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• Survey Finds Americans Want Police to be More Proactive

  27-08-2018 22:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Key findings from a recent public opinion survey commissioned by the National Police Association were released Monday showing strong support for proactive policing that reduces the number of people committing crimes and the number of crime victims.Survey participants overwhelmingly said recent media attacks on police and law enforcement have caused officers to be more reluctant to attempt to stop murders and other crimes before they are committed. The survey found participants are concerned law
  
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• California DA Says Suspected Cop Killer to Face Death Penalty

  27-08-2018 22:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley is seeking the death penalty for 24-year old Mark Estrada, who is accused of killing Hayward Police Sergeant Scott Lunger during a traffic stop in 2015.Lunger—a 15-year veteran and father of two—was fatally shot in the head and thigh after he approached the suspect's vehicle.The other officer on scene returned fire as the vehicle fled. The subject vehicle was found abandoned a short time later. The wounded subject was located and taken
  
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• California Officer Adopts Dog She Rescued From Wild Fire

  27-08-2018 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officers from the Vacaville (CA) Police Department recently helped evacuate dozens of  dogs as the fast-moving Nelson Fire threatened the animal shelter they were housed in—and one of those officers has recently adopted one of those dogs.According to Fox News, Officer Carly Stone and Officer Jennings—along with animal control and the SPCA—quickly evacuated all the animals in about a dozen minutes of frenzied effort.During the evacuation, Stone encountered a dog named Sean
  
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• LAPD Arrest NBA Player for Alleged Obstruction During Traffic Stop

  27-08-2018 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Former Laker Nick Young—who won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors last season—was reportedly arrested for alleged obstruction and delaying a police investigation Friday evening during a traffic stop in Hollywood, according to ABC-7.An LAPD spokesman said the traffic stop was prompted by an expired vehicle registration and illegal window tint.Young was reportedly uncooperative and was eventually ordered out of his vehicle placed in handcuffs.Young was transported to t
  
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• New Hampshire Officers Post Funny Sign at Site of Marijuana Seizure

  27-08-2018 21:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers with the Marlborough (NH) Police Department recently seized 25 marijuana plants growing illegally on an individual's property.When they left the area, they also left a sign with a message for the unknown grower."Sorry about your luck. Plants may be claimed, in person, at the Marlborough Police Department. Please bring your photo ID."The department said on its Facebook page, "FACT: Possessing small amounts of marijuana has been decriminalized in NH," adding, "FACT: This doesn’t mea
  
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• Oklahoma Trauma Surgeon Volunteers for Department's Special Operations Team

  27-08-2018 21:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Tulsa Police Department's Special Operations Team has a very special member of the squad—a trauma surgeon.Dr. Steven Katsis volunteers to serve on the team, giving them a level of care that's unparalleled, according to KOTV News.Katsis—a highly regarded surgeon—says this is his way to give back to his community.Katsis trains with Tulsa's Special Operations Team on a monthly basis."It's a little bit of a stress reliever, if that makes sense," told the news station. "I don't
  
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• Shooting at Florida Video Game Contest Leaves 3 Dead

  27-08-2018 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  A gunman opened fire on the Madden NFL Championship Series contest in Jacksonville on Saturday, leaving two victims as well as the assailant dead. According to reports, three other people were wounded and are being treated at a nearby hospital.A 24-year-old man named David Katz has been identified as the suspected gunman who opened fire on during the event at the Chicago Pizza restaurant and bar in The Jacksonville Landing.One witness told Fox News that the gunman had lost an intense game and "s
  
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• Off-Duty Michigan Police Lieutenant Fatally Shot

  27-08-2018 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Clyde Township (MI) Police are investigating a shooting at an apartment building that left a Port Huron Police Department lieutenant dead, according to MLive.com.According to police, two people were shot in an apartment, and when a neighbor responded to intervene, he was shot as well."The Port Huron Police Department and the city of Port Huron is grieving today," Port Huron Police Chief Joseph Platzer said.Lieutenant Joel Wood had spent 23 years with the department, starting with the agency as a
  
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• DUI Driver who Injured CHP Motor Officer Sentenced to Probation

  27-08-2018 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The driver who struck and badly injured a California Highway Patrol Officer has been found guilty of felony DUI and sentenced to probation, according to the CHP Contra Costa Facebook page.Officer Martin Lendway was struck by the DUI driver in January. He suffered major injuries, including two broken legs. Lendway has subsequently undergone multiple surgeries but "doing very well in his recovery process" the CHP said, and it is hoped that by the end of the year he will be back on his motorcycle.I
  
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• Video: Maryland Prosecutor Arrested for DUI Says, "This is Why People Hate the Police"

  27-08-2018 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Maryland Prosecutor Arrested for DUI Says, "This is Why People Hate the Police""A former prosecutor with the Baltimore State's Attorney’s Office who was arrested for drunk driving in 2017 can be seen in recently released body-worn camera footage berating the arresting officer, saying "This is why people hate the police."According to video obtained by the Baltimore Sun, Mason was taken into custody and transported to the Towson precinct for processing, where an officer asked her, "Ha
  
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