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• FLEOA Endorses Law Enforcement Retirement Bill for All Uniformed Officers

  17-02-2017 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) issued a statement of support for the re-introduction of S. 424, the Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act, co-sponsored by Senators Corey Booker (D-NJ) and Rob Portman (R-OH).The bill would allow federal law enforcement officers who are not covered by the FERS law enforcement officer retirement system, to transition into that system. Currently, due to a technical error, Postal Police Officers, VA Police Officers, FBI Police Of
  
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• Video: Gunman Opens Fire on Oakland Officers, Residents with Rifle

  17-02-2017 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Gunman Opens Fire on Oakland Officers, Residents with RifleOakland, CA, police have arrested a man they say triggered a tense standoff with police after firing a rifle at officers and residents near a local high school Friday morning.The standoff began after a report of a sniper armed with a rifle and scope being spotted near Interstate Highway 580.Police quickly rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area. The gunman was shooting out a window of a home on Las Vegas Avenue located
  
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• Video: 13-Year-Old Girl Killed in Indiana Vehicle Pursuit Crash

  17-02-2017 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 13-Year-Old Girl Killed in Indiana Vehicle Pursuit CrashA 13-year-old girl was killed and her grandmother was severely injured, after an SUV being chased by police in northwest Indiana crashed into their car on Wednesday.East Chicago police were chasing a Dodge Durango into Hammond when it ran a red light and broadsided a Chevy Equinox at an intersection around 5 p.m., according to Indiana State Police. The impact sent the Equinox off the road and through a fence.Inside the Equinox were 5
  
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• TX Constable Hit by Vehicle, Severely Injured

  17-02-2017 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Liberty County (TX) Pct. 1 Constable Justin Johnston was struck by a vehicle and critically injured early Wednesday and remained in the hospital Friday but is now off the ventilator and is breathing on his own, a county spokesman says.Constable Johnston underwent brain surgery Wednesday and was placed in ICU after he was hurt while directing traffic on Highway 146. Deputies said a driver ignored barricades and hit him. Johnston was taken from the scene by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital
  
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• New Chief Takes Command of Pittsburgh PD

  17-02-2017 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto today swore in Scott Schubert to a permanent police chief role and promoted several others to high-ranking roles in city public safety offices.Chief Schubert, 50, had been serving as acting police chief since former Chief Cameron McLay left the bureau this fall, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. 
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• MN Chief Stops Domestic Assault During Commute to Work

  17-02-2017 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  St. Paul (MN) Police Chief Todd Axtell was driving to work Friday morning when he witnessed an alleged domestic assault and intervened, according to the department.Axtell, who was in plainclothes and driving an unmarked car, saw a 37-year-old man attacking a 38-year-old woman on the sidewalk about 8:45 a.m., said police spokesman Steve Linders.Axtell pulled over, got out of his car and identified himself as the police chief. He detained the suspect until two other officers arrived on the scene a
  
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• Former “Lost Boy of Sudan” Becomes Atlanta Officer

  17-02-2017 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jacob Mach, and his son, were all smiles for his first day at the Atlanta Police Department Wednesday but his past trauma as a child is something that many can’t even imagine.Mach was one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, a group of 20,000 boys who were displaced or orphaned during a Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005. Thousands of the children were settled across dozens of cities in the United States.In 2001, The U.S. granted refugee status to Mach, and he was shipped to Clarkston, Georgia at
  
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• Amtrak Police Officer Charged with Murder in Chicago OIS

  17-02-2017 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Amtrak police officer has been charged with first-degree murder for fatally shooting a 25-year-old man earlier this month near Union Station in Chicago.The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said the officer who shot Chad Robertson, 31-year-old LaRoyce Tankson, turned himself in late Thursday, and has been charged with first-degree murder. A judge set his bail at $250,000 Friday afternoon, CBS Chicago reports.Law enforcement sources have said Tankson was responding to a robbery
  
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• 3 Officers Injured in Tucson Immigration Protest

  17-02-2017 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A protest in downtown Tucson against President Trump’s immigration law enforcement policies escalated Thursday evening. Three officers sustained minor injuries in clashes with demonstrators; no one was taken to a hospital, said Tucson Police Sgt. Pete Dugan.One officer was hit in the face and another in the back, Dugan said. He wasn’t sure how the third was injured.Three men were arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault on a police officer, Dugan said. A woman was arrested on susp
  
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• Police find parents of 4-year-old who nearly drowned - KHOU.com

  17-02-2017 05:35
  
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  Police find parents of 4-year-old who nearly drowned
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  Two 12 year old boys saved a little girl from drowning in a creek in Montgomery County on Thursday. KHOU.com Staff , KHOU 10:54 PM. CST February 16, 2017. Roman Forest police believe this little girl is 4 or 5 years old and her name is Melody. They are ...and more »
  
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• Philadelphia police officer injured in West Oak Lane hit-and-run - 6abc.com

  17-02-2017 04:47
  
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  Philadelphia police officer injured in West Oak Lane hit-and-run
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  The search is on for the driver who struck and injured a Philadelphia police officer in West Oak Lane. It happened just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday at 20th and Spencer streets. Police say an officer was struck by a vehicle and the driver fled the scene.and more »
  
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• Thai police find only medical kit in search for fugitive monk - Reuters

  17-02-2017 04:33
  
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  Thai police find only medical kit in search for fugitive monk
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  Thai army personnel stand outside Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva. By Aukkaraporn Niyomyat | BANGKOK. BANGKOK Thai police hunting a fugitive Buddhist monk discovered medical ...
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• Hong Kong police officers jailed for beating protester - BBC News

  17-02-2017 04:14
  
  Hong Kong police officers jailed for beating protester
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  Seven Hong Kong police officers have been jailed for two years each for beating a handcuffed protester. The group were convicted of Tuesday of assaulting social worker and activist Ken Tsang as he took part in the 2014 pro-democracy rallies. TV cameras ...and more »
  
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• Oakland 'retracts' policy for police to report illegal warehouses, parties - SFGate

  17-02-2017 04:10
  
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  Oakland 'retracts' policy for police to report illegal warehouses, parties
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  Oakland's assistant police chief ordered officers Thursday to immediately begin reporting unpermitted parties and illegally converted warehouses to their superiors — but in an erratic about-face, city officials rescinded the policy four hours later ...and more »
  
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• Activists rally, march in memory of Quanice Hayes, teen killed by police - OregonLive.com

  17-02-2017 03:51
  
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  Activists rally, march in memory of Quanice Hayes, teen killed by police
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  Activists gathered Thursday evening in Portland's South Park Blocks for a rally and march in memory of a teenager fatally shot by police last week. Organizers say the gathering is being held to celebrate the life of Quanice Hayes, who was shot in ...and more »
  
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• Police search for a man photographed in area where slain Indiana teens had been hiking - ABC News

  17-02-2017 03:16
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  Police search for a man photographed in area where slain Indiana teens had been hiking
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  Authorities in Indiana have released an image of a man they say was photographed on a nature trail around the same time as two Carroll County teenagers were hiking before they disappeared and were later found dead. "We are asking help from the public ...
  Bodies of missing Indiana girls found; police say they were killedCNN
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• UPDATE: Police find mother of girl who nearly drowned - KHOU.com

  17-02-2017 03:04
  
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  UPDATE: Police find mother of girl who nearly drowned
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  Police have found the mother of a little girl who nearly drowned in a Montgomery County creek Thursday. The mom was at work when her 5-year-old daughter wandered away from their home without her stepfather realizing it and fell into Peach Creek.and more »
  
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• MSU police seeking warrants on sex assault case - The Detroit News

  17-02-2017 02:59
  
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  MSU police seeking warrants on sex assault case
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  On Feb. 9, the university announced that MSU Police were investigating a sexual assault that involved three student-athletes. (Photo: Dale G. Young, Detroit News). 7 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDIN 36 COMMENTEMAILMORE. East Lansing — Ingham County's ...
  Michigan State police submits requests for arrest warrants in sexual assault investigationESPN
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• Krewson calls on police union to fire manager over harsh comments about rival in mayoral race - STLtoday.com

  17-02-2017 02:25
  
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  Krewson calls on police union to fire manager over harsh comments about rival in mayoral race
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  Jeff Roorda, business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, wears a bracelet that says "I am Darren Wilson" at a meeting of a proposed civilian oversight review board at City Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. Photo by Robert Cohen, ...and more »
  
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• Police: NW Side businesses robbed at gunpoint - Chicago Sun-Times

  17-02-2017 01:52
  
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  Police: NW Side businesses robbed at gunpoint
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  Police released images Thursday of a man who robbed two Northwest Side business on Feb. 2 | Chicago Police. Matthew Hendrickson · @ReportstheNews | email. Sign-Up for our News & Politics Newsletter Sign-Up. A man armed with a gun is believed to ...and more »
  
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• Illinois Proposes State Police Hiring in Effort to Curb Violence

  17-02-2017 01:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Illinois' governor on Wednesday proposed boosting the shrinking ranks of the Illinois State Police in an effort to quell a steady increase in gun violence spilling over from Chicago's neighborhoods onto the city's expressways, reports Reuters.Bruce Rauner's proposed budget would add a projected 170 troopers through two cadet classes, one this year and another during the 2019 fiscal year. Seventy of these troopers would be sent to the Chicago area."Those officers will allow us to send more patrol
  
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• Justin Bieber Being Investigated After Allegedly Head-Butting a Man: Police - PEOPLE.com

  17-02-2017 01:46
  
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  Justin Bieber Being Investigated After Allegedly Head-Butting a Man: Police
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  Police are investigating an incident in which Justin Bieber allegedly head-butted a man on Saturday at popular West Hollywood restaurant Serafina Sunset. According to a statement released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, police responded ...and more »
  
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• Kentucky State Police to Investigate Shootings Involving Police

  17-02-2017 01:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Kentucky State Police announced Wednesday the formation of a team dedicated to investigating shootings of civilians by state troopers as well as by police officers who work for other departments in the state, reports the Courier-Journal.The Critical Incident Response Team – made up of three lieutenants, two sergeants and a detective – will automatically investigate when a state trooper shoots somebody, but it doesn't have the legal authority to force other law enforcement agencie
  
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• Video: NY State Trooper Dragged During Traffic Stop

  17-02-2017 01:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Injured OH Officer Returns to Patrol After 7 YearsA New York state trooper attempting to make a traffic stop was dragged and injured by a driver on Long Island Wednesday afternoon, reports WABC.The state trooper pulled over a vehicle on the westbound Southern State Parkway in Hempstead around 3 p.m. There was a struggle and when the trooper tried to arrest the driver, police say he took off with the trooper hanging from the window.The car crashed into the center median and the two men tum
  
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• Pittsburgh police: Robbery, assault charges pending against Darrelle Revis - CBSSports.com

  17-02-2017 01:03
  
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  Pittsburgh police: Robbery, assault charges pending against Darrelle Revis
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  Concerning news is emerging out of Pittsburgh, where Darrelle Revis was reportedly involved in an altercation that left the New York Jets cornerback injured and facing multiple charges according to the Pittsburgh Department of Safety. A statement from ...
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  Police: Darrelle Revis facing assault, robbery chargesNBCSpo
  
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• Video: Injured OH Officer Returns to Patrol After 7 Years

  17-02-2017 00:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Injured OH Officer Returns to Patrol After 7 YearsColumbus, OH, Police Officer Michael Shannon returned to patrol work at the 19th precinct Tuesday afternoon to the sound of bagpipes blaring. The day was significant for Shannon, 41, who had not worked patrol for nearly seven years after he was shot in the line of duty. And Columbus police had a welcoming party for him to mark the occasion, reports the Columbus Dispatch."I'm ready to go back to work," he told a group of reporters before be
  
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• Video: FBI Arrests SC Man Allegedly Planning Attack 'In the Spirit of Dylann Roof'

  17-02-2017 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: FBI Arrests SC Man Allegedly Planning Attack 'In the Spirit of Dylann Roof'A man with connections to a white supremacy group was arrested in Myrtle Beach, SC, Wednesday after purchasing a gun from an undercover FBI agent, apparently intending to commit an attack “in the spirit of Dylann Roof,” reports WMBF.Benjamin Thomas Samuel McDowell, 29, from Conway, was arrested at around 5 p.m. Wednesday by the FBI, according to records from the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.On Decemb
  
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• Durham residents question whether fatal police shooting was justified - WRAL.com

  17-02-2017 00:22
  
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  Durham residents question whether fatal police shooting was justified
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  Durham, N.C. — A day after Durham police shot and killed a man while trying to arrest him on outstanding warrants, people in the neighborhood where the shooting took place said Thursday that they want more answers from police. Kenneth Lee "Simba" ...
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• 3 Men Shot on Route 50 in Prince George's County: Police - NBC4 Washington

  17-02-2017 00:13
  
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  3 Men Shot on Route 50 in Prince George's County: Police
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  A shooting happened just before rush hour on Route 50 at Kenilworth Avenue, police say. News4's Tracee Wilkins says shattered glass and bullet casings littered the highway. (Published 4 hours ago). Three men are injured after a shooting on Route 50 in ...and more »
  
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• Point Blank Enters Surveillance Vehicle Market with Iris Covert Product Line

  17-02-2017 00:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Point Blank Enterprises (PBE), known for the development, manufacturing, and distribution of high performance protective solutions, has announced its entry into the surveillance vehicle market with the introduction of the Iris Covert product line, a next generation vehicle-based video surveillance platform designed to change the way law enforcement can safely collect, process, and transmit high-definition audio and video.The team working on this new platform is comprised of industry veterans wit
  
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