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• Pittsburgh police 'have not given up' in hunt for missing Duquesne grad student - Tribune-Review

  28-02-2017 23:53
  
  WTAE Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh police 'have not given up' in hunt for missing Duquesne grad student
  Tribune-Review
  A sign posted on the North Side shows missing Duquesne University graduate student Dakota James. Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety. This image provided by the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety shows missing Duquesne University graduate ...
  Police give update on missing Duquesne University grad studentWPXI Pittsburgh
  'We will keep searching:' Pittsburgh police say Dakota
  
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• Sessions Questions Obama DOJ’s Conclusions in Ferguson and Chicago Police Reports

  28-02-2017 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesNew U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has questioned reports published by his agency about policing in Chicago and Ferguson, Missouri, describing "some of it" as "pretty anecdotal and not so scientifically based."While admitting that he had not read the reports, but instead viewed summaries, Sessions questioned the department's findings using the "anecdotal" critique, ABC News reports.The Chicago investigation, released in January, found "systemic deficiencies" in the ci
  
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• NC Deputy Shot Responding to 911 Hangup Call

  28-02-2017 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Guilford County, NC, sheriff’s deputy was shot on Monday evening and a suspect was taken into custody after a standoff that lasted more than seven hours, according to Sheriff B.J. Barnes.Deputies responded to a 911 hang-up call from a residence in the Browns Summit community at about 6 p.m.When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a woman with a gunshot wound to her foot outside the residence.When deputies approached the residence, there was an exchange of gunfire with a man inside
  
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• Florida Sergeant Shot Serving Warrant, Suspect Killed

  28-02-2017 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Office sergeant was shot by a convicted felon while serving a warrant Tuesday, deputies said.The man who opened fire, identified as Christopher Redding Jr., 20, was then shot and killed by other deputies, according to Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings.Demings said Sgt. Richard Stelter, 45, was shot in the hand, arm and other areas, but is expected to recover. He remains in stable condition at Orlando Regional Medical Center.Stelter is a 21-year veteran of
  
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• Cleveland Officer Shot, 2 Suspects Arrested After Standoff

  28-02-2017 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Cleveland police officer was shot early Tuesday morning during an hours-long SWAT standoff downtown, police said.The officer was shot in the leg and his injuries are minor, police said. He was treated and released from MetroHealth, Cleveland.com reports.Two armed men refused to exit their car outside Magic City strip club, according to police. A SWAT vehicle rammed the car at one point and shots were fired, police said.Police said the standoff ended in the arrest of two people about 7:30 a.m.&
  
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• Man shot mother 17 times, police reveal in court - WSB Atlanta

  28-02-2017 23:27
  
  WSB Atlanta
  Man shot mother 17 times, police reveal in court
  WSB Atlanta
  COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A Cobb County man accused of killing his mother and then an elementary school teacher told police he felt he was under surveillance. Justin Hess, 31, told officers he snapped because of worries about the “New World Order,” a ...and more »
  
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• Video: 2 Houston Officers Shot Responding to Burglary, 1 Critical

  28-02-2017 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 2 Houston Officers Shot Responding to Burglary, 1 CriticalTwo Houston police officers were shot and wounded in the backyard of a southwest Houston residence Tuesday around 12:30 p.m. The officers were responding to a burglary-in-progress call when a suspect opened fire on them. A gunfight ensued, the two officers were wounded, 1 critically, and the suspect was killed. A second suspect is at large.Mayor Sylvester Turner said one of the officers lives in the neighborhood called Sterlingame
  
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• CA Officer Tackles Man Swinging Bat at Police Station

  28-02-2017 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A bat-wielding man was taken into custody Monday morning after he threatened civilians and bystanders at the West Covina Police Department and was tackled by an officer, officials said.Christopher Rivas, 28, was arrested for alleged assault with a deadly weapon and resisting an officer, a news release said.The incident, which was captured on surveillance video, began about 10:18 a.m. when Rivas approached the department's front lobby on foot and "began striking the large glass windows," accordin
  
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• Houston Police Department Suspends Rollout of Body Camera Program - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  28-02-2017 22:32
  
  Houston Police Department Suspends Rollout of Body Camera Program
  Wall Street Journal (subscription)
  Houston has halted its rollout of cameras worn by police officers, citing concerns over the new technology and making it the latest city to delay deployment. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said that country's fifth-largest police force is pausing ...
  
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• 2 men shot in standoff with Cleveland SWAT team, police say - Fox News

  28-02-2017 22:20
  
  Fox News
  2 men shot in standoff with Cleveland SWAT team, police say
  Fox News
  CLEVELAND – Police say Cleveland SWAT officers shot two men during a gunfight after a six-hour standoff, and both are in surgery. Police Chief Calvin Williams said Tuesday at the scene near downtown that negotiators spent hours trying to persuade the ...
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• Police investigating alleged rape of U fraternity pledge - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  28-02-2017 22:11
  
  Police investigating alleged rape of U fraternity pledge
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Police are investigating the reported rape of a University of Minnesota student by a classmate who used his position as a fraternity member to coerce the victim into a sexual act. The victim, who was pledging Alpha Epsilon Pi at the time of the assault ...and more »
  
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• Police: Woman killed husband after fight over cooking, snapped photo before calling 911 - WPXI Pittsburgh

  28-02-2017 22:04
  
  WPXI Pittsburgh
  Police: Woman killed husband after fight over cooking, snapped photo before calling 911
  WPXI Pittsburgh
  FRAZER TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Allegheny County police arrested a woman after her husband was found fatally shot in a Frazer Township home. Police and paramedics were called about 10:30 p.m. Monday to Crawford Run Road, where they found 42-year-old ...and more »
  
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• Police: Montco man caught recording inside high school locker room - 6abc.com

  28-02-2017 21:34
  
  6abc.com
  Police: Montco man caught recording inside high school locker room
  6abc.com
  A Montgomery County man has been arrested after police say he walked into a high school locker room and began recording on his cell phone. (WPVI). WPVI. Tuesday, February 28, 2017 04:48PM. PERKIOMEN TWP., Pa. (WPVI) --. A Montgomery County ...and more »
  
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• Point Blank and Genetec to Provide Body Worn Cameras and Case Management System to North Miami PD

  28-02-2017 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Point Blank Enterprises, a leader in the production of soft body armor and related protective solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract by the North Miami City Council to provide the North Miami (FL) Police Department with IRIS Cam body worn cameras, together with a collaborative case management system from Genetec Inc., a leading provider of open-architecture security and public safety solutions.PBE and Genetec will offer the city of North Miami Police Department
  
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• Wilmette police nab four in Jaguar auto theft attempts - Chicago Tribune

  28-02-2017 17:50
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Wilmette police nab four in Jaguar auto theft attempts
  Chicago Tribune
  Wilmette police caught four Chicago juveniles trying to steal high-end cars from a Green Bay Road Jaguar dealership over the weekend, and have charged all four in connection with the nighttime incident. Deputy Chief Kyle Murphy said in a Feb. 27 press ...and more »
  
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• ACLU sues DC police for warrantless arrest of transgender activist - Washington Post

  28-02-2017 17:49
  
  Washington Post
  ACLU sues DC police for warrantless arrest of transgender activist
  Washington Post
  The night before the final Obama administration event centered on issues important to the transgender community, two dozen activists from across the country gathered for a festive seven-course dinner at the Northwest Washington apartment of local ...and more »
  
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• Police: Bomb threat evacuates Mercer Island Jewish community center - The Seattle Times

  28-02-2017 14:59
  
  The Seattle Times
  Police: Bomb threat evacuates Mercer Island Jewish community center
  The Seattle Times
  A police officer closes off the entrance while crews investigate at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island after a bomb threat was called in on Monday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times). Police say the phone threat came in around 4:45 p ...and more »
  
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• Free Animal Cruelty Investigation Training Offered to NC Officers

  28-02-2017 00:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The North Carolina Animal Federation is presenting free animal cruelty investigations for North Carolina law enforcement officers and animal control personnel.In this program, which begins Friday March 3 in Durham, North Carolina DOJ-certified instructors with experience in cruelty investigations in the state will take students through cruelty cases from start to finish.Training includes, investigative principles and law application for NC statutes, writing search warrants for specific animal cr
  
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