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• Video: Michigan Deputy Killed Deploying Spikes to End Pursuit

  23-11-2017 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Michigan Deputy Killed Deploying Spikes to End PursuitAn Oakland County, MI, Sheriff's deputy was killed while deploying spikes during a pursuit early Thursday morning in Brandon Township.The pursuit started in Lapeer County and went westbound on I-69 to southbound M-15. It then entered Oakland County into Brandon Township, ClickonDetroit reports.Authorities say the deputy was struck by the pursued vehicle.The suspect's vehicle rolled over, and the suspect was tak
  
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• MA Trooper Lauded as “Angel” for Aiding Stranded Vietnam-Era Veteran

  23-11-2017 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Massachusetts State Police Troop A Major Pat Russolillo recently received a letter from a 71-year-old Weymouth man -- a Marine Corps Vietnam-era veteran -- who will never forget his interaction with Trooper Steven Hanafin of the Andover Barracks. The story started when, one night a little over a month ago, the man, after coming out of New Hampshire, was driving south on Route 93 when he had to pull over with a tire problem, the State Police reports on Facebook.
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• Police: Man shot in NE Portland, mom detained for questioning - OregonLive.com

  23-11-2017 07:24 via oregonlive.com
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  Police: Man shot in NE Portland, mom detained for questioning
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  A 26-year-old man was shot Wednesday in NE Portland and his mother has been detained for questioning, police say. Portland officers responded a little before 8:30 p.m. to the 10500 block of Northeast Davis Street after someone reported gunfire coming ...and more »
  
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• LEOs Repair Officers' Homes Damaged in Disasters

  23-11-2017 07:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  When natural disasters occur, law enforcement officers are there to aid anyone in need and maintain order. But those officers need help as well. When Hurricane Irma hit Florida and Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, outside agencies and members of the community stepped up to lend a hand to officers whose homes were damaged or destroyed.Knowing their homes are taken care of and their families have somewhere to stay allows officers to concentrate on their jobs, which is good for the officers and the comm
  
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• Jacksonville police searching for woman, teen believed to be missing and endangered - ActionNewsJax.com

  23-11-2017 06:54 via actionnewsjax.com
  Jacksonville police searching for woman, teen believed to be missing and endangered
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  NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. - The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a woman and a teen believed to be missing and endangered. They are Logan Mott, 15, and Kristina French, 53. Police say they may be traveling in a silver ...and more »
  
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• Genetec Announces Traffic Sense Unified Traffic Operations Platform

  23-11-2017 06:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Genetec Inc. ("Genetec"), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has announced the launch of a next-generation software platform called Genetec Traffic Sense. Designed to deliver greater oversight and efficiency for traffic operations, Traffic Sense brings a unified view of traffic systems, taps into emerging technologies such as video and data analytics, and introduces a higher level of automation to speed up resolution
  
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• L.A. Sheriff's Department Tests 2018 Police Vehicles

  23-11-2017 06:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The arrival of new vehicles in the police market is forcing the law enforcement agencies that test police vehicles to rethink their approach, which was initially designed for gasoline-powered sedans, and is now being used to evaluate a full-size pickup truck and gasoline-electric hybrid sedan.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department conducted its annual evaluation of 2018-model-year police vehicles from Oct. 10 to 13. Agency deputies got behind the wheel of 13 four-wheel vehicles and five mot
  
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• Police swoop on hold-outs at Manus Island refugee camp - CNN

  23-11-2017 06:13 via cnn.com
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  Police swoop on hold-outs at Manus Island refugee camp
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  (CNN) Police entered a decommissioned immigration detention center on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea Thursday and destroyed property and the dwindling food and water supplies of 400 or so refugees who are refusing to leave, according to some of ...
  Manus Island: Police enter former Australia-run asylum centreBBC News
  Manus Island: PNG police move into detention centre and tell refugees to leaveThe Guardian
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• Fresno Police offers safety tips for holiday shoppers - KFSN-TV

  23-11-2017 06:10 via abc30.com
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  Fresno Police offers safety tips for holiday shoppers
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  More than 100 officers will be on extra patrols around area shopping centers through Christmas. (KFSN). KFSN. By Corin Hoggard. Wednesday, November 22, 2017 08:54PM. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --. More than 100 officers from the Fresno Police ...and more »
  
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• HRW warns of bloodshed if police return to drug war - Philippine Star

  23-11-2017 05:41 via philstar.com
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  HRW warns of bloodshed if police return to drug war
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  During his speech at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija Wednesday, the chief executive said he has no choice but to bring back the lead of his drug war to the police force. AP/Aaron Favila. MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos should expect more bloodshed.and more »
  
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• More police patrols planned in downtown Portland due to businesses' public safety concerns - OregonLive.com

  23-11-2017 05:33 via oregonlive.com
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  More police patrols planned in downtown Portland due to businesses' public safety concerns
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  The city of Portland plans to increase police patrols and put up signs warning against camping in certain areas of downtown Portland to address business owners' concerns about public safety due to homeless people in the area. The plans were among ideas ...
  
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• Police: Package pirate pilfered parcels from UPS truck - FOX 5 Atlanta

  23-11-2017 04:58 via fox5atlanta.com
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  Police: Package pirate pilfered parcels from UPS truck
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  ATLANTA - Police said a UPS driver was ambushed in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood Wednesday night in what appears to be a dangerous trend developing for delivery drivers at the start of the holiday season. App users: View full article here.and more »
  
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• Congressman on tape tells woman he would report her to Capitol Police because she could expose his secret sex life - Washington Post

  23-11-2017 03:53 via washingtonpost.com
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  Congressman on tape tells woman he would report her to Capitol Police because she could expose his secret sex life
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  Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.), who apologized Wednesday for a lewd photo of him that circulated on the Internet, told a woman to whom he had sent sexually explicit photos, videos and messages that he would report her to the Capitol Police because she could ...
  Texas congressman Joe Barton says police investigating after nude photo surfacesNBCNews.com
  
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• In an emotional farewell, throng pays respects to fallen New Kensington police officer Brian Shaw - Tribune-Review

  23-11-2017 03:22 via triblive.com
  In an emotional farewell, throng pays respects to fallen New Kensington police officer Brian Shaw
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  Parents of slain Officer Brian Shaw, Stephan and Lisa Shaw, leave Mount St. Peter Church prior to the funeral procession departing for the cemetery in Lower Burrell on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The casket holding Officer Brian Shaw, is carried from ...and more »
  
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• Police dog can probably do more pushups than you - New York Post

  23-11-2017 02:56 via nypost.com
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  Police dog can probably do more pushups than you
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  GULF SHORES, Ala. – An Alabama police dog shown on video doing pushups with two officers is a big hit on the internet – and a public safety reminder. Al.com reports that Nitro is a 2-year-old Dutch shepherd who joined the Gulf Shores Police Department ...
  VIDEO: Alabama police dog does pushups alongside officersKABC-TVall 60 news articles »
  
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• Baltimore officer was killed with his own gun, police say - CNN

  23-11-2017 02:44 via cnn.com
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  Baltimore officer was killed with his own gun, police say
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  (CNN) A Baltimore homicide detective was fatally shot in the head with his own gun after a struggle with his killer last week, the city's police commissioner said Wednesday. Sean Suiter, 43, was to testify before a grand jury the day after he was ...
  Police: Slain Baltimore detective shot day before grand jury testimonyUSA TODAY
  Police commissioner: Slain Baltimore detective was to testify in case of indicted officersBaltimore Su
  
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• Drug charges pending for Lake Central teacher removed from school, police say - Chicago Tribune

  23-11-2017 01:56 via chicagotribune.com
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  Drug charges pending for Lake Central teacher removed from school, police say
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  A Lake Central High School teacher is being held at the Lake County Jail on Wednesday on pending illegal drug charges, police said. Officers were called to the school, 8855 Wicker Ave., around 11:30 a.m. after students reported to the principal they ...
  UPDATE: Police ID Lake Central High School teacher taken into custody after being captured on video allegedly using ...nwitimes.com
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• Baltimore police officer won't face disciplinary hearing - Fox News

  23-11-2017 01:43 via foxnews.com
  Baltimore police officer won't face disciplinary hearing
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  BALTIMORE – The last of six Baltimore police officers involved in the 2015 arrest of a young black man who died from a spinal cord injury he sustained in a police van won't face a disciplinary hearing after the police commissioner decided not to proceed.and more »
  
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• FBI Examining Border Patrol Agent's Death as a 'Potential Assault'

  23-11-2017 00:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The FBI said it is investigating the death of Border Patrol agent Rogelio Martinez as "a potential assault of a federal officer," but the agency cautioned Tuesday it has not reached any conclusions as to what happened over the weekend along a desolate span of Interstate 10 in West Texas, reports the Washington Post."We call it potential because we do not yet have the full picture yet as to what transpired," FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Emmerson Buie Jr. said at a news conference at El Paso's FBI
  
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• Video: Brazil MP Shoots Armed Robbers While Holding Baby

  23-11-2017 00:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Brazil MP Shoots Armed Robbers While Holding BabyAn off-duty military police officer's trip to the pharmacy with his family turned into a deadly shootout in Brazil over the weekend, reports CBS News.Sgt. Rafael Souza went to buy medicine with his wife and young son late Saturday afternoon when two armed, hooded men stormed the business outside Sao Paulo, Britain's Independent newspaper reported, citing a Brazilian radio station.One of the men pointed a gun at Souza, who drew his own weapo
  
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• PA Woman Charged With Lying About Sexual Assault by Trooper

  23-11-2017 00:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  A woman charged with lying when she reported she had been raped by a Pennsylvania State Police trooper on Tuesday dropped a restraining order alleging a similar sexual assault by another trooper, reports the Citizens Voice.Christine A. Cromer, 37, of Plains Township, PA, is facing charges of filing false reports for reporting that Trooper Robert Covington, a Bureau of Gaming Enforcement officer, forced himself on her in November 2016, after she tried to break off a relationship with him.Police s
  
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• NYC Terror Suspect Indicted on Murder, Terror Charges

  23-11-2017 00:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  The man accused of driving a truck through a bike lane in downtown New York City on Halloween was indicted in federal court Tuesday, reports Fox News.Sayfullo Saipov, 29, was indicted in Manhattan on 22 counts, ranging from terrorism to both murder and attempted murder in aid of racketeering in connection to the Oct. 31 terror attack, which left eight people dead and 12 wounded.The indictment includes charges that Saipov provided material support to the Islamic State, and also includes a number
  
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• Video: SC Trooper Saves 3-Month-Old Who Stopped Breathing

  23-11-2017 00:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: SC Trooper Saves 3-Month-Old Who Stopped BreathingA South Carolina trooper is being hailed a hero after he saved an infant who had stopped breathing, reports WSOC-TV.Trooper Benjamin Crocker said he had just pulled someone over on I-26 in North Charleston when a car pulled up behind him. He said it was unusual and it caught his attention.A mother in the car started screaming that her 3-month-old had stopped breathing, says Crocker.Crocker checked the baby’s airway, rubbed his sternu
  
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