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• House Passes Bill to Help First Responders Acquire New Technologies

  01-02-2017 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Legislation which will make it easier for first responders to acquire new equipment and technologies they need to respond to evolving threats was passed by the House Monday, reports Homeland Security Today.First introduced as the First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act in 2016 by Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, his re-introduced legislation passed by the House, the First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act of 2017
  
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• Alameda: One dead after officer-involved shooting - East Bay Times

  01-02-2017 23:40
  
  East Bay Times
  Alameda: One dead after officer-involved shooting
  East Bay Times
  Alameda police are at the scene of an officer involved shooting on the 2000 block of Buena Vista Avenue in Alameda, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group). Expand. By Peter Hegarty | [email protected] ...and more »
  
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• Causeway police officer arrested, accused of stealing cash, drugs from evidence room - NOLA.com

  01-02-2017 23:36
  
  NOLA.com
  Causeway police officer arrested, accused of stealing cash, drugs from evidence room
  NOLA.com
  An aerial view of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, looking south toward Metairie. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive). Print Email · Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune By Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The Times- ...and more »
  
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• Beyoncé twin news met with odd tweets from Denny's, Atlanta Police Department - CNNMoney

  01-02-2017 23:32
  
  CNNMoney
  Beyoncé twin news met with odd tweets from Denny's, Atlanta Police Department
  CNNMoney
  Beyoncé may have trumped President Trump in Twitter traffic on Wednesday when superstar singer announced she was pregnant with twins. According to Twitter (TWTR, Tech30), there were more than half a million tweets about Beyoncé in the 45 minutes ...and more »
  
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• AR Deputy Marshal Dragged Nearly 30 Ft During Traffic Stop

  01-02-2017 23:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Deputy Marshal with the Dover, AR, Marshal's Office is out of the hospital and recovering after being dragged by a car during a traffic stop Tuesday, reports KARZ-TV.The deputy marshal made a traffic stop around 11:30 a.m. While the deputy marshal was talking with the driver of the pulled-over car, the driver put the car in drive and sped off. The Deputy Marshal was dragged about 25 to 30 feet by the car.The deputy marshal was able to alert Pope County Dispatch on his radio about the situation
  
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• 4 Corrections Employees Held Hostage in Ongoing Situation at Delaware Prison: Police - ABC News

  01-02-2017 23:26
  Fox 32 Chicago
  4 Corrections Employees Held Hostage in Ongoing Situation at Delaware Prison: Police
  ABC News
  Four Delaware prison employees are being held hostage at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, according to Richard Bratz of the Delaware State Police. The incident began around 10:30 a.m. when five employees were taken hostage, Bratz ...
  State Police: Inmates have 4 hostages after 1 freedFox 32 Chicagoall 154 news articles »
  
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• Denver police say suspect shot RTD security officer while he was talking to two women near Union Station - The Denver Post

  01-02-2017 23:16
  
  Denver police say suspect shot RTD security officer while he was talking to two women near Union Station
  The Denver Post
  A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of slipping behind an armed, contract RTD security officer wearing a uniform similar in style to Denver police late Tuesday before fatally shooting him in the head and running off. Investigators say the ...and more »
  
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• LEOs on High Alert in Houston as Super Bowl Approaches

  01-02-2017 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With tens of thousands of visitors flooding to Houston for Super Bowl LI and protests already surfacing across the city, local and federal law enforcement officers said Tuesday they will remain on high alert to ensure the week-long events go off safely, reports the Houston Chronicle.Officials briefed the media Tuesday on the security efforts leading up to the championship football game, including plans to enact a no-fly zone over NRG Stadium, to encircle the building with concrete blockades and
  
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• Pawhuska Police: Substitute Teacher Arrested For Exposing Self Doing Cartwheel - News On 6

  01-02-2017 22:58
  
  News On 6
  Pawhuska Police: Substitute Teacher Arrested For Exposing Self Doing Cartwheel
  News On 6
  Pawhuska police arrested a 34-year-old substitute teacher Tuesday after they say she exposed herself while performing a cartwheel. They said it happened in the junior high school choir room. According to the Pawhuska Police Department's Facebook page, ...and more »
  
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• TX Governor Blocks Sheriff Funds Over 'Sanctuary Cities'

  01-02-2017 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has blocked funding for the first time over so-called "sanctuary cities" after Austin's sheriff stopped complying with all federal immigration detainers, reports the Associated Press.Abbott spokesman John Wittman said Wednesday that $1.5 million in previously approved criminal justice grants will no longer go to Travis County.The move follows Sheriff Sally Hernandez announcing after President Donald Trump's inauguration that she would stop honoring all immigrati
  
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• Torrance police seek ATM robber who beat teenage girl with baseball bat - The Daily Breeze

  01-02-2017 22:26
  
  Torrance police seek ATM robber who beat teenage girl with baseball bat
  The Daily Breeze
  Police are trying to identify this assailant who beat and robbed a teenage girl three months ago at an ATM outside a Chase Bank branch on Torrance Boulevard in Torrance. The girl was forced to withdraw $500 after she was struck in the head with a ...and more »
  
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• Police: Husband, wife dead in murder-suicide at home on Mt. Read Boulevard - 13WHAM-TV

  01-02-2017 22:15
  13WHAM-TV
  Police: Husband, wife dead in murder-suicide at home on Mt. Read Boulevard
  13WHAM-TV
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHAM) - Police said a husband and wife are dead after a murder-suicide at a home in Greece Wednesday. Police say this happened at a home on Mt. Read Boulevard near Stone Road.and more »
  
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• Alameda police issue shelter-in-place warning after off-duty officer shoots home intruder - KGO-TV

  01-02-2017 22:10
  
  KGO-TV
  Alameda police issue shelter-in-place warning after off-duty officer shoots home intruder
  KGO-TV
  Police asked some Alameda residents to shelter in place after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday. (Submitted to KGO-TV by HeelsHunny/Twitter). Bay City News. Wednesday, February 01, 2017 02:46PM. Police asked some Alameda residents to shelter ...and more »
  
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• Police: Pasco man shot, killed during Craigslist meet-up; one suspect arrested, one on the run - ABC Action News

  01-02-2017 22:00
  
  ABC Action News
  Police: Pasco man shot, killed during Craigslist meet-up; one suspect arrested, one on the run
  ABC Action News
  TAMPA, Fla. - A Craigslist meet-up over a dirt bike turned deadly on Tuesday night when the seller arranged to meet with the possible buyer in Tampa and the buyer reportedly turned a gun on the seller's father. James Beck's son posted an ad on ...and more »
  
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• Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn to Star in Movie About Police Brutality - Variety

  01-02-2017 22:00
  
  Variety
  Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn to Star in Movie About Police Brutality
  Variety
  Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn will re-team to star in “Dragged Across Concrete,” a crime thriller about police brutality directed by “Bone Tomahawk” filmmaker S. Craig Zahler. Bloom will introduce the project to buyers at the European Film Market in ...
  (Photo: Getty Images/WireImage, Steve Granitz)A.V. Club (blog)all 22 news articles »
  
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• US--Chicago Police - Yahoo News

  01-02-2017 21:42
  
  Yahoo News
  US--Chicago Police
  Yahoo News
  CHICAGO (AP) — The head of the Chicago Police Department said Wednesday that his officers are now using high-tech strategies and equipment to fight crime, an announcement that came as the city's police released statistics showing no letup in the death ...and more »
  
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• West Bank Settlers Clash With Israeli Police Sent to Evict Them - New York Times

  01-02-2017 21:29
  New York Times
  West Bank Settlers Clash With Israeli Police Sent to Evict Them
  New York Times
  After years of court action and contentious debate over the Amona settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank, Israeli security forces operating under a court order forcibly evacuated settlers there on Wednesday. Adding to the chaos, hundreds of young ...
  Israeli police clash with settlers during eviction of residents from illegal outpost (VIDEO)RT
  Israel police evict settlers from unauthorised A
  
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• Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court

  01-02-2017 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesPresident Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the 11-month-old vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday night, fulfilling his campaign promise to appoint a staunch conservative justice to replace Antonin Scalia, reports the Atlantic.In a primetime ceremony at the White House, Trump praised Gorsuch as among the finest jurists in the country and a worthy successor to the conservative icon he would replace."Judge Gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tr
  
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• Video: Inmates Holding Guards Hostage at Delaware Prison

  01-02-2017 20:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Inmates Holding Guards Hostage at Delaware PrisonDelaware prisons were locked down Wednesday as authorities responded to a hostage situation at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, the state's maximum security prison in Smyrna.DOC Response Teams and Delaware State Police were on the scene responding to the situation, according to DOC spokesperson Jayme Gravell, reports WBOC TV. A preliminary investigation now suggests the incident began about 10:30 a.m. when a corr
  
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• Police investigating child luring incidents in Round Rock & Pflugerville - KVUE.com

  01-02-2017 20:29
  
  KVUE.com
  Police investigating child luring incidents in Round Rock & Pflugerville
  KVUE.com
  PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS - Police in Pflugerville and Round Rock have asked for the public's help to identify a suspect or suspects invovled in attempted child-luring incidents in the last month. According to Pflugerville Police, on January 4, a man tried ...and more »
  
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• Boy shot inside Cleveland home, police say - cleveland.com

  01-02-2017 19:56
  
  Boy shot inside Cleveland home, police say
  cleveland.com
  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 5-year-old boy was shot in the leg at close range inside his home Monday in the city's Cudell neighborhood, according to police. The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. at a home in the 2100 block of West 93rd Street. Several other ...and more »
  
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• Israeli police begin forced removal of Amona settlers in the West Bank - Washington Post

  01-02-2017 19:53
  
  Washington Post
  Israeli police begin forced removal of Amona settlers in the West Bank
  Washington Post
  AMONA, West Bank — Thousands of police on Wednesday surrounded a Jewish settlement in the West Bank deemed illegal by the Israeli high court and began dragging angry residents, sputtering curses and prayers, out of their mobile homes. After years of ...
  
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• Police: Masked suspect robs Bridgeport business - Chicago Sun-Times

  01-02-2017 19:21
  
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Police: Masked suspect robs Bridgeport business
  Chicago Sun-Times
  At 10:16 a.m., the male suspect entered the business in the 3400 block of South Halsted, implied he had a gun and demanded money from the cash register, according to Chicago Police. He got an unknown amount of cash, then ran north to 34th Street and ...and more »
  
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• Union-Backed Ronald Vitiello Named to Lead Border Patrol

  01-02-2017 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesRonald Vitiello, a career Border Patrol official who was backed by the agents' union, was named Tuesday as chief of the agency, less than a week after his predecessor resigned under pressure, reports the Associated Press.U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Twitter that Ronald Vitiello has been appointed to lead the agency at a time when President Donald Trump has pledged to erect a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico and add 5,000 agents from the current level of ab
  
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• Police Search for Motive in Shooting Death of Officer - ABC News

  01-02-2017 18:54
  The Denver Post
  Police Search for Motive in Shooting Death of Officer
  ABC News
  A transit security officer talking to two women trying to catch a late night train home was shot and killed after a man came up from behind, stuck a handgun to the officer's neck and fired, according to Denver police. The shooting happened late Tuesday ...
  Denver police say suspect shot RTD security officer while he was talking to two women near Union StationThe Denver Postall 38 news articles »
  
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• Police: 2 arrested after student brings loaded gun to Upper Darby High School - 6abc.com

  01-02-2017 18:50
  
  6abc.com
  Police: 2 arrested after student brings loaded gun to Upper Darby High School
  6abc.com
  Two Upper Darby High School students have been arrested after police say one of them brought a loaded handgun to school. (WPVI). WPVI. Wednesday, February 01, 2017 12:50PM. UPPER DARBY TWP., Pa. (WPVI) --. Police say a 17-year-old arrested for ...and more »
  
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• Cartwheeling Substitute Teacher Exposed Self To High School Choir Class, Police Charge - The Smoking Gun

  01-02-2017 18:41
  
  The Smoking Gun
  Cartwheeling Substitute Teacher Exposed Self To High School Choir Class, Police Charge
  The Smoking Gun
  A substitute teacher was arrested yesterday for indecent exposure after she performed a cartwheel in a high school choir class “with no under garments on,” police allege. According to cops, Lacey Sponsler, 34, exposed herself to students last Friday at ...and more »
  
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• Main Line Teacher Repeatedly Sexually Assaults Her Student: Police - NBC 10 Philadelphia

  01-02-2017 18:15
  
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  Main Line Teacher Repeatedly Sexually Assaults Her Student: Police
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  Police on suburban Philadelphia's Main Line revealed details Wednesday about a teacher facing charges of repeatedly sexually assaulting a juvenile student she considered "her girlfriend." Nina Scott, 28, taught at The Village on Roberts Road in ...
  Police: Village School teacher sexually assaulted female student6abc.comall 10 news articles »
  
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• Police: Shots fired in Boston schools HQ; no one injured - Boston.com

  01-02-2017 17:33
  
  Boston Herald
  Police: Shots fired in Boston schools HQ; no one injured
  Boston.com
  BOSTON (AP) — Police say a fight between two teenage boys inside a building that houses Boston Public Schools administrative offices led to gunfire; no one was injured. Police originally said the fight was between two men. Officer Rachel McGuire says ...
  Police: After one shot fired at BPS headquarters, gun jammedBoston Heraldall 35 news articles »
  
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• Santa Rosa police net five in courthouse driving sting - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  01-02-2017 17:27
  
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  Santa Rosa police net five in courthouse driving sting
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  Five people who had left a Sonoma County courtroom Tuesday with instructions from a judge not to drive or risk violating court orders got into their vehicles and drove off – followed by Santa Rosa police officers. Officers had followed nine people from ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore police searching for missing 20-year-old woman - Baltimore Sun

  01-02-2017 16:43
  
  Baltimore Sun
  Baltimore police searching for missing 20-year-old woman
  Baltimore Sun
  Tonja Deshaun Chadwick, 20, was last seen in the 3400 block of Mayfield Ave on Saturday, Baltimore Police said. (Courtesy of Baltimore Police / Baltimore Sun). Jessica AndersonContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. City police searching for missing ...and more »
  
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• Police: Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks killed himself - USA TODAY

  01-02-2017 16:00
  
  USA TODAY
  Police: Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks killed himself
  USA TODAY
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks killed himself in front of his wife, police reports released Wednesday show. The 69-year-old Trucks shot himself in the head Jan. 27 at his home, the West Palm Beach police reports ...and more »
  
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• VIDEO: Philadelphia Police chase then carry robbery suspect into custody - 6abc.com

  01-02-2017 15:19
  
  6abc.com
  VIDEO: Philadelphia Police chase then carry robbery suspect into custody
  6abc.com
  RAW VIDEO: A robbery suspect is in custody after a police chase in West Philadelphia that ended with three officers carrying the suspect to a waiting police van. (WPVI). WPVI. Wednesday, February 01, 2017 09:19AM. WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) --.and more »
  
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• Police investigate fatal shooting in South LA - Los Angeles Times

  01-02-2017 15:10
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Police investigate fatal shooting in South LA
  Los Angeles Times
  Police were investigating a shooting in South Los Angeles that left two men dead late Tuesday. The incident was reported at about 11:45 p.m. in the 900 block of West 74th Street, said LAPD Sgt. Cory Meisner. Police had no information on the shooter and ...
  
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• Man who stabs 3 in Hollywood restaurant killed by police - Fox News

  01-02-2017 13:41
  
  Fox News
  Man who stabs 3 in Hollywood restaurant killed by police
  Fox News
  LOS ANGELES – A man who stabbed at least three people, two critically, was shot and killed by police Tuesday inside a fast-food restaurant on Hollywood's famous Sunset Boulevard. 911 calls sent police to the Jack in the Box about 2 p.m., police said.
  Police kill man whose stabbing rampage injured 3 on Sunset Boulevard in HollywoodLos Angeles Times
  Suspect Shot Dead by Police After Stabbing 3 People, Leaving 2 Criti
  
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• Police Rescue Woman After Abductors Grab Her and Force Her Inside Car: Officials - NBC 10 Philadelphia

  01-02-2017 12:11
  
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  Police Rescue Woman After Abductors Grab Her and Force Her Inside Car: Officials
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  Police say two men grabbed the woman as she left her job and forced her inside their vehicle. By David Chang. processing... What do you think? Quiz: Are hazel eyes a dominant or recessive trait? Dominant; Recessive; I have no idea. Privacy policy ...
  
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• Shadowy killings persist in Manila after police quit drugs war - Reuters

  01-02-2017 11:38
  
  Reuters
  Shadowy killings persist in Manila after police quit drugs war
  Reuters
  MANILA A young man's body lay in a pool of blood, surrounded by bullet casings. A loved one rushed to the scene in the dark, rundown Manila neighborhood and howled in anguish as onlookers huddled behind a police cordon. It's a scene that has been ...
  Amnesty: Philippine police 'planned' drug war killingsBBC News
  Rodrigo Duterte Says Drug War Will Go On as Police Plan PurgeNew York Times
  Philippines: Police 'Drug
  
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• Police kill man whose stabbing rampage injured 3 on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood - Los Angeles Times

  01-02-2017 05:27
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Police kill man whose stabbing rampage injured 3 on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood
  Los Angeles Times
  Los Angeles police fatally shot a man in a Hollywood fast-food restaurant Tuesday, just moments after the man stabbed three others in an apparently unprovoked attack. The assailant — described only as a man in his 30s — stabbed a bicyclist about 2 p ...
  Man who stabs 3 in Hollywood restaurant killed by policeFox News
  Multiple injuries reported after stabbing, police
  
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• Police: Edmonds woman declares, 'I am a serial killer!' and stabs date in the chest - The Seattle Times

  01-02-2017 01:51
  
  KIRO Seattle
  Police: Edmonds woman declares, 'I am a serial killer!' and stabs date in the chest
  The Seattle Times
  Lynnwood police say an Edmonds woman claimed she was an aspiring serial killer, following her arrest Sunday for allegedly stabbing a 29-year-old man in the chest. Share story. By. Sara Jean Green. Seattle Times staff reporter. A 24-year-old Edmonds ...
  Police: Woman says she wants to become serial killer, eat victim's heartKIRO Seattleall 23 news articles »
  
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