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• Wilmington police investigate double shooting; 15th and 16th this month - The News Journal

  20-01-2017 23:55
  
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  Wilmington police investigate double shooting; 15th and 16th this month
  The News Journal
  Officers were in Wilmington's Hedgeville neighborhood area investigating a double shooting Friday, police said. The shootings are the 15th and 16th so far this month in the city. About 3:20 p.m., city officers responded to the 200 block of S. Harrison ...and more »
  
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• Propane Tank Thrown Under Boston Police Cruiser In 'Deliberate Act' - CBS Local

  20-01-2017 23:48
  
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  Propane Tank Thrown Under Boston Police Cruiser In 'Deliberate Act'
  CBS Local
  BOSTON (CBS/AP) – Boston Police have released surveillance images of a person of interest after a propane tank exploded under a cruiser Friday morning. Police said the person was walking and intentionally threw the device under the cruiser which was ...
  Boston Police Call Explosion Near Police Cruiser a 'Deliberate' ActWall Street Journal
  Device with propane tank explodes, damages Boston police cr
  
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• Slain Orlando police officer's car vandalized - CNN International

  20-01-2017 22:43
  
  CNN International
  Slain Orlando police officer's car vandalized
  CNN International
  (CNN) Just one day after her alleged killer appeared in court, Lt. Debra Clayton's squad car was defaced as it sat outside Orlando Police Department headquarters in memoriam. Orlando police officials tell CNN that someone vandalized the car with blue ...and more »
  
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• Austrian police arrest 'terror' suspect planning attack - Aljazeera.com

  20-01-2017 22:41
  
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  Austrian police arrest 'terror' suspect planning attack
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  Interior minister says a potential "terror attack" in Vienna averted with the arrest of the 18-year-old suspect. 20 Jan 2017 21:44 GMT. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. Austrian police said that prior to the arrest there 'growing ...
  Austrian police arrest man allegedly planning terror attackDeutsche Welle
  'No blessed island': Austrian police foil 'potential' terror attack, arrest suspectRTa
  
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• Protest leads to injured police officers, smashed windows and a fire in DC - WJLA

  20-01-2017 22:09
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  Protest leads to injured police officers, smashed windows and a fire in DC
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  Heated protests in Northwest Washington have been going on throughout the day Friday before and after Donald Trump's swearing in. The latest protest in the area is happening near 12th and L Street and started some time before 2:00 p.m. There have been ...and more »
  
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• Police in riot gear emit chemical spray on protesters - Washington Post

  20-01-2017 22:09
  
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  Police in riot gear emit chemical spray on protesters
  Washington Post
  January 20, 2017 3:47 PM EST - In an effort to disperse protesters on K Street in downtown Washington, police in riot gear sprayed a group of people with what appears to be chemical spray. (Erin Patrick O'Connor / The Washington Post). January 20, 2017 ...
  
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• President Trump Just Signaled Some Dramatic Changes for Police and Criminal Justice - TIME

  20-01-2017 22:07
  
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  President Trump Just Signaled Some Dramatic Changes for Police and Criminal Justice
  TIME
  Joshua Lott—AFP/Getty Images Police officers provide security as they wait for the Presidential Inauguration Parade on Jan. 20, 2017. The new White House issued a pledge to end the 'dangerous anti-police atmosphere'. President Trump wasted little time ...and more »
  
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• President Trump Issues Statement of Support for Law Enforcement

  20-01-2017 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On his first day in office President Donald J. Trump has issued a statement of support for the nation's law enforcement officers on the official White House Website.The statement titled "Standing Up For Our Law Enforcement Community" is below in its entirety.One of the fundamental rights of every American is to live in a safe community. A Trump Administration will empower our law enforcement officers to do their jobs and keep our streets free of crime and violence. The Trump Administration will
  
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• Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office Uses Facebook to Respond to Man who Claims Sheriff Clarke Abused Power

  20-01-2017 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office posted a meme on its Facebook page Thursday featuring a picture of a man who says Sheriff David Clarke abused the power of his office after the man took exception to the sheriff's support of the Dallas Cowboys over the Green Bay Packers on a flight from Dallas after an NFL playoff game between the two teams.Riverwest resident Dan Black filed a formal complaint Tuesday with the county, alleging that sheriff's deputies interrogated him and treat
  
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• DC Officers Injured, 95 Arrested in Inauguration Riots

  20-01-2017 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A pair of police officers were injured and 95 protesters arrested after they smashed windows, damaged cars and threw rocks at police near Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony on Friday in Washington, D.C.Two DC police officers and one other person were taken to the hospital for undetermined injuries after run-ins with rioters, DC Fire Spokesman Vito Maggiolo told CNN. The injuries are non-life threatening.After the swearing-in ceremony, demonstrators near 12th and K streets were throwing rocks a
  
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• Army Chooses SIG's P320 as New Service Pistol

  20-01-2017 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The U.S. Army on Thursday awarded Sig Sauer a contract worth $580 million to make the next service pistol based on the company's P320 handgun.Sig Sauer beat out Glock Inc., FN America, and Beretta USA, the maker of the current M9 9mm service pistol, in the competition for the Modular Handgun System."We are both humbled and proud that the P320 was selected by the U.S. Army as its weapon of choice," Ron Cohen, chief executive officer of Sig Sauer, said in a statement to Military.com
  
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• Police In UK Use Stun Gun On Their Own Community Relations Adviser - NPR

  20-01-2017 21:00
  
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  Police In UK Use Stun Gun On Their Own Community Relations Adviser
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  A British police watchdog is investigating an incident last Saturday in Bristol in which an officer fired a stun gun at a black man who has served as a community-relations adviser for local law enforcement. Judah Adunbi, 63, was incapacitated after a ...
  British Police Tasered Their Own Race Relations AdviserHuffington Post
  Cops Taser black community liaison in identity mix-upCBS News
  Race-relations worker tasered a
  
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• Trump administration to 'empower' US police forces - Aljazeera.com

  20-01-2017 20:35
  
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  Trump administration to 'empower' US police forces
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  Statement on the official White House website says US President Donald Trump will empower police departments. 20 Jan 2017 19:34 GMT. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. Trump's administration will 'empower' police officers, according ...
  Trump administration condemns America's 'dangerous anti-police atmosphere'Reutersall 2,142 news articles »
  
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• LA Officer Killed Execution Style While Helping Injured Woman

  20-01-2017 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Westwego, LA, police officer Michael Louviere was shot in the head and killed while stopping to help an injured woman, who also died, in Marrero Friday morning. He was a U.S. Marine who served in Afghanistan before joining the police force in July 2015, according to Westwego Police Chief Dwayne Munch."This was a cold-blooded murder," Munch added, reports the Times-Picayune. According to Munch, Louviere ended his shift at 6 a.m. Friday and was headed home on Ames Boulevard when he came acros
  
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• Police: Off-duty Robbins cop fatally shoots armed robber in Chicago - Chicago Tribune

  20-01-2017 19:52
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Police: Off-duty Robbins cop fatally shoots armed robber in Chicago
  Chicago Tribune
  A fatal officer-involved shooting happened in the 12300 block of South Wallace Street on Jan. 20, 2017, in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood. Officials said an off-duty Robbins police officer shot and killed a person "after a possible attempted armed ...and more »
  
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• Video: IL Officer Killed in Crash Responding to Retail Theft Call

  20-01-2017 19:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: IL Officer Killed in Crash Responding to Retail Theft CallA 27-year-old police officer was killed Thursday night while responding to a call in northwest suburban Bloomingdale, IL. Police Chief Frank Giammarese remembered Officer Raymond Murrell as a "shining star," reports WLS-TV."He made such an impact in less than a year in our police department, involved in many of our community programs, like Shop with a Cop. He had a life-saving award at such a young stage in his career. Just a great
  
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• Bloomingdale police officer killed in crash remembered as 'shining star' - WLS-TV

  20-01-2017 17:49
  
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  Bloomingdale police officer killed in crash remembered as 'shining star'
  WLS-TV
  Bloomingdale police officer Raymond Murrell was killed in a crash responding to a call Thursday night. (WLS). WLS. By Leah Hope. Friday, January 20, 2017 04:56PM. BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. (WLS) --. A 27-year-old police officer was killed Thursday night while ...
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• Driver in Melbourne, Fleeing Police After Stabbing, Kills 4 Pedestrians - New York Times

  20-01-2017 12:49
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  Driver in Melbourne, Fleeing Police After Stabbing, Kills 4 Pedestrians
  New York Times
  A driver rammed into pedestrians, killing four, in a busy shopping area of the Australian city as he fled the police after stabbing his brother, officials said. By CAMILLA SCHICK on Publish Date January 20, 2017. Photo by Luke Costin/Australian ...
  3 Dead, 20 Injured After Car Drives Through Pedestrians in Australia: PoliceABC Newsall 467 news articles »
  
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• Orlando Cop Killer Suspect Curses Out Judge

  20-01-2017 01:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After an expletive-laden first appearance in an Orlando court, a defiant and angry cop killing suspect was denied bond Thursday, reports WTVT.Markeith Loyd made his first court appearance Thursday morning for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Sade Dixon and her unborn child. Police say he will soon also face charges for murder in the death of Orlando PD Master Sgt. Debra Clayton, who was shot to death January 9.An Orange County sheriff's deputy helping in the manhunt, Deputy First Class Norman Lew
  
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• Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Extradited From Mexico to the U.S.

  20-01-2017 00:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been extradited to the United States, according to a statement by the Mexican Foreign Ministry, reports KTLA.Mexican authorities had planned to turn Guzman, head of the Sinaloa cartel, over before Friday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a US official told CNN’s Evan Perez. 
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