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• Woman Arrested After Spitting in Face of Houston Chief

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  A woman was arrested after spitting in the face of Houston's police chief when he tried to arrest her for allegedly stealing items from a Walgreen's on Saturday, officials said. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo was off-duty and shopping when he saw Danielle Paris, 40, taking items from the drugstore and harassing employees outside, police told Fox News. Paris, who was apparently intoxicated, then resisted arrest when Acevedo tried to detain her, kicking and spitting several times on hi
  
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• Video: TX Sergeant Fired Over "Absolutely Unacceptable" Conduct at Domestic

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  VIDEO: TX Sergeant Fired Over "Absolutely Unacceptable" Conduct at DomesticA 22-year veteran of the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department has been fired after a use-of-force review showed that the officer’s conduct while on duty was “absolutely unacceptable,” the department said Monday.Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald fired Sgt. Kenneth Pierce for violating the department’s code of conduct when responding to a disturbance, ABC News reports.The incident started whe
  
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• Video: Minneapolis Officer Shoots Armed Man in City Hall Interview Room

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  VIDEO: Minneapolis Officer Shoots Armed Man in City Hall Interview RoomAuthorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting inside an interview room at Minneapolis City Hall Monday night.Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said a person being interviewed by investigators was left alone in a room. When he began hurting himself with an “edged weapon,” officers attempted to subdue him.Sources also told WCCO the man lunged at police officers before he was shot. Sources said
  
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• San Diego Paper Asks: Are Officers Who Get Involved in Multiple Shootings Good Police or Bad Police?

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  Most law enforcement officers go through their whole career without shooting anyone. A handful get into more than one shooting — as many as four and five for two San Diego police officers.Why this is the case, and whether the public should be concerned about officers who become involved in multiple shootings, isn’t easy to answer, the San Diego Union-Tribune asks.Police officials say each shooting should be evaluated on its own for legal justification, without regard to prior inciden
  
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• NY State Trooper Struck by Vehicle, Suffers Serious Head Injury

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  A New York state trooper was struck by a vehicle as he helped a motorist broken down on an entrance ramp on the Long Island Expressway Monday afternoon and seriously injured.Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher, 35, was in serious condition Monday night at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore after undergoing surgery, police said. State Police said Tuesday morning that there was “no update on his condition at this time.”“We’re all hoping and praying,” Thomas H. Mungeer, president
  
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• LAPD Officer Lost Leg After Being Struck by DUI Suspect on Freeway

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  A Los Angeles police officer lost his leg after being struck by a suspected drunk driver in one of two crashes on the 405 Freeway last week.Officer Fadi Chelico was standing on the side of the freeway during a traffic stop last Monday night when he was struck and pinned between the suspect vehicle and his police cruiser. His leg was ultimately severed.A fellow officer posted an image of Chelico in his hospital bed and described him as being in good spirits and already talking about going back to
  
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• Chicago Officer Named CNN Hero of the Year

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  A Chicago police officer was recognized Sunday for her efforts to help children on the South Side.Officer Jennifer Maddox was one of 10 people honored at CNN's 11th Annual "Heroes of the Year" event in New York.Maddox started Future Ties, a non-profit after-school program dedicated to helping kids who live in the Parkway Gardens housing complex in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.Maddox works a second job to support the program. Now she'll get another $10,000 in funding, ABC Chicago repor
  
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