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• Video: 5 NYC First Responders Die From 9/11-Related Illnesses in 1 Week

  21-02-2017 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 5 NYC First Responders Die From 9/11-Related Illnesses in 1 WeekFive first responders — three FDNY and two NYPD employees — died from 9/11 related illnesses last week. One New York City resident started a nonprofit that built and maintains a memorial etched with the names of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses, reports WNBC.John Feal is the founder of the FealGood foundation, a nonprofit organization that assists first responders who have been injured in
  
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• Federal Appeals Court Upholds Maryland Assault Rifle Ban

  21-02-2017 23:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A federal appeals court has upheld the assault rifle ban Maryland lawmakers passed in 2013, concluding that the guns outlawed by the measure are not entitled to protection under the Second Amendment, reports the Baltimore Sun.The ruling, issued by the entire Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, reverses a decision by a smaller panel of judges from the court last year that called the law's constitutionality into question. 
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• Police: No evidence of active shooter after Houston hospital placed on lockdown - WJLA

  21-02-2017 23:15
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  Police: No evidence of active shooter after Houston hospital placed on lockdown
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  HOUSTON, Texas (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - Police say there is no evidence that a shooting took place at a Houston hospital after an active shooter scare put the facility on lockdown Tuesday afternoon. According to the Houston Police Department, ...
  DEVELOPING: Active shooter at Houston hospital, massive police response underwayTheBlaze.com
  No evidence of shooter, shooting at Houston's Ben Ta
  
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• Police unsure shooting suspect alive or dead after Riverside house he was in caught fire - Press-Enterprise

  21-02-2017 22:33
  
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  Police unsure shooting suspect alive or dead after Riverside house he was in caught fire
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  Police say a man shot at officers, then hid inside a house that caught fire as SWAT officers prepared to go in. Tweet. SHARE. Police unsure shooting suspect alive or dead after Riverside house he was in caught fire. Print Photo. Email This Share to ...and more »
  
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• Artist sketches of Delphi suspect not endorsed by police - WTHR

  21-02-2017 22:14
  
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  Artist sketches of Delphi suspect not endorsed by police
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  DELPHI, Ind. (WTHR) - Artist sketches of the Delphi double homicide suspect are spreading through social media, but investigators say they are not endorsed by police. A Facebook user who describes himself as a "disabled veteran [who] creates composites ...
  Police expand search for suspect in 2 Indiana girls' deathsChicago Tribune
  Police search for suspect in deaths of Indiana teens who vanished on hikeCNN
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• Bull dies after escaping slaughterhouse and leading police on chase through New York City streets - Los Angeles Times

  21-02-2017 21:49
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Bull dies after escaping slaughterhouse and leading police on chase through New York City streets
  Los Angeles Times
  A plucky bull escaped from a slaughterhouse and led police on a wild chase through the streets on Tuesday only to die on its way to a shelter. Police corralled the bull in a backyard in Queens after a two-hour chase that continued even after the bull's ...
  Runaway Bull Leads Police on Hourslong Chase Through QueensDNAinfo
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• Cow escapes NYC slaughterhouse, leads police on a chase - USA TODAY

  21-02-2017 21:35
  
  USA TODAY
  Cow escapes NYC slaughterhouse, leads police on a chase
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  New York City police officers were forced to run down a frenzied cow that broke out of a slaughterhouse in Jamaica, Queens, on Tuesday. A butcher told CBS News the cow turned loose while it was being moved. The animal, he estimated, could have been ...and more »
  
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• Congressman to File Lawsuit Over Controversial Police Painting in D.C.

  21-02-2017 21:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesRep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) will file a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the Architect of the Capitol for removing a constituent's painting that depicted police officers as animals from the Capitol complex, reports thehill.com.Clay will argue that the painting's removal, which followed outcry from House Republicans and police advocacy groups, violated his constituent's First Amendment rights to free expression.The painting by student David Pulphus showed a confrontation betwe
  
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• ICE Arrests MS-13 Gang Member Released From Local Custody On Active Detainer

  21-02-2017 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a self-admitted MS-13 gang member Feb. 16 after he was released from New York City custody with an active ICE detainer in place. The Salvadoran national has a criminal history in the U.S. which includes reckless endangerment in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and disorderly conduct.Estivan Rafael Marques Velasquez was released from local custod
  
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• Vigilant Solutions LPR Adds 'Extra Set of Eyes' to Improve Sobriety Checkpoint Operation

  21-02-2017 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Midwest police department that deployed Vigilant's license plate recognition (LPR) in a sobriety checkpoint operation reports improved officer safety and efficiency, as well as 28 enforcement actions for offenses including drug possession and operating while intoxicated, among others. The agency has asked not to be named in the release but is willing to speak to other law enforcement agencies about its experiences with the system.A sergeant at the agency comments, "We've had the license plate
  
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• Police chief says Whittier officer's slaying shows danger of criminal justice reform, but details are unclear - Los Angeles Times

  21-02-2017 19:02
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Police chief says Whittier officer's slaying shows danger of criminal justice reform, but details are unclear
  Los Angeles Times
  Whittier Police Chief Jeff Piper says the man suspected of shooting an officer to death on Monday is an example of how statewide efforts to reduce incarceration of certain criminals can have tragic consequences. “We need to wake up. Enough is enough,” ...
  Police: Newly freed gang member killed California officerABC News
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• Police respond to unfounded report of North Stamford shooting - Norwalk Advocate

  21-02-2017 18:22
  
  Police respond to unfounded report of North Stamford shooting
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  STAMFORD — A dozen police officers swarmed a North Stamford neighborhood early Tuesday morning to an unfounded report of a gunman shooting into a man's home. Sgt. Simon Blanc said officers raced to Breezy Hill Road, near the New York border, ...and more »
  
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• Mass. police end 'High Five Friday' at schools after complaints - Police News

  21-02-2017 18:17
  
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  Mass. police end 'High Five Friday' at schools after complaints
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  NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts police department's program that sent officers into elementary schools one day a week to greet and high-five students has been ended because some people complained. Northampton police started "High Five ...
  Police department's 'High Five Friday' program slapped downWCVB Boston
  Northampton police stop 'high five' program with studentsThe Boston Globe
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• Police shoot, kill man on roof of Beaverton home - OregonLive.com

  21-02-2017 18:11
  
  OregonLive.com
  Police shoot, kill man on roof of Beaverton home
  OregonLive.com
  Two police officers fatally shot a man on the roof of a Beaverton house Tuesday morning, a police spokesman said. Officers shot the man in the 2000 block of Southwest 170th Avenue, near Merlo Road, Beaverton police spokesman Officer Mike Rowe said.and more »
  
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• Police arrest Baltimore dirt bike 'godfather,' allege he maintained a 'chop shop' - Baltimore Sun

  21-02-2017 17:49
  
  Baltimore Sun
  Police arrest Baltimore dirt bike 'godfather,' allege he maintained a 'chop shop'
  Baltimore Sun
  Columnist Dan Rodricks talks to "Wheelie Wayne" Davis about the need for a dirt bike park in Baltimore. (Emma Patti Harris/Baltimore Sun video). Justin FentonContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Police arrest Baltimore dirt bike "godfather," allege he ...and more »
  
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• Police: Tenants killed landlord, lived with body for two weeks - Fox News

  21-02-2017 17:14
  
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  Police: Tenants killed landlord, lived with body for two weeks
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  Clearwater police arrested two people Monday night after they found a 69-year-old woman dead inside a home. The body of Mary Ring was found Monday morning at a home on Engman Street when police were called to the home for a welfare check.and more »
  
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• Missouri House approves police protections amid concerns for rights of protesters - STLtoday.com

  21-02-2017 17:12
  
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  Missouri House approves police protections amid concerns for rights of protesters
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  JEFFERSON CITY • The Missouri House has approved tougher penalties for those who harm police officers, sparking a debate over what the Legislature has done — or failed to do — in response to the unrest in Ferguson. The proposal in question expands ...and more »
  
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• 10-year-old girl asks police for homework help - USA TODAY

  21-02-2017 16:34
  
  USA TODAY
  10-year-old girl asks police for homework help
  USA TODAY
  Lt. B.J. Gruber won't forget the phrase, "Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally." Not after he mistakenly mislead a 10-year-old girl who sought math help from the Marion, Ohio Police Department last week. The girl, 10-year-old Lena Draper, was stumped by ...
  Fifth-grader asks police for help with math homework, and this was ...CBS News
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• Police: Air Force member tackles robbery suspect in Delaware - 6abc.com

  21-02-2017 16:31
  
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  Police: Air Force member tackles robbery suspect in Delaware
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  Police are thanking a local member of the United States Air Force after a robbery suspect was arrested in Dover, Delaware. It happened when the alleged suspect, 33-year-old Brian McCain, approached a 30-year-old female as she was walking to her vehicle ...and more »
  
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• Rensselaer police arrest suspect in Virginia attempted murder - Albany Times Union

  21-02-2017 16:22
  
  Albany Times Union
  Rensselaer police arrest suspect in Virginia attempted murder
  Albany Times Union
  Officers stopped a 2009 Ford Sedan for speeding on Washington Avenue Feb. 20, 2016, and discovered 24-year-old driver Demetrius M. William was wanted in Richmond, Virginia, on a felony murder charge, Rensselaer police said. (Rensselaer Police) less.and more »
  
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• Afghanistan Police Surround Vice President's House - New York Times

  21-02-2017 16:02
  New York Times
  Afghanistan Police Surround Vice President's House
  New York Times
  Abdul Rashid Dostum, an Afghan vice president, in 2014. On Tuesday, over 100 police officers and soldiers surrounded his Kabul compound in an apparent effort to arrest nine of of his aides. Credit Shah Marai/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. KABUL ...and more »
  
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• Missing Jersey Valued at $500000! - TMZ.com

  21-02-2017 15:54
  
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  Missing Jersey Valued at $500000!
  TMZ.com
  Tom Brady's Super Bowl jersey is still missing and presumed stolen, so say Houston cops, and it's valued at at HALF A MILLION BUCKS ... this according to the police report obtained by TMZ Sports. The document lists the victim as 39-year-old Tom Brady ...
  Houston police classifying Tom Brady's stolen jersey, valued at $500K, as a felonyCBSSports.com
  Tom Brady's Missing Super Bowl 51 Jersey Valued at $500000 in Police ReportBleacher Report
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• Video: Last Stand at Standing Rock as Police Prepare to Evict Pipeline Opponents - The Intercept

  21-02-2017 15:04
  
  The Intercept
  Video: Last Stand at Standing Rock as Police Prepare to Evict Pipeline Opponents
  The Intercept
  It could be the last stand for those who have braved the freezing winter to remain at the Oceti Sakowin camp, near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. Earlier this month, the Army Corp of engineers issued an evacuation order with a ...and more »
  
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• Swede detained after Barcelona police fire on stolen butane gas truck - BBC News

  21-02-2017 13:57
  
  CBS News
  Swede detained after Barcelona police fire on stolen butane gas truck
  BBC News
  Police in Barcelona have detained a man after shooting at a truck loaded with butane gas canisters that was speeding the wrong way along a highway. They opened fire on the vehicle as it headed towards the Spanish city's harbour on Tuesday, officials said.
  Man steals gas truck, drives head-on into highway trafficCBS News
  Barcelona police shoot at man driving lorry loaded with butane gas tanks at high speed ag
  
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• Sweden: Looting, Cars Torched, Police Attacked as Riots Break out in Migrant Suburb - Breitbart News

  21-02-2017 13:56
  
  Breitbart News
  Sweden: Looting, Cars Torched, Police Attacked as Riots Break out in Migrant Suburb
  Breitbart News
  Riots broke out on Monday night in the suburb of Rinkeby, where a majority of residents were born overseas, just hours after the country's Prime Minister attacked U.S President Donald J. Trump for linking mass migration with rising violence in Sweden.
  Swedish police investigate riot in predominantly immigrant Stockholm suburbTelegraph.co.uk
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• Police standoff ends on Far South Side - Chicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune

  21-02-2017 13:17
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Police standoff ends on Far South Side - Chicago Tribune
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  Three men were taken into custody for questioning after a more than five-hour standoff with Chicago police Monday evening in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood ...and more »
  
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• Video: CA Officer Killed in Monday Gunfight Identified, Suspect on Parole

  21-02-2017 13:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: CA Officer Killed in Monday Gunfight Identified, Suspect on ParoleThe officer killed in a shootout Monday in Whittier, CA, has been identified as Officer Keith Boyer, a 27-year veteran of the Whittier Police Department.Boyer was hired by the department in 1989 and spent time as a dispatcher, jailer and reserve before becoming a police officer in 1990, KTLA reports. He had recently been talking about retirement, Whittier police Chief Jeff Piper said at an emotional news conference Monday a
  
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• Pakistan Police Kill 2 Suicide Bombers, Blunting Attack on Courts - New York Times

  21-02-2017 12:18
  New York Times
  Pakistan Police Kill 2 Suicide Bombers, Blunting Attack on Courts
  New York Times
  Soldiers on guard outside a courthouse in Charsadda, Pakistan, on Tuesday after it was attacked by suicide bombers. Credit Mohammad Sajjad/Associated Press. PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers were fatally shot and a third blew himself up on ...and more »
  
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• Louisiana woman hailed as a hero for stopping man from beating police officer - Fox News

  21-02-2017 12:03
  
  Fox News
  Louisiana woman hailed as a hero for stopping man from beating police officer
  Fox News
  Authorities said a Louisiana woman “made a big difference” Sunday when she jumped on a suspect's back to save a police officer from a brutal beatdown. Vickie Williams-Tillman, 56, was being hailed as a hero, The Advocate reported. Williams-Tillman was ...
  Woman jumps on back of man attacking Baton Rouge police officer, cops sayCBS News
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• Interracial couple refuses to cover slur on garage door until police investigate - Fox News

  21-02-2017 10:23
  
  Fox News
  Interracial couple refuses to cover slur on garage door until police investigate
  Fox News
  An interracial couple in Connecticut said they will not remove the racial slur from the garage door of their home, despite being issued a blight citation that carries a $100 daily fine. Heather Lindsay and her husband Lexene Charles found the n-word ...
  NAACP blasts Stamford's response to racist incidentNorwalk Advocate
  Stamford couple fined after finding racist graffiti on garage doorWABC-TV
  
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• Vandals damage 100 headstones at Jewish cemetery, police say - CNN

  21-02-2017 10:15
  
  CNN
  Vandals damage 100 headstones at Jewish cemetery, police say
  CNN
  (CNN) Tensions remain high in Jewish communities across the United States as police in Missouri are investigating vandalism over the past week at a historic Jewish cemetery. Police confirmed Monday that vandals toppled and damaged about 100 ...
  University City police investigate damage to headstones at Jewish ...STLtoday.com
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