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• Federal Judge Blocks CA Law Requiring Disposal of Large-Capacity Magazines

  30-06-2017 23:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Many California firearm owners were given a reprieve Thursday from making a tough decision after a federal judge temporarily blocked a key provision of the state’s gun control laws approved last year in the wake of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, reports the Los Angeles Times.At the request of attorneys for the National Rifle Assn., U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez issued a preliminary injunction blocking a law that requires Californians to dispose of large-capacity ammunition mag
  
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• Man Accused of Killing VA Officer Faces Capital Murder Charge

  30-06-2017 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man accused of killing a Virginia State Police officer has been indicted on a capital murder charge, reports the Associated Press.Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Herring said a grand jury brought the indictment against Travis Ball on Wednesday.Ball is accused of shooting 45-year-old Special Agent Michael Walter while the officer was patrolling in a Richmond public housing complex. Ball fled the scene and was arrested after an overnight manhunt.If Ball is convicted of capital murder, h
  
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• Jury Recommends Life Sentence in OH SWAT Officer's Slaying

  30-06-2017 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A jury has recommended life in prison without parole for a man convicted of fatally shooting an Ohio SWAT officer during a standoff last year, reports the Associated Press.The jury could have recommended the death penalty Thursday for Lincoln Rutledge. The jury earlier this month found the 45-year-old Columbus resident guilty of aggravated murder and other charges in Columbus Officer Steven Smith’s death.Authorities say Rutledge shot Smith in the head as officers were trying to arrest him
  
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• As Crime Dries Up, Japan’s Police Hunt for Things to Do

  30-06-2017 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Japan’s cluttered streets are not always pretty but they are remarkably safe. Crime rates have been falling for 13 years. The murder rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people is among the lowest in the world; in America it is almost 4 [per 100,000 people]. A single gun slaying was recorded for the whole of 2015. Even yakuza gangsters, once a potent criminal force, have been weakened by tougher laws and old age, reports the Economist.Yet, far from being pensioned off, the police are growing in numbers
  
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• Video: San Antonio Officer Shot in Head Has Died

  30-06-2017 22:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: San Antonio Officer Shot in Head Has DiedThe San Antonio (TX) Police Department officer who was shot in the head Thursday afternoon during a pedestrian stop north of downtown San Antonio has died, reports KENS-TV.Officer Miguel Moreno, 32, died Friday morning from injuries he sustained when he and 36-year-old Officer Julio Cavazos contacted two suspects walking on the 200 block of West Evergreen Street.Chief William McManus said in a press conference on Friday that Moreno was a nine-year
  
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• Video: Police Told to Leave Protective Gear Behind Before Dallas Sniper Attack

  30-06-2017 21:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Dallas Police Told to Leave Protective Gear Behind Before Deadly 2016 RallyThe officers assigned to the rally in downtown Dallas last July – where five officers were killed and nine wounded – were told not to wear certain heavy protective gear because it would make them look too "militaristic," reports CBS DFW."They were told not to wear their heavy gear," which, if worn, may have "stopped some of those rounds," said Mike Mata, president of the Dallas Police Association.Mata,
  
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• Greater Manchester doubles number of police trained to use stun guns - The Guardian

  30-06-2017 14:11 via theguardian.com
  
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  Greater Manchester doubles number of police trained to use stun guns
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  An officer uses an X26 Taser electrical weapon at a training unit. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock. Taser electronic weapons. Greater Manchester doubles number of police trained to use stun guns. Force to train 1,100 officers to use Taser weapons to ...and more »
  
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• Police revive same man from an overdose 20 times - fox8.com

  30-06-2017 13:43 via fox8.com
  
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  Police revive same man from an overdose 20 times
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  DAYTON, Ohio — An Ohio police officer says one man has been revived with the opioid-overdose antidote naloxone 20 times by police, but he still disagrees with a city councilman who asked if it's possible for emergency crews to stop responding to drug ...and more »
  
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• Suspects and police exchange shots during early morning officer-involved shooting, Friday - 9NEWS.com

  30-06-2017 13:15 via 9news.com
  
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  Suspects and police exchange shots during early morning officer-involved shooting, Friday
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  DENVER - One suspect was killed, and a second suspect injured, after an early morning pursuit in Littleton that ended in Denver when suspects and officers exchanged shots. The chase started in Littleton when officers located a car-jacking suspect.and more »
  
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• Police officer's use of deadly force during arrest deemed justified - NJ.com

  30-06-2017 13:12 via nj.com
  
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  Police officer's use of deadly force during arrest deemed justified
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  ELIZABETH -- A city police detective was legally justified in firing two shots while trying to subdue a man with a pistol outside an Elizabeth restaurant last year, county prosecutors announced Thursday. The Union County Prosecutor's Office said its ...and more »
  
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• 1 killed in McDougald Terrace shooting, Durham police say - WRAL.com

  30-06-2017 12:58 via wral.com
  
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  1 killed in McDougald Terrace shooting, Durham police say
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  Durham, N.C. — A man died early Friday morning in a shooting at Durham's McDougald Terrace, police said. Police said the shooting was reported around 6 a.m. on Dayton Street. Responding officers found a man who was shot. The man, whose identity was ...
  
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• Police Name ATV Rider Who Died After Hartford Crash - Hartford Courant

  30-06-2017 12:36 via courant.com
  
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  Police Name ATV Rider Who Died After Hartford Crash
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  Deputy Chief Brian Foley discusses ATV crash that resulted in the death of a 26-year-old man. (Sandra Gomez-Aceves). Sandra Gomez-Aceves. A 26-year-old man died Thursday evening after he crashed an ATV into a pole near the West Hartford line, police ...and more »
  
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• Can you find the suspect in this photo? Police post picture of wanted man in terrible hiding place - Telegraph.co.uk

  30-06-2017 11:57 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Can you find the suspect in this photo? Police post picture of wanted man in terrible hiding place
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  The Halifax branch of the West Yorkshire Police saw some unidentified legs poking out from under a bed while searching for a man they wanted to interview. They were searching his home in the hope of finding him, but did not have to look for long. Hide ...
  
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• Does military equipment lead police officers to be more violent? We did the research. - Washington Post

  30-06-2017 11:08 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Does military equipment lead police officers to be more violent? We did the research.
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  On April 29, Officer Roy Oliver of the Balch Springs Police Department in Texas shot and killed Jordan Edwards, who was a passenger in a friend's car. Oliver claimed that, responding to a call about underage drinking at a noisy high school party, he ...and more »
  
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• Florida Police Blame Tennis Star Venus Williams For Fatal Car Accident - NPR

  30-06-2017 09:37 via npr.org
  
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  Florida Police Blame Tennis Star Venus Williams For Fatal Car Accident
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  Police in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., say Venus Williams was at fault in a June 9 car crash that led to the death of the passenger in another vehicle. The Associated Press reports: "Palm Beach Gardens police say witnesses told investigators that Williams ...
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• Drug syndicate 'used drones to monitor police' - BBC News

  30-06-2017 06:20 via bbc.com
  
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  Drug syndicate 'used drones to monitor police'
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  An international drug syndicate used drones to run counter-surveillance on police in a failed bid to import 78 blocks of cocaine into Australia, authorities say. The drugs, with a street value of A$30m (£18m; $23m), were seized from three duffel bags ...and more »
  
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• Toddler's death after State Police chase reignites debate on pursuits: 'No simple answer' - NOLA.com

  30-06-2017 05:06 via nola.com
  
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  Toddler's death after State Police chase reignites debate on pursuits: 'No simple answer'
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  As investigators probe the death of a 2-year-old girl whose father led Louisiana State Police troopers on a 7-mile chase through New Orleans that ended in a fatal crash and suicide, the girl's relatives are questioning whether the deadly pursuit was ...
  Three dead, including child, after police chase through NOWWLall 39 news articles »
  
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• Kentucky police chase crosses state line, ends in Indiana field - ABC News

  30-06-2017 04:10 via abcnews.go.com
  Kentucky police chase crosses state line, ends in Indiana field
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  Louisville Metropolitan Police in Kentucky say officers tried to stop a robbery suspect just before 5 p.m. today. The driver, identified by police as Robert G. Ellis II, allegedly sped off and led police on a 30-minute chase into southern Indiana ...and more »
  
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• Self-driving police patrol to hit Dubai - CNN

  30-06-2017 03:06 via cnn.com
  
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  Self-driving police patrol to hit Dubai
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  (CNN) Self-driving police vehicles are set to hit Dubai -- but don't expect to catch a ride in one. This autonomous police car is tiny. Continuing a Smart Dubai initiative, which saw Dubai Police introduce a humanoid robot officer last month, the force ...
  Police in Dubai have recruited a self-driving robo-car that can 'scan ...The Verge
  Dubai deploys tiny robot cars to police city streetsTelegraph.co.ukall 12 news articles »
  
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• Fleeing driver held in crash that hurt 2, police say - SFGate

  30-06-2017 02:46 via sfgate.com
  
  Fleeing driver held in crash that hurt 2, police say
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  A 20-year-old driver slammed into a car and injured two people Wednesday night in San Francisco while trying to dodge a police traffic stop, officials said. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was driving east on Anza Street toward Fifth ...and more »
  
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• Brazil arrests dozens of 'rotten' police officers | Brazil News | Al ... - Aljazeera.com

  30-06-2017 02:21 via aljazeera.com
  
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  Authorities launch drive against military police accused of selling arms and being part of drug trafficking.and more »
  
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• 3 teens arrested after police chase down Northway - Albany Times Union

  30-06-2017 02:12 via timesunion.com
  
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  3 teens arrested after police chase down Northway
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  CLIFTON PARK — Three teenagers were arrested after police say they led state troopers on a chase down, off and back on the Northway in the town of Clifton Park. Those arrested were Joshua G. Flores, 17, of Colonie; Anthony P. Metellus Jr, 19, of ...and more »
  
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• 'It happened so fast': Two police officers critically wounded in San Antonio shooting - Washington Post

  30-06-2017 01:28 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  'It happened so fast': Two police officers critically wounded in San Antonio shooting
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  A pair of San Antonio Police officers were shot and a suspect was killed during a gunfight that erupted near a community college just north of downtown Thursday afternoon. The officers were transported to a hospital in “very critical” condition, San ...
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• 2 San Antonio Officers Shot, Critically Wounded During Pedestrian Stop

  30-06-2017 01:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus says two officers were shot during a patrol stop North of Downtown Thursday afternoon. Both officers are reportedly in very critical condition.The officers stopped two individuals around 3:25 p.m.McManus said that both officers were getting out of their vehicle when they were immediately fired upon by one of the suspects. One officer was struck in the face/head area and the other in the upper torso.The officers returned fire and struck the
  
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• Police investigating Daytona bomb call threat - Motorsport.com, Edition: Global

  30-06-2017 01:06 via motorsport.com
  
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  Police investigating Daytona bomb call threat
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  According to a report from the DBPD, “The caller said he had placed multiple bombs on the Speedway property.” After a thorough search of the property, officers found nothing suspicious, however, the police categorized the incident as “an active ...and more »
  
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