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• Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson Needs Kidney Transplant

  27-01-2017 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson — who fell ill and lost his balance during a news conference at a South Side police station on Friday — needs a kidney transplant, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times.Anthony Guglielmi, chief spokesman for the police department, tweeted that Johnson was expected to be released from the hospital sometime Friday. "He is fine & in great spirits," Guglielmi wrote. "Incident unrelated to a longstanding kidney issue."At about 3 p.m., Guglielmi tweeted
  
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• NYPD Officer Promoted After Helping Bring El Chapo to Justice

  27-01-2017 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 15-year NYPD veteran who worked on the investigation that led to the arrest of Mexican drug lord El Chapo has been made detective first grade, police said Friday, reports the New York Daily News.Det. Diana Spangenberg, 39, a member of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, received the new rank at the department's promotion ceremony at Police Headquarters, officials said.Authorities extradited Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman, the notorious head of the Sinaloa cartel, from Mexico to New York on Ja
  
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• TX Officer Survives Crash With 18-Wheeler

  27-01-2017 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A police officer in Decatur, TX, is lucky to be alive after an 18-wheeler reportedly slammed into his parked patrol SUV, reports KDFW.The Decatur Police Department said Officer Matthew Roberts was on the shoulder of Highway 287 around 11:30 p.m. Thursday. He was preparing to conduct traffic stops when an 18-wheeler went off the road and hit him.Photos of the accident show Officer Roberts’ mangled patrol SUV standing upside down against a utility pole. He was air lifted to a local hospital,
  
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• MS Senate Passes "Blue Lives Matter" Bill

  27-01-2017 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After a nearly two-hour floor debate, the Mississippi Senate passed a "Blue Lives Matter" bill Thursday by 37-13, adding targeting of law enforcement and other first responders to the state hate crimes law, reports the Clarion Ledger.Also Thursday, a state House Committee passed its own version of a "Blue Lives Matter" bill, and while that bill doesn't make it a hate crime, it does enhance the penalty for targeting law enforcement.Senate Bill 2469 adds language that if a crime is committed becau
  
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• FLEOA Applauds President Trump's Orders to Defund Sanctuary Cities and Augment Border Enforcement

  27-01-2017 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) National President Nathan Catura released the following statement in support of President Trump's latest immigration and border security executive orders empowering the Department of Homeland Security assets:"We fully support President Trump's Executive Order to defund what we characterize as Sanctuary 'Cesspools' that harbor illegal aliens. These Cesspools have served as safe havens for illegal aliens who think our nation's immigra
  
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• Police: 3 men arrested after woman raped on Facebook Live - Fox 32 Chicago

  27-01-2017 03:46
  
  Fox 32 Chicago
  Police: 3 men arrested after woman raped on Facebook Live
  Fox 32 Chicago
  FOX NEWS - Three men, including two migrants from Afghanistan, have been arrested over the alleged three-hour gang rape of a woman in Uppsala, Sweden, that was broadcast on Facebook Live. Fox News' Trace Gallagher reported that police received ...and more »
  
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• San Jose police: Serial robber arrested - The Mercury News

  27-01-2017 02:55
  
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  San Jose police: Serial robber arrested
  The Mercury News
  Robert Rainbow, 45, of San Jose, was arrested on Jan. 11, 2017, in connection with a spate of robberies between Dec. 19, 2016, and Jan. 10, 2017. (Courtesy of San Jose Police Department). Expand. SAN JOSE — A 45-year-old San Jose man is facing ...
  
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• 'Can You Hear Me?' Scam Has Police Warning Would-Be Victims to Hang Up Immediately - KTLA

  27-01-2017 02:13
  
  KTLA
  'Can You Hear Me?' Scam Has Police Warning Would-Be Victims to Hang Up Immediately
  KTLA
  Police in Virginia are now warning about the scam, which has also been recently reported in Florida, and, in 2016, in Pennsylvania. “Anytime you become victim to a crime, you just feel violated,” said Officer Jo Ann Hughes with the Norfolk Police ...and more »
  
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• Two men in their 60s stabbed to death in Chinatown, police say - Los Angeles Times

  27-01-2017 01:37
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Two men in their 60s stabbed to death in Chinatown, police say
  Los Angeles Times
  Two men were stabbed to death Thursday afternoon in Chinatown, and police were canvassing the area in search of the suspected killer, authorities said. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 900 block of North Broadway about ...and more »
  
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• Burnsville cop resigns after testifying that he exchanged 'racially charged' e-mails with protest shooter - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  27-01-2017 01:15
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Burnsville cop resigns after testifying that he exchanged 'racially charged' e-mails with protest shooter
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Officer Brett Levin, a high school friend of the suspect in the Fourth Precinct protest shootings, urged him to turn himself in. By Brandon Stahl Star Tribune. January 26, 2017 — 10:34pm. itemprop. Colleen Kelly Allen Lawrence Scarsella. Text size ...and more »
  
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• Drug dealers used home of Kennedy relatives on Cape Cod, police say - Fox News

  27-01-2017 00:39
  
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  Drug dealers used home of Kennedy relatives on Cape Cod, police say
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  Authorities on Cape Cod arrested three people Wednesday in relation to a drug operation run out of a home owned by Kennedy relatives without the family's knowledge. Barnstable Police charged Troy Monteiro and Trevor Rose with multiple drug crimes, ...
  Police: Fentanyl dealers used Shriver family's Cape home as operations centerWHDH-TV
  Police: Drug dealers used Cape Cod home of Kennedy relativesBoston.com
  
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• Mayor Kenney: Trump Insulted Philadelphia Police Today - Philadelphia magazine

  27-01-2017 00:29
  
  Philadelphia magazine
  Mayor Kenney: Trump Insulted Philadelphia Police Today
  Philadelphia magazine
  Jim Kenney says Trump disrespected the police when he said Philadelphia's murder rate was “terribly increasing.” By Dan McQuade | January 26, 2017 at 4:40 pm. Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Share0 Email0. comment on this post · 18 Comments. (L-R) Mayor Jim ...and more »
  
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• DUI suspect charged after falsely claiming Birmingham police officer raped her during arrest - AL.com

  27-01-2017 00:19
  
  AL.com
  DUI suspect charged after falsely claiming Birmingham police officer raped her during arrest
  AL.com
  A 46-year-old woman claimed she was raped by a Birmingham police officer during her DUI arrest, and today that woman is behind bars for making a false statement. Venita Kimber is charged with making a false report to law enforcement, in addition to ...and more »
  
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• Police divided over Trump's 'sanctuary city' order - USA TODAY

  27-01-2017 00:07
  
  USA TODAY
  Police divided over Trump's 'sanctuary city' order
  USA TODAY
  WASHINGTON — National law enforcement groups are sharply divided over President Trump's plan to crack down on sanctuary cities that shield illegal immigrants from deportation, as some warn that law enforcement's already fraught relationship with ...
  Why police worry about Trump's 'sanctuary cities' crackdownChristian Science Monitorall 1,237 news articles »
  
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