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• Trader Joe's Standoff Victim Killed when Officers Returned Fire at Suspect

  24-07-2018 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  The bullet that killed the store manager of a Trader Joe's where a suspected murderer took hostages and barricaded himself came from a police firearm, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Officers were attempting to arrest Gene Atkins, who had allegedly shot his grandmother hours earlier and had repeatedly fired on pursuing officers chasing him through Hollywood and Silver Lake, according to the Los Angeles Times.During the kidnapping and standoff, the suspect and officers exchanged gu
  
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• 2 Seattle Officers Fired for Shooting at Fleeing Vehicle

  24-07-2018 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Interim Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best—who last week was nominated by Mayor Jenny Durkan for the permanent chief's job—fired two officers who fired on a fleeing vehicle last year.Best found that Officers Kenneth Martin and Tabitha Sexton "recklessly fired at the stolen car after failing to follow department policies," according to the Seattle Times.Best's decision comes after a lengthy internal investigation—conducted by the department’s Office of Police Accountability
  
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• Washington K-9 Finds Domestic Violence Suspect Hidden in Dryer

  24-07-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Spokane, WA, police were working on a tip from the agency's Domestic Violence Unit that a known offender may try to re-enter the victim's home when they saw a suspect run inside.The agency posted a screen grab of the resulting search to Facebook, where it has generated some humorous comments."The adult version of hide and seek never turns out well for anyone. What is depicted in this body camera footage frame is the lengths that some suspects will go through to avoid police," Spokane PD said in
  
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• Union Criticizes "One Day in Jail" for Alleged Drunk Driver Who Killed Officer

  24-07-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Dallas Police Association is irate that the man accused of being under the influence of alcohol when he allegedly struck and killed Senior Corporal Earl "Jamie" Givens was able to get out of jail in less than 24 hours.DPA President Mike Mata wrote in a statement, "It is reprehensible that Adrrian Breedlove, the man arrested and charged with the intoxication murder of a Dallas police officer was given a $76,000 bail, allowing him to spend less than one day in jail. This was a violent death ca
  
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• North Carolina Officer Shot on Sunday Now Home Recovering from Injuries

  24-07-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The High Point, NC, police officer shot on Sunday night is now home recovering from his injuries, according to WXII-TV.Police had been called to a Walmart store to deal with a man — identified as 26-year-old Tyler Carrico — trespassing inside the store who refused to leave.According to police, when the officer began checking Carrico for warrants, he attempted to flee. The officer was able to take Carrico to the ground and radio for assistance.When a backup officer arrived inside, pol
  
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• Massachusetts Police: Fewer Recruit Applicants Amid Killings, Scrutiny

  24-07-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Boston (MA) Police Department — as well as agencies throughout Massachusetts — is seeing a massive decline in the number of people seeking entry-level law enforcement jobs.Boston Police Commissioner William Evans told the Boston Herald, "I think it’s the lowest we’ve ever had for people taking the exam."According to the Herald, the current civil service list for entry-level police jobs has 2,536 names on it.Thirty years ago, there were between 15,000 and 20,000 people
  
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• Florida Officer Shaves Homeless Man's Beard to Help Him Get Job

  24-07-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officer Tony Carlson of the Tallahassee (FL) Police Department took some time over the weekend to shave a homeless man's beard so the man could apply for a job at a local McDonald's restaurant.The moment was captured on cell phone video, and posted to Facebook. The video has gone viral, with the post garnering nearly a hundred comments — all of them positive and supportive of TPD."Just wanted to say Thank You to Officer Tony Carlson on being a great police officer and even better human bei
  
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• Chicago Investigator Says Bosses Ordered Him to Lie about OIS Probes

  24-07-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kelvin Lett—a former police misconduct investigator for the Chicago Police Department—claimed in a lawsuit filed Sunday that he was fired "after he refused to give false testimony to make a shooting by an officer seem like it was not justified," according to the Chicago Sun Times.Lett alleges that former Police Board Member Lori Fairley—who is not named as a defendant in the case—ordered him "to alter his reports so as to lie about his findings on a particular case regard
  
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• Boston Gets First Ever African-American Police Commissioner

  24-07-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross—second-in-command to retiring Boston Police Commissioner William Evans—will become the next commissioner, the first person of color ever to hold the position, according to WBUR-TV.Gross was widely believed to be a leading candidate for the post but "some were surprised Walsh picked him to be the permanent commissioner so quickly," the report said.Gross has been with the BPD since 1985, serving the last four years as the agency's second-in-command
  
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• 3 Teens Arrested in Death of Washington Officer During Pursuit

  24-07-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Monday, a King County, WA, Juvenile Court held that there is probable cause for all three teenage suspects in the death of Kent Police Officer Diego Moreno to be kept in juvenile detention.The 16-year-old driver was held on investigation of second-degree murder, according to the Seattle Times, while the two passengers of the SUV were each ordered held on investigation of unlawful discharge of a firearm, according to prosecutors.The three teens led police on a high-speed pursuit on Sunday
  
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• Man arrested after standoff with Cape police - Wink News

  24-07-2018 02:08 via winknews.com
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  A man was arrested Monday evening after a a standoff with Cape Coral police. The standoff began with a suicide threat with several people, but he was later taken to the Lee County Jail, according to police. No one was injured and the standoff has since ...and more »
  
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• LAPD Officers Rescue Hostages During Store Barricade Incident

  24-07-2018 00:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  LAPD SWAT and other officers helped customers escape Saturday during a tense, three-hour hostage situation in a Trader Joe’s grocery store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles during which one woman was killed, reports the Los Angeles Daily News.The incident began with a car chase and gun battle, and ended with a wounded suspect handcuffing himself and surrendering to police, authorities said.The 28-year-old suspect opened fire on police during a pursuit before 4 p.m. that began
  
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