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• TX Chief Slams the Washington Post for Errors in Hurricane Coverage

  15-09-2017 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Tuesday, the Aransas Pass (TX) Police Department went all in on the Washington Post following a recent article about the city recovering from Harvey.The article titled, "'Nowhere else to go': Small Texas towns decimated by hurricane struggle to rebuild amid poverty," was published on Sunday by reporter Mary Lee Grant.Chief Eric Blanchard pointed out numerous errors in the article on the department’s Facebook page, EastTexasMatters reports. 
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• NYPD Union Wants Professor Fired Over “Dead Cops” Tweet

  15-09-2017 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The head of New York City’s largest police union is calling for the firing of a John Jay College professor after he tweeted “it’s a privilege to teach future dead cops.”Professor Michael Isaacson, a self-proclaimed member of the Antifa movement who works in the economics department at the CUNY Manhattan college, tweeted from the account @VulgarEconomics: “Some of ya’ll might think it sucks being an anti-fascist teaching at John Jay College but I think it&
  
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• WA Sheriff Slams Media for Making School Shooters Famous

  15-09-2017 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich held a press conference Thursday afternoon to update people on the investigation into the fatal shooting at Freeman High School in Rockford, WA, and spoke briefly about how he believes the media are partially to blame for school shootings.Knezovich honored the teen who died in the shooting , Sam Strahan, who tried to stop the suspect from firing at their fellow students. He also spoke of the janitor, who confronted the shooter, and stopped him, KREM TV repo
  
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• ACLU Asks OK Agency to Stop Posting Religious Messages on Facebook

  15-09-2017 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma is asking the Mounds (OK) Police Department to stop making religious statements on the department’s Facebook page, KFOR TV reports.“Both the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution protect against government officials establishing a state religion. The exclusive, pervasive promotion of the Christian faith by the Mounds Police Department represents a clear violation of those legal mand
  
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• Eldridge Police-involved shooting under investigation - KWQC-TV6

  15-09-2017 22:41 via kwqc.com
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  ELDRIDGE, Iowa (KWQC) - The Scott County Sheriff's Office is now handling an investigation after an early morning police-involved shooting in Eldridge. Just after 1:00 a.m. Friday morning a traffic stop was conducted on what investigators are calling a ...and more »
  
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• Prince William County police officer fatally shoots male teenager - Washington Post

  15-09-2017 22:32 via washingtonpost.com
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  Prince William County police officer fatally shoots male teenager
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  A Prince William County police officer fatally shot a 15-year-old male Friday morning while responding to a report of a hostage situation at a home in Haymarket, authorities said. The shooting occurred outside the home around 10:45 a.m. in the 6800 ...
  Police: Virginia Officer Killed 15-Year-Old Boy Wielding CrowbarNBC4 Washington
  Prince William Co. police fatally shoot crowbar-wielding teen after
  
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• Cleveland police officer accused of drunken driving after crashing on I-71 - cleveland.com

  15-09-2017 22:32 via cleveland.com
  Cleveland police officer accused of drunken driving after crashing on I-71
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  A Cleveland police officer was charged with drunken driving after he crashed his car.( cleveland.com file photo ). 0 shares. By Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com · [email protected]. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland police officer was drunk when he ...
  
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• Video: NYPD Releases First Body Cam Footage of Officer-Involved Shooting

  15-09-2017 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: NYPD Releases First Body Cam Footage of Officer-Involved ShootingThe NYPD on Thursday released its first-ever bodycam footage of a police-involved shooting — and it includes an officer warning the man “You are seconds away from getting shot” just before killing him.A total of 48 minutes of footage from four officers’ cameras shows the tense standoff Sept. 6 that ended with the death of Miguel Antonio Richards, who threatened officers with a fake gun and a real knif
  
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• Arlington deputy chief selected to lead Henderson police force - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  15-09-2017 22:13 via reviewjournal.com
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  LaTesha Watson, deputy chief of the Arlington, Texas, Police Department, on Friday accepted the offer to become Henderson Police Chief. “It's very exciting,” Watson told the Review-Journal. “It's definitely a blessing and an honor to be chosen to lead ...and more »
  
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• Police hunt for thief seen on camera taking dead man's clothes at funeral home - Fox News

  15-09-2017 22:07 via foxnews.com
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  Police hunt for thief seen on camera taking dead man's clothes at funeral home
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  Leitchfield Police in Kentucky are investigating after a man was caught on camera stealing from a funeral home. (Leitchfield Police Department). Kentucky police said Friday they are hunting for a man who burglarized a funeral home and made off with a ...and more »
  
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• Family of slain Wilde Lake teacher agreed to 'calculated decision' by police to have boyfriend go on camera - Baltimore Sun

  15-09-2017 18:40 via baltimoresun.com
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  Family of slain Wilde Lake teacher agreed to 'calculated decision' by police to have boyfriend go on camera
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  Tyler Tessier choked up as he stood before cameras and made a direct plea to his pregnant girlfriend, who had vanished days before. As if speaking to Laura Wallen, Tessier begged, “let us know you're safe.” The 32-year-old Montgomery County man ...
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• Berkeley Police release mugshots of Ben Shapiro protesters | Fox ... - Fox News

  15-09-2017 18:03 via foxnews.com
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  Berkeley Police released the mugshots and identification of five of the nine people arrested Thursday night protesting at the University of California, Berkeley ...
  Shapiro: When Police Can Enforce The Law, Antifa Is Powerless And Other Things I Learned At BerkeleyTownhallall 140 news articles »
  
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• Former St. Louis Officer Found Not Guilty in Murder Trial Over On-Duty Shooting

  15-09-2017 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was found not guilty Friday in a murder trial stemming from the shooting of a man while on duty.St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson's verdict found Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the December 2011 shooting death of a drug suspect after a high-speed pursuit and crash.Activists, with support from some of the city's black clergy, had pledged disruptive protests ahead of St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson'
  
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• Ohio police officer relieved of duty after threatening to 'choke the life out' of suspect: Police chief - ABC News

  15-09-2017 17:12 via abcnews.go.com
  Ohio police officer relieved of duty after threatening to 'choke the life out' of suspect: Police chief
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  A Columbus police officer has been "relieved from duty" after he allegedly made comments threatening to choke a suspect, Columbus Division of Police Chief Kim Jacobs announced Wednesday. In a news conference Wednesday night, Jacobs said a series ...and more »
  
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• Parsons Green: Underground blast a terror incident, say police - BBC - BBC News

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  An "improvised explosive device" was detonated on a Tube train in south-west London during Friday's morning rush hour, injuring 29 people. The blast, at ...and more »
  
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• A white security officer told police he was shot by a black man. Turns out, he'd shot himself, police say. - Washington Post

  15-09-2017 10:14 via washingtonpost.com
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  A white security officer told police he was shot by a black man. Turns out, he'd shot himself, police say.
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  In a dimly lit, wooded area on the southwest side of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn., the handgun Brent Ahlers brought to work accidentally discharged, wounding him. As a security officer at the Catholic university, Ahlers knew the school ...
  NAACP laments wounded St. Kate's security officer making up story about black gunmanMinneapolis Star Trib
  
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• Other Police Departments Challenge FL Officers' Viral Selfie

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  A selfie posted to the Facebook page of the Gainesville Police Department in Florida Sunday went viral after attracting flirtatious comments, reports ABC News. The agency followed up with a post promising to create and sell a calendar of its attractive officers "and funds raised will go to Hurricane Irma recovery here in Florida."Now, other police departments across the country are creating similar selfies of their officers. And the Gainesville PD even followed up with another selfie including m
  
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• Jacksonville Deputies Rescue Pets Affected by Irma

  15-09-2017 03:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Jacksonville (FL) Sheriff's Office has been busy rescuing people affected by Hurricane Irma, as well as people's pets.On Facebook, the agency posted a photo and playful caption of one such rescue:This is just one of the many water rescues by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Dive Team! Sgt. Hartley writes:"Ok, best for last. This was our first rescue yesterday. Lady told us she wasn't leaving without her kids. Officer Hux, the lady, her two adult sons, and I waded through waist deep water (a
  
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• Man Shoots at CO Deputies Interviewing a Witness

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  Pueblo County, CO, deputies arrested a Pueblo West man who they say fired shots at deputies and caused more than $10,000 in damage early Wednesday morning while officers interviewed a witness, reports KOAA.Deputies arrested 43-year-old Benjamin Chavez, who's suspected of three counts of attempted first-degree-murder on a peace officer, attempted first-degree murder, criminal attempt, illegal discharge of a firearm, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and possession of a weapon by a previou
  
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• Video: Georgia Officers Rescue American Flag Toppled by Hurricane Irma

  15-09-2017 03:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Georgia Officers Rescue American Flag Toppled by Hurricane IrmaLt. Greg Ernst and Capt. Ashley Brown of the Savannah-Chatham (GA) Metropolitan Police Department rescued an American flag that had fallen on Highway 80 on Sept. 11 after Hurricane Irma caused flooding. They returned to the area Wednesday to put the flag back.The agency posted on Facebook that "The officers said they wanted the important landmark back in time to greet residents when they returned home." 
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• 2 Florida Looters Arrested for Stealing Power Pole

  15-09-2017 02:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two men were arrested Wednesday after an officer found a utility pole strapped to the top of a vehicle in Jacksonville, FL, days after Hurricane Irma spawned severe flooding in the city, as cops across the state work overtime to nab thieves impeding recovery efforts, reports Fox News.The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office tweeted a picture of the shirtless men sitting handcuffed on the sidewalk."These two were caught stealing a JEA pole just this morning! Citizens watching out and officers cleaning u
  
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• Video: Maine Officer Stuck by Suspect's Bloody Heroin Needle

  15-09-2017 02:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Maine Officer Stuck by Suspect's Bloody Heroin NeedleA traffic stop for a speeding ticket escalated quickly in Wiscasset, Maine, this weekend, and ended with assault charges and an officer in the hospital when the officer was stuck with a used heroin needle, reports WCSH.Police Chief Jeffrey Lange says he pulled over 50-year-old Jene Sherman of Dresden Sunday, and when he looked inside her car, she had drug paraphernalia out in the open. He called an officer for back-up, who conducted a s
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Texas Deputy at Gas Station

  15-09-2017 02:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man accused of fatally shooting a Texas sheriff's deputy at a gas station pleaded guilty Wednesday to capital murder and accepted a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, reports the Associated Press.The plea by Shannon Miles, of Houston, allowed him to avoid a possible death sentence for the August 2015 slaying of Darren Goforth. The 47-year-old Harris County sheriff's deputy was shot 15 times while at a suburban Houston gas station where he was putting fuel in his patr
  
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• Video: Undercover Detroit Officers Ambushed by Gunmen

  15-09-2017 02:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Undercover Detroit Officers Ambushed by GunmenA manhunt is underway in Detroit after police say suspects opened fire on undercover officers conducting surveillance around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night.During a press conference to address the attack, Police Chief James Craig said the officers were undercover, not in uniform, and were in an unmarked police car, reports the Detroit News. They were on the lookout for a possible armed robbery suspect when a "cream or light colored vehicle" approa
  
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