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• Video: Pepsi Ad Pulled After Howls from Anti-Police Activists

  05-04-2017 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Pepsi Ad Pulled After Howls from Anti-Police ActivistsPepsi has pulled a controversial new ad featuring Kendall Jenner after howls of rage from anti-police activists. In the ad Jenner makes a kind gesture to an officer working a protest by offering him a Pepsi.In a statement to The Associated Press Wednesday, the company said: "Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding. Clearly we missed the mark, and we apologize."The commercial shows J
  
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• Video: Oklahoma Officer Suing Taco Bell, Claims Tainted Meal Caused Severe Burns

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  VIDEO: Oklahoma Officer Suing Taco Bell, Claims Tainted Meal Caused Severe BurnsAn Oklahoma City police officer is suing over an allegedly tainted quesadilla.Sgt. Shawn Byrne claimed two convicted felons, working at a local Taco Bell, tampered with his meal and it left him with severe burns. Byrne and his wife filed a lawsuit on March 31 against Taco Bell LLC and Taco Bell Inc., Newson6 reports.
  The couple is seeking more than $75,000 in damages."The problem is the pepper that was put
  
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• Video: Image of Possible Suspect in TX Deputy Constable's Murder Released

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  VIDEO: Image of Possible Suspect in TX Deputy Constable's Murder ReleasedBaytown, TX, police have released a video clip of a possible suspect in the Monday slaying of Assistant Chief Deputy Constable Clinton Greenwood.The person of interest is a white or Hispanic man standing about 6'6". New video of the suspect's vehicle was released as well. It was parked on the opposite end of the parking lot from where Greenwood was killed.Greenwood was allegedly shot twice during the ambush-style attac
  
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• Omaha Officer Seriously Injured in Traffic Stop Collision

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  An Omaha Police officer was seriously injured Tuesday after a multi-vehicle accident on I-80. Officer Brian Vanderheiden was assisting another officer in a traffic stop at mile marker 444.2 just before 9 a.m. when the accident happened.According to reports, a white cargo van attempted to change lanes in order to make room for the police cruisers. The van was struck by a blue 1995 Ford Taurus causing the chain reaction accident. The van collided with both police cruisers that were parke
  
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• MA Governor Back Bill to Increase Penalties for Attacks on Officers

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  Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker has launched a new push to ramp up the penalty for assaulting police officers with a bill his top public safety aid is calling “foolproof.”The bill, which was set to be filed Wednesday, is similar to legislation Baker introduced after the murder of Officer Ronald Tarentino last spring in Auburn. That bill never made it to a vote in the state legislature.Under current law, assault and battery of a police officer is a misdemeanor. In cases where cop
  
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• Video: New AZ Sheriff to Close Arpaio's Tent City Jail

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  VIDEO: New AZ Sheriff to Close Arpaio's Tent City JailNew Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff Paul Penzone announced Tuesday that he and his office will close the controversial Tent City detention facility."Starting today, that circus ends and these tents come down," Penzone said. Penzone stressed that the safety of MCSO's employees was a major part of his decision, which came after a review by the SPEAR Board tasked with determining the facility's effectiveness.Penzone said the challenges of the
  
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• TASER Announces Program to Offer Free Body Cameras to Law Enforcement, Company Name Change

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  Taser International announced today that it will supply free body cameras and evidence management software to every law enforcement officer in America through a special test-and-evaluation program. In addition, the company is changing its name to Axon.Starting today, Axon's Community One program will provide a free body camera and Evidence.com evidence management software to every American officer for one year, says company president Luke Larson. "We believe so confidently in our solution that w
  
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