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• Cedar Rapids police officer involved in shooting identified - The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

  04-11-2016 23:58
  
  The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
  Cedar Rapids police officer involved in shooting identified
  The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
  CEDAR RAPIDS — For the second time in just over a year, a Cedar Rapids police officer is the subject of a state investigation into an officer-involved shooting. On Friday, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation officials announced they had ...and more »
  
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• New Civilian Panel to Oversee L.A. Sheriff's Department

  04-11-2016 23:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday created a new sheriff's civilian oversight commission and appointed its nine members, moves aimed at restoring trust in the department, reports the Los Angeles Times.Commissioners will review and make policy recommendations, act as a liaison between residents and the sheriff, and obtain feedback on use-of-force incidents, according to the ordinance creating the body. It will also investigate "systemic Sheriff-related issues or complaints aff
  
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• 1st Woman Chosen to Lead Rhode Island State Police

  04-11-2016 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A woman will lead the Rhode Island State Police for the first time, reports the Associated Press.Ann Assumpico, a state police captain, was appointed colonel Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo. Assumpico becomes the 13th superintendent of the state police and also becomes the first woman to lead any police agency in Rhode Island. She succeeds Steven O'Donnell, who retired in September.Raimondo also announced a plan for legislation to remove some of the responsibilities of the position and
  
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• NYPD Sergeant Dies in Bronx Shooting, Another Wounded; Suspect Killed

  04-11-2016 23:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An NYPD sergeant was killed in a shootout with a home invasion suspect in the Bronx, and a second sergeant was wounded, reports NBC 4 New York.The suspect was also killed in the shootout with police, sources said.Both the wounded sergeants were taken to Jacobi Hospital, where Sergeant Paul Tuozzolo died. The 41-year-old sergeant had been shot in the head, a law enforcement official says.The other sergeant, who is 30 years old, was shot in the leg. His condition wasn't immediately clear.Prelimina
  
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• Obama Commutes Dozens More Lengthy Sentences

  04-11-2016 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Barack Obama on Friday shortened the sentences of 72 federal inmates, the vast majority serving lengthy prison terms for non-violent drug crimes, reports CNN.The latest bout of clemency brings the total number of commutations under Obama to 944. About a third of those have been for life sentences.The White House says the commutations are a step toward instilling fairness in the criminal justice system, but insist that fully reforming sentencing laws will require congressional action.&n
  
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• Video: Police Warned of Possible Al Qaeda Attacks in U.S. Monday

  04-11-2016 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Police Warned of Possible Al Qaeda Attacks in U.S. MondaySources told CBS News that U.S. intelligence has alerted joint terrorism task forces that al Qaeda could be planning attacks in three states for Monday, the day before the national election.It is believed New York, Texas, and Virginia are all possible targets, though no specific locations are mentioned.U.S. authorities are taking the threat seriously, though the sources stress the intelligence is still being assessed and its credibi
  
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• San Antonio police officer loses job after claiming to give fecal sandwich to homeless person - Fox News

  04-11-2016 21:35
  
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  San Antonio police officer loses job after claiming to give fecal sandwich to homeless person
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  A police officer in San Antonio has been fired after boasting to his partner that he gave a homeless person a fecal sandwich, according to reports Friday. Fox 29 San Antonio identified the officer as Matthew Luckhurst. San Antonio Police Chief William ...
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• Traits of the Trade

  04-11-2016 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Whenever more than two old crime fighters gather to imbibe, the conversation invariably comes around to the things that make a good street cop. The list often includes most of the ethos we attribute to a hero's profession, such as courage, selflessness, loyalty, duty, and on and on. Traits that almost always bring about a good war story or two, however, are ones we can usually all nod at when we first bring them up, and these are curiosity and skepticism.These two traits serve us well on patrol;
  
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• Achieving Training Goals without Injury

  04-11-2016 18:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In the beginning of my career as a training officer at the police academy, my primary goal centered around one word, output. For one hour, three times a week, I required every recruit to put out as much effort as was humanly possible. Warm-up and stretching was minimal, and my program lacked planning and attention to technique and gradual progression. My training sessions resembled the disorganized workouts of a rookie personal trainer.Throughout the next few years of training, I witnessed numer
  
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• Police: 4 killed, 17 wounded in Thursday shootings - Chicago Sun-Times

  04-11-2016 09:31
  
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Police: 4 killed, 17 wounded in Thursday shootings
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Four people were killed and at least 17 more wounded in shootings across the city on Thursday, according to Chicago Police. The latest homicide happened about 10:45 p.m. in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side, where officers responding to a call ...and more »
  
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