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• Case of CA Deputy Killing Subject Carrying Pellet Gun Headed for SCOTUS

  12-06-2018 23:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  The United States Supreme Court is being asked to shield Sonoma County, CA, Deputy Erick Gelhaus from being sued by the parents of Andy Lopez, the 13-year-old boy who in October of 2013 was carrying a pellet gun that closely resembled an AK-47 when Gelhaus fatally shot him.The Los Angeles Times reports that several California law enforcement groups have joined Sonoma County lawyers in urging the justices to “support the common sense proposition that officers need not wait for a gun to actu
  
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• Video: Baltimore Officer Runs to the Sound of the Guns

  12-06-2018 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Video: Baltimore Officer Runs to the Sound of the Guns Baltimore Police have released body-worn camera video of an April 19 incident in which an officer — previously engaged in a landlord-tenant dispute — heard a hail of gunfire nearby. The video shows the officer charging toward the sound of the guns, and upon coming upon an armed subject, placing him peacefully under arrest.Upon finding the subject, the officer can be heard saying, “Put the gun down! Put it down! Get on the
  
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• Georgia Officer Gives Family a Ride to Get Kitten

  12-06-2018 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Duluth (GA) Police Officer Heather McNaughton recently came to the aid of a woman and child in need… of a ride to the veterinarian’s office to pick up their kitten. According to a Facebook post by the Duluth PD, Officer McNaughton came upon a woman whose vehicle had broken down and had begun blocking rush hour traffic.“Officer McNaughton was able to get the vehicle off the road to help the flow of traffic,” the Facebook post read.“Afterwards, it was obvious that th
  
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• Attempted Kidnapping, Subsequent Police Pursuit, Turns Deadly in California

  12-06-2018 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  A dramatic police pursuit began in San Francisco on Sunday and ended in a fiery fatal crash in the East Bay city of Emeryville, according to CBS News.San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Carl Fabbri said that a man and a woman assaulted and attempted to kidnap another woman, trying to force her into the trunk of a car. The victim was able to force the trunk open and escape.The offenders then led police on a dramatic pursuit across the Bay Bridge and onto surface streets near the border o
  
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• Transgender Woman Arrested Attempting to Burn Thin Blue Line Flag

  12-06-2018 21:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A transgender woman was arrested in New Jersey after trying to set fire to a pro-police flag at the Philadelphia Pride Parade, according to Fox News.An 18-year-old named Ryan Segin tried to pour lighter fluid on a Thin Blue Line Flag but police stopped her before she could light it.Segin was charged with attempted arson, causing a catastrophe and reckless endangerment of another person among other offenses.According to a report from NJ.com, a Philadelphia police spokesman said, “It’s
  
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• Georgia Man Arrested for Threats Against Cops Posted to Social Media

  12-06-2018 20:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Powder Springs (GA) Police Department arrested a man who made “terroristic threats” toward police officers, according to Fox 5 News.Joshua James Bolieiro, 37, shared a video titled ‘Police Department Bloodbath Continues,’ and posted a comment, which read, “The next police officer that speaks to me will die. You cops better resign, because if you speak to me, I will consider that a threat, and I will defend myself, in the manner that you guys defend yourselves. I
  
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• Ford Unveils Police Interceptor Utility Pursuit-Rated Hybrid

  12-06-2018 20:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ford today introduced the all-new Police Interceptor Utility, the industry's first pursuit-rated hybrid SUV.The all-new Ford Police Interceptor Utility hybrid is designed to help make the lives of law enforcement officers easier with improved pursuit performance and standard all-wheel drive – and save agencies and taxpayers money. Its hybrid batteries are specially placed inside the vehicle so they do not compromise passenger or cargo space.The all-new Police Interceptor Utility also refle
  
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• Four Children, Barricaded Man, Discovered Dead Following 20-Hour Florida Standoff

  12-06-2018 08:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Four children — ages 1, 6, 10, and 11 — are dead after a 20-hour standoff in Orlando, according to multiple media reports. The hostage-taker — Gary Lindsey Jr. — is also dead.Orlando Police Chief John Mina said during a press conference that officers entered the apartment around 2100 hours on Monday and discovered that all the children held hostage were dead. Mina said two children are believed to be Lindsey's and two are his girlfriend’s.“We have no idea when
  
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• Orlando Officer Shot in Head, Suspect Barricaded with 4 Children

  12-06-2018 00:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Orlando police have identified the man suspected of shooting an officer before taking several children hostage inside an apartment near Universal Orlando as 35-year-old Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr. The wounded officer has also been identified.Officer Kevin Valencia was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center where he underwent surgery. Police Chief John Mina told reporters the officer,who is in his late 20s, was in critical condition but was expected to live. There are reports Valencia was shot in th
  
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