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• U.S. Park Police Officer Shoots Self Fending Off Raccoon Attack

  03-11-2016 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A U.S. Park Police officer accidentally shot himself in the foot Thursday while he was being attacked by a raccoon.The raccoon attacked the officer Thursday afternoon in Rock Creek Park while the officer was on Horse Stable Lane, the Washington Times reports.“While attempting to fend off the raccoon, the officer shot himself in the foot,” said Park Police spokeswoman Sgt. Anna Rose in a statement on the incident. 
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• Man Gets 203 Years for Killing Alaska Troopers

  03-11-2016 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nathanial Kangas will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering two Alaska State Troopers in Tanana.Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Paul Lyle sentenced Kangas to 203 years in prison Wednesday for killing trooper Sgt. Scott Johnson and trooper Gabe Rich in Tanana on May 1, 2014.The life sentence had been assured since May 18, when a Fairbanks jury convicted Kangas of first-degree murder for ambushing the troopers with a semiautomatic weapon, pulling the trigger seven times.Kanga
  
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• Accused Iowa Ambusher Charged with Murder, Hauled Off in Slain Officers' Cuffs

  03-11-2016 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police charged Scott Michael Greene with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two Des Moines-area officers Thursday — then took him to jail in the handcuffs belonging to the officers Greene is accused of killing.Urbandale Police Officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony Beminio were ambushed in their patrol vehicles about 2 miles and 20 minutes apart early Wednesday morning.Des Moines' police chief Thursday lashed out at the man accused of fa
  
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• Man Convicted of Beating Off-Duty NYPD Sergeant

  03-11-2016 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A jury has convicted a man of beating and severely injuring an off-duty NYPD sergeant in Queens, officials said Thursday.Hayden Holder, 32, is facing 25 years in prison for the assault on Sgt. Mohamed Deen — even though the suspect claimed the cop started the November 17, 2013, fight.Holder, an auto mechanic, decked Deen with one punch outside a gyro joint on Liberty Ave. in Ozone Park, Queens. Then Holder pounced on the cop, hitting him 11 more times, officials said.“(Hold
  
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• MA Agency Encrypts Radio Transmission to Prevent Criminals from Listening In

  03-11-2016 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Beginning Thursday, the Springfield (MA) Police Department will encrypt its police radio transmissions, with the scrambling of messages on private scanners intended to protect officer safety, according to a department spokesman.Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Police Commissioner John Barbieri, in a press release issued Wednesday at 5:35 p.m., said the encrypted radio transmissions are part of a recent project to upgrade to the police radio transmission system.Sgt. John Delaney, an aide to Barbieri, s
  
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• Iowans Perform Acts of Kindness for Officers After Deadly Ambushes

  03-11-2016 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Des Moines, IA-area citizens are showing their support for law enforcement one day after the ambush murders of Urbandale Officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Sergeant Anthony Beminio.In Urbandale, a woman brought water and food to an officer, and offered him a hug in an emotional moment.A memorial has been set up in front of the Urbandale Police Station. Flowers are already starting to pile up at the memorial.Hurts Donut Company in Iowa City/Coralville is selling blue line donuts for fallen offi
  
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• Arkansas Officer Accidentally Shot on Duty

  03-11-2016 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Farmington police officer was accidentally shot Wednesday afternoon, according to a Washington County dispatcher.Investigators say an auxiliary officer was clearing his gun in another room when it discharged a bullet. The bullet traveled through the wall and struck Corporal James Bertorello in the leg. The injuries were deemed not life-threatening, 4029 TV reports."Both of the officers have been extensively trained. I don’t know if it was a gun malfunction, or if it was the officer," sai
  
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• Hempstead driver arrested in fatal Freeport crash, police say - Newsday

  03-11-2016 19:35
  
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  Hempstead driver arrested in fatal Freeport crash, police say
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  A Hempstead man faces a manslaughter charge after a two-car Freeport crash on Wednesday night, Nov. 2, 2016, that killed his female passenger, Nassau County police said Thursday. (Credit: Paul Mazza). A Hempstead man who Nassau police said ran a ...and more »
  
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• Iowa police shootings 'cowardly,' police chief says - USA TODAY

  03-11-2016 19:30
  
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  Iowa police shootings 'cowardly,' police chief says
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  DES MOINES — Visibly angry, Des Moines' police chief Thursday lashed out at the man accused of fatally ambushing two Iowa officers, calling the suspect a “monster” and the shootings “cowardly.” “This was calculated murder,” said Chief Dana Wingert ...
  Iowa police shooting: ATF dog finds gun believed used in officers' deathsCBS News
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• Police: One dead in Charlotte US 7 crash - BurlingtonFreePress.com

  03-11-2016 18:53
  
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  Police: One dead in Charlotte US 7 crash
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  Police have identified the victim of a car and tractor trailer truck collision on U.S. 7 in Charlotte early Thursday as Andrew Godaire, 22, of Ferrisburgh. The tractor trailer was traveling north, police investigators report. The operator of the ...and more »
  
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• Illinois police eye possible new suspect in 1957 child murder - CNN

  03-11-2016 18:19
  
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  Illinois police eye possible new suspect in 1957 child murder
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  (CNN) The Illinois State Police are looking into a possible new suspect in the 1957 abduction and murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl. The disclosure, buried in an exhibit in a civil lawsuit, reveals an eye-popping twist: The new potential suspect ...and more »
  
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• Police shoot, kill patient armed with knife - Chambersburg Public Opinion

  03-11-2016 17:24
  
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  Police shoot, kill patient armed with knife
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  State police vehicles are stationed at Chambersburg Hospital following an incident on Thursday morning, November 3, 2016. (Photo: Markell DeLoatch, Public Opinion)Buy Photo. 948 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDIN 2 COMMENTEMAILMORE.and more »
  
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• US|Iowa Police Arrest Suspect in 'Ambush' Killings of 2 Officers - New York Times

  03-11-2016 17:17
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  US|Iowa Police Arrest Suspect in 'Ambush' Killings of 2 Officers
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  The officers were shot dead in their patrol cars in two assaults in the Des Moines area early Wednesday. By WOI VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date November 2, 2016. Photo by Sam Hodgson for The New York Times. Watch in Times Video ».
  Iowa police take suspect in 'ambush-style' killings of two officers into custodyWashington Post
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• Police investigating whether NY cops hosted underage 'breeding parties' - AOL News

  03-11-2016 16:36
  
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  Police investigating whether NY cops hosted underage 'breeding parties'
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  A potential widespread investigation is underway after a New York police officer's boyfriend was arrested, leading to questions into whether officers are participating in "breeding parties" with underage teens. According to the Times Union, Schenectady ...
  
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• Far-right 'hunt' for refugees in German town, police accused of cover-up & inaction - RT

  03-11-2016 16:26
  
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  Far-right 'hunt' for refugees in German town, police accused of cover-up & inaction
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  Dozens of suspected far-right extremists have rampaged through the eastern German town of Bautzen, “hunting” refugees, according to local media. Police denied the incident, but have been accused of a cover-up and inaction. A mob of up to 50 ...and more »
  
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• Police flood Wrigleyville after Cubs' World Series win - WLS-TV

  03-11-2016 15:25
  
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  Police flood Wrigleyville after Cubs' World Series win
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  Police saturated Wrigleyville after the Chicago Cubs won the World Series Wednesday night. They took up positions along Clark Street and on circular perimeters that ripple out from an empty Wrigley Field. The rain kept crowds down early but as the game ...
  As Cubs fans revel, police aim to keep peace — from Wrigley to Taco BellUSA TODAY
  Excerpts From Chicago Police Scanner After Cubs World Series WinCBS Local
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• Police say Renee Davis, a pregnant Native American woman, was fatally shot after refusing to disarm - PBS NewsHour

  03-11-2016 14:55
  
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  Police say Renee Davis, a pregnant Native American woman, was fatally shot after refusing to disarm
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  More information was released Tuesday over the fatal police shooting of Renee Davis, a 23-year-old Native American woman, who authorities said ignored repeated commands to drop her weapon at her home in northwestern Washington state. Two King ...and more »
  
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• No ticket for Arkansas police chief after officer claims he was driving '107 mph' - Fox News

  03-11-2016 14:33
  
  No ticket for Arkansas police chief after officer claims he was driving '107 mph'
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  The mayor of a city in Arkansas called for an investigation after dashcam video showed an officer pulling over the police chief, saying he was driving over 100 mph -- and then letting him go. The video, released Monday, showed Brinkley Police Chief ...and more »
  
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• Italian police torture, abuse refugees in 'hotspot' camps amid EU pressure – Amnesty - RT

  03-11-2016 14:08
  
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  Italian police torture, abuse refugees in 'hotspot' camps amid EU pressure – Amnesty
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  Italian police have reportedly used batons and Tasers to coerce migrants into being fingerprinted under EU regulations, Amnesty International said in a new report. Many cases potentially amount to torture and abuse, the group stated. The Italian police ...
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• Police: Naked man drove in Boynton with wires attached to groin - Palm Beach Post

  03-11-2016 13:10
  
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  Police: Naked man drove in Boynton with wires attached to groin
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  A 56-year-old man was arrested Monday after police said he drove naked through his Boynton Beach neighborhood with electrical wires attached to his genitals. Someone called police after Kurt Allen Jenkins reportedly slowed his white four-door Toyota ...and more »
  
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• Police: Mom killed son, sent video of body to baby's father during fight - USA TODAY

  03-11-2016 13:07
  
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  Police: Mom killed son, sent video of body to baby's father during fight
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  A Pennsylvania mom is accused of killing her son and sending video of his dead body to the 17-month-old's father, according to authorities. Christian Clark, 21, of McKeesport, Pa., was arrested and is being held without bond, the Pittsburgh Post ...
  Mom Kills Son, Texts Video of Dead Child to Father: PoliceNBC 10 Philadelphia
  Police: Mother sent text messages, videos of son's deathPittsburgh Post-Gazett
  
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• Activists call for answers about fatal shooting of couple by Inglewood police - Los Angeles Times

  03-11-2016 12:00
  
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  Activists call for answers about fatal shooting of couple by Inglewood police
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  A group of clergy members and activists demanded answers Wednesday from the city of Inglewood about why police officers fatally shot a couple found unconscious in their car earlier this year. The city's Police Department has released few details about ...and more »
  
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• Police pepper spray protesters at Louisiana Senate debate featuring David Duke - Fox News

  03-11-2016 10:33
  
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  Police pepper spray protesters at Louisiana Senate debate featuring David Duke
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  Authorities in Louisiana were forced to use pepper spray on a crowd of nearly 70 protesters during a U.S. Senate debate at one of the state's historically black universities Wednesday night, which featured white supremacist David Duke. Dillard ...
  Police and protesters clash as David Duke joins Senate debateUSA TODAY
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• 'We believe in hope!': Vigil for man killed by police becomes rally - The Boston Globe

  03-11-2016 09:31
  
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  'We believe in hope!': Vigil for man killed by police becomes rally
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  Activists and relatives of a man fatally shot by Boston police demanded Wednesday that the officers face criminal charges for the killing. The advocates issued their call during a candlelight vigil for 31-year-old Terrence Coleman less than a block ...and more »
  
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• Mike Pence visits memorials of slain Iowa police officers - CBS News

  03-11-2016 08:49
  
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  Mike Pence visits memorials of slain Iowa police officers
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  DES MOINES, Iowa Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence paid his respects at the makeshift memorials of two slain Iowa police officers late Wednesday evening. The governor, accompanied by his wife Karen and daughter Charlotte, laid flowers ...and more »
  
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• Let the Public See Police Officers' Records - New York Times

  03-11-2016 08:21
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  Let the Public See Police Officers' Records
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  Mayor Bill de Blasio recently called on the State Legislature to rewrite a 40-year-old law that has been interpreted as barring the public release of just about any information from the employment histories of police officers — even some who have ...
  
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• Bronx Man Dies After Police Use Taser on Him - The New York Times - New York Times

  03-11-2016 03:32
  Bronx Man Dies After Police Use Taser on Him - The New York Times
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  An emotionally disturbed Bronx man who threatened a neighbor with a knife died after a police sergeant used an electric stun gun on him, the police said on ...and more »
  
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• Police Fire Rubber Bullets as Pipeline Protesters Try to Protect Burial Site - NBCNews.com

  03-11-2016 03:27
  
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  Police Fire Rubber Bullets as Pipeline Protesters Try to Protect Burial Site
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  STANDING ROCK, North Dakota — Police in riot gear shot rubber bullets and used pepper spray on demonstrators — who call themselves water protectors — on the shoreline of the Cantapeta Creek, just north of the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation ...
  ND police use pepper spray, tear gas on protestersCBS News
  Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Confront Police as Tension Mounts
  
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• Sydney police arrest two in anti-terror raid - BBC News

  03-11-2016 00:51
  
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  Sydney police arrest two in anti-terror raid
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  Two men have been arrested in Sydney on suspicion of breaking Australian laws on involvement in foreign conflicts. Counter terrorism police raided several homes across the city on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation. Memhet Biber, 25 ...and more »
  
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• Video: CA Woman Rams Squad Car, Dies in Shooting

  03-11-2016 00:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: CA Woman Rams Squad Car, Dies in ShootingA female suspect died after ramming a police cruiser and being shot by officers in Torrance, CA, Monday afternoon, police said.Authorities identified the woman as 39-year-old Michelle Shirley, reports KABC.Witnesses say Shirley, believed to be under the influence, was driving erratically on the wrong side of the road near Arlington and Post avenues Monday afternoon.After a short chase, police used a PIT maneuver on the car at Cabrillo Avenue and Se
  
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