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• Louisville Plans to Use Drones to Respond to Gunshots

  20-02-2018 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Louisville, KY, is vying to become probably the first city in the country to use autonomous drones to respond to the sound of gunfire, reports Government Technology.The city has applied for a special program the Federal Aviation Administration is running, where it will give a handful of cities temporary permission to get around long-standing drone rules in order to run pilot projects. Those rules, which operators typically have to get individual waivers to get around, include flying drones outsi
  
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• Video: Loaded Handgun Found Inside Georgia Jail

  20-02-2018 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Loaded Handgun Found Inside Georgia JailAuthorities are investigating after a loaded gun was found at the Bibb County Jail in Georgia.Last Wednesday afternoon, a husband of a female inmate contacted the jail staff after his wife told him there could possibly be a gun inside the female section of the jail. Corrections deputies later found a small .22 caliber handgun, which was loaded with one bullet.According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, a female inmate reportedly hid the weapon in
  
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• Suspect Bites LAPD Officers Multiple Times

  20-02-2018 23:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were bitten several times Monday night by a 30-year-old man who had triggered a cash register alarm at an AT&T store in Tarzana, CA, police said.Officers from the West Valley Division responded to an alarm at the store around 7:15 p.m., said LAPD Officer Tony Im. It's unclear what the man was doing in the store, Im said.While interviewing the man, the officers got into a physical altercation with the suspect, Im said. Both officers suffered multiple
  
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• Carrie Underwood Donates $10,000 to Oklahoma Officer Injured in Crash

  20-02-2018 23:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Country singer Carrie Underwood donated $10,000 to the GoFundMe page for an Oklahoma police officer who was injured last week in a rollover crash that left him with a broken neck, reports Fox News.Underwood made the donation under her married name, Carrie Fisher, on the GoFundMe campaign Saturday for Checotah Assistant Police Chief Justin Durrett. The officer was heading to work on Feb. 11 when his truck slid off the road and crashed.Durrett was ejected from his vehicle. He suffered a broken nec
  
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• Trump Honors 9 Law Enforcement Officers with Medals of Valor

  20-02-2018 23:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Embed from Getty ImagesPresident Trump on Tuesday presented the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to 12 "great heroes" who risked "their lives to protect America's citizens and communities."The award is the highest national honor a public safety officer — local police, fire department, sheriff's officers and rescue personnel — can receive, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Officers who went "above and beyond the call of duty" in various emergency situation
  
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• California Cop Killing Suspect to Face Death Penalty Trial

  20-02-2018 23:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Prosecutors announced Friday they will seek the death penalty against an admitted gang member accused of killing his cousin in East Los Angeles and then opening fire on two Whittier, CA, police officers, killing one and wounding the other.Michael Christopher Mejia, 27, is charged with the Feb. 20, 2017, killings of Officer Keith Boyer, 53, and of his own cousin, 47-year-old Roy Torres.The murder charges include the special circumstance allegations of murder of a peace officer in the performance
  
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• Broward County Sheriff, Some Florida Chiefs Push for AR-15 Ban

  20-02-2018 23:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  For Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, the anguish of Florida’s worst school shooting remains raw. Families are still burying some of the 17 students and faculty members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, victims of a deeply troubled ex-student armed with an AR-15 rifle.For Miami Beach Police Chief Dan Oates, the scars are six years old but still deep. He headed the police department in Aurora, Colorado, when a mentally ill killer armed with an AR-15 rifle killed
  
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• Baltimore Forces Officers to Stay by Threatening to Sue

  20-02-2018 23:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a city with a record-breaking murder rate, and respect for police at an all-time low, many people are wondering why more Baltimore Police officers don’t quit. For many of them, the reason is simple - the department won’t let them quit.Baltimore PD is one of the few departments that actively sues officers who resign, forcing officers to stay.In order to resign without being sued, officers need to work for years after completing field training.Current Baltimore officers told Blue Li
  
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• Police: 6-year-old struck by vehicle in Tampa - ABC Action News

  20-02-2018 18:54 via abcactionnews.com
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  Police: 6-year-old struck by vehicle in Tampa
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  TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Police are investigating a crash involving a vehicle and a 6-year-old pedestrian. TPD was dispatched to the scene of the crash around 7:42 a.m. on Tuesday. The crash took place near the intersection of Myrtle Street and Serena ...and more »
  
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• Police on scene of barricaded gunman situation at a home in Troy, shots fired - WXYZ

  20-02-2018 18:45 via wxyz.com
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  Police on scene of barricaded gunman situation at a home in Troy, shots fired
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  7 Action News Reporter Nia Harden provided an update to the ongoing barricaded gunman situation at a home in Troy. It looks like you may be having problems playing this video. If so, please try restarting your browser. Close. Posted by WXYZ-TV Channel ...and more »
  
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• Overland Park police shooting of Blue Valley teen ruled justified; video released - Kansas City Star

  20-02-2018 18:27 via kansascity.com
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  Overland Park police shooting of Blue Valley teen ruled justified; video released
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  Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe and Overland Park Police Chief Frank Donchez announced Tuesday morning that the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old high school student on Jan. 20 was justified. No criminal charges will be brought. The ...and more »
  
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• Missing Lyft Driver Found in Hospital After Car Located in Koreatown: Police - KTLA

  20-02-2018 17:31 via ktla.com
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  Missing Lyft Driver Found in Hospital After Car Located in Koreatown: Police
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  An Uber and Lyft driver who went missing more than a week ago after dialing 911 has been found alive after a Nissan Altima linked to him was located in Koreatown, police confirmed Tuesday. The car's location, in the 100 block of South Kingsley Drive ...and more »
  
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• Police in armed standoff near Bay Bridge - CapitalGazette.com

  20-02-2018 17:25 via capitalgazette.com
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  Police in armed standoff near Bay Bridge
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  Police are gathered near the scene where since Monday evening a man has barricaded himself in his parent's home in the Whitehall Beach community Tuesday February 20th, 2018. The man has fired shots from a rifle but there have been no injuries. Police ...and more »
  
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• Carrie Underwood donates $10G to Oklahoma police officer injured in crash - Fox News

  20-02-2018 16:36 via foxnews.com
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  Carrie Underwood donates $10G to Oklahoma police officer injured in crash
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  Carrie Underwood donated $10,000 to help pay for medical bills for Checotah Assistant Police Chief Justin Durrett. (Reuters/GoFundMe). Carrie Underwood donated $10,000 to the GoFundMe page for an Oklahoma police officer, who was injured last week in a ...and more »
  
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• Malik Monk NBA Rookie In Car Crash ... Cited By Cops - TMZ.com

  20-02-2018 16:12 via tmz.com
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  Malik Monk NBA Rookie In Car Crash ... Cited By Cops
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  Charlotte Hornets rookie Malik Monk -- the 11th overall pick in the draft -- was involved in a car accident early Sunday morning ... and was cited by cops for careless driving. According to police documents obtained by TMZ Sports, Monk was driving near ...and more »
  
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• New Jersey school district adds armed police officers - 6abc.com

  20-02-2018 15:52 via 6abc.com
  New Jersey school district adds armed police officers
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  The East Brunswick school board decided the officers will supplement its existing staff of 71 security guards, who are all retired police officers. The action comes after a shooting left 17 students and faculty dead at a school in Florida and also ...and more »
  
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• These Police Stole, Sold Drugs and Covered Up Killings; Now Baltimore Must Pick Up the Pieces - The Root

  20-02-2018 15:00 via theroot.com
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  These Police Stole, Sold Drugs and Covered Up Killings; Now Baltimore Must Pick Up the Pieces
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  A police officer walks by a tagging reading 'One Baltimore' on the corner of North Ave., and Pennsylvania Ave., a day after Baltimore authorities released a report on the death of Freddie Gray on May 2, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick ...
  
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• Two dead after Shaker Heights police chase ends in crash on Cleveland's East Side - cleveland.com

  20-02-2018 14:53 via cleveland.com
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  Two dead after Shaker Heights police chase ends in crash on Cleveland's East Side
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  Two people are dead after a Shaker Heights police chase ended in a crash on Cleveland's East Side, police said. ( cleveland.com file photo ). Comment. 0 shares. By Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com · [email protected]. CLEVELAND, Ohio --Two people ...
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• LIVE STREAM: Funeral service for fallen Detroit police officer Darren Weathers - WDIV ClickOnDetroit

  20-02-2018 14:53 via clickondetroit.com
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  LIVE STREAM: Funeral service for fallen Detroit police officer Darren Weathers
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  DETROIT - The funeral service for fallen Detroit police officer Darren Weathers is scheduled for Tuesday morning at Second Ebenezer Church. The service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. - you can watch it live here on ClickOnDetroit.com. Here's the ...and more »
  
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• Police Commission president on what the public wants in a new LAPD chief - 89.3 KPCC

  20-02-2018 14:01 via scpr.org
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  Police Commission president on what the public wants in a new LAPD chief
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  Los Angeles Police Commission President Steve Soboroff is on a subcommittee that will vet the candidates for chief. He also collects typewriters. John Rabe. Frank Stoltze | February 20, 2018. Listen to story. 00:54. Download this story 0.0MB. The city ...
  
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• Police suspect Netanyahu associate of trying to bribe judge - CNBC

  20-02-2018 13:46 via cnbc.com
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  Police suspect Netanyahu associate of trying to bribe judge
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  A close confidant of Benjamin Netenyahu offered a sitting judge a top posting in exchange for dropping a corruption case against Netanyahu's wife, according to Israeli police. Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing and says the latest charges against him were ...
  Israeli Police Name Netanyahu's Former Aides in New InvestigationWall Street Journal
  Netanyahu's troubles deepen as Israeli police arrest confidants - CNNCNN
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• Police arrest two students after threats of gun violence at Carmel High School - Indianapolis Star

  20-02-2018 12:38 via indystar.com
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  Police arrest two students after threats of gun violence at Carmel High School
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  Two Carmel High School students were arrested Monday in connection with gun violence threats made on social media Friday, police said. Both male teens, whose identities were not released by police, are now facing charges of intimidation, a level 6 ...
  Willoughby police detain 2 juveniles after threat to high schoolcleveland.com
  UPDATE: Police arrest Ellet student threatening to cop
  
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• Suspect in police chase, officer-involved shooting died at scene, Austin chief says - Austin American-Statesman

  20-02-2018 12:28 via statesman.com
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  Suspect in police chase, officer-involved shooting died at scene, Austin chief says
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  Austin police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Southeast Austin. Police say the incident started when a taxicab was hijacked, leading to a police chase and a response from the Police Department's SWAT team. Photo: Katie Hall / AMERICAN ...and more »
  
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• Phil Murphy to keep Christie choice Callahan as head of State Police - NJ.com

  20-02-2018 12:04 via nj.com
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  Phil Murphy to keep Christie choice Callahan as head of State Police
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  Gov. Phil Murphy plans to nominate Col. Patrick Callahan, the acting superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, as full-time head of the force, NJ Advance Media has learned. Murphy is set to make the announcement sometime this week, according to ...
  
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• Brothers say they tried to fend off 'homosexuals' before being abused by Bay police - The Sun Herald

  20-02-2018 12:04 via sunherald.com
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  Brothers say they tried to fend off 'homosexuals' before being abused by Bay police
  The Sun Herald
  Two brothers who got into a fight after refusing “homosexual advances” in Bay St. Louis have settled a federal lawsuit they filed against seven police officers, the Police Department and the city. Thomas Joseph Koenenn III and Cody James Koenenn filed ...
  
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• Police: Man threw stuff from Durham apartment window - WRAL.com

  20-02-2018 11:55 via wral.com
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  Police: Man threw stuff from Durham apartment window
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  Durham, N.C. — A standoff at a Durham apartment complex ended early Tuesday morning without any injuries, police said. Durham police said a man barricaded himself inside a Reserve at Arringdon apartment around midnight and began throwing things out of ...and more »
  
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• Olathe police investigating attempted homicide of 3 children - KSHB

  20-02-2018 11:34 via kshb.com
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  Olathe police investigating attempted homicide of 3 children
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  Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or ...and more »
  
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• La Madeleine wallet thief may have struck again at Grapevine store, police say - Dallas News

  20-02-2018 04:54 via dallasnews.com
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  La Madeleine wallet thief may have struck again at Grapevine store, police say
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  Grapevine police are warning the public that a woman who targeted the wallets of La Madeleine diners last summer may be back at it. Grapevine police believe a woman seen on surveillance footage Feb. 9 may be the same woman suspected in a series of ...and more »
  
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• Man who advanced on Denton officers with a knife shot, killed, police say - Dallas News (blog)

  20-02-2018 04:07 via dallasnews.com
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  Man who advanced on Denton officers with a knife shot, killed, police say
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  Updated at 9:05 p.m.: Revised throughout to include more information about events prior to the shooting. A Denton officer fatally shot a man who police said pulled out a knife and taunted officers before advancing toward them Monday afternoon. Two ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore police say one killed, another injured in shooting at Highlandtown barbershop - Baltimore Sun

  20-02-2018 00:51 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police say one killed, another injured in shooting at Highlandtown barbershop
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  Two men were shot, one fatally, inside a barbershop on Eastern Avenue. (Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun video). Christina TkacikContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Baltimore police said one man was killed and another wounded in a shooting Monday evening ...and more »
  
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• With media, 'Live PD' TV show help, Dixie Motel homicide suspect's in custody, police say - Florida Today

  20-02-2018 00:15 via floridatoday.com
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  With media, 'Live PD' TV show help, Dixie Motel homicide suspect's in custody, police say
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  COCOA — The man suspected in a Cocoa motel homicide turned himself over to police and was arrested in Georgia the day after his 19th birthday, police reported Monday. Joshua Reece Wilson Keravuori, the subject of a nationwide manhunt, was taken into ...and more »
  
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