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• PA Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Delayed ID of Officers in OIS

  23-11-2016 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have tried to stop the quick release of the names of any police officers involved in a shooting or other use-of-force incident that resulted in death or serious injury, reports the Patriot-News.Rep. Martina White's bill - introduced last year - started as a reaction to former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey's policy of immediately naming cops involved in most police-involved shootings.The city's Fraternal Order of Police had
  
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• Police: Couple planted fake bomb hoping to shoot officers - Fox News

  23-11-2016 21:05 via foxnews.com
  
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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Alabama couple planted a fake bomb at a suburban elementary school hoping to shoot officers arriving at the scene or even rob a bank, police said Wednesday. Zachary Edwards, 35, and Raphel Dilligard, 34, of Birmingham face ...
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• WA Deputy Comes to Aid of Grieving 83-Year-Old Veteran

  23-11-2016 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Clallam County (WA) Sheriff's Deputy Don Kitchen responded to a call reporting an erratic driver Sunday evening, and found an 83-year-old retired United States Army colonel behind the wheel, according to KCPQ.Kitchen learned the man had gone to the store for some groceries, but had become lost and disoriented. Kitchen also found out the man’s wife had died recently, and that he lives alone.So, he decided to help.The deputy got the man’s car to safety, then took him to the g
  
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• Video: 4 Boston Officers Struck, Dragged by Car

  23-11-2016 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 4 Boston Officers Struck, Dragged by CarFour Boston police officers were struck and dragged by a car while addressing a call outside a bar in Dorchester Tuesday night, according to the Boston Police Department.Four officers addressed a call for a man with a gun outside the “Dublin House” bar at the intersection of Columbia Road and Stoughton Street in Dorchester around 12:30 a.m.Boston Police Superintendent Night Commander Randall Halstead said two officers approached a car in
  
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• Utah Trooper Dies 5 Days After Being Hit by Car

  23-11-2016 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Ellsworth died Wednesday, five days after he was struck by a car as he directed traffic at the scene of a downed power line in Box Elder County.UHP Sgt. Todd Royce confirmed that the 32-year-old father of three had passed away overnight at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray.Ellsworth had been in “very critical” condition at the hospital since Nov. 18, when he was flown by helicopter from the scene of the accident.“It is with a heavy heart an
  
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• Trump Calls Son of Slain San Antonio Officer, Sources Say

  23-11-2016 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump offered his condolences to the family of slain San Antonio Police Department Det. Benjamin Marconi Monday, his son said.Dane Gregory Marconi posted a Facebook status Monday evening that read: "Just got off the phone with the future president Trump, he sends his condolences to our family," according to a post made by Annie Patterson Campos, who lists herself as a crime scene  investigator for the San Antonio Police Department on her account. Campos' post has sinc
  
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• FL K-9 Killed During Tuesday Shootout

  23-11-2016 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Volusia County Sheriff's K-9 unit dog was killed during a shootout with a fleeing suspect Tuesday night, who remained on the loose Wednesday morning, officials say.The killing of K-9 Forrest happened about 7:15 p.m. when a shootout occurred while deputies were chasing a man thought to be a fugitive with a warrant out for his arrest, the Sheriff's Office said.A SWAT team and helicopters searched overnight for the suspect who fled into a heavily wooded area near Vann Park in Deltona&nb
  
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• Detroit-Area Officer On Life Support After Shooting

  23-11-2016 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wayne State University police officer Collin Rose is on life support and in "grave" condition with his fiancee and family by his side in a Detroit hospital, Wayne State Police Chief Tony Holt says.Rose, 29, was shot in the head Tuesday evening while patrolling an area a few blocks off campus, near Martin Luther King Blvd. and Trumbull, in Detroit's Woodbridge neighborhood when he stopped to investigate a man, Holt said. It was unclear whether the officer had responded to a 911 call, al
  
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• CA Officer and Wife Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

  23-11-2016 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A rookie South Gate (CA) police officer and his wife were found shot at their condominium in Long Beach Tuesday night. Their deaths are being investigated as a possible murder-suicide.Police were dispatched around 9:50 p.m. Monday to the residence on a possible domestic violence call, said Lt. David Faris of the Long Beach Police Department.Arriving officers found the couple inside the residence, each with a single gunshot wound to the upper body, and a weapon was located. Their childr
  
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• GA Officer Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month for November 2016

  23-11-2016 18:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For extracting a driver from a fiery crash, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has selected Senior Police Officer Daniel Whitney of the Athens-Clarke County (GA) Police Department as the recipient of its Officer of the Month Award for November 2016.In the early morning of May 15, 2016, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department received a frantic 911 call about a car fire on U.S. Highway 29. The caller, who lived in a nearby home, was worried the vehicle, which had crashed into
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers QB Announces Indianapolis Area K-9 Grant

  23-11-2016 17:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today, Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl Quarterback and Findlay, OH, native Ben Roethlisberger announced the ninth grant of the 2016 season from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund. The Foundation will be distributing a grant to the Montgomery County (IN) Sheriff's Office in the Indianapolis area where the Steelers play the Colts on Thursday, November 24.The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office will use its grant to purchase a new K-9.During the 2016 NFL season, The Ben Roethl
  
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• He fatally shot a Texas cop on Sunday, police say. On Monday, he got married at a courthouse. - Washington Post

  23-11-2016 11:36 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  He fatally shot a Texas cop on Sunday, police say. On Monday, he got married at a courthouse.
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  Nearly 24 hours after he allegedly ambushed and fatally shot San Antonio police detective Benjamin Marconi, but before he was arrested for the crime, Otis Tyrone McKane got married at the Bexar County Courthouse, according to records obtained by the ...and more »
  
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• Video: CA Robbery Suspect Opens Fire on SWAT Team, Dies in Shootout

  23-11-2016 00:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: CA Robbery Suspect Opens Fire on SWAT Team, Dies in ShootoutA robbery suspect exited a convenience store in La Mirada, CA, and opened fire on an L.A. County SWAT team early Tuesday morning, prompting deputies to return fire, fatally shooting him, authorities said.The shootout came after a standoff that began at about 9:15 p.m. Monday when deputies responded to a call of a robbery at an AM/PM at Beach Boulevard and Hillsborough Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Departmen
  
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• FLEOA Releases Statement on Recent Police Targeted Shootings

  23-11-2016 00:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In light of the tragic events that occurred over the weekend, where multiple law enforcement officers were targeted and attacked in Texas, Florida, and Missouri, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) National President Nathan Catura issued the following statement:"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the officers and impacted departments in Florida and Missouri, as well as with those of our fallen brother, United States Marshall Service Deputy Commander Pat
  
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• Fort Worth PD Mandates 2-Officer Call Response

  23-11-2016 00:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Fort Worth (TX) Police Department issued a press release Monday stating that, effective immediately, two officers will be dispatched on every call until further notice. The move is designed to improve officer safety after so many shootings directed at law enforcement officers.The press release reads:"Two officers will be dispatched on all calls for service"Due to the recent ambush attacks on law enforcement officers across the country, the Fort Worth Police Department has instituted a mandat
  
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