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• Wounded OR Trooper Named North America's Trooper of the Year

  14-04-2017 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Oregon State Police trooper who was shot 12 times and critically wounded on Christmas night has been named North America’s Trooper of the Year.Trooper Nic Cederberg received the award at the International Association of Chiefs of Police awards ceremony held in Arizona.Cederberg was shot by a man accused of killing his own wife on Christmas night, 2016. That man was killed in the exchange.According to family, a total of twelve rounds struck Cederberg—five rounds were stopped by his
  
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• Video: Denver Paying Family of Teen Killed in Police Shooting Close to $1 Million

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  VIDEO: Denver Paying Family of Teen Killed in Police Shooting Close to $1 MillionThe city of Denver will pay the family of a 17-year-old girl fatally shot by police nearly $1 million as part of a settlement. Denver officials made the announcement during a Wednesday morning press conference. The civil matter involves the death of Jessica Hernandez.Hernandez was behind the wheel of a stolen car when she was shot and killed by Denver Police in 2015. Investigators said she was driving the
  
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• Video: Dashcam Footage Released of NC Officer's December Shooting at Traffic Stop

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  VIDEO: Dashcam Footage Released of NC Officer's December Shooting at Traffic StopDashcam footage from the night a Leland (NC) Police Department officer was shot multiple times and fatally shot his attacker has been released.On the night of Dec. 9, Officer Jacob Schwenk responded to 911 calls about a car driving erratically in Leland.The graphic dashcam footage, recently released by the Leland Police Department, shows Schwenk pull over a white car just before 9 p.m. at the end of Bridgeport
  
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• ICE Trains Wounded Veterans to Investigate Child Porn Cases

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  The language at a small graduation ceremony inside a federal office building in Washington Friday morning was militaristic: Fighting. Frontlines. Enemies. War.For a fifth year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rather quietly has trained a small team of injured, wounded or sick military veterans for a different type of deployment - supporting the agency’s lesser-known investigative arm as analysts on child exploitation cases - the ones who will be able to take photos off a har
  
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• Handcuffed Man Sets Himself on Fire in Denver Park While Interacting with Police

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  A man doused himself with what appeared to be lighter fluid and then set himself ablaze while handcuffed and interacting with police officers in Denver’s Civic Center park on Thursday afternoon, authorities and witnesses said.The man, engulfed in flames, then ran several hundred feet as officers and bystanders tried to put the fire out. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.Witnesses say the incident began about 1 p.m. after a civilian Denver Police Department employee
  
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• Daughter of Officer Killed on 9/11 Training to Join NYPD

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  Brittney Roy lost her father on 9/11. Now, more than 15 years later, she’s preparing to follow in his footsteps as an NYPD officer.The 22-year-old Long Island woman was one of 474 recruits sworn in at the Police Academy in Queens on Thursday, the ceremonial start of the class’ six-month training program.“Since I was very young, growing up in the police department, you really see the true heroes. … It’s just always been a dream to be one of them,” said Roy, a
  
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• Alabama Senate gives megachurch the right to form its own police ... - USA TODAY

  14-04-2017 19:25 via usatoday.com
  
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  Alabama Senate gives megachurch the right to form its own police ...
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  An Alabama Presbyterian church may soon become the first in the nation to form its own police force.and more »
  
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• Video: SC Motor Officer Dies 2 Days After On-Duty Accident

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  VIDEO: SC Motor Officer Dies 2 Days After On-Duty AccidentA Spartanburg, SC, police officer has died days after he was hurt in a motorcycle crash while responding to help fellow officers.Officer Harris was thrown from his police motorcycle when he struck a car turning left into a drive way Tuesday, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.The Spartanburg Police Department said in a statement that officers had called for assistance while responding to a burglary. Harris was headed in that direction w
  
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• Can Churches Hire Police? Alabama Legislators Reckon With the First Amendment - New York Times

  14-04-2017 03:41 via nytimes.com
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  Can Churches Hire Police? Alabama Legislators Reckon With the First Amendment
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  For the third straight year, the Alabama Legislature is considering a bill that would let the Briarwood Presbyterian Church, in Birmingham, Ala., create its own law enforcement department. Credit Anthony Izaguirre/Associated Press. To what lengths can ...
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• Video: PA Probation Officer Shot in the Head

  14-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: PA Probation Officer Shot in the HeadPolice are looking for two suspects after a probation officer and another man were shot outside of a home in Wilkinsburg, PA, late Wednesday afternoon, reports KDKA.According to emergency dispatchers, the ambush-style shooting was first reported just before 5 p.m. at a home in the 1500 block of Marlboro Avenue. The victims were on the front porch of the home when the shots rang out. Police say 11 or 12 shots were fired from a handgun.Police say a bulle
  
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• Alabama Church May be Allowed to Start Its Own Police Force

  14-04-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Alabama Senate voted 24 to 4 on Tuesday to allow the Briarwood Presbyterian Church, a megachurch located in suburban Birmingham, to break with precedent and establish its own police force.Now the issue is expected to be debated in the House in the coming weeks, a state official confirmed Wednesday.Help wanted notices have not yet been posted on the church's web site. "We are waiting for the legislative approval before taking the next steps," church administrator Matt Moore said in an email t
  
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