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• Wilmington police make arrest in Townsend Place shooting - The News Journal

  13-11-2017 23:54 via delawareonline.com
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  Wilmington police make arrest in Townsend Place shooting
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  Wilmington police have arrested a 24-year-old for shooting a woman Monday at Townsend Place. Khalid Mack allegedly grazed his ex-girlfriend on the back of her head with a bullet, said police. Sgt. Stephanie Castellani was not clear whether the victim ...and more »
  
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• Barricaded man escapes home, eludes Melbourne police - Florida Today

  13-11-2017 23:45 via floridatoday.com
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  Barricaded man escapes home, eludes Melbourne police
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  A man, who Melbourne police thought was holed up in a home for several hours after a violent confrontation with his girlfriend, apparently escaped before a tactical team could get inside. Now Melbourne police are searching for Michael B. Dudley-Palmer ...and more »
  
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• Police say man was drunk, driving 155 mph on Ga. 400 - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  13-11-2017 23:06 via ajc.com
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  Police say man was drunk, driving 155 mph on Ga. 400
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  Police said Dwayne Pope told them he had only three shots of champagne before he was pulled over Sunday after a chase that reached speeds of 155 mph. But when he stepped out of his car, Alpharetta police saw a man with bloodshot, watery and glassy ...and more »
  
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• Florida man was creating weapon of mass destruction, police say - CBS News

  13-11-2017 23:00 via cbsnews.com
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  Florida man was creating weapon of mass destruction, police say
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  Last Updated Nov 13, 2017 9:47 PM EST. DeBARY, Fla. -- Authorities say they've arrested a man who was creating a weapon of mass destruction in his home in DeBary, Florida, CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG-TV reports. Police discovered explosive devices ...
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• Police investigating 3 carjackings in Chicago, Cicero robberies - WLS-TV

  13-11-2017 22:43 via abc7chicago.com
  Police investigating 3 carjackings in Chicago, Cicero robberies
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  Police are investigating three armed carjackings in Chicago and several robberies and attempted carjackings in Cicero Monday morning. The three armed carjackings, which occurred in a four-hour period, have all been linked to the same men, who appeared ...and more »
  
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• Detroit police chief embarrassed after cops from neighboring precincts trade punches - Detroit Free Press

  13-11-2017 21:40 via freep.com
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  Detroit police chief embarrassed after cops from neighboring precincts trade punches
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  Police officers from adjoining Detroit precincts argued with each other, shoved and even threw punches Thursday night during a raid on a suspected drug house, leaving two cops injured, an investigation under way and a black eye on the department.
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• Police looking for gunman who killed 2 fans at Atlanta rap concert - ABC News

  13-11-2017 21:16 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police looking for gunman who killed 2 fans at Atlanta rap concert
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  An Atlanta rap concert became a melee on Sunday night after police said a fan in the crowd allegedly drew a pistol, killing two people and wounding two others before running away. The suspect, police said, was spotted by unarmed security and is "still ...
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• Video: California Highway Patrol Produces Video Honoring Women in Law Enforcement

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: California Highway Patrol Produces Video Honoring Women in Law EnforcementThe California Highway Patrol has produced a video honoring women in law enforcement that is now available on YouTube.The video titled “2017 Woman Leaders in Law Enforcement” shows women officers from a number of California agencies performing a wide variety of duties. 
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• Undercover Officers from 2 Detroit Precincts Fight Each Other During Raid

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Detroit police officers from two different precincts reportedly fought during a drug raid last week, throwing punches and even drawing guns on each other. The incident is under investigation.Sources say it started when two special ops officers from the 12th Precinct were operating a "push off" on Andover near Seven Mile. That is when two undercover officers pretend to be dope dealers, waiting for eager customers to approach, arresting potential buyers and seizing their vehicles.But this time ins
  
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• Police Say They’ve Solved 1974 Murder of Texas Officer

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  More than 40 years after police officer Matthew Murphy was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Alice, TX, investigators believe they have found the person responsible.According to an Oct. 24 affidavit filed by Sgt. Aniceto Perez Jr., Alice police identified 70-year-old Roberto Lopez — an inmate who was being held at the St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville, AL — as a suspect in Murphy's death. Lopez is accused of fatally shooting Murphy in December 1974 after an e
  
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• OR K-9 Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Eugene (OR) Police Department says K-9 officer Blek was hit and killed by an unknown motorist on November 10 while off-duty with Officer Rob Griesel in rural Lane County.K-9 Blek, a German shepherd, was only weeks away from retirement, the department told KVAL TV.According to Chief Pete Kerns, “Blek has been a go-to dog for our department. He enjoyed a storied career and had a warrior’s spirit. His passing is crushing for his family and he will be missed by us all.” 
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• NJ Gang Member Reportedly Plotted to Kill Asbury Park Officer

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Three people, including one who discussed a plot to kill an Asbury Park (NJ) police officer, were arrested on drug and weapons charges early Friday, authorities said Saturday.Law enforcement officers served a search warrant at a home before sunrise Friday, according to Asbury Park police spokesman Sgt. Michael Casey. Casey said in a news release the warrant was the "result of an investigation in which a local Blood gang member, Salik Hinton, had told several individuals that he wa
  
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• New York Officer Dies During Off-Duty Training Run

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Saratoga County (NY) Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of a deputy who died off duty over the weekend.Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo announced the death of deputy sheriff John Brown on Sunday. Zurlo says Brown, a triathlete, collapsed and died while on a training run in Albany, WNYT TV reports. 
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• Most CA Sheriffs Oppose State’s Sanctuary Law, But They'll Have to Implement It

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two years ago, as others in California were limiting cooperation with federal immigration agents, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department welcomed them into its jail.Sheriff Margaret Mims gave U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unrestricted access to databases and private rooms to interview inmates. She reorganized release times so agents could easily pick up people who had served their sentences.The policy sparked outrage among immigrant rights groups, who called it a pipeline from i
  
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• Kentucky State Police Struggling with Manpower, Equipment Shortages

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Kentucky State Police is struggling with a manpower shortage, an aging and high-mileage fleet, a lack of long guns and failing radio equipment.Statewide, the agency has about 840 sworn officers, only about 500 of whom are road troopers. The agency is considered fully staffed at 1,070 sworn law enforcement officers, said Lt. Brad Arterburn, branch commander of recruitment based in Frankfort. More than 100 are eligible to retire.State police need 260 cars within 12 to 18 months, then about 180
  
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• Despite Trump’s Efforts, China’s Online Fentanyl Dealers Still in Business

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Trump is looking to President Xi Jinping to “do something” about America’s opioid epidemic, for which he blames China.That won’t be easy.Buying opioids from China, despite legal prohibitions, remains as easy as providing money and a shipping address. A drug bazaar thrives on Chinese websites, providing one-stop shopping for users around the world.On Weiku.com, a website based in the eastern city of Hangzhou, close to 100 Chinese companies say they sell fentanyl,
  
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• DEA Announces Emergency Measure to Fight Fentanyl Variants

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will begin using emergency measures to categorize new fentanyl-like drugs as controlled substances, an effort to keep up with the rapidly evolving permutations of the powerful opioid drug.A 1986 law, the Federal Analogue Act, allows the government to temporarily classify so-called "designer drugs" as illegal in order to keep up with chemists who make small changes to a drug's molecular structure in order to get around drug laws.The Justice Department has
  
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• Border Patrol Losing Agents Faster Than It Can Replace Them

  13-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe U.S. Border Patrol is losing agents faster than it can hire them, according to a new audit released last week that said competition with other federal law enforcement and the difficulty of passing a polygraph test have sapped the agency of nearly 2,000 agents it’s supposed to have.More than 900 agents leave each year on average but the Border Patrol only hires an average of 523 a year, the Government Accountability Office said in a broad survey of staffing and de
  
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• Utah Jury Rules Sheriff’s Sergeant was Justified in Shooting Woman After Chase

  13-11-2017 19:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Utah jury has rejected a claim in a lawsuit that a Morgan County Sheriff’s sergeant used excessive force when he shot a woman in the left eye at the end of a 2012 police chase.After deliberating for about an hour at the conclusion of a five-day trial in Farmington’s 2nd District Court, jurors returned a unanimous verdict on Oct. 27 that found Sgt. Daniel Peay did not violate the constitutional rights of Kristine Biggs Johnson.Johnson — who was a Colorado resident at the time
  
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• Off-Duty Denver Officer Shoots, Kills Man Suspected of Breaking Into His Home

  13-11-2017 19:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  An off-duty Denver police officer shot an alleged intruder Friday afternoon after the suspect broke into the officer’s Littleton, CO, home. The suspected intruder was taken to a hospital but was declared dead a few hours later.The off-duty police officer was asleep in the basement of his home and awoke to someone breaking in, the Denver Post reports. The officer reportedly shot the suspect from the base of the stairs. 
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• New York Cop Killer Granted Parole

  13-11-2017 19:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  John Ruzas, the man convicted of murdering a New York State Trooper over 40 years ago, has been granted parole.When Trooper Emerson Dillon pulled over a car on the Thruway in Canastota in 1974, he had no idea it was on the run from a jewelry store robbery in Dewitt.Determined to escape, Ruzas shot Dillon, killing the father of six. Ruzas, now in his 70's, is finishing his prison term at Fishkill Correctional Facility in Dutchess County, LocalSYR reports. 
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• Bridgeport police identify officer accused of assaulting teen - CT Post

  13-11-2017 18:32 via ctpost.com
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  Bridgeport police identify officer accused of assaulting teen
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  Bridgeport Police Chief A.J. Perez, left, reads a statement to protesters outside Police Headquarters on Sunday regarding an impending investigation into the incident Friday night between police and city ... more. Buy this photo. Image 2 of 8. Buy photo.and more »
  
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• Provo Police arrest man who reportedly sexually assaulted woman in Rock Canyon - Daily Herald

  13-11-2017 17:46 via heraldextra.com
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  Provo Police arrest man who reportedly sexually assaulted woman in Rock Canyon
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  Wayne Leas, 34, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of the first-degree felony of aggravated robbery and the second-degree felony of forcible sexual assault, according to a police report. A woman was planning to meet her friends at the Rock Canyon ...and more »
  
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• The Nuts and Bolts of Thermal Weapon Sights

  13-11-2017 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After the seemingly endless administrative gymnastics of research, justification, documentation and a bit of strategic grousing, that long-dreamed-of thermal sight has finally arrived.The first order of business is getting that sight firmly affixed to the top of your rifle, but because thermal sights are still relatively new outside of the armed forces, there aren’t many people available to help set up your new gear. Read on and we’ll try to close that knowledge gap, so you better un
  
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• Trump Makes It Easier for Police to Get Military Equipment - NBCNews.com

  13-11-2017 14:02 via nbcnews.com
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  Trump Makes It Easier for Police to Get Military Equipment
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  The U.S. forces that supported Iraqi troops during the operation to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State this year used it. And it could be in a police department near you. It is a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, known as a MRAP, and they ...
  
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