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• Rhode Island police defend use of force in deadly shooting of pickup truck driver - ABC News

  11-11-2017 23:50 via abcnews.go.com
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  Rhode Island police defend use of force in deadly shooting of pickup truck driver
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  Rhode Island authorities on Friday released police body camera and traffic surveillance footage as they defended the actions of officers who, a day earlier, had shot and killed a pickup truck driver and wounded his passenger after a high speed chase.
  Protesters want Providence police charged after fatal highway shootingWCVB Bostonall 10 news articles »
  
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• Brazilian GP installs police reinforcements after armed robbery - Motorsport.com, Edition: Global

  11-11-2017 23:11 via motorsport.com
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  Brazilian GP installs police reinforcements after armed robbery
  Motorsport.com, Edition: Global
  Brazilian Grand Prix organisers have arranged for 'heavy police reinforcements' around the Interlagos track following the armed robbery against Mercedes team members on Friday night. A minibus carrying Mercedes personnel was held up at gunpoint after ...and more »
  
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• Police investigating bomb threat at Duquesne University - WPXI Pittsburgh

  11-11-2017 22:57 via wpxi.com
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  Police investigating bomb threat at Duquesne University
  WPXI Pittsburgh
  Police and K-9 units concluded their search of the A.J. Palumbo Center following an "unsubstantiated" bomb threat received by Duquesne Univeristy police Saturday. K-9 Units have completed their search of the A.J. Palumbo Center on Duquesne University's ...and more »
  
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• 3-Year-Old Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Sister, Police Say - TIME

  11-11-2017 22:48 via time.com
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  3-Year-Old Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Sister, Police Say
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  (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Police say a 3-year-old shot and killed a 1-year-old sister in Tennessee after a man placed the younger sibling in a bed with his gun. Memphis Police said Saturday they have charged Shawn Moore with criminally negligent homicide, ...and more »
  
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• Body Found Behind Md. Shopping Center is Missing Woman; Coworker Arrested: Police - NBC4 Washington

  11-11-2017 22:38 via nbcwashington.com
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  Body Found Behind Md. Shopping Center is Missing Woman; Coworker Arrested: Police
  NBC4 Washington
  A woman's body was found near a dumpster in Montgomery County while police were looking for a missing person. News4's Jackie Bensen reports. (Published Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017). A body found behind a shopping center in Montgomery County, ...
  Police: Montgomery Co. woman allegedly killed by KFC co-worker, suspect arrestedWJLAall 11 news articles »
  
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• Police: Stolen Chevy Equinox used in four Saturday morning robberies - Chicago Tribune

  11-11-2017 22:10 via chicagotribune.com
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  Police: Stolen Chevy Equinox used in four Saturday morning robberies
  Chicago Tribune
  After stealing a Chevy Equinox in Morgan Park on Saturday morning, one or more armed teenagers used the SUV in four separate area robberies, police said in a community alert. Police say the string of incidents began around 6:30 a.m., when the vehicle ...and more »
  
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• Police looking for missing Alton woman - KMOV.com

  11-11-2017 21:23 via kmov.com
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  Police looking for missing Alton woman
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  Venita Sciacca, 58, was last seen around 6 a.m. Thursday in the 3500 block of McArthur Blvd. in Alton. No signs of a struggle have been reported, but Sciacca's car is also missing. The car is a 1998 white Buick Century with Illinois plate AP57503. The ...and more »
  
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• Plot to kill Asbury Park police officer leads to 3 drug arrests - NJ.com

  11-11-2017 21:16 via nj.com
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  Plot to kill Asbury Park police officer leads to 3 drug arrests
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  ASBURY PARK -- An investigation into a Bloods gang member who allegedly told others he planned to kill a local police officer led to three arrests Friday, authorities said. The gang member, Salik Hinton, 28, of Neptune, was taken into custody during a ...and more »
  
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• Massachusetts State Police colonel retires amid criticism of altered report - Fox News

  11-11-2017 21:00 via foxnews.com
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  Massachusetts State Police colonel retires amid criticism of altered report
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  A Massachusetts State Police colonel retired amid accusations he forced a trooper to alter an arrest report. (AP). A Massachusetts State Police colonel abruptly retired Friday amid accusations a trooper was forced to alter an arrest record for a judge ...
  Shakeup in the State Police – Col. McKeon retires amid altered report allegationsWCVB Bostonall 79 news articles »
  
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• Greek police arrest trafficker with 90 migrants in truck - Fox News

  11-11-2017 20:30 via foxnews.com
  Greek police arrest trafficker with 90 migrants in truck
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  THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police say they have arrested a trafficker carrying 90 migrants in his truck container. The truck was inspected outside the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki Friday morning, police announced Saturday. Police arrested the ...and more »
  
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• NJ teen's joyride in stolen truck turns into serious police chase - lehighvalleylive.com

  11-11-2017 20:21 via lehighvalleylive.com
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  NJ teen's joyride in stolen truck turns into serious police chase
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  A teen's alleged joyride in a stolen truck turned serious after he was spotted and led police on a half-hour chase through the Phillipsburg area before crashing, police said Saturday. The 16-year-old boy from Holland Township in Hunterdon County was ...and more »
  
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• Police identify family in Scottsdale murder-suicide - AZCentral.com

  11-11-2017 19:45 via azcentral.com
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  Police identify family in Scottsdale murder-suicide
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  Jason Fairbanks, 39, Annie Fairbanks, 39, and their 3-year-old daughter and 9-month-old son died Friday afternoon, the Scottsdale Police Department said Saturday morning. MORE: 2 adults, 2 children dead in north Scottsdale shooting. Jason Fairbanks ...
  Police identify husband who shot and killed wife and children in ScottsdaleABC15 Arizonaall 7 news articles »
  
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• Air traffic controller questioned by police after discovery of a homemade pipe bomb - Washington Post

  11-11-2017 19:21 via washingtonpost.com
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  Air traffic controller questioned by police after discovery of a homemade pipe bomb
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  An air traffic controller at a North Carolina airport was arrested after he was found to be in possession of a homemade explosive device, police said. Paul George Dandan. (Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office/AFP/Getty Images). Paul George Dandan, 30 ...
  Police: NC Air Traffic Controller Had Weapon of Mass DestructionDaily Beast
  Air traffic controller received homemade pipe bomb fr
  
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• Rockford police officer funeral procession leaves church service - Chicago Tribune

  11-11-2017 19:13 via chicagotribune.com
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  Rockford police officer funeral procession leaves church service
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  Funeral for slain Rockford police officer Jaimie Cox at the First Free Evangelical Church in Rockford, Ill Saturday, Nov 11, 2017. Cox was found critically injured Nov. 5 and later pronounced dead at an area hospital. ((Lou Foglia/Chicago Tribune ...and more »
  
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• Jacksonville police arrest former Jaguars player - Florida Times-Union

  11-11-2017 19:13 via jacksonville.com
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  Jacksonville police arrest former Jaguars player
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  Former Jacksonville Jaguars player Roy Miller (97) pictured in this July 29, 2016 training camp photo taken in Jacksonville. (AP Photo/John Raoux). A Duval County judge ordered a former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle accused of misdemeanor ...and more »
  
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• Petaluma police arrest Humboldt County woman after high-speed chase - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  11-11-2017 19:09 via pressdemocrat.com
  Petaluma police arrest Humboldt County woman after high-speed chase
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  A Humboldt County woman was arrested Friday after leading officers on a high-speed chase, Petaluma police said. Hannah Mouser, 27, of McKinleyville, fled when an officer attempted to pull over around 3:45 p.m. the Chevrolet Malibu she was driving after ...and more »
  
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• Nigeria, DR Congo, Kenya and Uganda have the world's worst police forces - Quartz

  11-11-2017 19:05 via qz.com
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  Nigeria, DR Congo, Kenya and Uganda have the world's worst police forces
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  The already-sullied reputation of some of Africa's largest police forces is in for more beating. Of 127 countries measured in the 2016 World Internal Security and Police Index, Nigeria's police force ranks as the worst, just below DR Congo, Kenya and ...and more »
  
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• Uptown armed robber accosts pedestrians, New Orleans police say - NOLA.com

  11-11-2017 18:27 via nola.com
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  Uptown armed robber accosts pedestrians, New Orleans police say
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  An Uptown armed robber stole a phone and two wallets from a couple walking in the 1000 block of Jena Street. (Map by Google). Comment. 0 shares. By Jasmin Mara Lopez. An Uptown armed robber stole a phone and two wallets from a couple walking in ...and more »
  
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• Burglars wore Ronald Reagan masks as disguises, police say - Los Angeles Times

  11-11-2017 18:20 via latimes.com
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  Burglars wore Ronald Reagan masks as disguises, police say
  Los Angeles Times
  The Glendale Police Department arrested two men and one teenage boy this week on suspicion of residential burglary after a witness spotted two suspicious people wearing matching masks of Ronald Reagan and breaking into an apartment. Glendale Police ...and more »
  
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• Exploding camera battery causes panic at Orlando International Airport, police say - WFTV Orlando

  11-11-2017 17:37 via wftv.com
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  Exploding camera battery causes panic at Orlando International Airport, police say
  WFTV Orlando
  ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando International Airport officials urge flyers to arrive early for their flights Saturday due to heavy traffic from passengers on the 24 flights canceled during Friday's panic after a lithium ion battery exploded in a passenger's ...and more »
  
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• Sandy police searching for missing, endangered 15-year-old - Salt Lake Tribune

  11-11-2017 17:36 via sltrib.com
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Sandy police searching for missing, endangered 15-year-old
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Police are looking for a 15-year-old boy with autism who went missing Friday morning from his home in Sandy. Surveillance footage from the Pepperwood gated community, near 10900 S. 2000 East, shows Andrew Cook leaving the neighborhood just after 10 ...
  Sandy Police seek missing, endangered teenfox13now.comall 6 news articles »
  
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• New text messages emerge in mysterious Chicago cop deaths - Chicago Sun-Times

  11-11-2017 16:48 via chicago.suntimes.com
  Chicago Sun-Times
  New text messages emerge in mysterious Chicago cop deaths
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Then-Area North Cmdr. Kevin Duffin (right) with Supt. Eddie Johnson at a news conference in November 2016. | Santiago Covarrubias / Sun-Times. Tim Novak and Robert Herguth. Sign-Up for our News & Politics Newsletter Sign-Up. Hours before Chicago ...
  
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• Dramatic video shows police highway chase and fatal shooting of suspect in Rhode Island - New York Daily News

  11-11-2017 15:57 via nydailynews.com
  New York Daily News
  Dramatic video shows police highway chase and fatal shooting of suspect in Rhode Island
  New York Daily News
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence police showed dramatic footage Friday of a deadly shooting involving officers on Interstate 95 in Rhode Island, but many unanswered questions remain. The police department held a press conference to show highway ...
  Providence police defend shooting that killed pickup truck driver, injured passengerThe Providence Journal
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• DOJ: Man fired laser at police helicopter, tried to drive away then crashed - Ars Technica

  11-11-2017 14:06 via arstechnica.com
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  DOJ: Man fired laser at police helicopter, tried to drive away then crashed
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  Enlarge / Downtown Fresno's skyline can be seen below snow caps the Sierra Nevada mountains and clouds along the foothills. Craig Kohlruss/Fresno Bee/MCT via Getty Images. reader comments 103. Share this story ...
  
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• Dacoll Group Wins 2017 SME Employer of the Year

  11-11-2017 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NDI Recognition Systems' holding company, Scotland-based Dacoll Group, was awarded SME Employer of The Year during Business Insider's 4th Annual Scotland's Best Employer Awards. The gala event was held at Glasgow's Grand Central Hotel in October where winners across seven categories were announced.Dacoll Group is a leading provider of IT Managed Services and ANPR Systems across the UK. Founded in 1969, Dacoll Group was among those selected by Insider Scotland based on the company's ongoing commi
  
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• Police shoot armed suspect in Grays Ferry - 6abc.com

  11-11-2017 12:21 via 6abc.com
  Police shoot armed suspect in Grays Ferry
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  Police shoot armed suspect in Grays Ferry. Nydia Han reports during Action News at 6 a.m. on November 11, 2017. (WPVI). WPVI. Saturday, November 11, 2017 12:25PM. GRAYS FERRY (WPVI) --. Philadelphia Police continue to investigate a police ...and more »
  
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• Los Angeles police investigating allegation of drug planting - Reuters

  11-11-2017 06:02 via reuters.com
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  Los Angeles police investigating allegation of drug planting
  Reuters
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Police Department will investigate allegations of misconduct against at least one officer, the department said on Friday, after an attorney said video captured police putting cocaine in his client's wallet before ...and more »
  
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• Herb Lee, SF's first Chinese American police officer, dies - SFGate

  11-11-2017 04:01 via sfgate.com
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  Herb Lee, SF's first Chinese American police officer, dies
  SFGate
  Herb Lee, the first Chinese American cop in San Francisco, thought the way to help a troubled kid was to take him fishing for striped bass on San Francisco Bay. And that's what he did, thousands of times, over the course of his 30-year career. “My dad ...
  
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• National Tactical Officers Association Educational Scholarship Program Applications Now Open

  11-11-2017 02:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  The James Torkar Educational Scholarship Program application period is open from Nov. 1, 2017 through April 1, 2018 for dependent children of active NTOA "Individual" members.The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) announced that the James Torkar Educational Scholarship Program application period is now open through April 1, 2018. This program benefits dependent children of members with active NTOA "Individual" memberships that are at least 16 years old and U.S. citizens. It provides f
  
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• Native Americans: The forgotten minority in police shootings - CNN - CNN

  11-11-2017 00:24 via cnn.com
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  Native Americans: The forgotten minority in police shootings - CNN
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  Native Americans are killed in police encounters at a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group, according to data from the CDC.and more »
  
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