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• How the Lone Survivor Foundation Helped Heal Me

  26-07-2018 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Lone Survivor Foundation restores, empowers, and renews hope for our wounded service members and their families through health, wellness, and therapeutic support.Many may recognize the name "Lone Survivor" from the 2007 New York Times best-selling book telling the story of Marcus Luttrell's experience in Afghanistan during "Operation Redwing." Luttrell's own experience of recovery after that event is what inspired him to create the Lone Survivor Foundation. Luttrell wanted the foundation to
  
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• Alligator found in basement of Washington DC home, police say - Fox News

  26-07-2018 23:07 via foxnews.com
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  Alligator found in basement of Washington DC home, police say
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  A 4-foot alligator was found in the basement of a Washington D.C. home on Wednesday, police said. Metropolitan Police Department officers and the DC Humane Rescue Alliance were carrying out search warrant at the residence, where they eventually ...
  DC police seize alligator, dogs from homeFOX 5 DC
  Police Seize 5-Foot Caiman From DC HomeNBC4 Washingtonall 20 news articles »
  
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• Seattle police lip-sync video swiftly lampooned, spliced with images of downtown protests - Seattle Times

  26-07-2018 22:44 via seattletimes.com
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  Seattle police lip-sync video swiftly lampooned, spliced with images of downtown protests
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  The parody video includes footage of Seattle police deploying flash bangs and pepper spray against crowds of protesters. Share story. By. Asia Fields. Seattle Times staff reporter. The depiction of police in the Seattle Police Department's lip-sync ...and more »
  
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• Bicyclist struck in hit-and-run suffers life-threatening injuries; police seek driver - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

  26-07-2018 22:21 via channel3000.com
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  Bicyclist struck in hit-and-run suffers life-threatening injuries; police seek driver
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  BELOIT, Wis. - A bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle in Rock County Wednesday suffered life-threatening injuries, and police are seeking the driver, according to a news release. The Beloit Police Department said Thursday that it is seeking the ...and more »
  
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• Arkansas Deputy Gives New Bike to Girl Who had Hers Stolen

  26-07-2018 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Deputy Justin Butcher of the Garland County (AR) Sheriff’s Office went "above and beyond the call of duty," said Sheriff Mike McCormick in a Facebook post, when he found a way to get a replacement bike for a little girl who had hers stolen."Earlier in the week Deputy Butcher took a report from Carrie Carr about her daughter Dylanne’s bike being stolen," Sheriff McCormick wrote. "Deputy Butcher not only took the report but took it upon himself to do something about it for Dylanne. So,
  
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• 'I'm about to send this kid to the ... hospital': Baltimore police reviewing interaction between boy, cop - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2018 21:49 via baltimoresun.com
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  'I'm about to send this kid to the ... hospital': Baltimore police reviewing interaction between boy, cop
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  Baltimore police are reviewing civilian and body camera footage from a tense interaction between a young boy and an officer, officials confirmed Thursday. Police spokesman T.J. Smith said the department is looking into the incident, which was recorded ...and more »
  
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• Toledo couple charged in connection to police OD incident - Toledo Blade

  26-07-2018 21:44 via toledoblade.com
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  Toledo couple charged in connection to police OD incident
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  A West Toledo couple is facing misdemeanor charges after police say they allowed a known drug user into their home — an action that kicked off a hazmat scene and exposed several Toledo police officers to a dangerous drug. Lindsay M. and Michael D.
  Toledo couple charged after police officer is exposed to Fentanyl13abc Action Newsall 6 news articles »
  
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• Teen Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Death of Washington Officer

  26-07-2018 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Wednesday, 16-year-old Emiliano Garcia was charged as an adult with second-degree felony murder — accused of causing the death of Officer Diego Moreno of the Kent (WA) Police Department.Garcia and two other teens reportedly led police on a high-speed pursuit on Sunday, after officers received reports of multiple shots being fired. Officers saw a fleeing red Dodge Dakota pickup, and gave chase.Officer Moreno was laying spike strips to slow the fleeing pickup when he was struck and killed
  
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• Ohio Officer Reportedly Fired After Charging Chief, Mayor with Forgery

  26-07-2018 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Charles “Brad” Mick — a sergeant with the New Holland (OH) Police Department — was reportedly fired "mere moments after he handed Mayor Clair Betzko and Interim Police Chief David Conrad court summonses accusing them of a forgery scheme," according to the New York Post.Sergeant Mick reportedly suspected that there was evidence to suggest that Chief Conrad had forged the signature of the previous police chief — William Lawless — on a form changing his police st
  
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• Off-Duty Detroit Officer, Girlfriend Killed in Single Vehicle Collision

  26-07-2018 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officer James Hearn was driving home with his girlfriend after volunteering with the Detroit Police Department's Team-Up program — aimed at mentoring young people — when his "vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a light standard or pole," according to WDIV.Hearn had worked at the Detroit Police Department for more than four years.Chief James Craig said that Hearn loved working with the police athletic program and other programs benefiting young people."James was what I would
  
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• New Jersey Officer Saves Man from Being Struck by Oncoming Train

  26-07-2018 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  A New Jersey police officer is being credited with "saving the life of a man who was unaware that an oncoming train was about to hit him," according to CBS News."Perth Amboy Police Officer Kyle Savoia's body camera captures footage of his life saving actions on Thursday, July 19, 2018, as he saved a man who was just moments away from being struck by a moving train," the department said in a post on Facebook.The homeless man was checked into a local hospital for evaluation but was soon released.H
  
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• Colorado Sheriff Joins Effort to Pass Law to Keep Guns from Mentally Ill

  26-07-2018 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock has joined with 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler in a renewed effort to create a "red flag law" in Colorado that would allow guns to be confiscated from the severely mentally ill, according to the Denver Post.Citing the murder of Deputy Zackari Parrish on New Year's Eve, they are trying to change the state’s mental health hold laws to make it easier for law enforcement to take a person having a mental health crisis into custody.Deputy Pa
  
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• State panel revokes former Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea's police certification for 10 years - OregonLive.com

  26-07-2018 21:19 via oregonlive.com
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  State panel revokes former Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea's police certification for 10 years
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  A state board on Thursday voted 14-to-4 to revoke former Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea's police certification for 10 years for dishonesty. City investigations found that O'Dea misled investigators about his 2016 off-duty shooting of a friend and ...and more »
  
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• 'High probability' doctor who treated former President George HW Bush was targeted, police say - CNN

  26-07-2018 20:59 via cnn.com
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  'High probability' doctor who treated former President George HW Bush was targeted, police say
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  Houston (CNN) There is a "high probability" a cardiologist who treated former President George H.W. Bush was targeted when he was fatally shot last week riding his bicycle to work, Houston's police chief said Wednesday. A sketch of a suspect in the ...and more »
  
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• Man shot by Lakemoor police may be Pennsylvania murder suspect - Chicago Tribune

  26-07-2018 20:50 via chicagotribune.com
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  Man shot by Lakemoor police may be Pennsylvania murder suspect
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  The man shot and killed by police after he allegedly pulled two weapons on Lakemoor police officers Thursday morning could be a murder suspect wanted in Pennsylvania. The Lake County Sheriff's Office confirmed Thursday afternoon that they are in ...
  Lakemoor police shooting: Man with 2 guns fatally shot, authorities sayWLS-TV
  1 Dead in Police-Involved Shooting in LakemoorNBC Chicago
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• One arrested after Whitehall police seize $700000 worth of cocaine, marijuana - NBC4i.com

  26-07-2018 20:42 via nbc4i.com
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  One arrested after Whitehall police seize $700000 worth of cocaine, marijuana
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  WHITEHALL, OH (WCMH) -- Whitehall Division of Police narcotics detectives say they arrested a man and seized cocaine, marijuana, and more than $50,000 in cash. Police say they executed a search warrant Wednesday, July 25 in Whitehall but did not ...and more »
  
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• HOME INVASION| Police say suspect who entered the home was killed - Fox Baltimore

  26-07-2018 19:49 via foxbaltimore.com
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  HOME INVASION| Police say suspect who entered the home was killed
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF)-- Baltimore County Police have identified the man found dead in an Essex home as one of three suspects who entered the home during a home invasion. Police say 20 year-old Tarae Damon Holton was shot and killed during the incident ...and more »
  
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• Police: Family of little boy found wandering alone in Beaverton has been located - KPTV.com

  26-07-2018 19:42 via kptv.com
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  Police: Family of little boy found wandering alone in Beaverton has been located
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  The family of the little boy that was found wandering in Beaverton has been located. Beaverton police said the boy was found around 9:20 a.m. Thursday in the area of Southwest 125th Avenue and Southwest Conestoga. Officers were not able to locate the ...
  Beaverton police searching for parents of boy found alone in neighborhoodKATUall 4 news articles »
  
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• Suspect arrested in armed robbery at Wake Forest dry cleaners, police say - WRAL.com

  26-07-2018 19:31 via wral.com
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  Suspect arrested in armed robbery at Wake Forest dry cleaners, police say
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  By Claudia Rupcich, WRAL reporter. Wake Forest, N.C. — Authorities said Thursday that a suspect was in custody in connection with the robbery of a Wake Forest dry cleaners, one of two armed robberies that were reported this week in the town. Antonio ...and more »
  
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• UPDATE: Milwaukee police officer killed near 28th and Wright identified as Michael Michalski, suspect identified - WDJT

  26-07-2018 19:11 via cbs58.com
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  UPDATE: Milwaukee police officer killed near 28th and Wright identified as Michael Michalski, suspect identified
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  MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales identified the officer killed on Wednesday near 28th and Wright as Michael Michalski who was a 17-year veteran with the Milwaukee Police ...
  Milwaukee police officer shot, killed in shootout with gun, drug suspectWISN Milwaukee
  17-year Milwaukee police veteran shot de
  
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• Suspect dead, police officer injured in early-morning shootout in Nanakuli - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

  26-07-2018 19:03 via staradvertiser.com
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  Suspect dead, police officer injured in early-morning shootout in Nanakuli
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  An adult male suspect was killed and a Honolulu police officer was injured in a shootout in Nanakuli early today. Officers arrived at a residence in the area of Mokiawe Street at about 8:25 p.m. Wednesday to serve him with a temporary restraining order ...and more »
  
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• Allentown man shoots, kills woman at 17th St. home, police say; arrest near P'burg - Allentown Morning Call

  26-07-2018 18:55 via mcall.com
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  Allentown man shoots, kills woman at 17th St. home, police say; arrest near P'burg
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  A woman died about an hour after she was shot Thursday morning by a 32-year-old man in his south Allentown home, police said, and he was arrested about four hours later in New Jersey. Matthew Jensen of the 1900 block of 17th Street SW was arrested in ...
  Police converge on Allentown home after woman shot6abc.com
  Woman shot off Lehigh Street in Allentown; Police,
  
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• Chief: Man killed in car crash 'ultimate community police officer' - The Detroit News

  26-07-2018 18:51 via detroitnews.com
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  Chief: Man killed in car crash 'ultimate community police officer'
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  The Detroit police officer who died in a single-car crash on the city's west side Thursday was "the ultimate community police officer," despite a short career, officials said. James Hearn, 27, was a four-year veteran of the force, Detroit Police Chief ...
  Off-duty Detroit police officer, woman killed in crash on Woodward near State FairWDIV ClickOnDetroit
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• Milwaukee Officer Killed in Gunfight with Drug Suspect

  26-07-2018 17:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Milwaukee police officer was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect wanted on drug and gun offenses, Police Chief Alfonso Morales said Wednesday."The Milwaukee Police Department mourns the loss of Police Officer Michael Michalski, 52, who died Wednesday, July 25, 2018, after being shot while apprehending a wanted subject," according to a department announcement posted to Facebook. The suspect has been arrested and was not wounded in the shooting, Morales said. A weapon w
  
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• Arizona Trooper Killed, Another Wounded in Gun Grab Attack

  26-07-2018 17:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was killed and another wounded late Wednesday night on Interstate 10 outside Phoenix when a suspect reportedly took one of the officer's duty weapons and opened fire. The suspect is in custody.Department of Public Safety Director Frank Milstead told reporters the incident began about 10:30 with reports of someone driving erratically in I-10's eastbound lanes and throwing things at cars.The driver was on the side of the road when troopers arrived on
  
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• Slain Doctor of George HW Bush Was Likely Targeted as Police Release Image of Suspect - PEOPLE.com

  26-07-2018 17:42 via people.com
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  Slain Doctor of George HW Bush Was Likely Targeted as Police Release Image of Suspect
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  The cardiologist who treated former President George H. W. Bush may have been targeted when he was fatally shot last week while riding his bicycle to work in broad daylight, Houston's police chief said Wednesday. Chief Art Acevedo told CNN on Thursday ...
  'Highly probable' slaying of Houston doctor a targeted attack, police sayChron.com
  Slain doctor who treated former President Georg
  
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• Police: woman killed man with phone cord - WSAZ-TV

  26-07-2018 17:12 via wsaz.com
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  Police: woman killed man with phone cord
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Police say a woman choked a man with a phone cord in Ohio and the man has died from his injuries. Columbus police say 35-year-old Marshall Williams died Wednesday at a hospital where he had been on life support after he was ...and more »
  
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• Man in custody after allegedly abducting teen girl who police say ... - ABC News

  26-07-2018 16:34 via abcnews.go.com
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  Man in custody after allegedly abducting teen girl who police say ...
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  A man who allegedly abducted a teenage girl in Tennessee was arrested Thursday morning, shortly after police issued an Amber Alert.
  Police: Bristol teen willingly left with 52-year-old manWCYBall 96 news articles »
  
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• Police: Care for person in crisis comes before commute inconvenience - KGW.com

  26-07-2018 15:49 via kgw.com
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  Police: Care for person in crisis comes before commute inconvenience
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  Police closed Interstate 5 at I-84 for over three hours while they tried to coax a despondent man to safety. I-5 southbound was backed up into Vancouver. I-84 inbound is backed up to I-205. I-5 northbound was diverted to I-405. In addition to this ...
  
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• Police: Standoff in Burnsville Costco parking lot ends peacefully - SW News Media

  26-07-2018 15:40 via swnewsmedia.com
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  Police: Standoff in Burnsville Costco parking lot ends peacefully
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  An incident in a Burnsville Costco parking lot that resulted in hours of police negotiations has ended peacefully, according to an update posted to Twitter by the Burnsville Police Department shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday. Police say they were ...
  12-hour police standoff ends peacefully at Burnsville Costco parking lotTwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
  Burnsville Costco evacuated as police respond to report
  
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• Three men shot, one killed Wednesday in Baltimore, police say - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2018 14:34 via baltimoresun.com
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  Three men shot, one killed Wednesday in Baltimore, police say
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  Three men were shot — one fatally — in two separate incidents in Baltimore on Wednesday night, according to police. At about 11:15 p.m., Baltimore police officers responded to a report of gunshots in the 400 block of South Payson St. in Southwest ...and more »
  
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• 16-year-old charged with murder as community mourns Kent police officer - Seattle Times

  26-07-2018 14:05 via seattletimes.com
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  16-year-old charged with murder as community mourns Kent police officer
  Seattle Times
  Emiliano Garcia, 16, was charged as an adult with second-degree felony murder, accused of causing the death of Kent Police Officer Diego Moreno, 35, by leading police on a dangerous, high-speed chase early Sunday.
  Law enforcement patches wanted for son of fallen Washington police officerKIRO Seattle
  'Thank you for grieving with me': Wife of Kent police officer Diego Moreno addresses vigilQ13 FOX
  
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• State officials: Man who led police on chase had drugs in car - News 12 Long Island

  26-07-2018 14:03 via bronx.news12.com
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  State officials: Man who led police on chase had drugs in car
  News 12 Long Island
  State officials say a Queens man who led police on a chase in Wantagh also had drugs in his car. The incident started Wednesday on the Southern State Parkway. According to police, a state trooper tried to stop 24-year-old Peash Rahman for driving with ...and more »
  
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• Chicago police bodycam shows moment Maurice Granton Jr. was shot in back - NBCNews.com

  26-07-2018 14:01 via nbcnews.com
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  Chicago police bodycam shows moment Maurice Granton Jr. was shot in back
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  The video "shows an unarmed black man running away from police, and police don't have a right to shoot and kill in that situation," said a family attorney. by Associated Press / Jul.26.2018 / 12:01 PM ET ...
  Body cam videos show fatal police shooting of Maurice Granton in ChicagoUSA TODAY
  Family questions Chicago police account of black man's fatal shootingCBS News
  Chicago police fatally shot 2
  
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• Video: Portland Police Clear Out Anti-ICE Protest Camp

  26-07-2018 00:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Portland Police Clear Out Anti-ICE Protest CampPortland Police moved in at 4:30 Wednesday morning to clear out an anti-ICE protest camp that city officials said had become a nuisance.Officers in crowd control gear moved in to clear out the Occupy ICE PDX camp after an announcement on social media, and at the site via bullhorns, that any remaining protesters must leave."People ask, 'well, why did it take so long?' Actually, I think the timing was very good on this. The whole point was to k
  
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• Video: Helicopter Used in Daring Police Rescue Lands in Law Enforcement Museum

  26-07-2018 00:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Helicopter Used in Daring Police Rescue Lands in Law Enforcement MuseumA U.S. Park Police helicopter used to save five people after a plane crashed into the freezing Potomac River in 1982 has been saved from the scrap heap and will be preserved in the National Law Enforcement Museum soon to open in Washington, D.C.It was bitterly cold on Jan. 31, 1982 when an Air Florida flight took off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and smashed into the 14th Street Bridge. The craft plung
  
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