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• MSP 2019 Preliminary Vehicle Testing Results Available

  20-09-2018 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This past week, the Michigan State Police conducted its annual testing of police vehicles.This year, it tested 12 vehicles: the Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L RWD and 5.3L 4WD; the Dodge Durango Pursuit V-6 and V-8; the Ford PI Utility AWD 3.3L, AWD 3L EcoBoost, and AWD Hybrid; the Dodge Charger 3.6L RWD, 5.7L RWD, and 5.7L AWD; the Police Responder Hybrid Sedan; and the Ford F-150 Police Responder. Some vehicles tested were 2020 models.Government Fleet has obtained limited preliminary results from t
  
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• Former New Jersey Officer Sentenced to 23 Months for Role in Off-Duty Scam

  20-09-2018 21:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  A disgraced former police officer with the Jersey City (NJ) Police Department has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for his role in a scheme to receive tens of thousands of dollars in off-duty pay for jobs he and other officers never performed.Anthony Iannicco is the third former officer implicated in the scheme to receive a prison sentence in the scandal that has resulted in 11 officers pleading guilty to a variety of charges, including the former chief of police.Iannicco had been fa
  
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• 5 Shot, Gunman Dead in Attack on Pennsylvania Magistrate's Office

  20-09-2018 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to police, a man entered the Masontown Municipal Building in Fayette County on Wednesday afternoon and opened fire, reports KDKA-TV.Police officers from Masontown and German Township entered the lobby and engaged the shooter. The officer from German Township shot and fatally wounded the suspect.Two men—ages 35 and 47—were injured along with a 39-year-old woman. All were transported to a nearby hospital and are believed to be in fair condition.Masontown Police Sergeant R. Sc
  
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• 3 Pediatric Cancer Patients Sworn in as Honorary New York Police Officers

  20-09-2018 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police officers with the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department welcomed three new members of the force on Wednesday—11-year-old Jesse Pallas, nine-year-old Zachary Cote, and 10-year-old Sean Hughes."We did a little bit of homework and a little bit of investigation and we discovered you boys have the qualities to make exceptional police officers," said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart. "You're honest, brave, and kind."After being sworn in, the boys received challenge coins
  
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• 2 California Deputies Struck by Gunfire at Municipal Baseball Diamond

  20-09-2018 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies responding to a disturbance call at a municipal baseball diamond came under fire soon after arriving at the scene. Two deputies were reportedly struck, and at least one suspect was reportedly shot and killed in the incident, according to the San Diego Union Tribune and other sources.Sheriff Jim McDonnell said at a new conference, "This was a gunfight. These deputies did, from what I understand, an amazing job in taking care of what they were confronted with.
  
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• Woman Kills 3 People at Maryland Pharmacy Distribution Center

  20-09-2018 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to Fox News, at least three people were killed when a woman entered a Maryland distribution center and opened fire with a pistol. The victims have not yet been identified. The woman—whose name has not yet been released—is reportedly in custody at a local hospital, although it is unclear what her injuries are.Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said, "We are closely monitoring the horrific shooting in Aberdeen. Our prayers are with all those impacted, including our first resp
  
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• 3 Injured When DEA Airplane Made Emergency Landing on Texas Street

  20-09-2018 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed that an airplane piloted by DEA employees taking part in a training exercise experienced some unspecified problems in the air and the employees were forced to set the plane down in a residential neighborhood in Texas.Three DEA pilots were on the plane at the time of the crash, according to a DEA spokesperson. All three were hurt, but none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.One of the pilots reportedly told responding officers that he cho
  
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• California Governor Jerry Brown Commutes 20 Murder Convicts' Sentences

  20-09-2018 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesWith only four months left in office, California Governor Jerry Brown is busy commuting the sentences of more than 1,000 people convicted of a variety of crimes, including drug dealing, driving while intoxicated, and forgery.Among those handed pardons by the outgoing governor are 20 people convicted of murder—and serving life sentences—according to the Mercury News.Brown’s commutations for the 20 murder convicts were tucked into a larger batch of pardons
  
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• 2 Maryland Narcotics Officers Shot, Wounded While Executing a Warrant

  20-09-2018 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Special Operations Unit with the Prince George’s County (MD) Police Department was executing a search warrant on Wednesday night when they came under fire as they entered the suspect's residence.An armed individual inside the residence shot at the team, according to WTOP Radio. One officer was reportedly shot in the hand and the other was shot in the shoulder area.One of the members of the nine-person team was reportedly a tactical medic, who "immediately assisted the two injured offic
  
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