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• AZ Chief Sends Officers to Driving School After Series of Minor Accidents

  02-08-2017 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The chief of the Casa Grande (AZ) Police Department has decided to send all of his patrol officers back to driving school following a series of minor accidents involving the agency’s vehicles.Since April 5, nine Casa Grande police vehicles have been involved in accidents, Police Chief Mark McCrory said. There were only five such accidents in all of 2016, PinalCentral.com.“We had three damaged in April, two in May and four in July. These collisions did not result in any injuries or lo
  
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• WA Officer’s Face Slashed with Steak Knife

  02-08-2017 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Washougal, WA, woman faces an assault allegation after she reportedly slashed a Vancouver police officer in the face with a steak knife Monday night.Police were dispatched to a reported assault at the Royal Plains Apartment. A witness flagged down arriving officers and pointed in the direction of Mariah C. Dickison, 26, who had a large metal object in her hand, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Superior Court.Dickison had reportedly pulled a metal sign out of the ground. When of
  
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• Video: Las Vegas Officer Seriously Wounded, Suspect Killed at Traffic Stop

  02-08-2017 17:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Las Vegas Officer Seriously Wounded, Suspect Killed at Traffic StopA Las Vegas Metropolitan police officer was shot Tuesday afternoon during a traffic stop. The suspect was killed either by police fire or his own hand.Officers were investigating a call of a suspicious vehicle in front of a business. As officers approached the vehicle, there was an exchange of gunfire. One officer was shot in the chest and is in stable condition at a local hospital.Police say a second officer was hit in th
  
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• Mountain lion sighting prompts warning from Los Gatos police - The Mercury News

  02-08-2017 06:02 via mercurynews.com
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  Mountain lion sighting prompts warning from Los Gatos police
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  Stay up to date on breaking news with our mobile app from the Apple app store or the Google Play store. LOS GATOS — Police on Tuesday warned people to steer clear of Los Gatos Creek after a mountain lion was spotted near the waterway.
  
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• Neighbors, police take a step toward harmony across Twin Cities for National Night Out - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  02-08-2017 05:17 via startribune.com
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  Neighbors, police take a step toward harmony across Twin Cities for National Night Out
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Gallery: Malakai Hepp 13, left and his friend Isaac Ormsby 13 played on a rope hung from a tree during National Night Out in the 4200 block of Garfield Avenue south August 1, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN. Peter Myers 11, played with bubbles during National ...
  
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• UPDATE: Police identify suspect arrested in north Fargo standoff - WDAY6

  02-08-2017 05:00 via wday.com
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  UPDATE: Police identify suspect arrested in north Fargo standoff
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  FARGO – Police arrested a man Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, after a standoff at a north Fargo home that lasted nearly five hours. Tate A. Smith-Nerlien, 23, of Fargo had holed up in a house at 1007 Eighth Ave. N. after a gunshot was reportedly fired while ...
  Police: Man in custody after north Fargo standoff, nearby residents given all-clearWDAYall 14 news articles »
  
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• Bald eagle struck by car, rescued by police officers and park ranger - Fox News

  02-08-2017 04:24 via foxnews.com
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  Bald eagle struck by car, rescued by police officers and park ranger
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  The bald eagle suffered a damaged wing when it was struck on Interstate 68. (Maryland Department of Natural Resources). Two Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police officers and a state park ranger helped rescue a bald eagle that was struck by ...and more »
  
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• Woman blinded after bleach attack in San Francisco, police say - Los Angeles Times

  02-08-2017 03:05 via latimes.com
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  Woman blinded after bleach attack in San Francisco, police say
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  A 53-year-old woman was blinded after being attacked with bleach while sitting on a sidewalk in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, police said. About 7:30 p.m Sunday, a man approached the victim, who was sitting on a busy block of Mason Street ...and more »
  
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• Video: TX Officer Run Over, Pinned Under SUV by Drug Suspect

  02-08-2017 02:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: TX Officer Run Over, Pinned Under SUV by Drug SuspectA Waco, TX, officer is in critical but stable condition and the suspect is dead after the officer was pinned under a vehicle while attempting to serve a search warrant, reports KXXV.Waco police said that they were working with the drug enforcement unit and the SWAT team to serve the warrant.The officer began to approach the vehicle with the suspect in it. The suspect then accelerated and pinned the officer under the SUV-like vehicle.Off
  
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• Person shot by Gary police following attempted armed robbery - Chicago Sun-Times

  02-08-2017 02:40 via chicago.suntimes.com
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  Person shot by Gary police following attempted armed robbery
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  A person was shot by a Gary police officer Tuesday night following a police pursuit of five people in connection with an attempted armed robbery in northwest Indiana. About 5:45 p.m., five people attempted an armed robbery at a Verizon store at Ridge ...
  UPDATE: Police say armed robbery in Munster ended in Gary with officer-involved shootingnwitimes.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• Visalia police investigating officer-involved shooting, suspect dies - KFSN-TV

  02-08-2017 02:37 via abc30.com
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  Visalia police investigating officer-involved shooting, suspect dies
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  Visalia Police said the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Franklin Oden, has died from his injuries after he shot at least two rounds at an officer in Visalia. (KFSN). KFSN. Tuesday, August 01, 2017 07:04PM. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --. Visalia Police ...and more »
  
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• Alaskan Town's Police Department Quits

  02-08-2017 02:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  The entire police force of Sand Point, AK, quit in July, leaving the town without any law enforcement presence, reports the Alaska Dispatch News.Sand Point is an Aleutian island town of about 1,000 people. Until mid-July, it had a police force of three officers and a police chief.Around July 10, the first police officer quit when his military spouse was transferred out of state, said city manager Andy Varner. Soon after, two police officers—a married couple—resigned from their jobs "
  
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• Boy Sells Lemonade to Raise Money for Family of Fallen IN Lieutenant

  02-08-2017 02:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A boy in Kokomo, IN, decided to sell lemonade to raise money for the family of Southport, IN, Lt. Aaron Allan, who was shot and killed Thursday.Malachi Fronczak set up his "Magnificent Lemonade" stand Saturday afternoon. He served the drinks from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., reports WXIN.About a year ago, Malachi set up a similar stand to raise money for a trip to Sea World. He was pleasantly surprised when law enforcement officers from around the area showed up. Now he's doing his best to return the favor
  
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• Video: 4-Year-Old Asks CO Officer to Check for Monsters in New Home

  02-08-2017 02:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 4-Year-Old Asks CO Officer to Check for Monsters in New HomeAfter meeting Longmont, CO, police Officer David Bonday at a community fundraiser, 4-year-old Sidney Fahrenbruch invited him over to her new house to check for any monsters that might be lurking there."She was wearing a little police outfit," Officer Bonday, who has been on the force for 13 years, told ABC News. "She kind of attached to me."She and her mother, Megan, asked if he could drop by to "check the house before they moved
  
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• American Fork police following up on 'pages and pages' of leads for man missing since Thursday - Daily Herald

  02-08-2017 02:02 via heraldextra.com
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  American Fork police following up on 'pages and pages' of leads for man missing since Thursday
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  As hundreds of volunteers continue to scour Salt Lake and Utah counties for Paul Swenson, American Fork police are following up on "pages and pages" of leads about the missing man. Swenson, 30, was reported missing by his wife, after last being seen at ...and more »
  
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• SC Deputy Commits Suicide in Patrol Car While On Duty

  02-08-2017 01:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Richland County, SC, sheriff's deputy killed himself using his service weapon in his cruiser while on duty Friday afternoon, Sheriff Leon Lott announced Monday.Senior Deputy Derek Fish, 28, shot himself with his department-issued gun in his patrol car Friday, Lott said. After finishing his shift, the deputy drove his patrol car back to Region 3 headquarters on Bishop Avenue and parked behind the building, where he is believed to have shot himself between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Another deputy found hi
  
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• White House Opioid Commission Asks Trump to Declare 'National Emergency' to Combat Overdoses

  02-08-2017 01:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The White House Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis has asked President Donald Trump to "declare a national emergency" to help fight the deadly opioid epidemic, reports ABC News."The first and most urgent recommendation of this Commission is direct and completely within your control. Declare a national emergency under either the Public Health Service Act or the Stafford Act," wrote the committee, which is led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, in its interim report r
  
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• Fort Worth police seek suspect in a fatal shooting - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  02-08-2017 01:16 via star-telegram.com
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  Fort Worth police seek suspect in a fatal shooting
  Fort Worth Star Telegram
  Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man and another victim who was also shot but survived. Police were called to the 4600 block of Shackleford Street shortly after midnight Tuesday, where they found Alfredo Nieto lying in the ...
  
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• Senate Confirms Christopher Wray as New FBI Director

  02-08-2017 01:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe Senate easily confirmed President Trump's pick to lead the FBI on Tuesday, following the abrupt firing of James Comey earlier this year, reports the Hill.Senators voted 92-5 on Christopher Wray's nomination to lead the bureau. Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Ron Wyden (Ore.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.) and Ed Markey (Mass.) voted against the confirmation.Tuesday's vote caps off a largely low-drama confirmation process for Wray, who was ap
  
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• Baltimore police allegedly switch body cameras off during drug bust in new video - ABC News

  02-08-2017 01:06 via abcnews.go.com
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  Baltimore police allegedly switch body cameras off during drug bust in new video
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  Less than two weeks after Baltimore's public defender's office released footage from police body cameras that appeared to show an officer planting drug evidence, the office has now released a series of videos from a different drug bust that “appears to ...
  Another Police Body Camera Video Allegedly Shows Officers Planting DrugsBuzzFeed Newsall 39 news articles »
  
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• DEA Head Tells Agents That Trump Condoned Police Misconduct - NBCNews.com

  02-08-2017 00:04 via nbcnews.com
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  DEA Head Tells Agents That Trump Condoned Police Misconduct
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  WASHINGTON — The acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration said in a memo to his agency's 10,000-plus employees that President Trump's remarks about the treatment of suspects "condoned police misconduct." In a July 29 email to the ...
  Acting DEA administrator says Trump 'condoned police misconduct' in remarks about handling suspectsWashington Post
  DEA Chief Slams Trump's Endorsement
  
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