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• NYPD Detective Awarded Medal of Honor 19 Years After He was Killed

  13-01-2017 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The New York City Police Department posthumously honored Detective Shawn Carrington, 28, with the NYPD Medal of Honor at a Tuesday ceremony ceremony.On Jan. 19, 1998, Carrington and his partner were working an undercover drug sting when he was shot in the chest and killed. The man who shot Carrington was also killed in the exchange of gunfire, News 12 reports.The detective's 20-year-old daughter, Niya Carrington, who was only 18 months old when her father died, and the detective's mother bo
  
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• Justice Department Finds Chicago Police Use Excessive Force in Violation of Constitution - Wall Street Journal

  13-01-2017 21:19 via wsj.com
  
  Justice Department Finds Chicago Police Use Excessive Force in Violation of Constitution
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  CHICAGO—Justice Department officials announced Friday that they found the Chicago Police Department engages in an unconstitutional use of excessive force, including deadly force, following a 13-month investigation. The probe was launched in ...
  
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• Video: Justice Department Slams Chicago PD for "Excessive Force" and "Deficient Training"

  13-01-2017 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Justice Department Slams Chicago PD for "Excessive Force" and "Deficient Training"A federal investigation into the Chicago police found that officers engage “in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force,” part of larger, ingrained failures in how the department trains officers and reviews misconduct, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced Friday.The Justice Department released a 164-page report elaborating on how police officers in the country’s
  
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• Suspected Orlando Cop Killer Was Wearing Body Armor

  13-01-2017 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fugitive murder suspect Markeith Loyd is believed to have been wearing a bulletproof –resistant vest as he stood over a Florida officer and shot her to death, police said Thursday.Orlando police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton returned fire and may have struck Loyd on Monday, Police Chief John Mina said at a news briefing. A reward for information leading to his capture has been raised to $100,000 as local, state and federal agents hunt him down, NBC News reports.Clayton was shot when she c
  
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• One Day After CHP Officer Attacked and Suspect Killed, Deputies Serve Related Warrants

  13-01-2017 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Riverside County (CA) Sheriff’s Department served two warrants in Orange on Thursday, one day after a man fired shots at a California Highway Patrol Officer and was then killed in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies in Lake Elsinore, officials said.The warrants were related to the Lake Elsinore shooting, Riverside deputy Mike Vasquez told the Orange County Register.The first warrant was served at a private residence another at a liquor store. Both the Riverside County SO
  
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• LASD to Deploy UAV to Aid Deputies Working Bomb and Hostage Incidents

  13-01-2017 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said Thursday that his agency will begin deploying an unmanned aerial device to aid deputies responding to arson scenes, suspected bombs and hostage situations, but he promised the device would not be used to surveil residents.“The dangers of law enforcement can never be eliminated,” he said. “However, this technology can assist us in reducing the impact of risks on personnel.”Eight deputies have been trained to
  
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• Former Chicago PD Superintendent Calls Out DOJ for "Wrong" Conclusions

  13-01-2017 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesFormer Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy blasted the Justice Department on Thursday, saying the feds have wrongly focused on whether officers have been stopping African-Americans disproportionately.In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, McCarthy criticized City Hall and the Justice Department.He reiterated that DOJ officials have never spoken to him about their Chicago probe, even though he was responsible for the department’s policies and pra
  
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• Five Arrested on Suspicion of Helping Accused California Cop Killer

  13-01-2017 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives have arrested five people they say helped a man evade police after the fatal shooting of an LASD sergeant last year.The suspects are accused of helping 27-year-old Trenton Trevon Lovell duck a massive police dragnet after authorities say he shot and killed Sgt. Steve Owen in Lancaster while responding to a burglary call on Oct. 5, according to a news release issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Owen, a 29-year depart
  
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• Video: Burglary Suspect Attacks Tampa Officer, K-9 with Burning Paint Primer

  13-01-2017 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Burglary Suspect Attacks Tampa Officer, K-9 with Burning Paint PrimerA Tampa police officer shot a man who police say threw flaming paint primer on the officer and a K-9 officer during a burglary-in-progress call.Three officers entered the house where they encountered the suspect, Joey Antonio Kennedy, age 40.K-9 Indo went after Kennedy who tossed a flaming accelerant on the dog and his handler, Officer Tim Bergman. Bergman opened fire, wounding the suspect.K9 Indo received burns on
  
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• Baltimore Agrees to Broad Change for Troubled Police Dept. - New York Times

  13-01-2017 01:19 via nytimes.com
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  Baltimore Agrees to Broad Change for Troubled Police Dept.
  New York Times
  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch speaking at a news conference in Baltimore on Thursday. Credit Patrick Semansky/Associated Press. BALTIMORE — Nearly two years after the death of a black man in police custody led to violent riots here, the Justice ...
  Baltimore, DOJ Reach Agreement On Consent Decree For Baltimore PoliceNPR
  DOJ unveils police reforms in BaltimoreCNN
  Baltimore Police Agree to Stop
  
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