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• TX Officials Want to Name Courthouse for Slain Deputy Constable

  13-04-2017 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Harris County, TX,  officials are pushing to name a courthouse annex in Baytown for Clint Greenwood, the veteran lawman murdered last week in the parking lot.County Commissioner Jack Morman said he would ask the commissioners court to approve the new building at a meeting later this month at the request of Greenwood's boss - Precinct 3 Constable Sherman Eagleton - and Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Don Coffey.Greenwood was shot and killed April 3, moments after arriving at his job at the a
  
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• Suspect in Murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Arrested in Mexico

  13-04-2017 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A cartel member suspected of shooting and killing Border Patrol agent Brian Terry in 2010 with a gun supplied by the U.S. government through the Fast and Furious operation was arrested in Mexico Wednesday.The suspect, Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes, was apprehended by a joint U.S.-Mexico law enforcement task force that included the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals and the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC). Terry was a member of a BORTAC unit.Terry was killed on Dec. 14, 2010 in
  
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• Super Bowl-Winning Player Leaves NFL to Join Michigan State Police

  13-04-2017 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesCam Gordon had just been cut by the Kansas City Chiefs and was “team hopping” in the National Football League when he found his second calling.The former University of Michigan and New England Patriots linebacker is enlisting with the Michigan State Police.“I came to the realization that I just wasn’t performing the way that I once was,” said Gordon, 25, a Detroit native. “So I said, ‘What is another career that will allow me to ha
  
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• Off-Duty Ohio Officer Shoots Home Intruder

  13-04-2017 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department off-duty police officer shot a home intruder at his Lakewood home Wednesday morning, police say.The intruder was caught several blocks away with a gunshot wound in the shoulder. The intruder was taken to MetroHealth, Cleveland.com reports. The injury is not considered life threatening, officials say. 
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• NJ Officer Paralyzed On Duty Fights for Benefits

  13-04-2017 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Every day is a struggle for Jersey City, NJ, Officer Cora Kerton. Paralyzed from the waist down, the 17-year police veteran says she needs constant care and she's not getting it.Kerton says she was responding to an emergency call of an unconscious man who needed help in the winter of 2015. During that call, she fell and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her in a wheelchair.Now, she says has been fighting to get the full-time care and benefits she so desperately needs.A spokesperson for the
  
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• Police Call Qurans Found in Toilet at UTD 'Shocking and Unusual' - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  13-04-2017 11:45 via nbcdfw.com
  
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  Police Call Qurans Found in Toilet at UTD 'Shocking and Unusual'
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  "Shocking and unusual." Those are the words police at UT Dallas are using as they search for the person who dumped several copies of the Quran in campus toilets. (Published Wednesday, April 12, 2017). Police at the University of Texas at Dallas say ...
  
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• Experts say police who dragged passenger had other options - ABC News

  13-04-2017 07:23 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  FILE - In this July 8, 2015, file photo, United Airlines and United Express planes prepare to takeoff at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. After a man is dragged off a United Express flight on Sunday, April 9, 2017, United Airlines ...
  United Airlines clip could prevent arming Chicago aviation policeNew York Daily News
  United Airlines vows not to call police on passengers as CEO apologizes for
  
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• PD: Man dead after being shot by Phoenix Police in Avondale - ABC15 Arizona

  13-04-2017 06:34 via abc15.com
  
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  PD: Man dead after being shot by Phoenix Police in Avondale
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  AVONDALE, AZ - Authorities say a man is dead after being shot by Phoenix police in Avondale. Officials were called to the area of Dysart Road and Rancho Santa Fe Boulevard around 6 p.m. Wednesday after receiving reports of a shooting. Avondale police ...and more »
  
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• North Miami police officer charged in shooting of Charles Kinsey - Local 10

  13-04-2017 06:00 via local10.com
  
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  North Miami police officer charged in shooting of Charles Kinsey
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  NORTH MIAMI, Fla. - A North Miami police officer who shot the unarmed therapist of an autistic man last year was out on bond on Wednesday night, after he was arrested. The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office charged North Miami police officer Jonathan ...
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• Phoenix police: Man fatally shot as he drove toward officer - AZCentral.com

  13-04-2017 04:38 via azcentral.com
  
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  Phoenix police: Man fatally shot as he drove toward officer
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  A Phoenix police officer shot and killed a man Wednesday evening after he attempted to drive his car toward officers who were trying to arrest him, a police official said. The shooting occurred about 6 p.m. Wednesday at a shopping center near Dysart ...
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• Minnesota police ramp up fight to keep drivers' eyes on the road - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  13-04-2017 04:38 via startribune.com
  
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  Minnesota police ramp up fight to keep drivers' eyes on the road
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  Video (02:55) : Tyler Uthe is one of the State Patrol's most prolific troopers when it comes to spotting distracted drivers. He showed us how he spots texting and inattentive drivers. Matt Gillmer. Text size. comment. share. tweet. email. Print. more ...and more »
  
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• UW police seek felony assault charge against alleged shooter ... - The Seattle Times

  13-04-2017 04:26 via seattletimes.com
  
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  Police move in to help a man who was shot in the stomach during a protest in front of Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus on Friday January, 20, ...and more »
  
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• UW police seek felony assault charge against alleged shooter ... - Seattle Times

  13-04-2017 04:26 via seattletimes.com
  
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  Police move in to help a man who was shot in the stomach during a protest in front of Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus on Friday January, 20, ...and more »
  
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• UW police seek felony assault charge against alleged shooter during Milo Yiannopoulos speech - Seattle Times

  13-04-2017 04:26 via seattletimes.com
  
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  UW police seek felony assault charge against alleged shooter during Milo Yiannopoulos speech
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  Police move in to help a man who was shot in the stomach during a protest in front of Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus on Friday January, 20, 2016, in Seattle. Clashes between protestors and those looking to attend a speech by Breitbart ...and more »
  
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• SF police won't be charged in killing of Amilcar Perez-Lopez - SFGate

  13-04-2017 03:59 via sfgate.com
  
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  SF police won't be charged in killing of Amilcar Perez-Lopez
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  San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón declined to file charges against two police officers who killed a man in the Mission District more than two years ago, saying he found insufficient evidence supporting community advocates' assertion that ...and more »
  
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• Mayor returns Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman to full duty - OregonLive.com

  13-04-2017 03:48 via oregonlive.com
  
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  Mayor returns Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman to full duty
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  Portland's mayor on Wednesday returned Chief Mike Marshman to full duty, finding he did not violate bureau directives based on an initial review of an investigation into whether a training log had been fabricated regarding the chief's attendance at a ...and more »
  
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• Texas police chief chosen to lead Woodland department - Sacramento Bee

  13-04-2017 03:06 via sacbee.com
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  Texas police chief chosen to lead Woodland department
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  The police chief of the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Crowley, Texas, has been selected to lead the Woodland Police Department. City Manager Paul Navazio announced the appointment of Luis Soler as the city's new police chief Wednesday. Soler has more ...and more »
  
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• Police: Video shows Sacramento cop was violent to jaywalker - USA TODAY

  13-04-2017 03:01 via usatoday.com
  
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  Police: Video shows Sacramento cop was violent to jaywalker
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  A viral video purporting to show a Sacramento, Calif. police officer beating up an alleged jaywalker has sparked community outrage and an internal affairs investigation. Sacramento police officials called the incident, which happened Monday ...
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• Chicago Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Judge, Others Sought - NBCNews.com

  13-04-2017 02:58 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Chicago Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Judge, Others Sought
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  Chicago police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of a Cook county judge in what police described as a "targeted robbery." Joshua Smith, 37, turned himself in to answer detectives' questions Wednesday and was later charged with ...
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• Florida police officer charged for shooting unarmed man who had arms raised - Washington Post

  13-04-2017 02:32 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Florida police officer charged for shooting unarmed man who had arms raised
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  Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a police officer in North Miami, Fla., with attempted manslaughter for shooting and wounding a man who was lying in the street with his hands raised in the air. The shooting in July 2016 was recorded in what became a ...
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• Critic of Police Reform in Chicago Elected Union President

  13-04-2017 02:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A challenger beat the incumbent president of Chicago's largest police union Wednesday in a contentious election that could sway the future of the police department, reports the Chicago Tribune.Kevin Graham beat Dean Angelo Sr. in a runoff election for a three-year term at the helm of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, said Anne Kavanagh, a spokeswoman for the union.Graham took about 56% to Angelo's 44%, Kavanagh said.Graham, a staunch critic of outside intervention in the department and effo
  
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• Man, 2 daughters dead after 911 call, car fire, police shots - Fox News

  13-04-2017 01:56 via foxnews.com
  
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  Man, 2 daughters dead after 911 call, car fire, police shots
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  GRESHAM, Ore. – The 911 call from a distraught Oregon mother came in shortly after midnight. The father of her two young daughters was armed and suicidal, and he had vanished with the girls early Wednesday after threatening to kill them. When an alert ...
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• FL Officer Charged With Shooting Autistic Man's Caretaker

  13-04-2017 01:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officials say a Florida police officer who shot an autistic man's caretaker is facing criminal charges, reports the Associated Press.A news release from the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office says North Miami Police Officer Jonathan Aledda was charged Wednesday with attempted manslaughter and misdemeanor culpable negligence.Authorities say Aledda shot Charles Kinsey in the leg July 18 as he lay in the street next to his adult client. Arnaldo Rios had walked away from the group home where he live
  
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• AL Senate Votes to Allow Church to Form Police Department

  13-04-2017 01:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Alabama Senate has voted to allow a church to form its own police force, reports the Associated Press.Lawmakers on Tuesday voted 24-4 to allow Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham to establish a law enforcement department.The church says it needs its own police officers to keep its school as well as its more than 4,000 person congregation safe.Police experts have said such a police department would be unprecedented in the U.S. 
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• Video: 2 CHP Officers Help Rescue Other CA Officer From Fiery Crash With Big Rig

  13-04-2017 01:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 2 CHP Officers Help Rescue Other CA Officer From Fiery Crash With Big RigA San Jose, CA, police officer had a close shave early Wednesday morning when his SUV hit the back of a big rig on Highway 84 in Livermore, according to the California Highway Patrol.The officer was heading home around 12:10 a.m. when he collided with the back end of a big rig that was stopped in a construction zone waiting for traffic to pass, CHP Dublin spokesman Derek Reed said.The officer became trapped inside hi
  
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• 2 teens arrested in fatal shooting of police officer's son - Charlotte Observer

  13-04-2017 01:07 via charlotteobserver.com
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  2 teens arrested in fatal shooting of police officer's son
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  Tips from the community led to the arrests of two teenagers in connection with the apparently random January shooting death of 14-year-old Anthony Frazier, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Wednesday. $20K reward now being offered for information ...and more »
  
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• United Airlines clip could prevent arming Chicago aviation police - New York Daily News

  13-04-2017 01:03 via nydailynews.com
  
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  United Airlines clip could prevent arming Chicago aviation police
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  A viral video of a man being dragged off a United Airlines flight could derail a years-long bid to allow Chicago aviation officers to carry firearms while on the job. Alderman Mike Zalewski, chairman of the Chicago City Council's Aviation Committee ...
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• Video: WA Officer Rescues Man Dangling From Parking Structure

  13-04-2017 00:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: WA Officer Rescues Man Dangling From Parking StructureA police officer risked his life to save a man dangling from a parking structure at Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila, WA, Sunday.Video posted on social media by the Tukwila Police Department shows the officer climbing to the edge of the three-story building and grabbing the man just before he could drop, reports KING.It appears another officer holds on to the first officer to keep him from going over. They were able to pull the ma
  
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• Justice Department to End 'Catch And Release' Immigration Policy

  13-04-2017 00:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared "a new era" in immigration enforcement on Tuesday, saying his prosecutors will try to bring stiffer criminal charges against repeat illegal immigrants and smugglers as part of President Trump's crackdown, reports the Washington Times.Mr. Sessions said his enforcement priorities will end the "catch and release" practices of the Obama administration and give the Justice Department a more active role in stemming illegal immigration.Prosecutors should prioriti
  
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