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• Video: Woman Gets 32 Years for Drunken-Driving Crash That Killed TX Officer

  04-08-2017 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Woman Gets 32 Years for Drunken-Driving Crash That Killed TX OfficerA Texas exotic dancer convicted of intoxication manslaughter after a crash that killed a Pearland police officer was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Thursday.Amber Willemsen, 40, a former assistant principal turned stripper, was free on bond on a drug charge at the time of the crash in June 2016, reports Fox News.Evidence showed Willemsen was driving on the wrong side of a road and that her blood alcohol content was mo
  
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• Shell Casings Could Prove Crucial Evidence in Off-Duty GA Deputy's Death

  04-08-2017 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Weeks after an off-duty sheriff's deputy was fatally shot outside a home in Augusta, GA, additional shell casings were found that could prove crucial to proving what happened the afternoon 43-year-old Richmond County Cpl. Gregory Cooke died.At a preliminary hearing Thursday in Richmond County Superior Court for 17-year-old Naheem Caldwell, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Woodrow Boyd testified he collected two 9 mm shell casings Wednesday in the front yard of 2416 Lennox Road. Caldwell adm
  
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• Gov. Cuomo's Use of Troopers in New York City Frustrates Police Leaders

  04-08-2017 23:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is rerouting New York State troopers to New York City airports and toll plazas from upstate areas that rely on them and bewildering some of the officials charged with carrying out his orders, reports the New York Times.The deployment of close to 200 troopers has frustrated some police leaders and helped drive out a superintendent, who quit last year as he resisted the governor's efforts to direct more troopers into the city and to influence some promotions, according to four
  
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• Widow of NJ Officer Killed in May Crash Gives Birth to Daughter

  04-08-2017 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The wife of Summit, NJ, police Detective Matthew Tarentino, who died in a car crash as he was driving to work in May, recently gave birth to their daughter, the department announced Thursday.Tarentino's wife, Victoria, gave birth to Anastasia Catherine at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, police said."Mom and baby are doing great!" the police department said on Facebook. "Proud big brothers Robbie and Ray are eager for their little sister to start playing with them!"Tarentino was killed in late
  
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• Off-Duty NY Deputy Revives Unconscious Man at Gym

  04-08-2017 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An off-duty officer in upstate New York is being praised for saving a man who collapsed while exercising at a gym, reports the Associated Press.Erie County Sheriff's Deputy Richard Lundberg was working out at the gym in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga Wednesday when he noticed another man exercising had collapsed. Police say Lundberg sprang into action, immediately performing CPR on the unresponsive man.Lundberg then used an automated external defibrillator to help revive the man. Police say b
  
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• Round Rock police search for suspects in armed robberies - Austin American-Statesman

  04-08-2017 20:58 via statesman.com
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  Round Rock police search for suspects in armed robberies
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  The suspect in an Aug. 1 robbery of a 7‐Eleven at 1118 East Palm Valley Blvd. is shown in the surveillance footage image. Courtesy photo. Round Rock police are seeking to identify suspects in three armed robberies that took place in the last two weeks.and more »
  
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• Police investigate shots fired in Lincoln - The News Journal

  04-08-2017 20:43 via delawareonline.com
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  Police investigate shots fired in Lincoln
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  Delaware State Police are investigating an incident in which shots were fired in the early hours of Friday morning at a Lincoln home. At around 3:50 a.m. Friday, state troopers responded to reports of shots fired at a house on the 9000 block of Hidden ...and more »
  
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• DC police identify man fatally shot at gas station in Brookland - Washington Post

  04-08-2017 20:23 via washingtonpost.com
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  DC police identify man fatally shot at gas station in Brookland
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  D.C. police have identified a man who was fatally shot Thursday night when a gunman opened fire on a group at a gas station parking lot in the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington. Jarvis Belle, 29, died at a hospital shortly after the ...
  
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• Police release new sketch of man believed to have abducted Cal Ripken Jr.'s mother five years ago - New York Daily News

  04-08-2017 20:12 via nydailynews.com
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  Police release new sketch of man believed to have abducted Cal Ripken Jr.'s mother five years ago
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  Police have released an updated, age progression composite sketch of the man they believe kidnapped Cal Ripken Jr.'s mother five years ago. Violet Ripken, the widow of Major League Baseball coach Cal Ripken Sr., was abducted at gunpoint from the ...
  Police hope new sketch will help catch man who abducted Cal Ripken Jr.'s momCBS Newsall 6 news articles&nb
  
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• Queens Man Arrested in Forest Park Stun Gun Sex Attacks, Police Say - DNAinfo

  04-08-2017 19:48 via dnainfo.com
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  Queens Man Arrested in Forest Park Stun Gun Sex Attacks, Police Say
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  Mark Andrade, 45, of Richmond Hill, was arrested Wednesday after investigators matched his DNA from another arrest in Nassau County, according to Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce. View Full Caption. DNAinfo/Trevor Kapp. RICHMOND HILL — Police ...and more »
  
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• Humble ISD police officer arrested on child porn charges - KHOU

  04-08-2017 19:37 via khou.com
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  Humble ISD police officer arrested on child porn charges
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  HUMBLE, TEXAS - An Humble ISD police officer has been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Jeffrey Warren Clark, 48, had several thousand images of graphic child pornography and child exploitation in his home, according to Harris ...and more »
  
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• Police: Man stole Lollapalooza passes, tried to sell them on Facebook - Chicago Sun-Times

  04-08-2017 19:31 via chicago.suntimes.com
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  Police: Man stole Lollapalooza passes, tried to sell them on Facebook
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  A West Side man is accused of stealing Lollapalooza passes from a woman and a boy he met on a Facebook ticket-sale group, then trying to sell the stolen tickets online through the same group. Rhaquen M. Freeman, 19, met a 26-year-old woman about ...and more »
  
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• Police: 2 dead in Crystal Lake home - Chicago Daily Herald

  04-08-2017 19:26 via dailyherald.com
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  Police: 2 dead in Crystal Lake home
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  A 31-year-old man is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a woman and a teenage girl in a Crystal Lake home, authorities said Friday. ADVERTISING. inRead invented by Teads. Ryan Yarber, of Crystal Lake, was being held in ...and more »
  
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• Baker picks for pot advisory board include anti-pot police chief - The Boston Globe

  04-08-2017 19:03 via bostonglobe.com
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  Baker picks for pot advisory board include anti-pot police chief
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  Governor Charlie Baker on Friday appointed five people the state's Cannabis Advisory Board, a group of experts who will help regulators draw up detailed rules and policies for the forthcoming recreational marijuana industry. Under revisions to last ...and more »
  
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• Benjamin Netanyahu suspected of bribery, fraud, Israeli police say - CBS News

  04-08-2017 18:53 via cbsnews.com
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  Benjamin Netanyahu suspected of bribery, fraud, Israeli police say
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  Last Updated Aug 4, 2017 2:17 PM EDT. JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suspected of crimes involving fraud, breach of trust and bribes in two corruption cases, Israeli police revealed Thursday. Police have been questioning Netanyahu ...
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• Man accused of stealing 4 cars during wild police chase (MUGSHOT) - WSB Atlanta

  04-08-2017 17:56 via wsbtv.com
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  Man accused of stealing 4 cars during wild police chase (MUGSHOT)
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  The ordeal began Thursday afternoon in Norcross when an officer was called to a hit-and-run crash. Related Headlines. PHOTOS: Police chase, crash shuts down road in Gwinnett County. We're working on learning more about the suspect's past and ...and more »
  
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• WATCH: Police release video of man who killed Longboat Key hotel security guard, clerk - WFLA

  04-08-2017 17:50 via wfla.com
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  WATCH: Police release video of man who killed Longboat Key hotel security guard, clerk
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  LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (WFLA) – Authorities have released surveillance video of a masked, armed robber who shot and killed two employees early Friday morning at the Zota Beach Resort in Longboat Key. Police are still searching for the suspect, who is ...
  Police investigating double homicide at resort on Longboat KeyWWSB ABC 7all 24 news articles »
  
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• Anne Arundel police identify victims in Severna Park drowning - CapitalGazette.com

  04-08-2017 16:58 via capitalgazette.com
  Anne Arundel police identify victims in Severna Park drowning
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  Anne Arundel County police identified Wednesday morning the two people who drowned in a swimming pool accident in Severna Park. Police said Lemuel Kane, 51 and his 4-year-old granddaughter, Aryannah Wooten, were pulled from the water Thursday ...and more »
  
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• Some police agencies sideline Ford SUV over dangerous fumes - USA TODAY

  04-08-2017 16:51 via usatoday.com
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  Some police agencies sideline Ford SUV over dangerous fumes
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  DETROIT -- The swirl of concerns about fumes in Ford Explorer Police Interceptor SUVs appears to be increasing. Police in Auburn, Mass., are reporting that three officers have been admitted to hospitals for high carbon monoxide levels and have posted ...
  Ford faces scrutiny over reports of fumes in police vehiclesCBS Newsall 138 news articles »
  
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• Medical call turns search as suspect eludes Easton police (PHOTOS) - lehighvalleylive.com

  04-08-2017 16:51 via lehighvalleylive.com
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  Medical call turns search as suspect eludes Easton police (PHOTOS)
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  A medical call Thursday afternoon in Easton's West Ward turned into a manhunt as a 27-year-old escaped into woods near the Lehigh River, according to city police. Noslen Dejesus-Torres, of the 1000 block of Elm Street, was reportedly passed out about ...
  
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• Police Step Up Security After Triple Shooting in Dolores Park Shooting: Police - NBC Bay Area

  04-08-2017 15:53 via nbcbayarea.com
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  Police Step Up Security After Triple Shooting in Dolores Park Shooting: Police
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  San Francisco police have stepped up security after three people were injured in a shooting Thursday at Dolores Park in San Francisco, police said. All victims, two men and a boy, were transported to trauma centers. One of the victims is suffering from ...
  Gunman opens fire at San Francisco park packed with families, police sayCBS News
  3 wounded in shooting at popular park in San Franci
  
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• Baltimore 'hack' taxi driver robs, shoots passenger in Druid Hill Park, police say - Baltimore Sun

  04-08-2017 15:52 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore 'hack' taxi driver robs, shoots passenger in Druid Hill Park, police say
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  A passenger in a “hack” taxi was robbed and shot by the driver late Thursday, less than an hour before a weekend-long ceasefire was to begin in Baltimore, police said. The shooting took place around 11:14 p.m., when a 37-year-old man riding in the ...and more »
  
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• Police: Airline passenger sees man texting about sexually abusing children - AOL

  04-08-2017 15:31 via aol.com
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  Police: Airline passenger sees man texting about sexually abusing children
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  An airline passenger saw a man sitting in front of her texting about sexually abusing children and used her own cell phone to capture his conversation, police said. The alert woman then quietly notified crew members on the Seattle-to-San-Jose Southwest ...and more »
  
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• Police investigating double homicide at Longboat Key resort - ABC Action News

  04-08-2017 15:04 via abcactionnews.com
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  Police investigating double homicide at Longboat Key resort
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  LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. - Police are investigating a double homicide that took place early Friday morning in Longboat Key. After a call came in around 3:30 a.m., Longboat Key Police responded to the Zota Beach Resort on Gulf of Mexico Drive. When they ...
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• Police: 'Erratic,' 'suicidal' man shot, killed by officers - Myrtle Beach Sun News

  04-08-2017 15:03 via myrtlebeachonline.com
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  Police: 'Erratic,' 'suicidal' man shot, killed by officers
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  Police say an “erratic” and “suicidal” man is dead after pointing a weapon at officers. Horry County police responded to a call around midnight for a “suicidal subject” at 1451 Turkey Ridge Road in the Deerfield subdivision near Surfside Beach. Agents ...
  
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• Man shot, killed by police in incident near Surfside Beach - WMBF

  04-08-2017 14:57 via wmbfnews.com
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  Man shot, killed by police in incident near Surfside Beach
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  HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – A call for a possible suicidal individual in the Deerfield Plantation area near Surfside Beach early Friday morning ended with an officer shooting the suspect after the person brandished a weapon at law enforcement, according ...and more »
  
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• Lansing police looking for woman, infant daughter - Lansing State Journal

  04-08-2017 14:47 via lansingstatejournal.com
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  Lansing police looking for woman, infant daughter
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  LANSING - Police are looking for a woman and her four-month-old daughter after the mother allegedly threatened to harm herself and the child, officials said. Shontil Sheere Estes, 27, is wanted by police and has several warrants out for her arrest ...and more »
  
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• Queens Man Arrested for Forest Park Stun Gun Sex Attacks, Police Say - DNAinfo

  04-08-2017 14:45 via dnainfo.com
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  Queens Man Arrested for Forest Park Stun Gun Sex Attacks, Police Say
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  Mark Andrade, 45, of Richmond Hill, was arrested Wednesday after investigators matched his DNA from another arrest in Nassau County, according to Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce. View Full Caption. DNAinfo/Trevor Kapp. RICHMOND HILL — Police ...and more »
  
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• Police: Philly man who crashed stolen car was shot in face - Philly.com

  04-08-2017 14:34 via philly.com
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  Police: Philly man who crashed stolen car was shot in face
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  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia police say a man who crashed a stolen vehicle into nine parked cars turned out to have been shot in the face. Police have yet to release the man's name or say whether they believe he was responsible for stealing the ...and more »
  
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• 'Detroit' and the police brutality that left three black teens dead at the Algiers Motel - Washington Post

  04-08-2017 14:08 via washingtonpost.com
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  'Detroit' and the police brutality that left three black teens dead at the Algiers Motel
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  Forty-three people died during the devastating riots that gripped Detroit in 1967. But it was the brutal deaths of three black teenagers — killed by police at the Algiers Motel — that garnered the most attention. The slayings of Aubrey Pollard, 19 ...
  A White Director, the Police and Race in 'Detroit'New York Timesall 372 news articles »
  
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• Wife of Summit police officer killed in crash gives birth to daughter - NJ.com

  04-08-2017 13:58 via nj.com
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  Wife of Summit police officer killed in crash gives birth to daughter
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  SUMMIT -- The wife of Summit police Detective Matthew Tarentino, who died in a car crash on Route 78 as he was driving to work in May, recently gave birth to their daughter, the department announced Thursday. Tarentino Summit police Officer Matthew ...and more »
  
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• Bitcoin Exchange ShapeShift Helps Police As WannaCry Attacker Converts To Monero - CoinTelegraph

  04-08-2017 13:57 via cointelegraph.com
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  Bitcoin Exchange ShapeShift Helps Police As WannaCry Attacker Converts To Monero
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  WannaCry's ransom funds have become Monero via ShapeShift as the Bitcoin exchange works with police to trace details. 2638 Total views. 122 Total shares. Bitcoin Exchange ShapeShift Helps Police As WannaCry Attacker Converts To Monero. ShapeShift ...and more »
  
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• Police hope new sketch helps find abductor of Cal Ripken's mom - New York Daily News

  04-08-2017 13:56 via nydailynews.com
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  Police hope new sketch helps find abductor of Cal Ripken's mom
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  This artist's sketch provided by the Aberdeen Police Department shows the original sketch, left and updated, at right, of the person who abducted Cal Ripken Jr.'s mother. The Associated Press. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Updated: Friday, August 4, 2017, ...and more »
  
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• Plague researcher, Oxford staffer stabbed victim so hard, blade broke, police say - Fox News

  04-08-2017 13:43 via foxnews.com
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  Plague researcher, Oxford staffer stabbed victim so hard, blade broke, police say
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  Cops believe they're closing in on two murder suspects -- a Northwestern University professor and University of Oxford staffer -- who allegedly stabbed a Chicago man so hard, the blade of the knife broke off. The hunt for Wyndham Lathem -- a ...
  US police 'closing in' on Oxford University murder suspectBBC Newsall 204 news articles »
  
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• Police: Man killed two women in Crystal Lake home - Chicago Daily Herald

  04-08-2017 13:28 via dailyherald.com
  Police: Man killed two women in Crystal Lake home
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  A 31-year-old man is charged with four counts of first degree murder for the deaths of two women in a Crystal Lake home, authorities said early Friday. Ryan C. Yarber, a Crystal Lake resident, is currently being held in McHenry County jail after his ...and more »
  
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• Netanyahu suspected of bribery and fraud by police - Aljazeera.com

  04-08-2017 13:03 via aljazeera.com
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  Netanyahu suspected of bribery and fraud by police
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  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suspected of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, an Israeli police document says. Police have been questioning Netanyahu for months over the cases but have released few details. On Thursday, it released a ...
  Israeli police confirm Netanyahu is suspect in fraud investigationThe Guardianall 135 news articles »
  
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• MSP: Cause of fatal police crash unknown - WOODTV.com

  04-08-2017 12:45 via woodtv.com
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  MSP: Cause of fatal police crash unknown
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  Norton Shores police cruiser crash Michigan State Police troopers walk down Henry Street to the scene of a crash involving a Norton Shores police cruiser. (May 10, 2017). Related Coverage. Flags and 'Amazing Grace:' Norton Shores officer laid to rest ...
  Police release new information about crash that killed local officerFox17all 6 news articles »
  
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• Police launch investigation into mystery hair thief in northern India - CBS News

  04-08-2017 11:49 via cbsnews.com
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  Police launch investigation into mystery hair thief in northern India
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  LUCKNOW, India -- Police are investigating a mysterious raft of attacks in which Indian women say they're waking up to find someone has chopped off their hair. A top official in northern Uttar Pradesh state says police have advised people not to ...and more »
  
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• Police investigating death at CTA station - Chicago Tribune

  04-08-2017 10:58 via chicagotribune.com
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  Police investigating death at CTA station
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  Police were investigating early Friday the death of a person at the CTA Ashland station in the West Town neighborhood. About 1:55 a.m., officers were called to the station located in the 1600 block of West Lake Street for a death investigation after a ...and more »
  
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• Islamic State behind Australians' foiled Etihad meat-mincer bomb plot: police - Reuters

  04-08-2017 10:41 via reuters.com
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  Islamic State behind Australians' foiled Etihad meat-mincer bomb plot: police
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  SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man sent his unsuspecting brother to Sydney airport to catch an Etihad Airways flight carrying a home-made bomb disguised as a meat-mincer built at the direction of a senior Islamic State commander, police said on Friday.
  Australia police: Men tried to get bomb on Sydney planeABC News
  Islamic State Behind Failed Bomb Plot at Sydney Airport, Police SayWall Street Journal
  
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• Public defender: Baltimore police caught planting fake evidence -- again - CNN

  04-08-2017 08:18 via cnn.com
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  Public defender: Baltimore police caught planting fake evidence -- again
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  (CNN) Two weeks after body camera footage purportedly showed a Baltimore officer planting drugs at the scene of an arrest, the city's public defender's office claims a second set of videos captured another similar incident. The newest videos, which ...
  Another Baltimore Police Body-Cam Video Shows Officers 'Plant' DrugsNBCNews.comall 32 news articles »
  
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• 3 wounded in shooting at popular park in San Francisco, police say - Los Angeles Times

  04-08-2017 08:17 via latimes.com
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  3 wounded in shooting at popular park in San Francisco, police say
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  Three people were shot Thursday afternoon at a popular park in San Francisco's Mission District, police said. The gunfire erupted about 3 p.m. on the west edge of Dolores Park near Church Street, said San Francisco police Sgt. Michael Andraychak.and more »
  
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• Alaskan town doing just fine after losing entire police force - New York Post

  04-08-2017 08:04 via nypost.com
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  Alaskan town doing just fine after losing entire police force
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A small, isolated town at the edge of Alaska's Aleutian Islands had no police oversight for several days after its three officers quit in quick succession, followed by the police chief's resignation.and more »
  
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• 911 delay: Car crash victims wait 50 minutes for Denver police - FOX31 Denver

  04-08-2017 06:10 via kdvr.com
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  911 delay: Car crash victims wait 50 minutes for Denver police
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  DENVER -- When people call 911, they likely expect a fast response. That's not what they're getting in Denver, according to complaints received by the FOX31 Problem Solvers. Victims of a Wednesday night crash at East 13th Avenue and Lincoln Street in ...and more »
  
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• Exotic dancer sentenced in drunken-driving crash that killed Texas police officer - Fox News

  04-08-2017 04:27 via foxnews.com
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  Exotic dancer sentenced in drunken-driving crash that killed Texas police officer
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  A Texas exotic dancer convicted of intoxication manslaughter after a crash that killed a Pearland police officer was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Thursday. Amber Willemsen, 40, a former assistant principal turned stripper, was free on bond on a ...and more »
  
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• San Diego police help toddler wandering around neighborhood in diaper - Fox News

  04-08-2017 03:53 via foxnews.com
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  San Diego police help toddler wandering around neighborhood in diaper
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  After a toddler was spotted walking around by himself in San Diego early Wednesday morning, help came in the hopes to reunite the boy with his family. San Diego police said that a man, who was driving in the Normal Heights neighborhood, saw the ...and more »
  
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• Police back up self-defense claim in shooting at Minnetonka storage facility - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  04-08-2017 02:05 via startribune.com
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  Police back up self-defense claim in shooting at Minnetonka storage facility
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  James LaCount says he'd "probably be dead now" if he had not been carrying his gun. By Paul Walsh Star Tribune. August 4, 2017 — 3:07am. itemprop. James LaCount : “If I hadn't had [the gun], I'd probably be dead now. It's that simple.” Text size. share.
  
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• SWAT in the 21st Century

  04-08-2017 01:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Law enforcement, like much of American society, is still trying to come to terms with all the events and innovations of the last 17 years. And perhaps no other aspect of law enforcement has seen more change since the dawn of this century than SWAT.Lt. Joe Dietrich of the Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff's Office (MCSO) has been a witness and a participant in the last two decades of SWAT evolution. Dietrich began his tactical law enforcement career in 2001 and has spent nine years on the MCSO team, r
  
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• How To Deal With Being Passed Over for Promotion

  04-08-2017 01:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Everyone starts out the same in law enforcement; you get hired, go to the academy, and then you do your time on probation. After that, there are usually two choices you can make: what assignments you want and if you want to become a supervisor.I've known officers who never wanted any rank, and I have known officers that wanted nothing less than chief or sheriff. Making your choice is not the same as being successful at it. For those seeking promotion, there is always the possibility of not getti
  
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• PacSci EMC's NightHawk: Safer Pursuit Stopper

  04-08-2017 01:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In July, Lt. Heath Meyer of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol was struck and mortally wounded while deploying a tire deflation device to stop a suspect's vehicle during a pursuit. He died days later. This is just one example of how dangerous it is for law enforcement officers to manually throw and retrieve spike strips. Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (PacSci EMC) has developed an alternative that deploys and retracts remotely, keeping officers out of harm's way.To deploy PacSci EMC's N
  
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