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• Woman Live-Streams Herself Taunting Iowa Officers Days After Fatal Des Moines Ambushes

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  A woman live-streamed herself harassing police officers at a Cedar Rapids, IA, cafe on Nov. 6, just days after two Des Moines officers were ambushed and killed while sitting in their squad cars.In the video, the woman later identified as Melyssa Jo Kelly is standing in Brewhemia cafe and mentions the black band around the officer’s badge, WHO TV reports.Kelly begins the video by pointing out the female officer’s badge, and alludes to the police-involved shoot
  
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• Video: Shots Fired at San Jose Officers, Reward Offered for Suspect

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  VIDEO: Shots Fired at San Jose Officers, Reward Offered for SuspectTwo San Jose police officers were shot at Sunday evening, and the department launched a manhunt for the suspects in what investigators are calling an attempted homicide.At about 7:35 p.m. Sunday, the two officers were on foot patrol when they attempted to contact a group of men, police said. The group fled, and one of the men turned and fired several rounds at the officers.Lt. Eddie Pedreira said the two officers acted accordingl
  
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• Retired NYPD Detective Fights Off 2 Carjackers

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  Two men, one of them carrying a fake gun, reportedly tried to carjack a woman in Newark who just happened to be a retired NYPD officer. Erica Marlow, who had never fired her gun while on duty during her 23 years on the force, squeezed off at least two shots — hitting both of the would-be robbers.The retired detective had dropped off her teenage daughters at the Prudential Center so they could see a concert.She was waiting in her car and about 9:30 p.m. Thursday when 22-year-old Tahje Hunt
  
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• NYPD Officer Tips Off WI Police to Man Live Streaming Threat on Officer's Life

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  NYPD officer Gregory Santora may have saved a fellow officer’s life—and he didn't even have to leave his home to do it.Santora was off duty the morning of Aug. 6 but on a very special assignment: His 5-year-old daughter, Addison, wanted him to look on his phone for livestream videos from Disney World, where the family is planning to visit.As he searched his phone using the Periscope app he stumbled upon a disturbing clip of a distraught man who was drinking alcohol and vowing to kill
  
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• LAPD Officer Attacked, Gun Taken During Anti-Trump Protest

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  Embed from Getty ImagesA Los Angeles police officer’s pistol was stolen Thursday night during a fight with a woman, who attacked him with his handcuffs as protesters flooded downtown to decry the election of Donald Trump.Around 10:30 p.m., undercover officers noticed a crowd of roughly 20 people break off from the hundreds protesting against Trump and move back toward LAPD headquarters, according to an official with knowledge of the incident. The official, who spoke to the Los Angeles
  
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• 2 Boise Officers and K9 Wounded, Suspect Killed in Friday Gunfight

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  Two Boise, ID, police officers and a K9 were wounded in a gunfight with a wanted suspect Friday night. The suspect was killed.One officer, who has not been identified, was shot multiple times and remains hospitalized. The Boise Police Department said late Sunday he is showing “slight improvements” daily in his condition, he “faces a long and hard path forward.” Police Chief Bill Bones told the Idaho Statesman that the officer, a 17-year veteran, faces months of recovery.A
  
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• Video: Mistrial Declared in Murder Trial of Former Ohio Campus Officer

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  VIDEO: Mistrial Declared in Murder Trial of Former Ohio Campus OfficerA county prosecutor in Ohio is deciding whether to retry a former University of Cincinnati officer in the death of an unarmed motorist after the case ended in a mistrial this weekend.Ray Tensing, 26, was charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter in the death of Sam DuBose, whom Tensing shot and killed after pulling him over in July 2015.Tensing lost his job after DuBose's death and has pleaded not guilty. A mistrial was d
  
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• Video: University Invites Daughter of Fallen Dallas Officer for Honor, Rescinds, Then Apologizes

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  VIDEO: University Invites Daughter of Fallen Dallas Officer for Honor, Rescinds, Then ApologizesSouthern Methodist University is apologizing after rescinding an invitation to the daughter of a slain Dallas police officer who was supposed to do an honorary serve at the school's weekend volleyball match.Sgt. Michael Smith was one of five officers killed in an ambush attack in downtown Dallas in July following a peaceful protest.His widow, Heidi, posted to Facebook on Thursday night an email she re
  
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• Anchorage Officer Ambushed in Patrol Car Recovering, Suspect Killed

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  A police officer who was ambushed and shot multiple times in his patrol car in downtown Anchorage early Saturday was in stable condition Sunday night.The officer, whose name has not been released, underwent two surgeries for "multiple gunshot wounds" on Saturday, said Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Castro. On Sunday, he was recovering in a local hospital, she said.The suspect in Saturday's incident was killed in gunfire from police. Police are still trying to notify h
  
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