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• Police find missing 75-year-old Clayton woman - WRAL.com

  06-09-2017 23:41 via wral.com
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  Police find missing 75-year-old Clayton woman
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  Clayton, N.C. — Police on Wednesday found a Clayton woman who had been missing for a day. A caller reported seeing a woman lying in a grassy, dirt lot along Main Street near downtown Clayton, and when police went there, Alice Stephenson, 75, of Olive ...and more »
  
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• Police: Man dies after being injured in 2011 shooting - 10TV

  06-09-2017 23:15 via 10tv.com
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  Police: Man dies after being injured in 2011 shooting
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man has died after he was injured n a 2011 shooting in Columbus, according to police. Police said Brandon Coleman was shot in his back on April 28, 2011 around 12:45 p.m. in the 2700 block of E. 5th Avenue. The gunshot wound ...and more »
  
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• Video: Houston Officers Receiving Donations from Across the Nation, Union Says

  06-09-2017 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Houston Officers Receiving Donations from Across the Nation, Union SaysDonations from across the country are pouring in to the Houston Police Officers’ Union for members of the force whose lives were changed by Hurricane Harvey. More than 500 Houston Police officers have been affected by flooding and more than 100 of them have completely lost their homes, according to the union. Many people are donating food, water, clothing and other everyday items in person, but money ca
  
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• Illinois Officer Delivers His Own Baby in Parking Lot

  06-09-2017 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Sunday Rockford, IL, police officer James Nachampassack delivered his own baby in a parking lot.The one-year veteran, assigned to the police department’s squadrol, or transport van, spent much of his night and early morning transporting arrested individuals to the Winnebago County Jail. What had all the makings of another routine shift changed about 5 a.m. when he got a call from his girlfriend, Phenh Thammavong."She said nonchalantly, 'I think I’m going to give birth today.'"Nach
  
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• Video: Police Say TX Arrestee Slipped Cuffs, Stole Patrol Vehicle

  06-09-2017 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Police Say TX Arrestee Slipped Cuffs, Stole Patrol VehicleA 33-year-old Texas shoplifting arrestee escaped her handcuffs and stole a police SUV, according to the Lufkin Police Department."As officers went through her bags of stolen goods, [Toscha] Sponsler removed her seat belt, slipped her cuffs and climbed through a window partition to the driver’s seat,” authorities said.Sponsler then led police on a 23-minute, high-speed chase. The chase ended when a Texas Department of Sa
  
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• TN Supreme Court Considering "Good Faith" Admission of Illegally Obtained Evidence

  06-09-2017 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Tennessee Supreme Court is again signaling its intent to decide whether the state's courts should be more forgiving of police mistakes even if they violate the constitutional rights of its citizens.Tennessee’s high court will be paying a visit Wednesday to the University of Tennessee’s College of Law in Knoxville, where the panel will hear two cases involving errors in the search warrant process. One involves a drunken driving arrest in Williamson County. The other involves a mot
  
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• Ford Offers Special Pricing and Terms to People who Lost Cars in Hurricane Harvey, $1,000 Discount for First Responders

  06-09-2017 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ford Motor Company and its dealers are committing millions of dollars in relief funds and offering special assistance to those who need to replace vehicles lost or destroyed in Hurricane Harvey. First responders affected by the storm are eligible for an additional $1,000 discount.“Our hearts go out to all of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Texas is like family for Ford,” said Jim Hackett, Ford president and CEO. “Our teams are working day and night to help our customers, de
  
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• Police seek suspects in pepper spray attack at Dearborn Walmart - The Detroit News

  06-09-2017 21:47 via detroitnews.com
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  Police seek suspects in pepper spray attack at Dearborn Walmart
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  Dearborn Police are asking the public for help to identify three women involved in a pepper spray attack on another woman at a Walmart store. Police released photos of the suspects taken by the store's surveillance system. Dearborn Police are seeking ...and more »
  
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• Police Say Teenage Boy Suspected Of Starting Massive Oregon Wildfire - NPR

  06-09-2017 21:33 via npr.org
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  Police Say Teenage Boy Suspected Of Starting Massive Oregon Wildfire
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  Police say they have identified a 15-year-old boy suspected of setting off fireworks that may have sparked a massive wildfire raging outside Portland, Ore. "It is believed he and others may have been using fireworks which started the forest fire along ...
  Teen suspected of starting massive Oregon wildfire, state police sayCNN
  Police believe they know who started wildfire that made it rain ash in Oregon: Giggling teensW
  
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• Cleveland police union protest of Browns lacks credibility of player protest: Mark Naymik - cleveland.com

  06-09-2017 20:36 via cleveland.com
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  Cleveland police union protest of Browns lacks credibility of player protest: Mark Naymik
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  The police union's protest of Browns flag ceremony hides the union's real agenda. In this 2009 photo, a giant flag is unfurled before the Browns' season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. (Joshua Gunter/cleveland.com). The police union's protest of ...and more »
  
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• WATCH: Woman slips out of handcuffs, steals police vehicle - WLS-TV

  06-09-2017 20:06 via abc7chicago.com
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  WATCH: Woman slips out of handcuffs, steals police vehicle
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  The Lufkin Police Department released video Tuesday of a woman escaping from handcuffs and taking off with a police vehicle. Toscha Fay Sponsler, 33 of Pollok, is being held in the Angelina County Jail on a first-degree escape causing bodily injury or ...
  Video: Woman slips cuffs, steals police car, takes it on 100 mph chaseCBS News
  Video: Artful woman in back of police car speeds away in it after slipping off cuffsWa
  
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• Report: Egypt security forces 'routinely torture political detainees' - CNN

  06-09-2017 19:12 via cnn.com
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  Report: Egypt security forces 'routinely torture political detainees'
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  (CNN) Egypt's police and National Security officers are carrying out widespread and systematic torture of political prisoners, which probably amounts to a crime against humanity, rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Wednesday.and more »
  
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• 'Terrified' police remove 'It' balloons from sewer grates - CNET

  06-09-2017 17:28 via cnet.com
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  'Terrified' police remove 'It' balloons from sewer grates
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  The police didn't spot any clowns nearby. Lititz Police. What's scarier than a killer clown? A red balloon tied to a sewer grate that hints at the horror mayhem to come. The Lititz Borough Police Department in Pennsylvania faced a real-world version of ...
  Police department 'terrified' by red 'It' balloons tied to sewer gratesUSA TODAY
  'Terrified' police issue wry response after red balloons appear in Pennsylvania townKABC-TV
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• He suffered 3rd-degree burns while police held him on pavement. Now, he's due to report to jail - Sacramento Bee

  06-09-2017 15:01 via sacbee.com
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  He suffered 3rd-degree burns while police held him on pavement. Now, he's due to report to jail
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  James Bradford Nelson unbuttoned his cotton shirt, unveiling a body he no longer recognizes. His nipples are seared. His chest and stomach are covered by leathery skin grafts and scar tissue. He's 40 pounds lighter than he was on the scorching June day ...
  
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• Utah Hospital Bars Police From Patient-Care Areas After Nurse Is Handcuffed - New York Times

  06-09-2017 05:06 via nytimes.com
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  Utah Hospital Bars Police From Patient-Care Areas After Nurse Is Handcuffed
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  Alex Wubbels during an interview in Salt Lake City last week. Credit Rick Bowmer/Associated Press. Police officers will be barred from patient-care areas at a hospital in Utah that drew widespread notice when an officer handcuffed a nurse, hospital ...
  Calling Nurse A 'Hero,' Utah Hospital Bars Police From Patient-Care AreasNPR
  Utah hospital to police: Stay away from our nurses - The Washin
  
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• CT Officer Dies After Barricading Himself in Hotel

  06-09-2017 03:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Danbury, CT, police sergeant killed himself following a barricade situation at a Southbury hotel on Sunday, reports WFSB.Danbury police confirmed Monday morning that the man who died was 38-year-old Sgt. Drew Carlson, one of their own.Just before 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, state police said they responded to the Wyndham Hotel on Strongtown Road for the report of a guest of the hotel who threatened to harm himself.Troopers attempted to negotiate with Carlson. However, around 7:30 p.m., troopers said
  
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• Cleveland Police Union Will Not Hold Flag in Browns Game Because of Protests

  06-09-2017 03:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Cleveland Browns made national news recently when a dozen members of the team knelt during the national anthem, the largest such protest to date in the NFL. In response, Cleveland's police union has said its officers will not hold the American flag during the anthem prior to Browns games, reports Yahoo News.NFL players have offered various rationales for kneeling during the national anthem, from systemic injustice to specific critiques of police behavior. However, virtually all players who h
  
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• Video: Fleeing Suspect Almost Runs Down Iowa Motor Officer

  06-09-2017 02:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Fleeing Suspect Almost Runs Down Iowa Motor OfficerA man trying to avoid arrest almost ran down a Council Bluffs, IA, police motorcycle officer on Monday.Bluffs Police told WOWT 6 News it started around noon when Officer Mark Archibald noticed a car which had pulled into a Bucky's gas station had expired tags.The officer parked behind the car and got off his motorcycle. The driver, 30-year-old Jesse Baker of Council Bluffs, noticed Officer Archibald walking toward him, put the car in reve
  
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• IA Reserve Deputy Struck, Killed by 3 Vehicles on Highway

  06-09-2017 02:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  An Iowa reserve deputy who was walking on Interstate 70 in the Kansas City suburb of Blue Springs, MO, was struck by three vehicles and killed Saturday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.Jeffrey M. Koontz, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene, the patrol said. He was a reserve deputy for the Pottawattamie County (IA) Sheriff's Office, reports the Omaha World-Herald.It was unclear why Koontz was walking in the roadway. 
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• Video: USAF Performance Team Pays Tribute to Fallen OH Officer

  06-09-2017 02:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: USAF Performance Team Pays Tribute to Fallen OH OfficerThe performance of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds is always a highlight of the Cleveland National Air Show, and on Labor Day, the world-famous aerobatics team not only thrilled the crowd at Burke Lakefront Airport with their close formation flying, they also paid tribute to fallen Akron Police Officer Justin Winebrenner."The Thunderbirds started the Fallen Warrior program back in 2011, and at every show site, we honor a fallen servic
  
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• Video: Judge Declares CO Sex Offender Registration Act Unconstitutional

  06-09-2017 01:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Judge Declares CO Sex Offender Registration Act UnconstitutionalA federal court judge's ruling finding that Colorado's sex-offender registry violated the Constitutional rights of three sex offenders who sued could change the way the public gets access to the list, reports the Denver Post.U.S. District Court Judge Richard Matsch found that the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act violates the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and the du
  
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• Vacancies Prompt Virginia State Police to Offer Abbreviated Academy

  06-09-2017 00:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Virginia State Police are for the first time offering some recruits a chance to become troopers without completing a full six-month State Police Academy, reports the Associated Press.The agency announced Friday that local law enforcement officers in Virginia can become state troopers by attending a two-month accelerated entry program.State Police Superintendent Steven Flaherty said the agency is facing vacancy rates approaching 50% in many field divisions. He hopes an abbreviated training progra
  
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