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• Video: Officer on YouTube Replies to Bombing Suspect's Family's Criticism of Law Enforcement

  12-12-2017 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Officer on YouTube Replies to Bombing Suspect's Family's Criticism of Law EnforcementYouTube commenter Mike the Cop, who says he is a working police officer, responded to comments made by the family of suspected subway bomber who slammed the investigators working the case.The family issued the statement Monday through Albert Fox Cahn, the Legal Director for the NY Chapter Council for Islamic Relations.The family said it was "outraged by the behavior of the law enforcement officials who he
  
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• Suspect Shot, Killed at End of Seattle Pursuit

  12-12-2017 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Seattle officers shot and killed a suspect at the end of a high-speed vehicle pursuit during which police say the suspect fired on them Monday night.The incident began around 10 p.m. Monday when two suspects - a man and a woman - robbed the Forever 21 store at Northgate Mall.As officers responded, they ended up finding the male and female suspects, just west of the mall and the apartment complex. The woman was taken into custody there, but the male suspect sped off in an Audi.Officers pursued as
  
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• LAPD Officer Struck by Vehicle, Seriously Injured at Traffic Stop

  12-12-2017 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Los Angeles police officer was in serious condition Tuesday after he was struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on the northbound 405 Freeway in the West Los Angeles area.The officer was conducting a traffic stop on the freeway when he was struck by another vehicle, the Los Angeles Police Department tweeted.The officer suffered a serious leg injury, but was expected to survive, Police Department Officer Mota told KTLA.The driver of the vehicle that struck the officer was
  
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• Chicago Police Union Official Says Lawyers Using City Council as "Blank Check" Over Wrongful Convictions

  12-12-2017 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Chicago police union official on Monday blasted a $31 million settlement for four men whose convictions got overturned in an Englewood murder, calling the wrongful conviction movement “a cottage industry” that uses taxpayers as a blank check in pricey settlements.Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Martin Preib spoke during the public comment portion of the City Council Finance Committee meeting, where aldermen approved the money for the four men who each spent some 15 years i
  
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• AZ Officer Dies of Medical Event Following Foot Pursuit

  12-12-2017 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 58-year-old El Mirage, AZ, police officer died Tuesday after experiencing a medical crisis during a foot pursuit.Officer Paul Lazinsky was chasing the juvenile suspect at the time of the medical event. "During a portion of that pursuit, Officer Lazinsky suffered some kind of a seizure that was witnessed by one of our employees," said El Mirage police chief Terry McDonald. "First aid was administered; fire was called. Unfortunately, he did not survive."Lazinsky served as a police officer f
  
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• Operation Gratitude Celebrates Two Millionth Care Package for Military

  12-12-2017 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As California Highway Patrol lights and sirens heralded the moment, more than 2,100 Operation Gratitude volunteers of all ages and from all walks of life cheered the production of the organization's two millionth care package Tuesday.Patriotic citizens from surrounding areas gathered for the milestone event that was dedicated in honor of the thousands of first responders who are still in harm's way battling the fires throughout Southern California. Supporters across the country tuned in online t
  
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• ASPCA Honors NYPD Officers at Appreciation Luncheon

  12-12-2017 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) honored 16 members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and one Assistant District Attorney for their tireless efforts to help animals through the NYPD/ASPCA Partnership.The honorees attended a celebratory luncheon Tuesday held at the ASPCA's Adoption Center and were given appreciation awards for their critical roles in preventing, investigating, and prosecuting cases of animal cruelty and neglect in 2017."The 17
  
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• Video: Dallas Chief Says Millennial Mindset Partially to Blame for Recruiting Problems

  12-12-2017 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Dallas Chief Says Millennial Mindset Partially to Blame for Recruiting ProblemsWith the Dallas Police Department working to make up for a shortage of police officers, Chief Renee Hall told city council members on Monday about some new strategies to fill jobs.Chief Hall is looking at everything from rewarding officers who recruit candidates to eliminating some of the automatic disqualifiers, like minor drug use from someone's past, Fox 4 reports.Both the Dallas Police Department and Dallas
  
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• FL K-9 Found Dead After Escaping Handler's Home Kennel

  12-12-2017 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Florida sheriff’s office K-9 has been found dead two days after going missing from his kennel at a deputy’s house.K-9 Edo, was found dead Monday morning about a half-mile away from the Charlotte County deputy’s North Port home. Fox 13 reports that a necropsy conducted by Sarasota County Animal Services showed Edo likely was hit by a car. The deputy told officials he latched the German shepherd in his kennel Saturday evening but noticed Edo was missing about 45 minutes la
  
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• 4 Port Authority Officers "Heroes" for Arresting, Controlling Bombing Suspect

  12-12-2017 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Four officers of the Port Authority Police Department didn't hesitate to engage the man accused of detonating an explosive in the New York City subway system yesterday morning, leaping on top of the suspect and removing the device before more damage could be done.Port Authority Police Department Officer Anthony Manfredini apprehended bombing suspect Akayed Ullah, with the help of three other officers: Sean Gallagher, Jack Collins and Drew Preston, Port Authority Police Benevolent Association Pre
  
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• Police: At least 13 dead in multi-vehicle accident in Kenya - Fox News

  12-12-2017 19:50 via foxnews.com
  Police: At least 13 dead in multi-vehicle accident in Kenya
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  NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan police say at least 13 people have been killed in a multi-vehicle accident on a highway outside the capital, Nairobi. Nakuru County Police Commander Hassan Barua says a speeding truck swerved and rammed an oncoming bus before ...and more »
  
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• 22-year-old burglarizes Alaska high school girls' locker room, fights police - KTUU.com

  12-12-2017 19:38 via ktuu.com
  22-year-old burglarizes Alaska high school girls' locker room, fights police
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  KENAI, Alaska (KTUU) - After midnight on Monday, a tip came in to police in Kenai that someone was prowling around the high school in the middle of the night. Officers pulled up to Kenai Central High School to investigate, and located a 22-year-old man ...
  
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• Charges: Drunk driver lied to police after fatally hitting woman on Plymouth sidewalk - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  12-12-2017 18:43 via startribune.com
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  Charges: Drunk driver lied to police after fatally hitting woman on Plymouth sidewalk
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  A motorist left a golf fundraiser drunk when she ran over and killed a woman walking with her mother on a Plymouth sidewalk outside a church and then lied to police about why her vehicle went out of control, according to charges. Luann M. Johnson, 56 ...
  
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• Row over 'smell of cannabis' police stops - BBC News

  12-12-2017 18:38 via bbc.com
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  Row over 'smell of cannabis' police stops
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  A row has broken out over guidance given to police in England and Wales advising them not to stop and search people because they smell of cannabis. It was first given to police last year and was reiterated by an Inspectorate of Constabulary report on ...and more »
  
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• As her son was handcuffed, this mom started fighting officers, police say - Belleville News-Democrat

  12-12-2017 18:30 via bnd.com
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  As her son was handcuffed, this mom started fighting officers, police say
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  A “very minor traffic violation” led to the arrest of a 19-year-old man and his mother, neither of whom were the vehicle's driver, front seat passenger, nor the cause of the initial traffic stop. Caseyville Police Chief Tom Coppotelli said the ...
  
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• Man exposed himself to teen near Naperville Central High School: police - Chicago Tribune

  12-12-2017 18:19 via chicagotribune.com
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  Man exposed himself to teen near Naperville Central High School: police
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  A man who exposed himself to a 17-year-old girl Monday afternoon near Naperville Central High School is being sought by Naperville police. The victim told officers she was in a parking lot adjacent to Rotary Hill in the 400 block of Aurora Avenue about ...and more »
  
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• Dutch police will stop using drone-hunting eagles since they weren't doing what they're told - The Verge

  12-12-2017 17:48 via theverge.com
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  Dutch police will stop using drone-hunting eagles since they weren't doing what they're told
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  Last year, police in the Netherlands were ready to deploy a team of eagles to take down rogue drones. Now the police say they've stopped using the birds because training them is more expensive and complicated than they anticipated, reports Nos, as ...and more »
  
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• Police say woman lived with husband's body parts for six months - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2017 17:07 via abc13.com
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  Police say woman lived with husband's body parts for six months
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  Police say an Ohio woman killed her husband and lived with his body parts for six months. Marcia Eubank, 49, of Coventry Township, is accused of shooting her husband to death and dismembering his body with an electric saw in June. Authorities say ...
  Police: Woman accused of shooting husband, dismembering bodyFox Newsall 65 news articles »
  
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• Missing & Endangered: Tampa police search for 15-year-old girl last seen Monday morning - ABC Action News

  12-12-2017 16:13 via abcactionnews.com
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  Missing & Endangered: Tampa police search for 15-year-old girl last seen Monday morning
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• St. Louis Cops Lead Nation in Rate of Police Shootings - Riverfront Times (blog)

  12-12-2017 15:36 via riverfronttimes.com
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  St. Louis Cops Lead Nation in Rate of Police Shootings
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  Photo by Doyle Murphy; St. Louis city police block off South Kingshighway in June 2017 after Isaiah Hammett was killed. St. Louis city police shoot people at rates unmatched by big police departments across the country, a new analysis shows. Vice News ...
  
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• Baltimore Police identify latest homicide victims, including 17-year-old boy fatally shot in Northeast - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 15:24 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore Police identify latest homicide victims, including 17-year-old boy fatally shot in Northeast
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  Police on Tuesday identified a 17-year-old boy fatally shot over the weekend in Northeast Baltimore as Markel Gray. Gray, of the 6500 block of Rosemont Ave. in the city's Rosemont East neighborhood, was found with a gunshot wound to the head about 10 ...
  
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• Former police officer argues FBI pushed him to support terrorism - Washington Post

  12-12-2017 15:14 via washingtonpost.com
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  Former police officer argues FBI pushed him to support terrorism
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  A police officer on trial this week claims that he was pushed into trying to help the Islamic State by federal agents pretending to be his friend. Prosecutors say that Nicholas Young is a dangerous believer in not just radical Islam but neo-Nazism ...and more »
  
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• Millennials partly to blame for police officer shortage, Dallas police chief says - Fox News

  12-12-2017 14:51 via foxnews.com
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  Millennials partly to blame for police officer shortage, Dallas police chief says
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  A shortage of police officers in the nation's ninth-largest city has the city's top cop looking for new strategies to fill open positions -- while dealing with the "challenge" of the millennial generation. Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall told city ...and more »
  
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• Police: Man impersonated a police officer to get a discounted cup of coffee - Buffalo News

  12-12-2017 14:40 via buffalonews.com
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  Police: Man impersonated a police officer to get a discounted cup of coffee
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  A Buffalo man displayed a fake badge and a gun inside a holster attached to his belt late Friday evening while impersonating a police officer at two downtown coffee shops, police said. Mark Stetter, 48, identified himself to the staff as a detective ...
  US man charged with impersonating police officer to get Starbucks discountThe Guardianall 8 news articles »
  
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• Family of NY Bombing Suspect "Heartbroken," Decries Police Tactics

  12-12-2017 14:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  The family of the alleged ISIS-inspired Port Authority bomber said they were “heartbroken” by the attack on Monday and blasted law enforcement agencies for what they claimed were heavy-handed tactics by investigators.“We are heartbroken by the violence that was targeted at our city today and by the allegations being made against a member of our family,” said the statement read by Albert Fox Cahn, the Legal Director for the NY Chapter Council for Islamic Relations.“B
  
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• Police go after shoplifters: 28 arrested; $12000 in stolen property recovered - Lexington Herald Leader

  12-12-2017 13:50 via kentucky.com
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  Police go after shoplifters: 28 arrested; $12000 in stolen property recovered
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  A three-day shoplifting blitz by the Lexington Police Department at stores in the Nicholasville Road area led to 28 arrests and 14 citations, police said. Detectives from Lexington police, the Nicholasville Police Department and members of the Kentucky ...and more »
  
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• Armed robbery suspect shot and killed by Seattle police - KING5.com

  12-12-2017 13:20 via king5.com
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  Armed robbery suspect shot and killed by Seattle police
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  A man was shot and killed by police following a lengthy pursuit through North Seattle. Author: Brian Price. Published: 5:43 AM PST December 12, 2017. One man is dead and a woman is in custody following an officer-involved shooting in North Seattle late ...
  Man shot dead by police after wild chase through North SeattleKOMO News
  Officers fatally shoot man at Magnuson Park after car chase, Seattle police saySeattle Timesal
  
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• Police: Search underway in Cobb County after man shoots at officer - WSB Atlanta

  12-12-2017 13:10 via wsbtv.com
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  Police: Search underway in Cobb County after man shoots at officer
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  COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Police are patrolling a neighborhood in Cobb County after they said a man shot at an officer Tuesday morning. Cobb County police told Channel 2 Action News that officers pulled over two men, and the passenger fired shots at an ...and more »
  
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• Antioch police make arrest in 37-year-old kidnapping, homicide case - East Bay Times

  12-12-2017 12:50 via eastbaytimes.com
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  Antioch police make arrest in 37-year-old kidnapping, homicide case
  East Bay Times
  ANTIOCH — Police here made the shocking announcement Monday night that they have solved one of the city's most notorious cold-case homicides, the kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Suzanne Bombardier, who disappeared while babysitting her nieces ...
  Antioch Police Arrest Man in 1980 Cold Case Murder of Teenage GirlNBC Bay Areaall 9 news articles »
  
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• Shots fired at West Melbourne police officer during traffic stop - Florida Today

  12-12-2017 12:29 via floridatoday.com
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  Shots fired at West Melbourne police officer during traffic stop
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  11:10 a.m. Dec. 12 update: Detectives have identified vehicle owner Amanda Michelle Peacock, 31, and her boyfriend, Joseph Alan Bellinger, 27, as the people of interest in the case. The police officer, Joseph Jones, an 18-year veteran of the force, was ...and more »
  
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• Police searching for persons of interest in Minnesota Ave. Metro shooting - WTOP

  12-12-2017 12:15 via wtop.com
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  Police searching for persons of interest in Minnesota Ave. Metro shooting
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  WASHINGTON — Police are searching for two persons of interest in connection with a shooting at Minnesota Avenue Metro station on Monday evening. A man suffered injuries that were not life threatening, according to Metro Transit Police. Police are ...and more »
  
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• 11-year-old Michigan girl held at gunpoint, cuffed by police - WNEM Saginaw

  12-12-2017 12:04 via wnem.com
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  11-year-old Michigan girl held at gunpoint, cuffed by police
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  A Michigan mother has questions for her city's police department after they handcuffed and arrested her 11-year-old daughter. Honestie Hodges: "I'm afraid to open or go near my back door." Reporter Heather Walker: "Why is that?" Honestie Hodges ...
  Girl held at gunpoint, cuffed by policeWILX-TV
  Grand Rapids police open investigation after officer detains, points gun at 11-year-old girlDetroit Free Press
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• Bogota police officer threatened to ticket teachers in accidental voicemail recording - NorthJersey.com

  12-12-2017 11:00 via northjersey.com
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  Bogota police officer threatened to ticket teachers in accidental voicemail recording
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  Excerpts of an angry message left on the Bogota School District's voicemail on August 16, 2017, which the district says came from Sgt. Craig Lynch. Obtained via Freedom of Information Act request. NorthJersey.com. An internal police investigation ...and more »
  
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• Daniel Shaver's shooting by police officer was an avoidable ... - CNN

  12-12-2017 03:48 via cnn.com
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  Daniel Shaver's shooting by police officer was an avoidable ...
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  Although he was acquitted of murder charges in the 2016 shooting, ex-officer Philip Brailsford's unprofessional conduct led to the death of Daniel Shaver, writes James Gagliano.
  Buck Sexton: If police can execute an innocent man on video, none of us are safeThe Hill
  The Police Murder of Daniel ShaverNational Review
  Ex-Mesa Officer Philip Brailsford found not guilty of murder in shooting of unarmed manAZCentral.com
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• FBI Agent, MD State Fire Official Killed in Crash

  12-12-2017 02:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  An FBI agent and a state fire marshal's office official died Friday night after they were struck by a car at the scene of a crash on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland State Police said.State police said Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal Sander Cohen, 33, called the Rockville barrack around 10 p.m. to report a single-vehicle crash in the fast lane of southbound I-270 near Gude Drive. Cohen blocked the crash scene with his personal vehicle and activated his emergency flashers, reports WB
  
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• Video: FL Deputy Fatally Shoots Man Who Attacks, Drags Officer

  12-12-2017 01:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: FL Deputy Fatally Shoots Man Who Attacks, Drags OfficerBroward County, FL, Sheriff Scott Israel said Friday he wanted to share video of an officer-involved shooting last Wednesday to be transparent and to correct what he called "misinformation" about the fatal shooting of a man who attacked deputies.On Friday afternoon, the sheriff's office took the unusual step of releasing video from surveillance cameras, two deputies' body cameras, and 911 recordings from the open investigation to defe
  
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• Police try to trace steps of suspect in NYC attack - CBS News

  12-12-2017 01:25 via cbsnews.com
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  Police try to trace steps of suspect in NYC attack
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  WASHINGTON -- Police are checking 6,000 security cameras in an effort to trace the suspect's steps after an explosion in a crowded subway corridor near the Port Authority Bus Terminal Monday morning. The explosion left at least five people injured. CBS ...
  Port Authority bomber was not on law enforcement's radar prior to attackNew York Daily News
  Police: 1 Suspect In Custody In NY Subway BlastNPR
  5 injured after man detonates
  
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• Video: Deputies Help CA Girl's Christmas Tree Wish Come True

  12-12-2017 01:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Deputies Help CA Girl's Christmas Tree Wish Come TrueAn 11-year-old Lynwood, CA, girl wrote a letter asking only for a Christmas tree for her family. She waited outside her home for four days at the beginning of December, hoping for someone who could help. Her wish was eventually answered by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, reports KNBC.While on patrol, deputies were flagged down by a little girl."She started asking us about a program that the department has where they help a needy
  
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• SC Highway Patrol Seeking to Equip Troopers With Rifles

  12-12-2017 00:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  A South Carolina law enforcement agency is seeking to purchase and arm personnel with semi-automatic rifles in the upcoming year.Recent shootings in Las Vegas and Texas have prompted this initiative, said Col. Chris Williamson of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The need for an upgrade in weaponry has been overlooked in past years, he said. But as state legislators are expected to review its annual budget in January, Williamson said, he hopes they consider approving more than a half-million do
  
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• NYC Bomber Was Inspired by ISIS Christmas Attacks, Officials Say

  12-12-2017 00:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  A would-be suicide bomber detonated a pipe bomb strapped to his body in the heart of Manhattan’s busiest subway corridor, rending the early Monday commute with a blast that reverberated up through the city’s sidewalks, caused transit chaos, and terrified thousands of travelers who fled headlong through tunnels choked with smoke.He chose the location because of its Christmas-themed posters, recalling strikes in Europe against Christmas markets, he told investigators, and set off his b
  
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• NE Sheriff No Longer Required to Live in Courthouse Apartment

  12-12-2017 00:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  The sheriff of Adams County, NE, will no longer be required to live in an apartment inside the county courthouse, reports the Associated Press.The Hasting Tribune reports that Adams County supervisors approved a measure earlier this week getting rid of the county's longtime requirement.Beginning with the term in January 2019, the county will no longer provide living quarters for the sheriff. The new resolution says the county board should set the sheriff's salary accordingly. 
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• IL Officer Hit at Stop Light Eligible for Disability Benefits, Court Rules

  12-12-2017 00:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ever since a Shiloh, IL, police officer was injured when another car hit him while sitting in his squad car, the village of Shiloh and the officer have been battling over whether he was injured in the line of duty, reports the Belleville News-Democrat.Officer David Martin suffered cervical spine injuries in his back and neck in May 2012 while on duty when a car rear-ended the unmarked squad car he was a passenger in at a stop light, according to the appellate court decision that came down Nov. 2
  
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