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• California SRO Attacked by Student and Disarmed of Baton

  24-09-2018 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A scuffle between a school police officer and a student led to the boy reportedly body slamming the cop outside a San Jacinto, CA, school.The violent struggle between students and the campus resource officer in front of San Jacinto High School Friday was caught on camera.San Jacinto High School had just let out when the officer started to break up a fight near campus. He was soon swarmed with students, and it appeared some of the students tried to pull off a boy who allegedly tackled the officer
  
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• Detroit Police Fire Officer for "Zoo Animals" Social Media Post

  24-09-2018 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Detroit Police Department has reportedly been fired over a post he made on social media saying, "Another night to Rangel up [sic] these zoo animals."According to WJBK-TV, DPD Chief James Craig spoke with Officer Sean Bostwick about the post and was not satisfied with the reasoning for making the comment."His reasoning certainly didn't pass muster," Chief Craig said.Bostwick was just two months out of the academy when he was let go.  
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• Dallas PD Fires Officer Who Shot and Killed Neighbor in His Apartment

  24-09-2018 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amber Guyger—the female officer formerly with the Dallas (TX) Police Department who shot a man in his own apartment while reportedly thinking it was her residence—has been fired, according to the department's Twitter page.According to Fox News, Guyger was arrested on a manslaughter charge after she shot and killed Botham Jean.Guyger claims she walked into what she believed to be her own apartment, saw someone she thought was a burglar, drew her gun and opened fire. 
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• Oregon Police Recruiter Fired for Giving Applicant Answers to Exam Questions

  24-09-2018 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  A recruiter with the Portland (OR) Police Department, who allegedly gave an applicant the questions and answers for an entry-level job interview, was reportedly fired this year for "significant misuse of authority," according to The Oregonian.The Oregonian identified the recruiter as Officer Timmy Evans—who reportedly "had a passion for helping women and underrepresented people" joining the department.Evans reportedly provided the applicant with confidential information on why she had fail
  
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• Boston Officer Shot, 2 Suspects Taken Into Custody

  24-09-2018 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Boston Police Department was shot on Sunday, but did not suffer life-threatening injuries, according to the Boston Herald.Boston police Commissioner William Gross said that the shooting underscores the danger of the job and callous attitude faced by police.Gross said the officers—members of the department's youth violence strike force—came upon a group of subjects sitting on a stairway."Upon seeing police, the men got to their feet and grabbed at their waists," ac
  
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• Alabama Officer Ambushed by Rifle-Wielding Gunman, Recovering from Wounds

  24-09-2018 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Selma (AL) Police Department who was shot in an ambush attack over the weekend is reportedly in "good spirits" and hopes to quickly return to work, according to WSFA-TV.Selma Mayor Darrio Melton identified the officer as Michael Hale.Investigators believe Hale was followed by four suspects who fired shots at him with a "high powered rifle," according to reports.Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier said that one round penetrated the officer's body armor but that bullet apparentl
  
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• California Standoff with Possibly Suicidal Man Ends Without Violence

  24-09-2018 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  A standoff between SWAT officers with the San Diego (CA) Police Department and a potentially suicidal man ended without incident on Monday, nearly eight hours after the incident began.The man reportedly emerged from his home and surrendered to officers, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.The man was reportedly taken to a nearby mental health facility to be evaluated. 
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