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• Las Vegas hotel owners dispute police timeline, say there was no gap between report of gunshots and massacre - Washington Post

  12-10-2017 23:59 via washingtonpost.com
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  Las Vegas hotel owners dispute police timeline, say there was no gap between report of gunshots and massacre
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  The owners of the Las Vegas hotel where a gunman opened fire last week disputed on Thursday the police account of how part of the shooting unfolded, casting further doubt on what happened before and during the massacre. In the days since Stephen ...
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• Man Arrested for Facebook Page Parodying Police Sues Cops, Wants His Damn Xbox Back - Gizmodo

  12-10-2017 23:20 via gizmodo.com
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  Man Arrested for Facebook Page Parodying Police Sues Cops, Wants His Damn Xbox Back
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  A Cleveland-area man acquitted of a felony charge for creating a parody account of his local police department has filed a lawsuit against the city of Parma, two of its police officers, and a third law enforcement official, alleging a violation of his ...
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• Video: AL Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Exchange of Fire

  12-10-2017 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: AL Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Exchange of FireA Homewood (AL) Police officer was in serious condition Thursday morning after police say he was shot by a suspect trying to run from him. The suspect was killed when officers returned fire.The officer, a two-year veteran of the department, was rushed to Grandview Medical Center in serious condition after he was struck in the upper leg. Police said later Thursday morning he was expected to make a full recovery. His name has not been
  
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• St. Louis Officer Shot While Investigating Possible Theft of His Personal Vehicle

  12-10-2017 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A St. Louis police detective shot in the shoulder early Thursday was fired on as he followed his own vehicle, which he had loaned to a family member who didn't return it, police said.Interim Police Chief Lawrence O'Toole said the officer, 54, was stable at St. Louis University Hospital. Police are looking for at least two suspects in the shooting.Police said shortly after the shooting that the detective was investigating a stolen vehicle, and later confirmed that the car he was following about 1
  
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• Officer Lives at Risk Over False Narrative of Police Brutality

  12-10-2017 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The 24-hour news cycle and social media are abuzz with controversy over NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. We wonder if most Americans remember what the initial protest was about. Police officers haven’t forgotten.When Colin Kaepernick took a knee last year, he was protesting what he incorrectly viewed as an increase in police brutality. We haven’t forgotten that fact because, while we support the First Amendment rights of every American, including the right to protest,
  
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• LAPD Unveils Pink Patrol Vehicle for Breast Cancer Awareness

  12-10-2017 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Los Angeles Police Department unveiled a pink police vehicle Wednesday in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.West Coast Customs helped customize the Ford Police Interceptor Utility with pink wrapping and other pink accents. The front of the vehicle also features a pink ribbon, NBC4 reports. 
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• Police put hoods, earmuffs on protesters detained outside Portland ICE facility - Seattle Times

  12-10-2017 21:43 via seattletimes.com
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  Police put hoods, earmuffs on protesters detained outside Portland ICE facility
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  The protesters who blocked access to an ICE facility in Portland wore “sleeping dragons.” Sleeping dragons are homemade devices designed to link together multiple protesters to block a particular area, in this case, the entrance and exit to the ...
  Photos & Video: Portland Police Put Hoods, Headphones On Activists for "Protection" From Power Tools. There Were ...The Portla
  
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• Lake Assault Boats Delivers Vessel to MN Water Patrol Unit

  12-10-2017 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lake Assault Boats has delivered a new vessel to the Hennepin County (MN) Sheriff’s Water Patrol Unit located in Minneapolis.Purchased from the GSA schedule, the craft features a hydraulically operated bow door, and the Mercury Skyhook Digital Anchoring system to assist in rescue and recovery operations along the Mississippi River.For more information about Lake Assault Boats, visit www.lakeassault.com.  
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• 'Run for the Badge' 5K to Honor Law Enforcement Officers

  12-10-2017 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund will be hosting the Run for the Badge 5K, taking place at 9:00 am on Saturday, October 14, 2017, on-site in Washington DC, and virtually from across the country. This fun, community-oriented athletic event is designed to raise awareness and honor the men and women who serve in law enforcement while generating funds in support of the Memorial Fund. The run/walk will start and end at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, on F Street, NW
  
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• Before Charlottesville Was in the Spotlight, Police Arrested Their Most Prominent Critic in the Middle of the Night - The Intercept

  12-10-2017 17:24 via theintercept.com
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  Before Charlottesville Was in the Spotlight, Police Arrested Their Most Prominent Critic in the Middle of the Night
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  Jeff Fogel woke to the sound of someone furiously banging on his door. He quickly threw on a T-shirt and pajama bottoms while the banging continued, and stole a glance at his alarm clock before running downstairs. It was 12:30 a.m. in Charlottesville, ...
  
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• More police departments and other first-responders are using drones - The Economist

  12-10-2017 16:50 via economist.com
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  More police departments and other first-responders are using drones
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  IN JUNE a search-and-rescue team in Colorado used a drone to spot lost hikers in a pine forest, shaving hours off the time it would have taken to find the hikers using dogs, and thousands of dollars off the cost of doing so with a helicopter. In August ...and more »
  
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• Video: Woman Runs Over FL Officer Before Being Fatally Shot

  12-10-2017 02:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Woman Runs Over FL Officer Before Being Fatally ShotAuthorities in Florida said a 22-year-old Temple University student struck several vehicles and ran over a Miami Beach police officer before being fatally shot by police, reports WPVI.An outside agency is investigating whether the shooting was in line with department policy.Witnesses captured the chaos on their cellphones Sunday evening in Miami Beach right after authorities said Cariann Hithon ran over a police officer.The transfer stud
  
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• Video: WI Officer Donates Kidney to Boy She'd Never Met

  12-10-2017 01:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: WI Officer Donates Kidney to Boy She'd Never MetOfficer Lindsey Bittorf of the Milton (WI) Police Department saw Kristi Goll's Facebook post seeking a live kidney donor for her 8-year-old son Jackson Arneson, who was born with a kidney condition. Bittorf said she was compelled to get tested to see whether she was a match. She was a perfect match, and nearly a year later the donation has been a success, reports WSBTV.Bittorf, who did not know the family, delivered the news that she would b
  
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• Utah Officer Who Handcuffed Nurse in Video Fired

  12-10-2017 01:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Utah police officer who was caught on video roughly handcuffing a nurse because she refused to allow a blood draw was fired Tuesday in a case that became a flashpoint in the ongoing national conversation about police use of force, reports the Associated Press.Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown made the decision after an internal investigation found evidence Detective Jeff Payne violated department policies when he arrested nurse Alex Wubbels and dragged her out of the hospital on July 26,
  
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• More Police in Canada Bringing Fentanyl Manslaughter Charges

  12-10-2017 00:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Shawn Kelly Jr., 23, died of a fentanyl overdose in April in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada, about an hour's drive north of Toronto. South Simcoe police began investigating immediately. Within a few days they arrested one man for trafficking. A few weeks later they arrested another for the same offence, reports the Vancouver Sun.In late August they lowered the boom, laying manslaughter charges against the pair for Kelly's death. Kelly's mother Denise Lane recalls feeling happy when she learned of the
  
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• Hackers Using MI Officers' Names in Extortion Attempts

  12-10-2017 00:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ann Arbor, MI, police are investigating reports that hackers claiming to be police officers from their department are attempting to extort money from users of dating sites, reports the Ann Arbor News.Within the last week, police received several reports of this type of hacking in Southeast Michigan, said Ann Arbor police Detective Lt. Matthew Lige, and officials are investigating whether similar incidents have occurred elsewhere in the region.Hackers have accessed social dating site accounts and
  
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• Trump to Nominate Kelly's White House Deputy as DHS Secretary

  12-10-2017 00:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  The White House announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump will nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to run the Department of Homeland Security, reports Politico.Nielsen served as White House chief of staff John Kelly's top aide during his time as DHS secretary and moved with him to the West Wing as his principal deputy chief of staff when he was appointed in July, leaving the Cabinet post vacant.Nielsen, 45, is a cybersecurity expert and an attorney with an extensive background in homeland securit
  
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• Dog Stolen from South Dakota Officer Found in Minneapolis

  12-10-2017 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A German shepherd stolen from a South Dakota police officer has turned up on the streets of Minneapolis, reports the Associated Press.Police say 4-month-old Poppy had been missing since Sept. 30 when electronic devices were stolen from the Aberdeen, SD, officer’s home. The Aberdeen American News says a Minneapolis resident found the dog and used social media to try to find its owner. An 18-year-old Eden Prairie, MN, man has been charged with burglary and other counts.Aberdeen police arrang
  
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• Panel OKs Guidelines for Los Angeles Police Department Drone Program

  12-10-2017 00:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  The civilian panel that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department unanimously approved guidelines Tuesday for a drone program the LAPD wants to create, reports KNBC.The debate over the LAPD's use of drones began three years ago when the department acquired two of the devices, which it ultimately decided against using in the face of protests from activists fearing surveillance uses. But the department reversed course and in August presented the Board of Police Commissioners with a plan to create
  
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• Man Sues Ohio City for Arresting Him Over Parody Police Facebook Page

  12-10-2017 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man charged with and acquitted of a felony for creating a Facebook page that parodied a suburban Cleveland police department is suing the city, saying it violated his right to free speech, reports the Associated Press.Anthony Novak sued the city of Parma and three officers Tuesday. Authorities say he created a Facebook page in March 2016 that displayed a name similar to Parma's police department and posted items suggesting police were performing free abortions for teenagers. The page also sugg
  
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