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• Virginia Legislators Announce Plans to Stem Trooper Exodus with Pay Raise

  26-01-2017 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Virginia House and Senate budget leaders on Wednesday announced plans to give 3 percent raises to state employees and an even bigger boost to state troopers, who have been leaving the agency in droves.Starting pay for troopers would rise from $36,200 a year to $43,000 under the agreement struck between the Republicans who control the money committees for both chambers. In addition to the 3 percent raise, existing troopers would see their annual salaries jump by more than $6,700 to keep pace with
  
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• TX Couple Set House on Fire Planning to Ambush Responding Officers, Authorities Say

  26-01-2017 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A couple arrested after confronting police officers who responded to a house fire in San Angelo, TX, set the fire with the intent of killing police who responded, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.Texas Rangers have identified husband and wife Gary Ray Wright and Brenda Joyce Wright as the suspects involved in the fiery shooting standoff with San Angelo police on Friday January 13.According to the arrest warrant affidavit in the case, the couple intended to go out with a ba
  
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• Ohio Trooper Wounded in Accidental Shooting

  26-01-2017 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper is recovering at a local hospital after an accidental shooting Wednesday night.According to the Highway Patrol, the trooper was at the Heath Police Department when the incident happened.A spokesperson said the trooper was in the process of holstering the weapon when the gun fired, striking the trooper in the leg.10TV.com reports the wound is not life threatening. 
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• FOP Supports Trump Order on Sanctuary Cities

  26-01-2017 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The nation’s largest police union, the Fraternal Order of Police, has issued a statement of support for President Trump’s action on sanctuary cities.“The FOP has been very vocal on this issue and we’ve been adamant that local and state law enforcement agencies should always seek to cooperate with federal colleagues and vice versa,” Chuck Canterbury, national president of the FOP, said. “Previous solutions called for an unequivocal end to all federal grants for
  
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• Man charged with murder after police find dead girlfriend in his car - Los Angeles Times

  26-01-2017 23:31
  
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  Man charged with murder after police find dead girlfriend in his car
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  A man who was the subject of a domestic violence restraining order by his girlfriend two years ago in Riverside County was arrested this week and charged in the woman's killing, authorities said. Court records show that Cassandra Taylor, 32 ...and more »
  
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• New York State Police Rescues 103 Puppies From Overturned Truck - NBCNews.com

  26-01-2017 23:26
  
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  New York State Police Rescues 103 Puppies From Overturned Truck
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  Police in New York state rescued more than 100 puppies from a interstate after a speeding truck that was transporting the dogs drove off the shoulder into a ditch, overturning on the side of the highway. Two animals were seriously injured. The driver ...and more »
  
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• Sky High marijuana collective raided again by Santa Ana police - OCRegister

  26-01-2017 23:25
  
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  Sky High marijuana collective raided again by Santa Ana police
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  Bags of evidence and boxes of materials were removed from one of two units in the building at the corner of North Ross Street and 17th Street after Santa Ana police raided the Sky High Holistic marijuana dispensary in the 400 block of West 17th Street ...and more »
  
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• Man drops off 4 pipe bombs at Georgia police station - Fox News

  26-01-2017 23:05
  
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  Man drops off 4 pipe bombs at Georgia police station
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  A police station in Georgia had to be closed for several hours Thursday after a concerned citizen brought in a suspicious package that turned out to be four pipe bombs, officials said. The man walked into the station in Athens, Georgia around 11 a.m ...
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• Police investigate alleged rape of teen at Kansas basketball dorm - USA TODAY

  26-01-2017 22:48
  
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  Police investigate alleged rape of teen at Kansas basketball dorm
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  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self said Thursday that a police investigation of an alleged rape at his team's dorm has given him no reason yet to discipline any players as the No. 1 Jayhawks prepare to play at No. 4 Kentucky.and more »
  
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• Video: Portland Police Respond Quickly to Attempt by Protestors to Shut Down City

  26-01-2017 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Portland Police Respond Quickly to Attempt by Protestors to Shut Down CityOfficers with the Portland Police Bureau quickly responded to groups of protesters gathering in the downtown area and blocking transit lines Wednesday.FOX 12 was on hand as officers detained protesters who were blocking a TriMet bus near the intersection of Southwest Yamhill and 6th Avenue. Protesters also attempted to block commuter rail lines and major roadways.In total, Portland police said 14 people were arreste
  
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• Trump Removes Border Patrol Chief Day After Wall Order

  26-01-2017 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe Border Patrol chief has been removed from office, a day after President Trump signed an executive order to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and hire 5,000 more agents, sources confirmed to Fox News Thursday.The Associated Press first reported Thursday that Mark Morgan told senior Border Patrol agents that he was asked to leave, and said he had chosen to resign rather than fight the removal request.Morgan was named to the post in June and took office in October. H
  
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• 2 Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed in Mississippi

  26-01-2017 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two DeSoto County (MS) Sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded Wednesday night in a gunfight with a carjacking suspect. The suspect was killed.DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco identified the two deputies shot as Patrol Sgt. Hunter Garrett and K9 Officer Lee Hutchins.Garrett was shot in the foot and released early Thursday morning.  Hutchins underwent surgery Wednesday night and remains in the hospital.The suspect has been identified as Kevin Darnell Washington, 54, Local Memphis
  
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• I-75 North and South is shut down for police - WHIO

  26-01-2017 22:16
  
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  I-75 North and South is shut down for police
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  UPDATE @ 4:05 p.m.: I-75 North and South is shut down for a police manhunt arising from the shots fired call at the Hawthorn Suites By Wyndam Miamisburg/Dayton Mall South, on Prestige Place. We're hearing that three suspects are now in custody.and more »
  
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• Police: 1 dead in Charlotte officer-involved shooting - WRAL.com

  26-01-2017 22:02
  
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  Police: 1 dead in Charlotte officer-involved shooting
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  Charlotte, N.C. — Police in North Carolina say an undercover officer fatally shot another driver who collided with his unmarked car on Thursday. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police issued a statement saying a detective followed another vehicle that collided ...and more »
  
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• SAPD: Fired police officer fired again - San Antonio Express-News - mySanAntonio.com

  26-01-2017 21:50
  
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  SAPD: Fired police officer fired again - San Antonio Express-News
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  Matthew Luckhurst, the San Antonio police officer who was effectively fired for providing a feces sandwich to a homeless man, was given a second indefinite ...and more »
  
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• Chicago's Police Aren't 'Overly Politically Correct' - The Atlantic

  26-01-2017 21:45
  
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  Chicago's Police Aren't 'Overly Politically Correct'
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  Subscribe to The Atlantic's Politics & Policy Daily, a roundup of ideas and events in American politics. On Wednesday, the president of the United States threatened Chicago with federal intervention if it fails to bring down its homicide numbers ...
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• Police: UD student robbed, then busted for drugs in home - The News Journal

  26-01-2017 21:27
  
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  Police: UD student robbed, then busted for drugs in home
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  The armed robbery of a University of Delaware student led to his arrest Monday after Newark police determined he was growing marijuana inside his home. Two other men were arrested and charged with home invasion as a result of the robbery, said Lt. Bill ...and more »
  
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• Dramatic video: Portland, Ore., police clash with protesters - SFGate

  26-01-2017 19:58
  
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  Dramatic video: Portland, Ore., police clash with protesters
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  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters with different causes disrupted a meeting at Portland's City Hall and blocked traffic Wednesday, resulting in some arrests. Protesters gathered at city hall over the plight of a mentally ill homeless woman who was ...
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• Money falling from the sky sparks police investigation - Fox News

  26-01-2017 19:14
  
  Money falling from the sky sparks police investigation
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  It's raining money! Pedestrians in Indianapolis were surprised Tuesday when green bills began falling from the sky and collecting on the sidewalk and street. “I looked up around the buildings to see if anybody had dropped it off as a joke,” Michael ...and more »
  
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• Brazilian Police Seek Arrest of Businessman Eike Batista - Wall Street Journal

  26-01-2017 18:37
  
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  Brazilian Police Seek Arrest of Businessman Eike Batista
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  SÃO PAULO—Brazilian police on Thursday declared former billionaire businessman Eike Batista a fugitive from the law and said they would ask other countries to help track him down, even as his lawyer said he would return to Brazil as soon as possible.
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• Trump wants to empower local police to enforce immigration law, raising fears of racial profiling - Washington Post

  26-01-2017 16:10
  
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  Trump wants to empower local police to enforce immigration law, raising fears of racial profiling
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  President Trump on Wednesday directed his homeland security secretary to deputize local law enforcement officials to enforce immigration laws, a move that civil rights advocates fear could embolden police to racially profile those they encounter.and more »
  
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• Fort Worth police drop criminal case against black family detained in viral video; officer won't face charges - Dallas News (blog)

  26-01-2017 16:05
  
  Fort Worth police drop criminal case against black family detained in viral video; officer won't face charges
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  Authorities said Thursday that they won't pursue a criminal case against a black Fort Worth family arrested in a viral video -- or the white officer who arrested them last month. Jacqueline Craig called police Dec. 21 to complain that a neighbor had ...and more »
  
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• Georgia police chief apologizing for agency's role in 1940 lynching - CBS News

  26-01-2017 15:35
  
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  Georgia police chief apologizing for agency's role in 1940 lynching
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  This article first appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. LAGRANGE, Ga. -- It's been more than 75 years since an armed posse of white men snatched Austin Callaway from the LaGrange city jail, drove through darkness to a country road and killed ...and more »
  
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• Video: Man Gives Emotional Account of Saving AZ Trooper

  26-01-2017 00:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Man Gives Emotional Account of Saving AZ TrooperHis voice breaking, the man who came to the rescue of Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper Ed Andersson on Jan. 12 said the aftermath of that confrontation has been "overwhelming." He had little time to think and just acted instinctively, he said, firing his weapon to save one man's life while taking another, reports azcentral.com.Thomas Yoxall, 43, spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday afternoon, describing what happened on a str
  
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• Reward for MI Cop Killer Info Hits $82,500

  26-01-2017 00:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Detroit police hope the increased reward offered for information leading to the killer of Wayne State Police Officer Collin Rose yields new leads, reports mlive.com.According to police, the total reward available for information leading Rose's killer is at $82,500. The figure includes an additional $20,000 being offered by the brother-in-law of Kenneth Steil, a Detroit police sergeant also killed in the line of duty last year.Detroit police this week issued new photos of a blue mountain bike Ros
  
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• Man Accused of Punching Houston Officer During Chase

  26-01-2017 00:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man is accused of punching a Houston police officer after a chase early Wednesday morning, reports KPRC.Officers say a patrol unit tried to pull over a car for traffic violations on South Kirkwood Road around 1:30 a.m. The driver refused to stop and led officers on a chase to Spring Grove Drive, where the vehicle hit a curb and eventually came to a stop. According to police, the two men in the car jumped out and ran away.Both were eventually captured by police, but officers say one of the men
  
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• Orlando Officer's Family Not Entitled to Same Benefits as Fallen Deputy

  26-01-2017 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two families of fallen Florida officers who died during the manhunt for accused killer Markeith Loyd will receive vastly different pension benefits, reports the Orlando Sentinel.A state law passed last year allows the spouse or primary beneficiary of a fallen law enforcement officer to receive 100% of state pension benefits. But because Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton was vested in the city's pension and not the state's, her primary beneficiary is only entitled to 60 percent of her $90,000 annu
  
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• Governor to Seek Law to Remove TX Sheriffs Who Don't Help Immigration Officials

  26-01-2017 00:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, in an interview Wednesday with Fox News, said he and other lawmakers will seek new laws to remove Texas sheriffs from office if they do not fully cooperate with federal immigration officials over the handling of individuals who are thought to be undocumented immigrants, reports the Austin American-Statesman.Abbott has previously said he will strip state grant funding from Travis County if Sheriff Sally Hernandez does not change her recently announced policy that curtails
  
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• Trump Tweets About Chicago 'Carnage,' Says He May 'Send In The Feds!' If Not Fixed

  26-01-2017 00:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday night about Chicago's violence, saying he will "send in the Feds!" if the city "doesn't fix the horrible 'carnage' going on," reports the Chicago Tribune.Trump's tweet refers back to a line in his inaugural address Friday about "the crime, and the gangs, and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.In a statement, Chicago Police Superintendent
  
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