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• Video: WI Officer Cheers Up Boy Alone on His Birthday

  26-10-2017 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: WI Officer Cheers Up Boy Alone on His BirthdayGreen Bay (WI) Police Officer Darryl Robinson is being praised for making a ride with a police officer and a meal at McDonald's possible for an 8-year-old who needed a lift on his birthday, reports WBAY.On Monday, police received a call from staff at Howe Elementary School about a student who had just turned 8-years-old that day, but had no one to pick him up from school."They said that his mother was incarcerated and there was no one on the e
  
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• Kentucky State Police seeking 'armed and dangerous' men after body found in Caneyville - WDRB

  26-10-2017 21:16 via wdrb.com
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  Kentucky State Police seeking 'armed and dangerous' men after body found in Caneyville
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  Police are looking for Robert Carter (left) and Johnny Haynes (right) after a man was found murdered in a trailer in Caneyville. Police were called to this home in Caneyville, Kentucky after a man was found dead in a trailer. Kentucky State Police are ...
  
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• Park Service Cancels Funding for Project 'Honoring Legacy' of Black Panther Party

  26-10-2017 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The National Park Service told the Washington Free Beacon it is no longer providing funding for a controversial project "honoring the legacy" of the Black Panther Party after outrage that the agency would spend taxpayer dollars to memorialize a group that murdered a park ranger in the 1970s.The Free Beacon revealed last month that the Park Service gave roughly $100,000 to the University of California, Berkeley for a research project on the Marxist extremist group to "memorialize a history that b
  
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• Tampa police release new video of person of interest in 3 killings - ABC News

  26-10-2017 21:00 via abcnews.go.com
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  Tampa police release new video of person of interest in 3 killings
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  Police in Tampa today released extended surveillance video of a person of interest who they believe may have some knowledge of the three slayings over 11 days that have terrorized the residents of Seminole Heights. The surveillance footage is at times ...
  'Bring his head to me': Tampa mayor tells police to 'hunt' down killer after string of murdersWashington Post
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• Man shot in back, another man in custody, New Orleans Police say - NOLA.com

  26-10-2017 20:26 via nola.com
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  Man shot in back, another man in custody, New Orleans Police say
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  A man was shot in the back Thursday morning, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The shooting was in the 1200 block of St. Denis Street, near the Youth Study Center. A male suspect was in custody, apprehended as he was trying to leave the ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore police identify alleged burglar fatally shot by off-duty police officer - Baltimore Sun

  26-10-2017 20:05 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police identify alleged burglar fatally shot by off-duty police officer
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  A Baltimore off-duty police officer was awakened by an armed intruder who he struggled with and took his weapon shooting the burglar. (Baltimore Sun video). Kevin RectorContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Baltimore police on Thursday identified the ...and more »
  
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• Georgia teens charged in alleged plot to attack high school, police say - CNN

  26-10-2017 19:51 via cnn.com
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  Georgia teens charged in alleged plot to attack high school, police say
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  (CNN) Two Georgia teenagers appeared in court Thursday on charges that they planned to attack their high school. Alfred Dupree and Victoria McCurley, who were arrested Wednesday, face several charges including attempted murder and making terroristic ...
  2 Georgia students threatened 'Columbine-type' attack at high school, police sayFox News
  Georgia Teens Charged With Attempted Murder After Police Find Homemade
  
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• Cleveland settles with police lieutenant who alleged retaliation for Facebook posts on fatal 2012 chase - cleveland.com

  26-10-2017 19:27 via cleveland.com
  Cleveland settles with police lieutenant who alleged retaliation for Facebook posts on fatal 2012 chase
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  The city of Cleveland has settled with a lieutenant who said the police chief and city retaliated against him for posts he made on Facebook.( cleveland.com file photo ). Comment. 0 shares. By Eric Heisig, cleveland.com. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The city of ...
  
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• Puppy found after theft from Crossgates store, police say - Albany Times Union

  26-10-2017 19:17 via timesunion.com
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  Puppy found after theft from Crossgates store, police say
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  This puppy, a West Highland terrier, was stolen from The Pet Zone store at Crossgates Mall on Wednesday and later turned in at an Albany homeless shelter. Police are trying to determine who took him from the store. less. This puppy, a West Highland ...and more »
  
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• Police seek charges against officer after violent Meijer arrest - MLive.com

  26-10-2017 19:15 via mlive.com
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  Police seek charges against officer after violent Meijer arrest
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  DETROIT -- Detroit Police Chief James Craig initially came out on the side of a Detroit Police Officer who was captured on video violently arresting a man at Meijer store on Eight Mile Road in Detroit the night of Oct. 8. That has since changed. Now ...and more »
  
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• Carjacker shot by clerk, flees police and crashes into cars in downtown Fort Worth - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  26-10-2017 18:59 via star-telegram.com
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  Carjacker shot by clerk, flees police and crashes into cars in downtown Fort Worth
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  A suspected carjacker was shot by a store clerk Thursday morning but managed to lead police on a brief chase before he crashed in downtown Fort Worth, police said. The suspect got out and fled from a crashed black Tahoe, but was arrested after a foot ...
  Suspected Carjacker Shot, Arrested: Fort Worth PoliceNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worthall 10 news articles &raqu
  
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• Police identify body found in Quiet Waters Park as second gang victim - CapitalGazette.com

  26-10-2017 18:40 via capitalgazette.com
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  Police identify body found in Quiet Waters Park as second gang victim
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  Jose Hernandez-Portillo, 22, of Annapolis, Police say his body was found at Quiet Waters Park, the victim of a homicide. Phil DavisContact ReporterStaff Writer. Police said Thursday that human remains found at Quiet Waters Park belong to a 22-year-old ...and more »
  
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• Police say Swiss tourists badly beaten in north India - Chicago Tribune

  26-10-2017 18:25 via chicagotribune.com
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  Police say Swiss tourists badly beaten in north India
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  Police in India are investigating the brutal beating of a Swiss couple near a fort close to the famed Taj Mahal. (GURINDER OSAN / AP). BISWAJEET BANERJEEAssociated Press. Police in India are investigating the brutal beating of a Swiss couple near a ...and more »
  
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• Philadelphia teen took 650 bags of heroin to school, police say - Fox News

  26-10-2017 18:14 via foxnews.com
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  Philadelphia teen took 650 bags of heroin to school, police say
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  A teenager in Philadelphia tried to take 650 packets of heroin into his high school, police said. (iStock). A Philadelphia teenager is facing drug charges after he was caught attempting to take hundreds of packets of heroin into his high school. Police ...and more »
  
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• Police at the home of man who lost $5.75 million case to attorney shot in Brookside - Kansas City Star

  26-10-2017 18:13 via kansascity.com
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  Police at the home of man who lost $5.75 million case to attorney shot in Brookside
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  Kansas City police remained Thursday at the home of a man who had recently lost a $5.75 million judgment won by an attorney who was shot to death on the front porch of his Brookside home. Friends identified the victim as Tom Pickert, 39, who reportedly ...and more »
  
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• Police link suspects to slaying and robbery spree at Bay Area brothels - SFGate

  26-10-2017 18:03 via sfgate.com
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  Police link suspects to slaying and robbery spree at Bay Area brothels
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  Two men suspected in a fatal San Jose shooting and a series of sexual assaults at Bay Area brothels are being sought by police, who released surveillance video of them and asked the public for help in catching them. The pair is suspected in the killing ...and more »
  
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• Teen wearing 'Scream' mask points gun at teacher, police say - Los Angeles Times

  26-10-2017 17:56 via latimes.com
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  Teen wearing 'Scream' mask points gun at teacher, police say
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  A teen wearing a “Scream” Halloween costume is accused of pointing a gun at a middle school teacher who was in class with students in Ontario. The Press-Enterprise reports the 13-year-old boy, after fleeing from De Anza Middle School, was found by ...and more »
  
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• Police ID make, model of car that killed 4-year-old in hit-and-run - WSB Atlanta

  26-10-2017 17:29 via wsbtv.com
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  Police ID make, model of car that killed 4-year-old in hit-and-run
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  DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police have identified the make and model of the vehicle that hit and killed a child walking to school last week. DeKalb County police said they are looking for a 2000- 2001 charcoal grey, 4-door Toyota Camry.and more »
  
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• Police: Arrest likely within days in South Philadelphia deadly shooting of 2 teens - 6abc.com

  26-10-2017 17:27 via 6abc.com
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  Police: Arrest likely within days in South Philadelphia deadly shooting of 2 teens
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  Arrest likely within days in death of 2 teens: Katherine Scott reports during Action News at Noon on October 26, 2017. WPVI. Thursday, October 26, 2017 01:11PM. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) --. Philadelphia police are hopeful they are days away from ...and more »
  
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• Police say drunk uncle made 11-year-old nephew drive car - Los Angeles Times

  26-10-2017 17:08 via latimes.com
  Police say drunk uncle made 11-year-old nephew drive car
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  Police say officers responding to calls from motorists pulled over a car and found an 11-year-old boy behind the wheel and his drunk uncle in the passenger seat with an open container of alcohol. Police in the coastal city of Port Hueneme said Genoro ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore police identify homicide victims, including man who died from 1990 shooting injuries - Baltimore Sun

  26-10-2017 16:49 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police identify homicide victims, including man who died from 1990 shooting injuries
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  Baltimore Police on Thursday identified four homicide victims, including two who were shot Tuesday, one who was shot two weeks ago and a fourth who was shot in 1990 and lived as a quadriplegic for nearly three decades before his death in August.and more »
  
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• 2 shot in Seattle's University District, police say - Seattle Times

  26-10-2017 16:39 via seattletimes.com
  2 shot in Seattle's University District, police say
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  Two people were shot early Thursday in the University District and were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, Seattle police said. Share story. By. Seattle Times staff. Two men were shot early Thursday in the University District ...and more »
  
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• 49ers, police unions unite to address issues behind NFL protests, call for bump stock ban - USA TODAY

  26-10-2017 16:12 via usatoday.com
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  49ers, police unions unite to address issues behind NFL protests, call for bump stock ban
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  The San Francisco 49ers will join representatives from eight metropolitan law-enforcement unions at a press conference Thursday and collectively pledge to work toward “a more understanding and safer America” by improving police-community relations and ...and more »
  
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• 'Bring his head to me,' mayor to police looking for shooter - ABC News

  26-10-2017 15:43 via abcnews.go.com
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  'Bring his head to me,' mayor to police looking for shooter
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  The mayor of a Florida city told police officers looking for a suspect in three fatal and apparently random shootings in one neighborhood to hunt him down and "bring his head to me." News outlets report that Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn addressed the ...
  'Bring his head to me': Tampa mayor tells police to 'hunt' down killer after string of murdersWashington Post
  Seminole Heights Killer: Tampa police release additio
  
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• Nassau police resume search at Massapequa Preserve - Newsday

  26-10-2017 15:29 via newsday.com
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  Nassau police resume search at Massapequa Preserve
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  State Police assist at the Massapequa Preserve in the search for human remains on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp. advertisement | advertise on newsday. Nassau County police said homicide detectives resumed searching ...and more »
  
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• Kenya election: Police clash with opposition supporters, 1 killed - CNN

  26-10-2017 15:15 via cnn.com
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  Kenya election: Police clash with opposition supporters, 1 killed
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  Nairobi (CNN) Kenyan police clashed with protesters in opposition strongholds as the nation voted for a new president Thursday, leaving one person dead and more injured. The main opposition candidate had urged his supporters to boycott the latest ...
  Kenya police, protesters clash during repeat of disputed election as 3 killedChicago Tribuneall 1,181 news articles »
  
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• Police searching for motorist who followed Olivette girl, 10, after school - STLtoday.com

  26-10-2017 14:28 via stltoday.com
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  Police searching for motorist who followed Olivette girl, 10, after school
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  ST. LOUIS COUNTY • For the second time in three days, a school girl has reported that a man in a vehicle approached her. Both girls ran off, frightened but unhurt. In one case, the girl tossed her umbrella at the man and locked herself in her home. The ...
  
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• Two Chicago police officers injured after crashing at construction site - Chicago Tribune

  26-10-2017 14:09 via chicagotribune.com
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  Two Chicago police officers injured after crashing at construction site
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  Two Chicago police officers were hurt when their vehicle crashed at 1130 E. 83rd St. early on Oct. 26, 2017. (WGN-TV). Madeline BuckleyContact ReporterChicago Tribune. Two Chicago police officers were seriously injured after their patrol SUV crashed ...
  2 Chicago Police officers seriously injured in South Side crashChicago Sun-Timesall 16 news articles »
  
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• At least five killed as police fire at protest in Ethiopia - Reuters

  26-10-2017 14:05 via reuters.com
  At least five killed as police fire at protest in Ethiopia
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  ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - At least five people were killed in a town in Ethiopia's restive Oromiya region on Thursday after police opened fire during a protest, witnesses said. Protesters had blocked the main road in Ambo, some 130 km (80 miles) west of ...and more »
  
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• Suspect killed by Cleveland police identified - cleveland.com

  26-10-2017 09:43 via cleveland.com
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  Suspect killed by Cleveland police identified
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  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County officials released the identify of a suspect killed by police Wednesday afternoon on the city's East Side. Antonio Levison, 33, of Cleveland, was pronounced dead at University Hospital, according to the county Medical ...and more »
  
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• Dashcam video shows police officer intentionally crash SUV into ex-wife's home - ABC News

  26-10-2017 08:37 via abcnews.go.com
  Dashcam video shows police officer intentionally crash SUV into ex-wife's home
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  Harrowing dashcam video of a Florida police officer intentionally plowing a police SUV into his ex-wife's home was released this week. In video from the vehicle, which Timothy Taylor was driving in November 2016, he backs out of the driveway of his ex ...and more »
  
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• Police witnesses detail aftermath of Steinle killing: Defendant 'a deer in the headlights' - SFGate

  26-10-2017 06:13 via sfgate.com
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  Police witnesses detail aftermath of Steinle killing: Defendant 'a deer in the headlights'
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  San Francisco police Officer Scott Hurley of the department's dive team had veered off course in his search of the bay floor south of Pier 14. With zero visibility, he had to feel his way back toward the correct course over large boulders and debris ...and more »
  
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• Police: Man killed after arranging computer purchase using OfferUp - USA TODAY

  26-10-2017 04:38 via usatoday.com
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  Police: Man killed after arranging computer purchase using OfferUp
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  PHOENIX — A Phoenix man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man he had agreed to meet outside a Mesa hotel to purchase electronic devices through online exchange site OfferUp, according to court documents. Michael Alexander Abel, 24, was ...and more »
  
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• Video: Thousands Attend Funeral for Buffalo Officer Who Died in Dive Training Accident

  26-10-2017 02:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Thousands Attend Funeral for Buffalo Officer Who Died in Dive Training AccidentThe community of Buffalo, NY, came together Wednesday to lay Buffalo (NY) Police Department Officer Craig Lehner to rest, reports WKBW.Thousands of police officers, firefighters and first responders from across the country and Canada attended the service held at the KeyBank Center. Lehner's K-9 Shield attended the service as well and was stationed just a few feet from Lehner's casket, reports WGRZ.Members of th
  
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• Video: Mother of the Las Vegas Officer Killed in Concert Shooting Died 2 Days After His Funeral

  26-10-2017 00:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Mother of the Las Vegas Officer Killed in Concert Shooting Died 2 Days After His FuneralTwo days after Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Charleston Hartfield's funeral, his mother died from a heart attack.Hartfield died in the Route 91 concert shooting. On the day of his funeral, his mother, Sheryl Stiles, suffered a heart attack, fell down an escalator, and died two days later.Lewis Stiles said he came to Las Vegas from Louisville to support his sister Sheryl Stiles for a s
  
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• NY State Police Dog Accidentally Killed by Trooper Shooting at Attacking "Pitbull"

  26-10-2017 00:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The New York State Police are mourning the loss of a K-9 that was accidentally killed Monday when a trooper fired at another dog that was attacking. Trooper Shaun R. Smith and K-9 Will were helping in a search warrant execution at a home in the Lewis County town of Greig. Troopers say that's where a "pitbull" ran from the home and began to attack K-9 Will.Troopers say Smith discharged one round from his duty gun, striking the leg of the attacking dog. But they say it appears the bullet
  
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• NJ Officer Dies 6 Days After Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

  26-10-2017 00:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A decorated and popular North Bergen, NJ, police officer has died, six days after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound, township officials said.Sgt. Alexander Vazquez, described as "kind, caring, and dependable," died yesterday, a post on the North Bergen Police Department Facebook page said."It is with a heavy heart that we reflect on the fact that today we lost our friend, our brother, and our Sgt. Alexander Vazquez," the Facebook post said. "Alex was kind, caring, and dependable. He alway
  
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• IACP and Thomson Reuters Recognize Florida Department of Law Enforcement for Investigation of an International Human Trafficking Ring

  26-10-2017 00:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thomson Reuters and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) today announced that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is this year's winner of their Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation. The FDLE is being recognized for its inter-agency and international effort to confront a human trafficking ring with connections in both Florida and Colombia.In February 2016, the FDLE met with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to coordinate on an investigation of a Fl
  
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