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• Video: Thousands Attend Joint Funeral for Slain Florida Officers

  24-08-2017 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Thousands Attend Joint Funeral for Slain Florida OfficersThousands of mourners gathered Thursday to honor two men joined in their final moments by an unthinkable tragedy, now lying in a twin set of flag-draped caskets.The men, Sgt. Sam Howard and Officer Matthew Baxter from the Kissimmee Police Department, were both husbands and fathers who were fatally shot Friday night while patrolling the community they were dedicated to serve.A joint service was held beginning at 11 a.m. at First Bapt
  
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• Video: MI Officers Cleared in Fatal Shooting at Traffic Stop

  24-08-2017 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: MI Officers Cleared in Fatal Shooting at Traffic StopThe Saginaw County (MI) Prosecutor’s Office has ruled there was no criminal wrongdoing on the part of two police officers in connection with a traffic stop turned shooting that left a man dead.The prosecutor's office also released dash-cam video and audio of the incident.It happened on Wednesday, July 19, when Saginaw Township officers stopped a vehicle driven by 38-year-old Farhad Jabbari.Jabbari was stopped on suspicio
  
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• Proposed LAPD Drone Testing Program Opposed at Public Meetings

  24-08-2017 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  As Los Angeles police pitched their plan to fly drones Wednesday night in a series of forums held across the city, the reaction was less positive than they might have hoped.Dozens of residents expressed concern ranging from skepticism to outright opposition to any use of drones by the Los Angeles Police Department, telling department brass they were worried about their privacy, over-militarization of the police and that the devices would be flown far more than the LAPD has pledged."I wish the tr
  
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• Chicago Police Superintendent to Receive Kidney from Son

  24-08-2017 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesChicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson will have transplant surgery next week to receive a kidney from his son Daniel, who hopes to become a Chicago police officer, the superintendent told members of the department late Wednesday afternoon.“I know it’s no secret that I’ve been managing a chronic kidney disorder for the last 30 years. Well the time has come that I have to put that to bed and put it behind me,’’ Johnson said in a video message to th
  
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• Charleston Police Shoot Suspect, Ending Restaurant Hostage Incident

  24-08-2017 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  One person has died and a suspect has been shot by police and transported to a hospital after holding multiple people hostage for hours inside Virginia's on King restaurant in Charleston, SC.Around 2:30 p.m., a loud boom, that did not necessarily sound like a gun shot, rang in the area. A person was transported out of Virginia's on a stretcher. Shortly after, police began breaking down the perimeters and allowing people closer to the scene.A shooting was first reported at 12:17 p.m. Thursday.&nb
  
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• 2 Buffalo Officers Injured when Stolen Car Broadsides Patrol Vehicle

  24-08-2017 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  A 25-year-old Buffalo man is in custody after the stolen vehicle he was driving collided with a Buffalo police cruiser that was responding to a gun call Thursday morning on the city's East Side, police said.Two police officers were injured in the crash, as was the driver of the stolen vehicle. All three were taken to Erie County Medical Center and none of the injuries were considered life-threatening.The incident happened at 2:20 a.m. near Bailey Avenue and Doat Street. The officers were heading
  
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• Bourbonnais man steals bulldozer, backs over Kankakee police car - WLS-TV

  24-08-2017 23:48 via abc7chicago.com
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  Bourbonnais man steals bulldozer, backs over Kankakee police car
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  A Bourbonnais man stole a bulldozer in far south suburban Kankakee and drove it around the streets, backing over a squad car when officers tried to stop him, police said. Police said they received a call at about 3:15 a.m. from an off-duty police ...
  
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• Suspect Detained After Threat Against Rotterdam Concert, Dutch Police Say - New York Times

  24-08-2017 23:40 via nytimes.com
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  Suspect Detained After Threat Against Rotterdam Concert, Dutch Police Say
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  A van with Spanish license plates was stopped on Wednesday by the police in Rotterdam, near the Maassilo music venue. The vehicle was found to be carrying gas canisters. Credit Arie Kievit/European Pressphoto Agency. THE HAGUE — The Dutch police ...
  Dutch police arrest man after concert threat tip-offCNN
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• UPDATE: Suspect arrested after police chase in South Bend - WSBT-TV

  24-08-2017 23:33 via wsbt.com
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  UPDATE: Suspect arrested after police chase in South Bend
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  SOUTH BEND — What started as a parent trying to get into a South Bend school ended in a wild police chase. It happened a little after 9 a.m. at the Stanley Clark School. Things escalated pretty quickly. Police say they initially got a call that a man ...and more »
  
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• Teen fights off attempted kidnapper who followed her home, police say - WSB Atlanta

  24-08-2017 23:07 via wsbtv.com
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  Teen fights off attempted kidnapper who followed her home, police say
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  GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga - Police in Gwinnett Count are searching for a man they say tried to kidnap a teenager after following her home from a Walmart in Buford. The incident happened Wednesday night when the 19-year-old went to the store on Buford ...and more »
  
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• Police: Shots fired at cars in Sparks - WBAL Baltimore

  24-08-2017 22:48 via wbaltv.com
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  Police: Shots fired at cars in Sparks
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  Shots were fired at cars, including a police car, Thursday afternoon in Baltimore County, police said. Police said a woman driving on York Road near Phoenix Road shortly before 2 p.m. heard a loud noise coming from the back of her car. The woman found ...and more »
  
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• AR Deputy Dies in 2-Car Crash Ending Vehicle Pursuit

  24-08-2017 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 29-year-old Arkansas sheriff's deputy died early Thursday in a crash that occurred as he pursued a vehicle after its driver refused to pull over, authorities said.Arkansas State Police said Drew County Deputy Timothy Braden attempted to pull over a vehicle shortly after 1:30 a.m. The driver, 23-year-old Samuel Vincent of Monticello, "refused to stop and fled," state police said in a news release."Both vehicles were subsequently involved in a crash resulting in the death of Deputy Braden and in
  
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• Driver with casket on roof leads police on chase down Arkansas interstate - Fox News

  24-08-2017 22:05 via foxnews.com
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  Driver with casket on roof leads police on chase down Arkansas interstate
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  Kevin Cholousky, 39, was arrested after leading police on a chase, driving with a casket on the roof his Hummer. (Dianna Sutliff Cooper). An Arkansas driver led police on an eye-popping chase Wednesday night, racing down an interstate highway in Little ...and more »
  
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• Charleston restaurant gunman who killed employee shot by police, hostage rescued, mayor says - Fox News

  24-08-2017 21:45 via foxnews.com
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  Charleston restaurant gunman who killed employee shot by police, hostage rescued, mayor says
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  A hostage situation in a South Carolina restaurant Thursday has ended after police shot the gunman, according to officials. One person was held hostage in the restaurant, Virginia's on King, and has been safely rescued from the building, the Charleston ...
  One dead, suspect shot by police following hostage situation at downtown Charleston restaurantCharleston Post Courier
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• Police use water cannon on migrants in Rome, reflecting new, hard-line tactics - Los Angeles Times

  24-08-2017 21:44 via latimes.com
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  Police use water cannon on migrants in Rome, reflecting new, hard-line tactics
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  Italian riot police turned a water cannon on Eritrean and Ethiopian migrants in Rome on Thursday, scattering them from a piazza where they had camped for five days after being evicted from a building where they had been squatting for several years.
  Clashes in Rome as police evict refugee squatters from squareReuters
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• Watch: Police Officer Joins 92-Year-Old Woman for an Impromptu Parking Lot Dance - PEOPLE.com

  24-08-2017 21:39 via people.com
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  Watch: Police Officer Joins 92-Year-Old Woman for an Impromptu Parking Lot Dance
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  Mille Seiver's dance moves are contagious. Just ask Sgt. Kim Lenz of Minnesota's Austin Police Department, who felt like busting-a-move when she saw the 92-year-old dancing alone. When the officer came across Seiver dancing outside the parking lot of ...and more »
  
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• Woman, 26, killed during standoff with police in Olathe - fox4kc.com

  24-08-2017 20:55 via fox4kc.com
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  Woman, 26, killed during standoff with police in Olathe
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  OLATHE, Kan. — A 26-year-old woman has been identified by police as the person they shot and killed Wednesday night in Olathe. They say they were trying to serve an arrest warrant in the 100 block of South Keeler at about 2:00 p.m., but Ciara Howard ...and more »
  
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• Police find rape victim via GPS after she texts 911 - Philly.com

  24-08-2017 20:18 via philly.com
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  Police find rape victim via GPS after she texts 911
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  Using a rape victim's cellphone's GPS to guide them, Bensalem police found a woman who sent 911 text messages that said she had been sexually assaulted and could not escape the bedroom where she was attacked, authorities said Thursday. The search ...and more »
  
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• Police: Woman Buried Alive in Ocean City Sat in Hole in Sand - NBC4 Washington

  24-08-2017 19:57 via nbcwashington.com
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  Police: Woman Buried Alive in Ocean City Sat in Hole in Sand
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  WTOP's Nick Iannelli tells what police in Ocean City, Maryland, said Thursday morning about why a 30-year-old woman was buried alive on the beach. (Published 5 hours ago). The investigation into how a tourist from Texas was buried alive on the beach in ...
  Ocean City police: 'We truly don't know' how sand caved in on O'ConnorDelmarva Daily Timesall 21 news articles »
  
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• Police: Man in custody after 2 raped, including 1 juvenile, in Hammond, Ind. - WLS-TV

  24-08-2017 19:54 via abc7chicago.com
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  Police: Man in custody after 2 raped, including 1 juvenile, in Hammond, Ind.
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  A person of interest has been taken into custody after two people, including one juvenile, were raped within two weeks of each other in Hammond, Ind., police said. The suspect's name and age have not been released, but police said charges are pending.and more »
  
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• Police search for slain reporter's clothes after finding her torso - New York Post

  24-08-2017 18:54 via nypost.com
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  Police search for slain reporter's clothes after finding her torso
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  The headless torso of Swedish journalist Kim Wall was found naked, and police are looking for her clothes, including an orange turtleneck, black-and-white skirt and white sneakers, Danish authorities said Thursday. Modal Trigger AP. The 30-year-old ...and more »
  
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• Councilors: Police chief, city manager still employed by Charlottesville - The Daily Progress

  24-08-2017 18:49 via dailyprogress.com
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  Councilors: Police chief, city manager still employed by Charlottesville
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  Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer (left) and Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy speak after a closed City Council session about an "emergency personnel" matter. Sean Tubbs/Charlottesville Tomorrow. ×. 9 remaining of 10. Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our ...
  Charlottesville mayor says police chief told him to 'stay out of my way' during planning for white nationalist rallyRichmond.com
  
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• Police: Armed men stole medication from Smithfield CVS - WRAL.com

  24-08-2017 17:31 via wral.com
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  Police: Armed men stole medication from Smithfield CVS
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  Smithfield, N.C. — Smithfield police are searching for two men who robbed a CVS Pharmacy at gunpoint early Thursday morning. Authorities said two men armed with handguns entered the pharmacy at 1180 North Brightleaf Blvd. at about 2:45 a.m. while two ...and more »
  
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• Waterford police kill man who stormed at police officer with shotgun - Detroit Free Press

  24-08-2017 16:42 via freep.com
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  Waterford police kill man who stormed at police officer with shotgun
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  Police fatally shot a Waterford Township man, who burst out of home with a loaded shotgun and charged at an officer following a three-hour standoff early today. According to a statement by Waterford Police Chief Scott Underwood, here is how the ...
  Waterford gunman shot dead by policeThe Detroit Newsall 16 news articles »
  
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• Police investigate disturbing video that shows high school cheerleaders held down, forced into splits - kfor.com

  24-08-2017 14:55 via kfor.com
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  Police investigate disturbing video that shows high school cheerleaders held down, forced into splits
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  DENVER - Police are investigating incidents involving multiple cheerleaders at a Denver high school who were reportedly forced into split positions and held down by other students and coaches. Disturbing video obtained by KUSA shows eight cheerleaders ...
  Police investigating after video shows cheerleaders being forced into doing splitsUSA TODAY High School Sports
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• Finnish Police Launch OneCoin Investigation Amid Global Crackdown - CoinDesk

  24-08-2017 12:09 via coindesk.com
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  Finnish Police Launch OneCoin Investigation Amid Global Crackdown
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  Police in Finland have launched an investigation into OneCoin, a digital currency scheme widely considered to be fraudulent. Local reports indicate that Finnish authorities are currently looking into the firm, with Antti Perälä, an official leading the ...and more »
  
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• Christopher Cantwell, White Nationalist, Surrenders to the Police - New York Times

  24-08-2017 11:59 via nytimes.com
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  Christopher Cantwell, White Nationalist, Surrenders to the Police
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  A white nationalist whose behavior at the violent gatherings this month in Charlottesville, Va., brought him notoriety after he appeared in a widely viewed documentary remained held without bond on Thursday, one day after the police said he had turned ...
  Christopher Cantwell Stuck In Jail After Surrendering To PoliceHuffPost
  'Crying Nazi' Christopher Cantwell Surrenders to PoliceGizmodo
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• Police Killed At Least 223 Black Americans In The Year After Colin Kaepernick's First Protest - HuffPost

  24-08-2017 11:47 via huffingtonpost.com
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  Police Killed At Least 223 Black Americans In The Year After Colin Kaepernick's First Protest
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  The NFL season starts in two weeks, and yet Colin Kaepernick ― the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who spent the 2016 season kneeling through the national anthem to protest racism and police killings of black Americans ― still doesn't have a job.and more »
  
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• Philippine Senate probes police killing of Delos Santos - Aljazeera.com

  24-08-2017 11:11 via aljazeera.com
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  Philippine Senate probes police killing of Delos Santos
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  Committee investigates police accountability in Duterte's drug war, with a focus on the fatal shooting of teenager. 24 Aug 2017 09:11 GMT. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. Protests have erupted in the Philippines over the police killing of 17 ...and more »
  
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• Transgender Woman Killed By Police Was 'Harassed And Executed,' Relative Says - HuffPost

  24-08-2017 08:31 via huffingtonpost.com
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  Transgender Woman Killed By Police Was 'Harassed And Executed,' Relative Says
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  Kiwi Herring was a married transgender woman who had complained of threats and harassment, a family member said. The 30-year-old Mississippi native, who was raising three young boys ― ages 4, 7 and 8 ― was shot and killed by police in St. Louis, ...
  Driver hits three protesters in St. Louis: policeReuters
  Vigil honors transgender woman killed by St. Louis police after attack on offic
  
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• How a "perfect storm" of problems shrunk Texas' largest city police forces - Texas Tribune

  24-08-2017 07:01 via texastribune.org
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  How a "perfect storm" of problems shrunk Texas' largest city police forces
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  Texas' two biggest city police departments are losing officers because of troubled pension funds and low pay. The shrinking ranks have paired with rising violent crime rates, longer call response times and fewer solved crimes. by Jolie McCullough Aug.
  
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• War on police? Many officers fear growing tensions - The Detroit News

  24-08-2017 05:49 via detroitnews.com
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  War on police? Many officers fear growing tensions
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  Members of the Detroit Police Gang Intelligence Unit on trying to keep Detroit safe. Robin Buckson / The Detroit News. War-on-Cops-02 Buy Photo. Officer Ki'Juan Anderson. (Photo: Robin Buckson / The Detroit News)Buy Photo. 1695 CONNECTTWEET 4 ...and more »
  
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