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• Man beaten at protest says police were indifferent to attack - WTOP

  15-08-2017 23:53 via wtop.com
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  In this Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 photo, DeAndre Harris, bottom is assaulted in a parking garage beside the Charlottesville police station after a white nationalist rally was disbursed by police, in Charlottesville, Va. (Zach.and more »
  
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• Video: Former Texas High School Football Standout Dies During Police Recruit Fitness Test

  15-08-2017 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Former Texas High School Football Standout Dies During Police Recruit Fitness TestA former George Ranch High School (Rosenberg, TX) football standout who dreamed of becoming a law enforcement officer is dead after collapsing during a fitness test at Fort Bend County's Gus George Law Enforcement Academy.Brian Blunt was 22 years old and the picture of health, according to his family."He was determined to pass this test," said Kendra Patterson, Blunt's sister, who raised him like a son.He co
  
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• Video shows bouncer punching handcuffed man as Minneapolis police look on - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  15-08-2017 22:58 via startribune.com
  Video shows bouncer punching handcuffed man as Minneapolis police look on
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  Minneapolis police say they are looking into a video that appears to show two uniformed Minneapolis police officers standing by as a bouncer repeatedly punches a handcuffed man lying facedown outside a downtown strip club. A bystander made a ...and more »
  
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• Police Commission decides officer was justified in fatally shooting 18-year-old in South LA - Los Angeles Times

  15-08-2017 22:56 via latimes.com
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  Police Commission decides officer was justified in fatally shooting 18-year-old in South LA
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  The Los Angeles Police Commission decided Tuesday that an officer was justified in shooting Carnell Snell Jr. last fall in South L.A., a killing that prompted protests and the rare public release of video evidence by the LAPD. Siding with Chief Charlie ...
  Protesters halt LA Police Commission meeting about fatal LAPD shooting of 18-year-oldKABC-TVall 11 news articles&n
  
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• Sheriff's brother charged with impersonating police officer in Shore town - NJ.com

  15-08-2017 22:50 via nj.com
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  Sheriff's brother charged with impersonating police officer in Shore town
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  MANASQUAN -- James Cryan, the brother of the Union County sheriff, was arrested in June after he dialed 911 twice and later tried to pose as a member of the Alcoholic Beverage Control, police said. Cryan, 52, of Union Township, was charged with ...
  
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• Jacksonville Beach police use 3 Tasers, baton, 4 handcuffs to arrest bar customer - ActionNewsJax.com

  15-08-2017 22:35 via actionnewsjax.com
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  Jacksonville Beach police use 3 Tasers, baton, 4 handcuffs to arrest bar customer
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  Jacksonville Beach police used a Taser, a baton and four sets of handcuffs to arrest a man accused of punching a bouncer and walking out on his $235 bar tab on Sunday. Facebook video of the takedown outside Surfer [the Bar] on 1st Street North is ...and more »
  
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• Suspected killer of ex-Fox News employee's son ID'd, police say - Fox News

  15-08-2017 22:23 via foxnews.com
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  Suspected killer of ex-Fox News employee's son ID'd, police say
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  Elijah Smith, 25, was seen fleeing after a fatal shooting in the Bronx on Aug. 7. (New York City Police Department). New York City police are looking for a 25-year-old man who was seen fleeing the scene of a fatal shooting involving the son of a former ...and more »
  
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• Neptune selects first two members to keep eye on police - Asbury Park Press

  15-08-2017 22:19 via app.com
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  Neptune selects first two members to keep eye on police
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  NEPTUNE - The three-member group assigned to keep watch of the police department is coming into focus with the appointments of Township Committeemen Nicholas Williams and Kevin B. McMillan on Monday. The committee will be tasked with helping ...
  
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• Truck With 20 Tons Of Nutella And Chocolate Vanishes; Police Hunt For Semi's Sweets - NPR

  15-08-2017 21:54 via npr.org
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  Truck With 20 Tons Of Nutella And Chocolate Vanishes; Police Hunt For Semi's Sweets
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  We now interrupt our regularly scheduled coverage to bring you this important public service announcement: "Anyone offered large quantities [of chocolate] via unconventional channels should report it to the police immediately." We trust you'll abide by ...and more »
  
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• Phoenix Police Launch "Rock the Crosswalk" Campaign to Reduce Pedestrian Traffic Incidents

  15-08-2017 21:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Phoenix Police Department has launched a public safety campaign that uses clever re-imagined visuals from pop culture to urge people to use crosswalks when crossing the streets and drivers to be more attentive to the presence of pedestrians on the road.The "Rock the Crosswalk" campaign has the goal of reducing vehicle vs. pedestrian accidents in the city. Last year there were 101 vehicle vs. pedestrian collisions in Phoenix.(Photos: Phoenix PD/Facebook) 
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• Mississippi Deputy Killed in Crash Responding to Shooting Call

  15-08-2017 20:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Mississippi deputy died in a crash on the way to a call, reports the Clarion-Ledger.Early Sunday morning, Quitman County Deputy Jimmy Clark was responding to a shooting call when he swerved to dodge two dogs in the road in the Falcon community on Mississippi 3, about eight miles north of Marks, fellow officers said.Town Clerk Stephanie Armstead said Clark was known and loved by everyone in Crowder, MS, a town of between 700 and 800 people where he was the police chief before he left around two
  
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• Indian police arrest four after Game of Thrones leak - Reuters

  15-08-2017 19:32 via reuters.com
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  Indian police arrest four after Game of Thrones leak
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  FILE PHOTO: A scene from the latest season of "Game of Thrones".Macall B. Polay/Courtesy HBO. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police have arrested four people on suspicion of leaking an unaired episode of HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones", police in the ...
  Four men arrested in India over 'Game of Thrones' leakCNNMoney
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• How the Police Failed in Charlottesville - The Nation.

  15-08-2017 18:21 via thenation.com
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  How the Police Failed in Charlottesville
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  Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other alt-right factions scuffled with counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Albin Lohr-Jones / Pacific Press). Want to Fight Back? Sign up for Take Action Now and get three actions in your inbox every ...
  Va. police helicopter didn't call for help before fatal Charlottesville crashUSA TODAY
  Police Brace for More White Nationalist Rallies, but Have Few OptionsNew York Times
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• Baby girl 'teargassed, beaten by Kenyan police' dies: doctor - Reuters

  15-08-2017 18:01 via reuters.com
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  Baby girl 'teargassed, beaten by Kenyan police' dies: doctor
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  KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) - A six-month-old girl has died in Kenya, her doctor told Reuters on Tuesday, after her parents said she was teargassed and clubbed by police in a security crackdown after last week's disputed election. Samantha Pendo was asleep ...and more »
  
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• Milton Mollen, 97, Dies; Investigated Police Corruption in New York - New York Times

  15-08-2017 17:49 via nytimes.com
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  Milton Mollen, 97, Dies; Investigated Police Corruption in New York
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  Milton Mollen, right, then deputy mayor for public safety, with Mayor David N. Dinkins in 1992. Credit G. Paul Burnett/The New York Times. Milton Mollen, who led a commission that found that the New York City Police Department had been “willfully blind ...and more »
  
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• Police Officer Under Investigation for Defending Charlottesville Rally - U.S. News & World Report

  15-08-2017 17:11 via usnews.com
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  Police Officer Under Investigation for Defending Charlottesville Rally
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  The officer denied he was a racist, but in a Facebook posting he laughed at a story about the woman killed in Charlottesville. By Lauren Camera, Education Reporter | Aug. 15, 2017, at 11:07 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel.
  Police officers in two states accused of mocking Charlottesville violenceWashington Post
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• No Distress Call in Helicopter Crash That Killed 2 Virginia Troopers

  15-08-2017 02:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There was no distress call, according to federal safety investigators looking into what caused a helicopter crash that killed two Virginia State Police officers as they were conducting surveillance work during the white nationalists' rally in Charlottesville on Saturday.Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke Bates were killed in the crash. According to investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board, the helicopter left Charlottesville airport around 3:54 p.m. and was conducting surveil
  
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• Charlottesville Police chief defends officers, police response at violent rally - Washington Post

  15-08-2017 01:59 via washingtonpost.com
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  Charlottesville Police chief defends officers, police response at violent rally
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  The Charlottesville police chief defended his department's response to the mayhem triggered by a white-nationalist rally in the Virginia city this weekend, responding to criticism that his officers did not do enough to prevent the bloodshed. Police ...
  Charlottesville police face critics as a tense city tries to regroup from deadly weekendLos Angeles Timesall 4,132 news articles 
  
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• NJ Police Officer Saves Drowning Toddler in Florida

  15-08-2017 01:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A New Jersey police officer saved the life of a drowning 2-year-old on Sunday afternoon while on vacation in Florida.Morris Township Police Sgt. Sean O’Hare was on vacation in Clearwater Beach, FL, relaxing by the swimming pool when he was "called into action" upon seeing the commotion surrounding the drowning toddler, reports CBS Philly.O’Hare initiated CPR and was able to resuscitate the child, who was reportedly blue and not breathing after being removed from the water.The Clearwa
  
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• Police, FBI Foil Plot to Detonate Vehicle Bomb in Oklahoma City

  15-08-2017 01:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Sayre, OK, man was arrested early Saturday morning in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb in downtown Oklahoma City, reports KOCO.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Jerry Drake Varnell, 23, was arrested early Saturday morning in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at BancFirst, 101 N. Broadway, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma."He wanted to replicate the Oklahoma City bomb," FBI assistant special agent i
  
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• Silent Partner Backpack

  15-08-2017 00:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Blauer's new law enforcement duty bag backpack is called the Silent Partner. It features a tough 840-denier ballistic nylon exterior and headrest straps that turn the flap of the backpack into a seatback organizer, along with additional storage including an insulated area for food and adjustable Velcro dividers. The outside features a protective vacuum-molded armor plate storage pocket, padded laptop/tablet pocket, adaptive closure side bungee pockets, and a slash pass-through on the bottom to a
  
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• Rookie Miami Officer Shoots, Kills Man Stabbing Woman while Off Duty

  15-08-2017 00:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  A rookie Miami police officer on the way home from work fatally shot a man who had stabbed a woman near Miami Lakes Middle School on Sunday morning, according to police.Yurine Rodriguez-Perez, 27, was in good condition after county paramedics airlifted her to Ryder Trauma Center, Miami-Dade police said.The officer was in uniform when the drama unfolded around 7 a.m.The shooting is being investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the stabbing is being handled by Miami-Dade poli
  
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• Women's Hard Knuckle Glove

  15-08-2017 00:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Women's Hard Knuckle Glove from First Tactical is a tactical glove made to be both reliable and durable, without giving up the mobility of lighter wear alternatives. Hard, TPR knuckle protection reinforced with neoprene padding and TouchPoint fingertip design come together to create an extremely complete and functional tactical glove. 
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• Plate Racks and Carriers

  15-08-2017 00:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ProTech Tactical's complete line of integrated tactical plate racks and carriers featuring FirstSpear technologies is now available. These product additions are intended to expand the ability of users to personalize their armor with an array of configurations for five of the best-selling platforms from ProTech Tactical: the Fast Attack Vest, Titan Assault Vest, All Purpose Vest, and Shift 360 and TAC PH plate racks. These models now include a combination of the FirstSpear 6/12 load-bearing platf
  
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• H.O.G. Speed Reloading System

  15-08-2017 00:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Diplomacy Failure Incorporated’s H.O.G. is a speed reloading system for 9mm and .40 caliber Glock platforms. A set of magazine plates (one female, one male) are substituted for the weapon’s factory plates. The two plates connect with interlocking teeth and a locking mechanism. The operator simply flips the conjoined magazines for a fully loaded firearm, up to 400% faster than traditional methods, according to the company. It combines the benefits of the tactical and emergency reload
  
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• Cargo Security Cover

  15-08-2017 00:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pro-gard's new Cargo Security Cover for Cargo Barriers conceals equipment, weapons, tools, electronics, gun racks, and any necessary officer gear that is kept in the cargo area of an SUV. In addition to added security, the Cargo Security Cover provides additional mounting surfaces for accessories and electronics. Constructed with a steel frame and topped with a heavy-duty rubber mat extending the full width of the vehicle’s trunk, the Cargo Security Cover is available for the Ford Intercep
  
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• Guardian S Unmanned Vehicle

  15-08-2017 00:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Guardian S is a multi-purpose, man-portable, wirelessly-controlled, unmanned ground vehicle, capable of traversing challenging terrain, climbing vertically and even inverted, that acts as a robotic mobile Internet of Things (IoT) platform to carry multiple sensor payloads. It is designed to collect data in confined or enclosed spaces, or circumstances that require hours, not minutes, of data collection, or where data can only be collected by placing sensors in close proximity to, or in conta
  
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• M-Spec Carbon Fiber Reflex Sight

  15-08-2017 00:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  From Sightmark’s Ultra Shot M-Spec series, the Ultra Shot M-Spec FMS Carbon Fiber Reflex Sight (SM26015) is a special offering for Sightmark’s 10-year anniversary and features a carbon fiber protective hood, helping it weigh just 7.1 ounces. It features a 65 MOA circle dot crosshair with 2 MOA central dot reticle, a scratchproof lens, IP68 waterproof rating (submersible to 40 feet), Interlok internal locking system, a recoil rating up to .50 caliber, and night vision compatibility.&n
  
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