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• Homemade Tourniquet, Quick Thinking Help Chicago Police Save Gunshot Victim

  14-12-2016 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Oct. 12, Chicago Police Officers David Watson and Paul Moreno received a call of "shots fired/person shot" over their cruiser's radio. Inside the apartment, in a large pool of blood, was the victim, a 17-year-old male shot in the left leg, right leg, groin, and buttocks. And an improvised tourniquet saved his life, reports the Chicago Sun Times.After nine years as a police officer, Watson is no stranger to shootings — but, he says, this particular incident was different — and it e
  
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• Woman in Handcuffs Steals Police Car in D.C., Flees to VA

  14-12-2016 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A woman is under arrest for leading District police on a chase into Virginia after she allegedly stole a D.C. Housing Authority Police Department SUV while handcuffed.According to the D.C. Housing Authority, the incident began at 5:30 p.m. at the Garfield Terrace housing complex.A DCHA officer told WUSA9 the woman had been placed in the back of one of their cars, in handcuffs, after she tried to enter the complex. The officer said she had previously been barred from the property.DCHA said one of
  
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• Arkansas Sheriff's Department Hit With 'Ransomware' Pays Hackers

  14-12-2016 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Our computer system got hacked," Sheriff Randy Mayfield of the Carroll County (AR) Sheriff's Department told reporters Monday afternoon.Lt. Daniel Klatt, who is in charge of information technology for the department, said the department's system was hit Monday, Dec. 5, with what he called "ransomware," which locks all information on the system unless the victim pays a fee, reports the Harrison Daily Times.In this case, the hackers, who he said were likely based in India or possibly even Russia,
  
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• CA Officers Say Fatal OIS of Retiree Occurred Because He Wouldn't Show Hands

  14-12-2016 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Bakersfield, CA, police officer responding to a call about a man brandishing a firearm shot and killed a 73-year-old retiree early Monday when the man, who reportedly was affected by dementia, ignored officer commands to remove his hands from his jacket."During a search of Mr. [Francisco] Serna a dark-colored simulated woodgrain crucifix was recovered," read a statement from the Bakersfield Police Department. "Mr. Serna was not armed at the time of the shooting. No firearm has been recovered."
  
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• Video: Indiana Town Without Police Department After Every Officer Quits

  14-12-2016 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Indiana Town Without Police Department After Every Officer QuitsAn entire Indiana town has no police officers after every single one walked off the job. The officers blame the Bunker Hill Town Council for the situation, reports WXIN-TV."We have had issues with the town board and there are some activities there where I felt like they were serving their own agenda," said former Bunker Hill Town Marshal Michael Thomison.Thomison served as town marshal for four years until Monday night when h
  
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• 3 Powerful Chicago Aldermen Push for Relaxed Police Hiring Standards

  14-12-2016 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chicago's most powerful alderman joined forces Wednesday with chairmen of the City Council's Black and Hispanic Caucuses in demanding that candidates with minor drug and criminal offenses be allowed to become Chicago Police officers, reports the Chicago Sun Times.Earlier this month, Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th) urged the Chicago Police Department to revamp its psychological exam and forgive minor drug offenses to attract minority police officers at a time of high crime and deep distrust in the Afr
  
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• Viral Wedding Proposal That Faked Police Arrest Under Fire - NBCNews.com

  14-12-2016 21:02 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Viral Wedding Proposal That Faked Police Arrest Under Fire
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  A "dream proposal" in which an Alabama man faked an armed arrest with real police officers is drawing anger on social media and mixed reactions from city officials who say the viral video is in poor taste. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said he would have ...
  She thought police had pulled out guns to arrest her boyfriend. They were helping him propose.Washington Post
  On the ground! Police help man stage proposa
  
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• Unarmed 73-Year-Old Man Shot by Police Was Carrying Crucifix: Police - ABC News

  14-12-2016 18:06 via abcnews.go.com
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  Unarmed 73-Year-Old Man Shot by Police Was Carrying Crucifix: Police
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  Authorities in Bakersfield, California, continue to investigate Monday's early morning shooting death of an unarmed 73-year-old man, who his family says was suffering from early-stage dementia. In a news release, the Bakersfield Police Department said ...
  Man with dementia fatally shot by police had a crucifix, not a gun, police sayLos Angeles Times
  Unarmed elderly man with dementia killed by police
  
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