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• Video: VA Man Attacks Wife With Hatchet, Kills Self With Chainsaw

  02-11-2017 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: VA Man Attacks Wife With Hatchet, Kills Self With ChainsawFairfax County police say a Springfield, VA, man who assaulted his wife during a domestic dispute took his own life with a chainsaw, reports WDCA.According to Fairfax County, VA, police, a family member arrived at the home Wednesday afternoon, but could not open the front door. The female relative pushed the door in and saw the 70-year-old man attacking his 76-year-old wife with the blunt side of a hatchet in the foyer of the house
  
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• Why Terrorist Vehicle Attacks are So Hard to Prevent

  02-11-2017 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesStopping the kind of vehicular attacks like the one that killed eight people in New York City on Tuesday afternoon has been a top concern for law enforcement agencies worldwide in the wake of deadly attacks in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and now the U.S.But experts say it's also one of the hardest threats to predict and guard against."This kind of attack is very difficult, and probably the most difficult, for law enforcement to protect and prevent," said Steve Gome
  
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• Video: Miami Police Produce Creative Facebook Promo in Pursuit of K-9 Grant

  02-11-2017 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Miami Police Produce Creative Facebook Promo in Pursuit of K-9 GrantThe Miami Police Department has produced a funny video that uses a ragtime soundtrack and silent movie style footage to urge people to help the department win an Aftermath K-9 Grant. The video features one of the department's K-9s named Tank.Aftermath K-9 Grants are awarded by Aftermath, a company that specializes in trauma cleanup and biohazard removal. The winners are selected based on a popular vote. Five grants will b
  
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• Video: Boy on Mission to Buy Every Officer a Donut Visits Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

  02-11-2017 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Boy on Mission to Buy Every Officer a Donut Visits Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeTyler Carach, 9, is on a mission to buy every law enforcement officer a donut and earlier this week he visited the Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff's Office (MCSO).Carach, who has appeared on the "Steve Harvey Show" to promote his "I DONUT need a reason to thank a cop" campaign was in Arizona on a road trip that is scheduled to take him to 10 states in 10 days.During his visit at the MCSO Training Center,
  
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• Off-Duty FL Officer Killed in Vehicle Accident

  02-11-2017 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An off-duty New Smyrna Beach (FL) Police Department officer was killed in a single-vehicle accident early Thursday morning, according to the department and the Florida Highway Patrol.At about 1:45 a.m., patrol officer Josh Calverley was driving his 2004 Toyota pickup truck northbound on U.S. 1 when for some reason, the 29-year-old driver lost control and went into the median, troopers say. He reportedly overcorrected and went into the east shoulder, where his pickup overturned. The roof of the t
  
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• NJ Officer Shot During Struggle with Suspect

  02-11-2017 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Camden County, NJ, police officer was shot in the thigh at point-blank range after a suspect pulled out a gun during a struggle on Wednesday night.The first-year officer approached three people who were acting suspiciously just after 10 p.m. when one ran away, Camden County police said.Police Chief Scott Thompson says the officer caught the suspect, who pulled out a gun and opened fire. The officer disarmed the suspect, who was arrested, NJ.com reports.In a tweet, the chief said backup officer
  
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• MN Man Accused of Punching Police Horse

  02-11-2017 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 22-year-old man is accused of running up to a mounted police officer in downtown Minneapolis early Saturday morning and punching a police horse.The Minneapolis Police Department says officers were patrolling on horseback after bar close when the man ran up, without provocation, and punched a police horse. Neither the horse or the ride were injured, CBS Minnesota reports.The man — identified as Jacob Solberg, of Minneapolis — ran off, but officers quickly gave chase and arrested him
  
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• AG Sessions Blasts Tech Firms for Blocking Law Enforcement Access to Encrypted Files

  02-11-2017 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesAttorney General Jeff Sessions is taking aim at technology firms for preventing law enforcement from accessing encrypted evidence for ongoing terror investigations, warning that such actions could have “deadly consequences.” The issue has become a point of tension between tech companies and federal investigators in high-profile cases, such as the 2016 dispute between the FBI and Apple over data stored on an iPhone belonging to a suspect in the 20
  
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• CO Officers Arrest Suspect in Fatal Walmart Shooting

  02-11-2017 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thornton, CO, police have arrested a 47-year-old suspect in the apparently random Walmart shooting in which a man almost casually shot two men and a woman, killing them, before turning around and walking out of the store Wednesday night.Scott Ostrem, 47, was arrested at around 8 a.m.Police searched Ostrem’s last known address, in the 7100 block of Samuel Drive in Denver, on Thursday morning, Thornton police spokesman Victor Avila said at a 9 a.m. news conference. Ostrem was not at home.Ost
  
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• Police: Man takes own life with possible chainsaw following domestic dispute in Va. - WJLA

  02-11-2017 11:41 via wjla.com
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  Police: Man takes own life with possible chainsaw following domestic dispute in Va.
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  SPRINGFIELD, Va. (ABC7) — A senior citizen killed himself with a sharp chainsaw during a domestic incident Wednesday, Fairfax County Police say. BREAKING: Police say man attacked woman in Springfield neighborhood, then committed suicide with ...
  Police: Man attacks wife with hatchet, kills self with chainsaw in Fairfax County domestic disputeFOX 5 DCall 49 news articles »
  
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• Police officer stable after being shot in Camden - NJ.com

  02-11-2017 11:27 via nj.com
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  Police officer stable after being shot in Camden
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  CAMDEN -- A Camden County police officer was shot in the thigh at point-blank range after a suspect pulled out a gun during a struggle on Wednesday night . The first-year officer approached three people who were acting suspiciously just after 10 p.m ...
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• Fake Craigslist 'doctor' offering $200 for 'anatomy research' raped two women, police say - Washington Post

  02-11-2017 10:07 via washingtonpost.com
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  Fake Craigslist 'doctor' offering $200 for 'anatomy research' raped two women, police say
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  There was something suspiciously vague about the Craigslist advertisement from the get-go. A man calling himself a “doctor” in Provo, Utah, said he was looking for female volunteers to participate in tests for unspecified new “medical devices.” Come to ...
  
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• Grandmother scattered nude photos of son's ex around high school, police say - Fox News

  02-11-2017 09:05 via foxnews.com
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  Grandmother scattered nude photos of son's ex around high school, police say
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  A 60-year-old grandmother sneaked into Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Louisville and distributed stolen nude photos depicting her son's ex-girlfriend, according to police. Frances Joyce Bailey allegedly entered the school Oct. 18 by closely ...
  
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• Colorado Walmart shooting: 3 dead, no suspect in custody, police say - Fox News

  02-11-2017 07:13 via foxnews.com
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  Colorado Walmart shooting: 3 dead, no suspect in custody, police say
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  Police are hunting for a man Thursday morning after a shooter walked into a Colorado Walmart store the night before and shot and killed two men and a woman, police said. The shooter allegedly walked into the Walmart in Thorton, a suburb north of Denver ...
  Gunman 'nonchalantly' opens fire in Colorado Walmart, kills three: policeReuters
  Suspected gunman is still at large after 'random' Colorado Walmart shootin
  
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• NJ police chief said black people are 'like ISIS' and he'd like to be 'on the firing squad,' feds say - Chicago Tribune

  02-11-2017 05:46 via chicagotribune.com
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  NJ police chief said black people are 'like ISIS' and he'd like to be 'on the firing squad,' feds say
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  Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick, center, speaks during a news conference in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. (Matt Rourke / AP). Matt ZapotoskyWashington Post. The former chief of a small township in New Jersey has been ...
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• Police have very little clues after father was murdered while feeding his dogs - WSB Atlanta

  02-11-2017 04:37 via wsbtv.com
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  Police have very little clues after father was murdered while feeding his dogs
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  A mother is pleading for answers after her son was murdered while he was just feeding his dogs. Channel 2 has learned police believe this was a completely random attack. The 44-year-old father Yomont King, who was affectionately known as Mont, was ...
  
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• Police Investigating After Razor Blades, Needles and Even Heroin Are Allegedly Found in Children's Halloween Candy - PEOPLE.com

  02-11-2017 03:26 via people.com
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  Police Investigating After Razor Blades, Needles and Even Heroin Are Allegedly Found in Children's Halloween Candy
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  Several police departments are warning parents to check their children's Halloween candy for possible weapons or drugs after receiving reports that some sweets had been tampered with. The Washington County Sheriff's Office in Hillsboro, Oregon, are ...and more »
  
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• Man dies after gunfire erupts at busy Davie drugstore, police say - Sun Sentinel

  02-11-2017 02:20 via sun-sentinel.com
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  Man dies after gunfire erupts at busy Davie drugstore, police say
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  A man was rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood after a shooting Wednesday at a CVS drug store. Linda Trischitta and Adam SacasaContact ReporterSun Sentinel. Privacy Policy. When gunfire erupted during lunchtime Wednesday at a ...and more »
  
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• Alabama Deputy Killed in Crash

  02-11-2017 02:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  A 56-year-old DeKalb County, AL, deputy was killed Tuesday in a traffic crash, according to officials with the department where he worked, reports the Times Free Press."Our hearts here at the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office are saddened this morning when we learned that one of our deputies, Daniel Matthews was in a car accident that took his life," DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said Tuesday in a news release. "Daniel was 56 years old, was with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Reserves for two yea
  
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• AL Officer Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

  02-11-2017 01:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Vestavia Hills, AL, police officer shot himself in the head while on duty Wednesday. The officer was rushed to the hospital, where he died, reports WVTM."VHPD asks the community to keep the officer's family, friends and colleagues in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time," police said in a released statement. 
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• 'Road rage' tied to fatal shooting in south Allentown, police say - Allentown Morning Call

  02-11-2017 01:51 via mcall.com
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  'Road rage' tied to fatal shooting in south Allentown, police say
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  Allentown police are investigating a deadly shooting they believe was caused by 'road rage' that happened at South Ninth and Wyoming streets just before noon Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. Manuel Gamiz Jr.Contact ReporterOf The Morning Call. With a cold ...
  Man fatally shot in possible case of road rage, police sayWFMZ Allentownall 12 news articles »
  
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• CA K-9 Killed by Stabbing Suspect

  02-11-2017 01:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A California man stabbed and killed a police K-9 before being fatally shot by a police officer Tuesday afternoon. The man had also stabbed his girlfriend and thrown butcher knives at other officers, police said Wednesday.Jesus Birelas-Contreras refused to surrender before hurling the knives, according to police. Lt. Emmet Larkin fired at Birelas-Contreras, killing him, reports the Mercury News..The girlfriend survived, but one of the Department of Public Safety's dogs, Jax, succumbed to his woun
  
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• Driver in NYC Truck Attack Had Been Planning for Weeks, Police Say

  02-11-2017 01:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sayfullo Saipov has been charged with federal terrorism offenses in connection with Tuesday's attack in New York City in which eight people were killed, according to a charging document from the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Saipov, a 29-year-old Uzbek national who was living in New Jersey, is charged with providing material support to ISIS and violence and destruction of motor vehicles.Saipov rented a truck similar to the one used in the attack several times over the course
  
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• Video: NYPD Officer Hailed as Hero for Stopping Terror Suspect

  02-11-2017 01:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: NYPD Officer Hailed as Hero for Stopping Terror SuspectNew York City officials are hailing Officer Ryan Nash, 28, for shooting and apprehending Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, the suspect accused of mowing down at least eight people with a rented truck in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, reports NBC News."He was a hero," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference Wednesday.Nash was reportedly out on a routine call on Tuesday afternoon when he and his partner were summoned to help with a studen
  
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• Baltimore police report several robberies by juveniles who took ... - Baltimore Sun

  02-11-2017 00:42 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police report several robberies by juveniles who took ...
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  Baltimore police said large groups of juveniles committed several robberies on Halloween, taking cellphones and candy from victims.and more »
  
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• Iowa Deputy and K-9 Involved in Car Crash

  02-11-2017 00:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A deputy and his K-9 partner were injured when a Jones County, IA, Sheriff’s patrol vehicle was involved in a near head-on collision Tuesday morning, reports KMCH.It happened just west of Wyoming, IA, on Highway 64 around 7 a.m. The Jones County Sheriff’s Office says a truck driven by 28-year old Ryan Leppert of Edgewood was heading east when he tried passing a semi. As he was passing, he struck an oncoming Jones County K-9 deputy vehicle. The patrol vehicle went into the ditch, stru
  
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• Police: Marietta DJ-for-hire wanted for defrauding customers, stealing credit cards - LancasterOnline

  02-11-2017 00:03 via lancasteronline.com
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  Police: Marietta DJ-for-hire wanted for defrauding customers, stealing credit cards
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  At least one arrest warrant has been issued for a Marietta man accused of taking deposits as a DJ-for-hire and failing to show up for gigs, according to Susquehanna Regional police. Brian A. Smith, 31, stood up multiple weddings and other events after ...
  
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