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• Video: San Francisco Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Wednesday Gunfight

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  VIDEO: San Francisco Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Wednesday GunfightA suspect shot by San Francisco police in the city’s Excelsior neighborhood Wednesday in an exchange of gunfire that wounded a police officer and injured four other people, has died from his wounds, officials said Thursday.The alleged gunman, identified as 21-year-old Suisun City resident Jehad Eid, died Wednesday night at San Francisco General Hospital, police said.The officer who struck is in fair condition. Doctors w
  
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• Sacramento Sheriff Tells Trump About Spectacular Failures in California

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  Sacramento County (CA) Sheriff Scott Jones traveled to the White House Tuesday and told President Donald Trump that California is full of "spectacular failures" where dangerous criminal immigrants are released from jail every single day. The visit came amid increased tension between the administration and California municipalities on sanctuary city policies.Jones joined a group of local law enforcement officials, lawmakers and administration officials for a roundtable discussion with Trump, Atto
  
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• Massachusetts Chiefs Oppose Legislation That Would Limit Social Media Checks of Recruits

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  The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association is slamming proposed legislation it says would limit the ability to give full background checks to recruits.The law would prohibit department heads from scouring personal social media accounts. The group wants to be able to dig through social media profiles to help screen candidates and protect the public from those who could “tarnish the badge.”The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem of Newton, would block employers and ed
  
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• Interim Austin Chief Lauded for Leadership During Serial Bombings

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  Former Austin Chief of Police and current Houston Chief Art Acevedo tweeted support Wednesday for APD Interim Chief Brian Manley to become the next chief of the department. Hours later, an Austin city council member announced a measure for the council to approve his appointment if the city manager seeks that approval.Manley has been interim chief since December 2016. He was named to the position when Acevedo departed for Houston. Council Member Delia Garza wrote her thanks to Manley, the AP
  
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• Florida Governor Orders Troopers to Patrol Parkland High School

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  Gov. Rick Scott has ordered eight Florida Highway Patrol troopers to beef up security at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where gunman Nikolas Cruz killed 14 students and three staff members and injured 17 others last month in one of the nation’s worst school shootings. Scott’s office said Wednesday the troopers will report to the school Thursday morning. The governor offered additional law-enforcement officers Tuesday, after two Douglas High students were arrested for bringing
  
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• California Legislator Proposes Special Tax on Guns, Ammo

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  Californians who buy guns or ammunition would have to pay a new fee to fund more counselors and safety officers at schools under legislation proposed in response to the recent mass shooting at a Florida high school.Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) said his bill would strengthen counseling support at California’s 1,400 middle schools and junior high schools while providing more armed school resource officers at high schools.The new fee on the sale of all firearms and ammunition wou
  
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• 4 Charged in Connection with Traffic Death of North Carolina Deputy

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  Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of an Edgecombe County (NC) Sheriff's deputy who was killed in a traffic collision on March 11.Deputy David Manning lost control of his vehicle and crashed head-on into traffic as he attempted to pull over an intoxicated driver.The North Carolina State Highway Patrol asked for the Alcohol Law Enforcement’s help in the investigation into the fatal crash.That investigation revealed Richard Howard Walters, 33
  
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• 360 Fallen Officers to be Honored at Annual Police Week Vigil

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  The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has released the roll call of names of 360 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty that will be engraved on the memorial in Washington, DC, this month. Each officer will be honored at the 30th annual Candlelight Vigil during National Police Week.The list includes 129 officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2017 and 231 officers who were killed in prior years.When the addition of these 360 names is comple
  
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