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• Jane Fonda Teams With Black Lives Matter to Promote CA Ballot Initiative

  07-06-2018 23:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Actress Jane Fonda, also known for her decades of political activism, has teamed with a co-founder of Black Lives Matter to promote a proposed California ballot measure aimed at drastically changing the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, reports the Daily Wire.Fonda, 80, spent part of her Memorial Day weekend canvassing for the Reform L.A. Jails and Community Reinvestment Initiative. The campaign aims to stop the construction of two new correctional facilities and give a civilian oversi
  
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• New Jersey Trooper Stops Retired Officer Who Delivered Him 27 Years Ago

  07-06-2018 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A New Jersey trooper recently pulled over a retired officer who helped deliver him when he was born in 1991.On June 1 Trooper Michael Patterson stopped Matthew Bailly for a minor motor vehicle violation in Kingwood Township. During the initial conversation, Bailly told Trooper Patterson that he was a retired Piscataway police officer. Patterson, being a Piscataway native, told Bailly that he is from the same town.Bailly asked the trooper where he used to live. When Patterson told him that he gre
  
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• Pulse nightclub shooting survivors sue Orlando, its police - CBS News

  07-06-2018 23:02 via cbsnews.com
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  Pulse nightclub shooting survivors sue Orlando, its police
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  ORLANDO, Fla. - Almost two years after a massacre at an Orlando nightclub left 49 people dead and 53 injured, some of the surviving victims were filing a lawsuit in federal court Thursday saying the city and police didn't do enough to try to stop the ...
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• Police Department Halts Marijuana Arrests - KNSI Radio

  07-06-2018 22:13 via knsiradio.com
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  Police Department Halts Marijuana Arrests
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  (AP) - The Minneapolis Police Department says it will stop arresting people on low-level marijuana charges in the wake of sting operations that resulted in the disproportionate arrests of black people. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced the new ...and more »
  
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• As many as 42 percent of Baltimore police officers on patrol last month were working overtime - Baltimore Sun

  07-06-2018 21:26 via baltimoresun.com
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  As many as 42 percent of Baltimore police officers on patrol last month were working overtime
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  When Baltimore police officers patrolled the streets last month, there were days when as many as 40 percent were working overtime, according to new records that detail how the department is struggling to deploy the number of officers it says it needs ...and more »
  
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• Police Officer Breastfeeds Abandoned Baby to Save Him from Starvation: 'Everybody Got So Happy' - PEOPLE.com

  07-06-2018 20:47 via people.com
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  Police Officer Breastfeeds Abandoned Baby to Save Him from Starvation: 'Everybody Got So Happy'
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  A police officer in Bangalore, India saved the day by breastfeeding an abandoned baby to keep him alive. Authorities in the city received a call on Friday about a newborn baby found in the rubble of a construction site, and brought him back to the ...and more »
  
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• Rogue Baltimore police unit ringleader Wayne Jenkins sentenced - BBC News

  07-06-2018 20:29 via bbc.com
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  Rogue Baltimore police unit ringleader Wayne Jenkins sentenced
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  The leader of a rogue Baltimore police unit sobbed as he was sentenced to 25 years in prison in a corruption scandal prosecutors called "breathtaking". Ex-police sergeant Wayne Earl Jenkins apologised in court for the crimes he committed while heading ...
  2 Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force officers sentenced: Jenkins receives 25 years, Taylor gets 18Baltimore Sunall 27 news articles »
  
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• How DC police plan to respond to a Caps win - WTOP

  07-06-2018 20:27 via wtop.com
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  How DC police plan to respond to a Caps win
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  WASHINGTON — As thousands of red-bedecked fans descend on downtown D.C. for Stanley Cup Game 5 watch parties Thursday evening, D.C. police say they're prepared for large crowds — and extended revelry through the night if the Capitals win.and more »
  
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• Missoula police: Reports of gang attacks on footbridge are unsubstantiated - The Missoulian

  07-06-2018 20:22 via missoulian.com
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  Missoula police: Reports of gang attacks on footbridge are unsubstantiated
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  This story has been updated to say that two of the victims in the cases being investigated by police were minorities, and the third was a white male. The Missoula Police Department said it has received no reports that support the allegations of a ...
  
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• Chicago Police Chief Defends Cops Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old in Case of Mistaken Identity - The Root

  07-06-2018 19:53 via theroot.com
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  Chicago Police Chief Defends Cops Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old in Case of Mistaken Identity
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  A 10-year-old identified as Michael Thomas Jr. is cuffed by police as an outraged community looks on. Screenshot: WMAQ-TV. Another day, another case of this country's “finest” proving that they are anything but. A 10-year-old Chicago boy was shackled ...and more »
  
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• Police officer stops ex-cop who delivered him 27 years ago - BBC News

  07-06-2018 18:17 via bbc.com
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  Police officer stops ex-cop who delivered him 27 years ago
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  A New Jersey state trooper has been unexpectedly reunited with the former police officer who helped his pregnant mother deliver him 27 years ago. On Facebook, New Jersey State Police said: "Trooper Michael Patterson stopped Matthew Bailly for a minor ...
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• Attorney says ex-Pittsburgh police officer sent client 'bizarre' messages - Tribune-Review

  07-06-2018 17:42 via triblive.com
  Attorney says ex-Pittsburgh police officer sent client 'bizarre' messages
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  Updated 5 hours ago. A Pittsburgh police officer who resigned Monday sent a series of unsolicited phone and text messages to a woman after charging her in March with drunken driving, according to the woman's attorney. Attorney Allison Reynolds said ...
  
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• Seattle Police Develop New Tactics to Counter “Sleeping Dragon” Protests

  07-06-2018 16:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Protesters in Seattle often deploy a tactic known as the “sleeping dragon” in which they lay down in the street to block traffic with their arms linked while inside a piece of PVC tubing. The tactic makes it difficult for police to clear the street and make arrests.Sometimes protesters in sleeping dragons are handcuffed to one another inside the tubing, which can be encased in concrete — or wrapped in chicken wire and duct tape, as was the case on Tuesday morning when people op
  
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• Ransomware Attack on Atlanta Police Destroyed Video Evidence

  07-06-2018 16:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesYears of video evidence gathered by the Atlanta police, most of it from in-car video systems was lost in a March ransomware attack.The footage was "lost and cannot be recovered", said Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields.More than 140 separate applications were totally or partially disabled by the attack, said Daphne Rackley who heads Atlanta's IT department. About 30% of the affected programs were "mission critical" as they were used by either the police or its courts, the
  
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• Ford Announces 2 New Tools to Help Law Enforcement Manage Vehicle Fleets

  07-06-2018 16:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ford Commercial Solutions is introducing two new connected vehicle products designed to provide fleets, including law enforcement fleets, with key insights about performance and solutions to help improve vehicle management.The new Data Services product gives fleet managers and telematics service providers direct access to OEM-grade vehicle data, allowing them to better manage their fleets.The Data Services product focuses primarily on serving large company fleets, telematics service providers an
  
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• 52-Year-Old Cadet Graduates from Washington State Academy

  07-06-2018 16:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  At 52, Gregory Andrews is believed to be the oldest cadet to ever make it through the Washington State Patrol academy. The average age for WSP cadets is 25.Andrews says he feared his co-cadets would treat him differently, but other than a couple of odd looks in the early days of the academy, he said everyone accepted him.Andrews always wanted to be in law enforcement, but he got married, had children, and started a business instead.But when his children grew up and he sold his business, he decid
  
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• Arizona Police Officers On Leave After Video Showed Them Punching Unarmed Man - NPR

  07-06-2018 15:43 via npr.org
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  Arizona Police Officers On Leave After Video Showed Them Punching Unarmed Man
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  Three police officers and a sergeant in Mesa, Ariz., have been placed on leave after the police chief was shown surveillance video footage of multiple officers surrounding an unarmed black man and punching him repeatedly. The beating has prompted ...
  Mesa Police Officers Who Beat Unarmed Man on Video Are Put on LeaveNew York Times
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• 'The Daily' Presents Part 4 of 'Charm City': The Police Scandal That Shook Baltimore - New York Times

  07-06-2018 11:58 via nytimes.com
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  'The Daily' Presents Part 4 of 'Charm City': The Police Scandal That Shook Baltimore
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  As Baltimore tried to start anew, a corruption trial exposed the startling depths of police misconduct and delivered a fresh blow to the community's trust. Image. The grave of Lavar Montray Douglas, known as Nook, who was killed by the police in ...and more »
  
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• Arizona police violently beat unarmed Robert Johnson - BBC News

  07-06-2018 07:08 via bbc.com
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  Arizona police violently beat unarmed Robert Johnson
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  The Mesa Police Department in Arizona voluntarily released surveillance video footage showing a group of officers brutally beating an unarmed man. The video shows several police officers kneeing and punching Robert Johnson. 07 Jun 2018. Share this ...
  
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• Man killed by Chicago police had been shot in an attack days earlier in a South Side alley - Chicago Tribune

  07-06-2018 05:09 via chicagotribune.com
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  Man killed by Chicago police had been shot in an attack days earlier in a South Side alley
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  Maurice Granton walked out of a hospital last weekend with a graze wound near his right eye, refusing to cooperate with police who found him lying in an alley in Chatham on the South Side, authorities said. Days later, barely 4 miles away in ...and more »
  
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• Arkansas Trooper Meets Rock Star During Traffic Stop

  07-06-2018 01:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Arkansas trooper met the rock band Poison's lead singer Bret Michaels during a traffic stop last week.On Saturday, Arkansas State Police released a photo on Facebook of trooper Deston Linkous with Michaels, who was in a vehicle traveling east on Interstate 40 on Tuesday and was headed to a concert with Cheap Trick and Pop Evil that night, ArkansasOnline reports.Agency spokesman Bill Sadler said that Michaels was a passenger in the vehicle, which was likely pulled over for crossing a traffic l
  
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