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• Video: NJ City Forces Retirement on 6 Officers Involved in Shootings, Accidents

  01-06-2017 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: NJ City Forces Retirement on 6 Officers Involved in Shootings, AccidentsThe City Council of Hackensack, NJ, is pursuing involuntary early retirement for six police officers, all of whom were involved in shootings or fatal accidents.The council has applied for involuntary disability retirement for the officers, claiming they are all unable to perform their duties. Five of the six applications were approved. The last application was tabled for further discussion.At Tuesday's&
  
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• Video: Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Ohio Officer, Grins While Being Sentenced to Life

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  VIDEO: Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Ohio Officer, Grins While Being Sentenced to LifeThe man charged with killing Danville (OH) Police Officer Thomas Cottrell Jr. has changed his plea to guilty to avoid the death penalty.Officials say Herschel Ray Jones III pleaded guilty to three of the 17 counts against him. He was sentenced to life in prison, plus 35 years. He is not eligible for parole.Jones grinned from ear to ear as he was sentenced.On January 17, 2016, Knox County dispatch center rec
  
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• Black Lives Matter to Operate Summer Camp in Los Angeles

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  The Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter has scheduled a weeklong “Youth Activist Camp” for this summer.A taxpayer-funded professor of pan-African studies at California State University-Los Angeles is organizing the Black Lives Matter summer camp. It’s “free for all Black youth, ages 10-18,” and will run from June 12 to June 16, the Daily Caller reports.“In addition to learning strategies for organizing social justice campaigns and direct action tactics,
  
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• Video: NYPD Sergeant Charged with Murder in Shooting of Emotionally Disturbed Woman

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  VIDEO: NYPD Sergeant Charged with Murder in Shooting of Emotionally Disturbed WomanAn NYPD sergeant who fatally shot an emotionally disturbed woman in the Bronx last October when she reportedly came at him with a baseball bat has been arrested and charged with murder.Sgt. Hugh Barry — who insists he did nothing wrong — has also been suspended from the NYPD, where he had been on modified duty since the shooting. He was in court in the Bronx to face murder charges on Wednesday.Deborah
  
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• Chicago Officer was Shot in “Heart Area of Vest”

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  A 25-year-old woman who shot a Chicago Police officer “in the heart area” of his bullet resistant vest had warned the officer and his partner they “did not want to mess with her” moments before she opened fire, prosecutors said at a hearing for Deangela Eaton on Tuesday.The two officers were wearing plainclothes — with body armor — and in unmarked SUV around 2:30 p.m. May 12 when they spotted Eaton making what appeared to be a drug deal in West Garfield Park.T
  
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• Oakland To Pay 19-Year-Old Nearly $1 Million In Police Scandal Settlement - NPR

  01-06-2017 21:33 via npr.org
  
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  Oakland To Pay 19-Year-Old Nearly $1 Million In Police Scandal Settlement
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  The city of Oakland, Calif., will pay a 19-year-old woman $989,000 to settle her claim that city police officers had sexually abused her. The woman has said she had sex with more than a dozen Oakland police officers, according to the Los Angeles Times.
  Teen in Oakland police sex scandal settles for nearly $1 millionCBS News
  Oakland City Council OKs Nearly $1M Settlement in Police Sex Abuse ScandalNBC Bay Area
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• NBC 10 I-Team: Federal search warrant executed at police officer's home - Turn to 10

  01-06-2017 20:28 via turnto10.com
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  NBC 10 I-Team: Federal search warrant executed at police officer's home
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  The NBC 10 I-Team has learned through sources and a neighbor, that federal and state law enforcement authorities raided a Narragansett police officer's home Wednesday morning, in a neighborhood off Boston Neck Road. (WJAR). AA. NARRAGANSETT ...
  Narragansett police officer's home raided by R.I. State Police, fedsThe Providence Journalall 2 news articles »
  
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• Police mum on school janitor's rape conviction, officials say | Fox News - Fox News

  01-06-2017 19:02 via foxnews.com
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  A New York school custodian convicted last month of raping a minor more than a year ago was allowed to continue working his job after police failed to tip off ...and more »
  
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• New drug kits save police dogs from opioid overdoses - CBS News

  01-06-2017 18:36 via cbsnews.com
  
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  New drug kits save police dogs from opioid overdoses
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  BOSTON -- Police dogs simply follow their noses to sniff out narcotics. But inhaling powerful opioids can be deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years to reverse ...and more »
  
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• Data Storage: Avoid These Costly Mistakes

  01-06-2017 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Looking at some of the largest police departments in the country, it's possible to draw a few conclusions about data storage: First, there is no "one size fits all." Because departments vary in size and regulations, data storage needs and requirements differ by state, region and municipality. Second, many law enforcement organizations continue to re-evaluate their data storage needs and policies as technology, laws and their regulations continue to change.Technology is changing policing, and tha
  
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• Identifying Islamic Extremism: 10 Questions to Ask Suspects

  01-06-2017 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Leischen Stelter, American Military UniversityPolice officers around the country understand they are an important element in the fight against terrorism. But what does that entail? How can an officer identify potential terrorist activity and what signs show a person may have been radicalized? What questions should officers ask to better understand a person’s level of radicalization?During the 2nd annual Gulf Coast INLETS seminar in New Orleans, Brig Barker, who spent 20 years as a count
  
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• Criminal Justice Education Options for All Experience Levels

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  Whether you're new to the criminal justice industry or are a seasoned professional, at Columbia Southern University, we offer degree programs in criminal justice for every level of expertise including associate, bachelor's or master's online degree programs.Associate in Science in Criminal JusticeFor those who are interested in corrections, court operations, law enforcement, probation and parole or related fields, an associate degree will help you gain industry insight before training begins.Ear
  
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• Police Rethink Tactics In Light Of Opioid Exposure Risk - NPR

  01-06-2017 11:04 via npr.org
  
  Police Rethink Tactics In Light Of Opioid Exposure Risk
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  Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are far more potent than heroin, and that's creating a new risk for police, who risk overdoses just by touching evidence or even breathing the air during a raid. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Hazardous as they may be for those ...
  
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