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• Person shot, killed by police in confrontation on Northwest Side - Chicago Tribune

  09-07-2017 20:48 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Person shot, killed by police in confrontation on Northwest Side
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  A person was shot and killed by police in an "armed confrontation with police" in the Cragin neighborhood midday Sunday, police said. The shooting took place in the 5000 block of West Wolfram Street, according to a tweet from Anthony Guglielmi, the ...
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• Former Police Chief David Brown: Policing is a "people business," not "enforcement business" - CBS News

  09-07-2017 20:21 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Former Police Chief David Brown: Policing is a "people business," not "enforcement business"
  CBS News
  David Brown, former chief of the Dallas Police Department, said Sunday that policing is a "people business" and not an "enforcement business." "If you take away people from this formula, you lose the very nature of what policing is supposed to be about ...and more »
  
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• Vallejo police officers under investigation after video surfaces of them using racial slurs - KGO-TV

  09-07-2017 20:14 via abc7news.com
  
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  Vallejo police officers under investigation after video surfaces of them using racial slurs
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  The Vallejo Police Department has opened an internal affairs investigation to determine whether an officer used a racial epithet during an encounter with a citizen Saturday. On Saturday around 4 p.m., two officers with the police department conducted a ...and more »
  
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• Newark police investigating 3 separate Saturday shootings - NJ.com

  09-07-2017 19:56 via nj.com
  
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  Newark police investigating 3 separate Saturday shootings
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  NEWARK -- Police are investigating three separate shootings on Saturday that left eight victims with non-fatal injuries, including a 6-year-old boy, officials said. The most recent incident happened early Sunday around 1:21 a.m. near Mulberry and East ...and more »
  
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• Google Home Breaks Up Domestic Dispute By Calling the Police - Gizmodo

  09-07-2017 19:42 via gizmodo.com
  
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  Google Home Breaks Up Domestic Dispute By Calling the Police
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  We're gradually learning that smart home devices can be quite valuable for police. Following a recent case in which Amazon handed over data from its Echo device to police investigating a murder, a Google Home called the police when a couple was ...and more »
  
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• Teen shot following large house party in Bath, police say - cleveland.com

  09-07-2017 19:41 via cleveland.com
  
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  Teen shot following large house party in Bath, police say
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  A 17-year-old boy was shot early Saturday while Bath police worked to clear a large house party. A 17-year-old boy was shot early Saturday while Bath police worked to clear a large house party.( File photo ). 0 shares. By Jane Morice, cleveland.com.
  
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• Las Vegas police investigate Sunday morning homicide - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  09-07-2017 19:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
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  Las Vegas police investigate Sunday morning homicide
  Las Vegas Review-Journal
  The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that happened Sunday morning in the northwest valley. Police responded to calls about 9 a.m. regarding people hearing a woman screaming from a neighboring residence on the 1700 block of ...and more »
  
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• Chicopee toddler who was subject of Amber Alert is found safe - The Boston Globe

  09-07-2017 18:41 via bostonglobe.com
  
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  Chicopee toddler who was subject of Amber Alert is found safe
  The Boston Globe
  The Chicopee toddler for whom authorities issued an Amber Alert early Sunday morning has been found safe, according to State Police. State Police said Joshua Calcorzi, who allegedly took his 21-month old son from the boy's mother's home Sunday during ...and more »
  
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• Number of deadly police shootings in King County is little changed over past 12 years - The Seattle Times

  09-07-2017 18:36 via seattletimes.com
  
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  Number of deadly police shootings in King County is little changed over past 12 years
  The Seattle Times
  Hundreds fill a courtyard last month near the residence where 30-year-old Charleena Lyles was shot and killed by Seattle police in June. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press). Police in King County have fatally shot seven people so far this year, four ...
  
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• Billerica Police: Man Shot In His Driveway After Attempted Armed Robbery - CBS Boston / WBZ

  09-07-2017 18:25 via boston.cbslocal.com
  
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  Billerica Police: Man Shot In His Driveway After Attempted Armed Robbery
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  BILLERICA (CBS) — Police are investigating after a man told them he was shot during an attempted armed robbery at his home. Billerica Police were called to a Millpond Drive home around 11 p.m. Saturday night. They found the man who had called 911 ...and more »
  
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• Maryland State Police Cruiser Hit by Alleged Drunken Driver - NBC4 Washington

  09-07-2017 18:16 via nbcwashington.com
  
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  Maryland State Police Cruiser Hit by Alleged Drunken Driver
  NBC4 Washington
  A Maryland State Police trooper was injured when his cruiser was struck by an alleged drunken driver early Sunday morning. Police said Trooper Kamil Koziol was conducting a traffic stop on the outer loop of the Capital Beltway at Maryland Route 450 ...and more »
  
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• Police: 8 Heroin Overdoses On Saturday Alone - CBS Chicago

  09-07-2017 17:52 via chicago.cbslocal.com
  
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  Police: 8 Heroin Overdoses On Saturday Alone
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  CHICAGO (CBS) — A disturbing number of drug overdoses on Chicago's South Side may all be linked to a dangerous strain of heroin. There were eight overdoses on Saturday alone, according to a Chicago Police spokesperson. Police say the overdoses are ...and more »
  
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• Akron police: Sexual assault suspect dead after exchanging gunfire with officers - fox8.com

  09-07-2017 17:34 via fox8.com
  
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  Akron police: Sexual assault suspect dead after exchanging gunfire with officers
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  AKRON, Ohio — A sexual assault suspect is dead after exchanging gunfire with Akron police early Sunday morning during a standoff, a news release stated. It happened at around 4 a.m. Sunday at a home in the 2000 block of Thurmont Road. Akron police ...
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• For two terrifying hours, a man on a boat fired shots at police and toward Seattle-area shoreline - Washington Post

  09-07-2017 16:54 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  For two terrifying hours, a man on a boat fired shots at police and toward Seattle-area shoreline
  Washington Post
  Officers fatally shot a gunman who, while on a boat, fired at police and toward the shore of Bainbridge Island, about 10 miles west of Seattle across Elliott Bay in Washington state, authorities said. The man's death ended an hours-long standoff that ...
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• Indianapolis woman calls police after fatally shooting ex-boyfriend - Indianapolis Star

  09-07-2017 16:47 via indystar.com
  
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  Indianapolis woman calls police after fatally shooting ex-boyfriend
  Indianapolis Star
  An Indianapolis woman who called 911 after allegedly shooting and killing her ex-boyfriend early Sunday is in police custody. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to a shooting at a home in the 600 block of ...and more »
  
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• Winston-Salem police identify homicide victim - Winston-Salem Journal

  09-07-2017 16:30 via journalnow.com
  
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  Winston-Salem police identify homicide victim
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  Winston-Salem police at the scene of a homicide Saturday night on West 24½ Street. The man was shot at least once. Allison Lee Isley/Journal. 20170709w_nws_homicide. Buy Now. Winston-Salem Police are investigating a homicide Saturday night, July 8, ...
  Police identify man in Winston-Salem shooting, incident being investigated as homicidemyfox8.comall 5 news articles »
  
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• Man arrested after carrying handgun around mall, police say - NJ.com

  09-07-2017 16:16 via nj.com
  
  Man arrested after carrying handgun around mall, police say
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  VINELAND -- A man carrying a 9mm handgun has been arrested at a South Jersey mall, authorities said. Vineland police said around 8 p.m. Friday they received information that a man, later identified as Jabar Selby, 23, of Millville, was at the ...
  
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• Two dead in police-involved Salisbury shooting; off-duty trooper breaks up shootout - Delmarva Daily Times

  09-07-2017 15:51 via delmarvanow.com
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  Two dead in police-involved Salisbury shooting; off-duty trooper breaks up shootout
  Delmarva Daily Times
  An off-duty Maryland state trooper working security interrupted an apparent shootout between two men, one of whom who is believed to have just shot the other on the parking lot of a Wicomico County restaurant early Sunday. The two deceased are ...
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• Hit-and-run sends one to hospital, one to jail, police say - Wichita Eagle

  09-07-2017 14:47 via kansas.com
  
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  Hit-and-run sends one to hospital, one to jail, police say
  Wichita Eagle
  One person is in the hospital and another went to jail after what police are describing as a hit-and-run Saturday in south Wichita. A red Kia collided with a scooter at about 5 p.m. in the 800 block of West MacArthur, Officer Charley Davidson said in a ...and more »
  
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• Orlando Police Officer Michael Favorit reassigned after 25 citizen complaints - Orlando Sentinel

  09-07-2017 14:22 via orlandosentinel.com
  
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  Orlando Police Officer Michael Favorit reassigned after 25 citizen complaints
  Orlando Sentinel
  Orlando Police Department Chief John Mina, talks about the firing, and reinstatement of officers Michael Favorit Jr. and Frederick Rolle, on June 21, 2017. David HarrisContact ReporterOrlando Sentinel. Privacy Policy. After more than two dozen ...
  
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• Woman shot by UNA police officer - Times Daily

  09-07-2017 12:46 via timesdaily.com
  
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  Woman shot by UNA police officer
  Times Daily
  Authorities at the scene of a crashed vehicle at Pine and College streets in Florence. Pine Street was closed from Norton Auditorium to West Alabama Street to investigate the crash, involving a woman who was reportedly shot by a University of North ...and more »
  
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• De Blasio skips slain NYPD cop's vigil to praise police in Germany - New York Post

  09-07-2017 09:02 via nypost.com
  
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  De Blasio skips slain NYPD cop's vigil to praise police in Germany
  New York Post
  “Our right to protest is directly related to the fact that our police protect us,” Hizzoner told a crowd of thousands at the outdoor Hamburg Shows Attitude rally protesting the G-20 summit Saturday. “So help me by joining in applause and thanks for the ...and more »
  
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