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• Police Handled Response to Sandy Hook School Shooting Effectively, Report Says

  13-01-2018 01:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  A long-awaited report on law enforcement response to the 2012 school massacre in Newtown, CT, concludes state police handled the response effectively, but it recommends improvements to protecting crime scene integrity, dealing with victims' families and other issues, reports the Associated Press. A 2013 report on the response by Newtown police said that department responded rapidly and followed policy.After the massacre, police officials not involved in the investigation and "dignitaries" were a
  
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• Video: Attempted Murder Suspect Opens Fire on UT Police During Chase

  13-01-2018 01:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Attempted Murder Suspect Opens Fire on UT Police During ChaseNew video shows the suspect in an attempted murder involved in a shootout before leading police on a high-speed chase, reports KTRK-TV.Arturo Gallemore-Jimenez, 37, is behind bars after a violent barrage of gunfire caught on camera in Utah Dec. 20.Officers said they were looking for Jimenez initially after he was seen shooting out the window of his own truck after locking his keys inside, KSL reports.When police spotted him on I
  
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• Video: Suspect in WA Deputy’s Murder Was Wearing Body Armor, Shot Himself in Head

  13-01-2018 01:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Suspect in WA Deputy’s Murder Was Wearing Body Armor, Shot Himself in HeadThe suspect who died during a gun battle with a Pierce County, WA, sheriff's deputy earlier this week was wearing body armor and shot himself in the head, officials said Wednesday.Deputy Daniel McCartney, 34, of Yelm, was fatally shot Sunday night while he was investigating a home invasion in Frederickson. One suspect, Henry Carden, was killed at the scene. The other suspect, Frank Pawul, allegedly fled and a
  
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• Officer Who Inspired Films 'Dirty Harry,' 'Bullitt,' and 'Zodiac' Has Died

  13-01-2018 00:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Law enforcement lost one of its most famous members on Jan. 6, when Dave Toschi — a longtime detective with the San Francisco Police Department — passed away after a lengthy illness, reports Yahoo Entertainment.Toschi was a brash, larger-than-life personality, even by the standards of his city, and he received his most famous assignment in 1969 when, alongside partner Bill Armstrong, he was tasked with handling the Zodiac serial-killer case. That, in turn, led to national prominence
  
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