurant in the city, some 16 miles northeast of Sa
  
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• Police arrest suspect in kidnapping, assault of 9-year-old Massillon girl - fox8.com

  28-09-2016 22:13 via fox8.com
  
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  Police arrest suspect in kidnapping, assault of 9-year-old Massillon girl
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  MASSILLON, Ohio-- Police arrested a suspect in the abduction of a 9-year-old girl in Massillon earlier this week. Dennis L Menefee Jr. (Photo courtesy: Massillon police). Dennis L. Menefee Jr., of Port Washington, 46, was arrested Wednesday afternoon ...and more »
  
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• Police: Armed teenagers driving robbery spike in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  28-09-2016 22:07 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Police: Armed teenagers driving robbery spike in Baltimore
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• States require more training time to become a barber than a police officer - CNN

  28-09-2016 22:05 via cnn.com
  
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  States require more training time to become a barber than a police officer
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  (CNN) While covering the recent protests in Charlotte, we met Derrick Jacobs, who said he had to go through more training to become a barber than a police officer does. We wanted to see if that was true. Because every time there's a controversial ...and more »
  
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• Police: 2 hurt during 'melee' in Mountain View, 4 arrested - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-09-2016 21:36 via adn.com
  
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  Police: 2 hurt during 'melee' in Mountain View, 4 arrested
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  A Tuesday evening confrontation at a Mountain View convenience store escalated into a fight involving dozens of people, four of whom were arrested on assault charges, police said. Anchorage police spokeswoman Anita Shell said officers were dispatched ...and more »
  
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• Chicago police banned from threatening immigrants under Emanuel-backed measure - Chicago Tribune

  28-09-2016 20:58 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Chicago police banned from threatening immigrants under Emanuel-backed measure
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  Surveillance footage from the raid on July 31, 2013 when officers entered the Copper Tan and Spa in the 1000 block of Milwaukee Avenue, allegedly after an undercover officer was offered sex for money. (Graphic language). Surveillance footage from the ...and more »
  
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• Justice Department Allocates $20 million for Body Cameras

  28-09-2016 20:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The United States Justice Department announced that it will award $20 million to police departments that wish to introduce body camera policies, reports the Christian Science Monitor.The Justice Department's Monday announcement affects 106 state, city, municipal, and tribal law enforcement agencies in 32 states, and will help those departments institute and implement body camera programs."These grants will help more than 100 law enforcement agencies promote transparency and ensure accountability
  
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• Champaign police issue warrant in deadly shooting at University of Illinois - WLS-TV

  28-09-2016 20:44 via abc7chicago.com
  
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  Champaign police issue warrant in deadly shooting at University of Illinois
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  An arrest warrant for a first-degree murder charge has been issued for an 18-year-old man in the deadly shooting at a party on the University of Illinois campus, police said. AP. Wednesday, September 28, 2016 01:44PM. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --. An arrest ...and more »
  
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• Police Around the Country Regularly Abuse Law Enforcement Databases - EFF

  28-09-2016 20:16 via eff.org
  
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  Police Around the Country Regularly Abuse Law Enforcement Databases
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  For more than a year, EFF has been investigating how police in California misuse the state's law enforcement database with little oversight from officials. An investigation published by the Associated Press today shows that abuse of law enforcement ...and more »
  
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• Demonstrators Protest Fatal Police Shooting of a Black Man in El Cajon, Calif. - New York Times

  28-09-2016 20:12 via nytimes.com
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  Demonstrators Protest Fatal Police Shooting of a Black Man in El Cajon, Calif.
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  A black man was killed by the police in El Cajon, Calif., on Tuesday. The city's police chief said the man pulled an object from his pocket and took “what appeared to be a shooting stance.” By MEGAN SPECIA on Publish Date September 28, 2016. Photo by ...
  
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• NAACP: Blacks 'demonized' after being shot by police - USA TODAY

  28-09-2016 19:35 via usatoday.com
  
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  NAACP: Blacks 'demonized' after being shot by police
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  The checkered past of Keith Lamont Scott, an African-American man killed by a Charlotte, N.C., police officer last week, should have no bearing on the investigation into the shooting, the head of the Charlotte NAACP said Wednesday. "I'm not interested ...
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• Protesters seek video, federal probe of police shooting - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  28-09-2016 19:00 via sandiegouniontribune.com
  
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• FBI Director: Database Coming on Police Use of Deadly Force - NBCNews.com

  28-09-2016 18:08 via nbcnews.com
  
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  FBI Director: Database Coming on Police Use of Deadly Force
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  The FBI will have up and running within two years a database that tracks instances of police use of deadly force, FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers Wednesday at a congressional hearing that reflected the sustained political interest in the ...and more »
  
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• Minnesota police shooting investigation goes to prosecutors - Fox News

  28-09-2016 17:42 via foxnews.com
  
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  Minnesota police shooting investigation goes to prosecutors
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  Minnesota authorities have given prosecutors the results of their investigation into the fatal police shooting of a black man who was killed during a traffic stop. Philando Castile was fatally shot July 6 in Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul. The ...and more »
  
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• Bystander expects to record police brutality, ends up helping officer - CNN

  28-09-2016 17:39 via cnn.com
  
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  Bystander expects to record police brutality, ends up helping officer
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  (CNN) When Andre Harvey saw a police officer taking down a man, he did what's becoming increasingly common: he whipped out his phone and hit record. But what the incident captured instead wasn't the worst aspect of police brutality, but the best ...and more »
  
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• European police: Ransomware threat now tops cyber crime - CBS News

  28-09-2016 17:19 via cbsnews.com
  
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  European police: Ransomware threat now tops cyber crime
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  PARIS European police agency Europol says the threat from ransomware has now eclipsed other forms of online theft, a sign of how quickly the computer-scrambling software has found favor in the electronic underworld. Ransomware typically works by taking ...and more »
  
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• Pennsylvania police officer fired for racial slur on social media - CBS News

  28-09-2016 17:03 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Pennsylvania police officer fired for racial slur on social media
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  MCKEESPORT, Pa. -- A white Pennsylvania police officer who was fired for a social media post that included a racial slur is apologizing. Melissa Adamson tells WTAE-TV she's not a racist and is sorry to everyone she offended. She says it was a “stupid ...
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• Apple Logs Your iMessage Contacts — and May Share Them With ... - The Intercept

  28-09-2016 16:06 via theintercept.com
  
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  Apple promises that your iMessage conversations are safe and out of reach from anyone other than you and your friends. But according to a document obtained ...
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• Police question tenant in New York City house explosion that killed firefighter - Fox News

  28-09-2016 16:04 via foxnews.com
  
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  Police question tenant in New York City house explosion that killed firefighter
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  The New York Police Department is questioning a man in connection with a Bronx house explosion that killed a fire battalion chief. Julio Salcedo, 34, was arrested Tuesday in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, on an outstanding warrant on an unrelated charge.
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• Border Patrol Agent Dead After Shootout With Arizona Police | TIME - TIME

  28-09-2016 13:52 via time.com
  
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  An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent is dead following an exchange of gunfire with at least one police officer in Arizona.and more »
  
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• Border Patrol Agent Dead After Shootout With Arizona Police - TIME

  28-09-2016 13:52 via time.com
  
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  Border Patrol Agent Dead After Shootout With Arizona Police
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  An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent is dead following an exchange of gunfire with at least one police officer who was responding to a domestic violence call from the agent's Arizona home. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that ...and more »
  
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• Police sometimes misuse confidential work databases for personal gain: AP - CBS News

  28-09-2016 13:23 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Police sometimes misuse confidential work databases for personal gain: AP
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  DENVER -- Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates, neighbors, journalists and others for reasons that have nothing to do with daily police work, ...and more »
  
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• Serena Williams: 'I won't be silent' on police violence - CNN

  28-09-2016 12:42 via cnn.com
  
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  Serena Williams: 'I won't be silent' on police violence
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  (CNN) Serena Williams has expressed her fears and frustration about police violence against African Americans, writing on Facebook that she "won't be silent." The sight of a police car by the roadside during a car journey with her teenage nephew ...
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• Video: Charlotte Police HQ Evacuated After K-9 Alerts on "Suspicious Package"

  28-09-2016 12:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Charlotte Police HQ Evacuated After K-9 Alerts on "Suspicious Package"Charlotte-Mecklenburg police removed a suspicious package from the department's uptown headquarters Tuesday night.Boomer, a bomb-sniffing dog, alerted to the package after an employee spotted it, CMPD officials said. The headquarters building was evacuated for four hours before personnel was allowed to return.A robot removed the package, and at around 8:30 p.m. about a half-dozen police cars followed by a firetruck form
  
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• New Video Reveals Moments After Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Black Man - Huffington Post

  28-09-2016 11:00 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  New Video Reveals Moments After Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Black Man
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  These Inmates Did A Facebook Live From The County Jail. Their Message Is Life-Saving. This Store Lets You Pay What You Can For Groceries That Would Otherwise Be Tossed · VOICES · Black Voices · Latino Voices · Women · Fifty · Religion · Queer Voices.and more »
  
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• Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem - NPR

  28-09-2016 11:00 via npr.org
  
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  Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem
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  First, a story: Late one night, a man searches for something in a parking lot. On his hands and knees, he crawls around a bright circle of light created by a streetlamp overhead. A woman passes, stops, takes in the scene. "What are you looking for? Can ...
  Do Early Educators' Implicit Biases Regarding Sex and Race Relate to Behavior Expectations and Recommendations ...Edward Zigler Center in Child Develo
  
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• Unanswered questions surround NC police shooting - Fox News

  28-09-2016 09:50 via foxnews.com
  
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  CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Unanswered questions still surround the fatal police shooting of a black man by police in North Carolina despite a week of rallies and marches calling for wider investigations and more transparency by law enforcement. Authorities have ...
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• Man shot, killed by El Cajon police officer - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  28-09-2016 08:40 via sandiegouniontribune.com
  
  Man shot, killed by El Cajon police officer
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• Author Decries Hillary Clinton’s Debate Comments About Policing as Lies

  28-09-2016 03:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With Hillary Clinton's comments about crime, policing, and race, the candidate helps push a false—and dangerous—narrative, Heather Mac Donald says in an op-ed piece in the City Journal about the first presidential debate between Clinton and Trump Monday:Hillary Clinton repeated her incessant lie last night that the criminal justice system is infected with "systemic racism." Race "determines" how people are "treated in the criminal justice system," she said. Blacks are "more like
  
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• Video: Sharpton Wants Tulsa Officer Who Said Crutcher Looks Like "Bad Dude" Charged

  28-09-2016 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Sharpton Wants Tulsa Officer Who Said Crutcher Looks Like "Bad Dude" ChargedThe officer who killed an unarmed man in Tulsa isn't the only one who should face charges, according to Rev. Al Sharpton.Addressing the death of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher, Sharpton blasted officers who were overheard saying the man looked like a “bad dude” before he was fatally shot by Officer Betty Shelby, the New York Daily News reports.“One of the things I want to raise Tuesday in Tuls
  
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• Video: Protesters Demand Charlotte Police Chief, Mayor Resign

  28-09-2016 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Protesters Demand Charlotte Police Chief, Mayor ResignDuring Monday night's city council meeting, protesters packed into the city's government center and asked Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney to resign.Protesters told NBC Charlotte that they're very unhappy with how Mayor Jennifer Roberts and CMPD Chief Kerr Putney have handled both the investigation of Keith Lamont Scott's fatal police shooting as well as the subsequent protesting.
  
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• Video: Man Killed by Charlotte Officer Last Week Carried Stolen Gun, Family Knew It

  28-09-2016 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Man Killed by Charlotte Officer Last Week Carried Stolen Gun, Family Knew It Police said that Keith Scott had a loaded gun when Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Officer Brentley Vinson shot and killed him last week, and on Monday, sources said that that gun was stolen.Police sources told WSOC TV someone else stole the gun during a home break-in and later sold it to Scott.New documents point to Scott’s extensive and violent past.WSOC obtained a domestic violence protective order that Sco
  
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• Video: Jane Doe Free After Attack on Albuquerque Officer Because She Can’t be ID’ed

  28-09-2016 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Jane Doe Free After Attack on Albuquerque Officer Because She Can’t be ID’edA woman attacked an Albuquerque police officer by bashing a rock on his head. Police were unable to identify her, and because of that, she was able to get away with the crime.It all started when police were called to check on a woman in front of a Nob Hill business last week.“She had her hand down the front of her pants. At this point the officer didn’t know what type of weapon, if any, she
  
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• Video: California Trooper Mobbed in Car at Fresno Intersection

  28-09-2016 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: California Trooper Mobbed in Car at Fresno IntersectionThe Fresno Police Department is using cell phone video to try to ID the people who attacked a CHP patrol vehicle as an officer sat inside. The group caused $12,000 worth of damage as a result of several broken windows and large dents."We're going to identify as many people as possible that were involved in this incident and we're going to arrest them take them to jail and work with the DA's office to prosecute them and make sure they'
  
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• NLEOMF Run for the Badge Fundraiser to Take Place October 15

  28-09-2016 00:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is encouraging law enforcement supporters and the public to register for Run for the Badge, taking place at 9:00 am on October 15, 2016, on-site in Washington, DC, or virtually from across the country. This fun, community-oriented, athletic event is designed to raise awareness and honor the men and women who serve in law enforcement while generating funds in support of the Memorial Fund.The Run for the Badge will feature:5K Run/Walk starting an
  
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