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• Suspect Named Fellony Faces Multiple Felonies

  24-07-2017 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fellony Hudson is doing his best to live up to his name.Hudson, a 22-year-old man from Salem, OR, is accused of felony kidnapping, felony eluding, felony possession of a stolen vehicle and nearly a handful of misdemeanors after being pursued by police in Washington and Oregon.Hudson appeared in court Wednesday afternoon in Multnomah County Circuit Court where he was formally charged with a total of 3 felonies and 4 misdemeanors, NBC4 reports.The charges stem from a Tuesday incident that began in
  
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• St. Louis PD Researching Ways to Prevent Blue-on-Blue Shootings After June Incident

  24-07-2017 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  After an off-duty St. Louis police officer was wounded by “friendly fire” from a fellow officer looking for suspects after a stolen vehicle crashed late last month, the department is looking at whether more training might help.The police department is forming a committee to decide how best to train officers for such encounters.In the June 21 incident, an off-duty officer was shot in the elbow by another officer after a police chase involving suspects inside a stolen car. People
  
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• ACLU Demands Changes in Policy, Training at the Minneapolis PD

  24-07-2017 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding that interim police chief Medaria Arradondo make numerous policy, procedure, and training changes at the Minneapolis PD.In a statement Teresa Nelson, interim executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, referenced the fatal Minneapolis police shootings of Justine Damond and Jamar Clark. Damond was shot and killed last week by an officer responding to her 911 call. An investigation is in progress. Clark was killed by office
  
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• Video: Milwaukee Chief Threatened with Firing If He Doesn’t Allow More Vehicle Pursuits

  24-07-2017 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Milwaukee Chief Threatened with Firing If He Doesn’t Allow More Vehicle PursuitsMilwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn has just seven days to amend a policy to allow officers to chase more suspects -- or he could be fired. Flynn says those changes will mean more innocent deaths.The message from Milwaukee's Fire and Police Commission (FPC) to Chief Flynn is clear: allow officers to chase more suspects on Milwaukee's streets or you may be fired. Under current policy, Milwaukee police do not
  
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• Assistant Chief Takes Over Minneapolis PD

  24-07-2017 23:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Minneapolis Police Department will be led by former assistant chief new interim police chief, Medaria (Rondo) Arradondo.Arradondo, 50, succeeds Janeé Harteau, who resigned Friday at the request of Mayor Betsy Hodges amid the uproar over last weekend's shooting death of Justine Damond by a city patrol officer. Damond had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault near her southwest Minneapolis home and was shot when she went out to talk to police.He joined the Minneapolis Police De
  
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• Judge Drops Murder Charge Against Ohio Campus Officer After 2 Mistrials

  24-07-2017 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Judge Leslie Ghiz formally dropped the charges against former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing but denied a motion for acquittal at a hearing Monday morning.Ghiz granted a dismissal of the charges with prejudice, which means the state of Ohio cannot levy the same charges against Tensing a third time. The previous two trials ended in hung juries and mistrial.But the judge refused when Tensing's attorney, Stew Mathews, asked her to formally absolve Tensing for shooting and killi
  
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• Dodge Enhances Charger Pursuit's Officer Protection Package

  24-07-2017 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fiat Chrysler has enhanced the capabilities of its Officer Protection Package that increases an officer's situational awareness when parked and working inside the 2018 Dodge Charger Pursuit law enforcement sedan, the automaker has announced.“The Officer Protection Package is the result of our continued focus on officer safety in our Charger Pursuit,” said Jeff Kommor, vice president of U.S. sales operations, fleet and small business sales. “With critical input and guidance from
  
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• New Orleans police seek perpetrator in CBD kidnapping Sunday - NOLA.com

  24-07-2017 05:11 via nola.com
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  New Orleans police seek perpetrator in CBD kidnapping Sunday
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  Police are seeking the individual photographed here in connection with the kidnapping of a woman in the Central Business District on Sunday, July 23, 2017. (Image provided by the New Orleans Police Department.) Police are seeking the individual ...
  Man knocked woman unconscious before kidnapping her, police sayWWLall 6 news articles »
  
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• Chicago Police Reach Significant Milestone in Efforts to Curb Gun Violence - NBC Chicago

  24-07-2017 04:51 via nbcchicago.com
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  Chicago Police Reach Significant Milestone in Efforts to Curb Gun Violence
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  As the Chicago Police Department continues its efforts to curb gun violence, the department will mark a significant milestone on Monday morning. According to a press release issued by the department, CPD has now removed more than 5000 guns this year ...and more »
  
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• Fake street signs warn of 'easily startled' police - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  24-07-2017 04:33 via startribune.com
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  Fake street signs warn of 'easily startled' police
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  At least two orange street signs reading "Warning: Twin Cities police easily startled" were seen in the Twin Cities Sunday. By Erin Adler Star Tribune. July 23, 2017 — 11:01pm. itemprop. Erin Adler, Star Tribune A fake street sign mounted on the same ...
  
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• Now the speech police are going after small talk - New York Post

  24-07-2017 04:29 via nypost.com
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  Now the speech police are going after small talk
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  There are memes about hating small talk, articles about dodging potential landmines in casual conversation and a move to end the practice altogether. With a new season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” on the horizon, the biggest hater of small talk, Larry ...
  
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• Social media firestorm erupts over video showing Pocatello police arresting man who was videotaping FBI building - Idaho State Journal

  24-07-2017 04:15 via idahostatejournal.com
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  Social media firestorm erupts over video showing Pocatello police arresting man who was videotaping FBI building
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  A screen shot of the entrance to the FBI building in Pocatello from the footage videotaped by a man who was arrested shortly after this image was taken. POCATELLO — An online video depicting a man being arrested by a police officer while videotaping ...and more »
  
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• Chicago Police Warn Residents to be Vigilant After 606 Bike Trail Robberies - NBC Chicago

  24-07-2017 03:53 via nbcchicago.com
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  Chicago Police Warn Residents to be Vigilant After 606 Bike Trail Robberies
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  A string of robberies on the 606 bike trail has residents on high alert, and police have issued a community alert about the thefts. According to police, the thefts have occurred when two men shoved people off of their bikes on the trail. In the first ...
  Police: 2 men on bikes robbing bicyclists on The 606Chicago Tribune
  3 bicyclists robbed on 606 Trail, police sayWLS-TVall 7 news articles &
  
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• Driver in Gilroy dies while fleeing police - The Mercury News

  24-07-2017 03:27 via mercurynews.com
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  Driver in Gilroy dies while fleeing police
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  GILROY — A driver fleeing from police died after the stolen vehicle she was driving crashed into a tree, Gilroy Police reported. The driver, identified as Rya Leonard, 28, died after being transported to a trauma center. According to police, a Gilroy ...
  
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• Beijing police on manhunt after deadly hit-and-run: Xinhua - Reuters

  24-07-2017 03:18 via reuters.com
  Beijing police on manhunt after deadly hit-and-run: Xinhua
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  SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Beijing police are hunting for a man suspected of stabbing five people and then ploughing into a group of nine others with a van, killing one and injuring eight, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The attack took place ...and more »
  
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• Teen shoots girlfriend after gun accidentally discharges, police say - fox5sandiego.com

  24-07-2017 03:16 via fox5sandiego.com
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  Teen shoots girlfriend after gun accidentally discharges, police say
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  ESCONDIDO, Calif. – Two teenagers ended up in the hospital Sunday after a gun accidentally discharged, Escondido police said. Escondido police said received an emergency around 3 a.m. and was initially reported as a random drive-by shooting in the ...and more »
  
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• Ohio cheerleader buried newborn baby alive, police say - UPI.com

  24-07-2017 03:04 via upi.com
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  Ohio cheerleader buried newborn baby alive, police say
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  Brooke Richardson, 18, was arrested by Ohio police for reckless homicide. She pleaded not guilty. Photo by Warren County Jail. July 23 (UPI) -- An 18-year-old Ohio woman is accused of burying her newborn baby alive, police said. Brooke Skylar ...and more »
  
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• Canadian police end hunt for missing hiker, family confirms - BBC News

  24-07-2017 02:51 via bbc.com
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  Canadian police end hunt for missing hiker, family confirms
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  Canadian police have called off a search for an Australian woman who went missing while hiking earlier this month, according to her family. Sophie Dowsley 34, and her Canadian partner Gregory Tiffin, 44, had left for a day-long walk in British Columbia ...and more »
  
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• Smoky fire clogs Battery Street tunnel and Alaskan Way Viaduct; police make arrest - Seattle Times

  24-07-2017 01:47 via seattletimes.com
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  Smoky fire clogs Battery Street tunnel and Alaskan Way Viaduct; police make arrest
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  Firefighters work to put out a fire beneath the Alaskan Way viaduct on Sunday. (Kjell Redal / The Seattle Times). Share story. Mike Carter. By. Mike Carter. Seattle Times staff reporter. Police have made an arrest in connection with a smoky fire that ...and more »
  
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• STL County police respond to security camera controversy - STLtoday.com

  24-07-2017 01:45 via stltoday.com
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  STL County police respond to security camera controversy
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  In a still frame grab from surveillance video, an unidentified St. Louis County Police officer appears to be placing a sheet of paper in front of a security camera at the North Hanley security office at the MetroLink station. Metro records obtained by ...and more »
  
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• St. Louis County police respond to security camera controversy - STLtoday.com

  24-07-2017 01:45 via stltoday.com
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  St. Louis County police respond to security camera controversy
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  In a still frame grab from surveillance video, an unidentified St. Louis County Police officer appears to be placing a sheet of paper in front of a security camera at the North Hanley security office at the MetroLink station. Metro records obtained by ...and more »
  
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• Arkansas County crash claims life of White Hall police officer - KATV

  24-07-2017 01:33 via katv.com
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  Arkansas County crash claims life of White Hall police officer
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  Lt. Mark Bradley, 57, was with the White Hall Police Department for seven years. (Photo courtesy: White Hall Police Dept.) AA. WHITE HALL, Ark. (KATV) — A long-time officer with the White Hall Police Department was killed Saturday in a wreck. The ...and more »
  
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• Three rescued from capsized boat off Asharoken Beach, police say - Newsday

  24-07-2017 00:19 via newsday.com
  Three rescued from capsized boat off Asharoken Beach, police say
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  Suffolk County police rescued three boaters on Sunday from the Long Island Sound after their sailboat capsized off Asharoken Beach, officials said. Officers Keith Walters and Erik Johnson pulled William Bradford, 58, and his son, Joseph, 24, both of ...
  
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• Minneapolis mayor looks to new police chief amid firestorm over ... - USA TODAY

  24-07-2017 00:10 via usatoday.com
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  Minneapolis mayor looks to new police chief amid firestorm over ...
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  Embattled Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges is turning to a veteran city cop to try to right the ship for the city's police department in the aftermath of this month's ...
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  Betsy Hodges on Twitter: "My statement on @MinneapolisPD Chief Janeé Harteau: https://t.co/osH07kXc4i"Twitter
  Officer Identified as Firing Fatal Shot Has 3 Complaints on File, City Records ShowKSTP
  
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• Minneapolis mayor looks to new police chief amid firestorm over fatal shooting - USA TODAY

  24-07-2017 00:10 via usatoday.com
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  Minneapolis mayor looks to new police chief amid firestorm over fatal shooting
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  Embattled Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges is turning to a veteran city cop to try to right the ship for the city's police department in the aftermath of this month's fatal shooting by an officer of an unarmed Australian woman. Even before the shooting ...
  In Minneapolis, Unusual Police Killing Raises an Old Outcry: Why?New York Times
  'Rondo' rose through police ranks to helm a department under pres
  
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