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• Armed Florida Hostage Taker Fatally Shot

  05-07-2018 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An armed man who was holding two people hostage in a Eustis, FL, home was fatally shot by Lake County, FL, deputies, authorities say.The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called early Thursday to help the Eustis (FL) Police Department with a barricaded person who was holding two hostages, reports WESH.Deputies said Tracy Alan Richards, 55, broke into the home where his estranged wife was staying around 3:30 a.m. Thursday. According to authorities, Richards told the woman
  
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• CPB Agent Booked on Child Porn Charges

  05-07-2018 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  A U.S. Border Patrol agent from Oswego reportedly admitted to sending and receiving child pornography "both at home and while at work," according to Syracuse.com.Operating under the alias "Capt Hook" on the mobile messaging application Kik, 54-year-old Keith Hook allegedly distributed child pornography via a computer address associated with his work at the Border Patrol in Oswego (NY) as well as from an out-of-state hotel near where he traveled for training.Hook faces between five and 20 years i
  
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• California Police Still Looking for 31 Stolen Service Pistols

  05-07-2018 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesIn March 2017, officials found some 200 police service pistols that once belonged to the now-disbanded Compton Police Department. When officers returned to the vault that had stored the guns, they discovered that 31 of the Glock and Beretta pistols were missing, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently renewed a $10,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the guns, matching an identical offer from the federa
  
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• Judge: California Sanctuary Laws Not Impeding Federal Immigration Policy

  05-07-2018 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesIn a decision on Thursday, U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez refused Thursday to block California from restricting local law enforcement cooperation with immigration agents, an early legal victory for the state's "sanctuary" law, according to the Los Angeles Times.Mendez wrote that "refusing to help is not the same as impeding," and that "standing aside does not equate to standing in the way."Given the high-profile nature of the case, Mendez said he expected his ruling wi
  
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• POA President: Detroit Losing Police Officers

  05-07-2018 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesDetroit Police Officers Association President Mark Diaz says that the department is losing officers faster than it can hire new ones. Diaz says that although the department has hired just under 800 police officers since 2014, the city has lost more than 800 in that same time period, according to the Detroit News.In 2014, there were about 2,000 police officers in the DPOA but there are just 1,624 in the union now, Diaz said.Diaz said that the department has lost an average
  
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• Off-Duty Philly Officer Struck by Gunfire at July 4th Party

  05-07-2018 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Off-duty Philadelphia Police Officer Fred Attakora was wounded and a 23-year-old man was killed when gunfire tore into an Independence Day party in Southwest Philadelphia.Both victims — Officer Attakora and a man named Michael Boateng were quickly transported to a nearby hospital. Attakora is reportedly recovering. Boateng has been declared dead.Neither shooting victim appeared to be the intended target, according to NBC News. 
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• Nebraska Official to Police: Crime Database for Work Use Only

  05-07-2018 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nebraska Crime Commission Executive Director Darrell Fisher has cautioned law enforcement officers in his state to "never use a statewide crime database for anything but law enforcement purposes," according to the Scottsbluff Star Herald.The warning came in the wake of a lawsuit alleging that three police officials had "harassed and intimidated two state employees, in part by looking up the workers’ criminal records on the Nebraska Criminal Justice Information System (NCJIS)," the Star Her
  
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• Family of Slain IN Officer Receives Letter from President Trump

  05-07-2018 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The family of Terre Haute (IN) Police Officer Rob Pitts — who was killed on May 4 in an exchange of gunfire with a homicide suspect — recently received a personal letter of support from President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.“We pray that you all are strengthened by the memory of Rob’s indelible spirit and find comfort in knowing that Dakota, Brooke and Austin will carry on his legacy. He will forever be remembered for his commitment to protecting and serving
  
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• Chicago Police Shoot Armed Man During Foot Pursuit

  05-07-2018 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesChicago police — responding to a call about a man with a gun in the West Garfield Park neighborhood — shot and killed the subject during a foot pursuit on Tuesday.The 33-year-old man — identified as Terrell Eason — allegedly confronted officers and then fled on foot.A statement from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability — which investigates shootings by police — said in part, "During the pursuit, officers discharged their firearms
  
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