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• Illinois Deputies Shepherd Stray Camel Off Interstate and Into Safety

  01-10-2018 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Deputies with the Macon County (IL) Sheriff's Office were called to remove an escaped camel from Interstate 72 on Sunday.The deputies found the animal rambling through harvested cornfields near the roadway, and chased it for and hour and a half, according to Sheriff's Lieutenant Jamie Belcher. The animal then reportedly "wore itself out" and was taken into custody by three deputies and an animal control officer, the Herald Review reported."Fortunately, it stayed out of traffic, stayed off the in
  
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• Off-Duty Mississippi State Trooper Shot and Killed

  01-10-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  An off-duty Mississippi State Trooper was shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to WREG-TV.Police responded at approximately 0045 hours on Sunday to reports of shots fired. Officers then discovered Trooper Kenneth Smith and Rickie Vick both suffering from gunshot wounds.Vick was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Trooper Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.A suspect—identified as 43-year-old Troy Anthony Eaton—reportedly surrendered to law
  
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• NYPD Think Man Who Shot at Upstate Police May be in Brooklyn

  01-10-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  The New York Daily News reports that the man suspected of attempting to shoot police officers in Upstate New York may be hiding out in Brooklyn.The 42-year-old suspect—identified as Joshua Stuart—is accused of firing a gun inside the Ellenville (NY) Regional Hospital on Friday.He then fled in a white Dodge Ram 1500 and drove to Napanoch, where the vehicle was later found by state Department of Environmental Police.Stuart reportedly fired four or five shots at the officers, then fled
  
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• Mississippi City Mourns 2 Officers Killed in Weekend Gunfight

  01-10-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents of a small Mississippi city held an evening candlelight vigil in their memory at police headquarters Sunday.The vigil was held for 35-year-old Officer James White and 31-year-old Corporal Zach Moak, who were killed early Saturday after responding to a call of shots fired.Attendees at the vigil were seen leaving flowers, American flags, teddy bears. They lit candles, heard consoling messages from speakers, and sang "Amazing Grace," according to the Clarion Ledger.Warren Strain of the Mi
  
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• Kansas McDonald's Employee Accused of Putting Cleaner in Deputy's Drink

  01-10-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Kansas McDonald's worker stands accused of allegedly putting a peroxide-based cleaner in an Allen County Sheriff's deputy's drink at the drive-through window.According to Fox News, 22-year-old Trevor Hockaday has been charged with one count of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer for the incident on September 12, 2018.Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy told the Wichita Eagle that the deputy had displayed flu-like symptoms after consuming the beverage."He thought he caught the bug, bu
  
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• Illinois Deputies Shepard Stray Camel Off Interstate and Into Safety

  01-10-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Deputies with the Macon County (IL) Sheriff's Office were called to remove an escaped camel from Interstate 72 on Sunday.The deputies found the animal rambling through harvested cornfields near the roadway, and chased it for and hour and a half, according to Sheriff's Lieutenant Jamie Belcher. The animal then reportedly "wore itself out" and was taken into custody by three deputies and an animal control officer, the Herald Review reported."Fortunately, it stayed out of traffic, stayed off the in
  
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• Florida K-9 Shot and Killed Pursuing Carjacking Suspect

  01-10-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  A K-9 with the Jacksonville (FL) Sheriff's Office was shot and killed Sunday morning while chasing an armed carjacking suspect, according to WJTX-TV.K-9 Fang was shot and killed when officers responded to a call of an armed carjacking taking place just before 0320 hours on Sunday.The sheriff's office said the suspect was apprehended by another K-9 dog at the scene and arrested. The suspect's name was not immediately released.Fang was a 3-year-old German shepherd that performed both patrol and bo
  
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• FBI Offers Reward for Unsolved 1984 Murder of Virginia State Trooper

  01-10-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  The FBI is now offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for the 1984 fatal stabbing of an off-duty Virginia state trooper.The FBI Washington Field Office, along with the Virginia State Police, Manassas City Police Department, and the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney Prince William County, seek assistance from the public to identify an unknown individual or individuals responsible for the brutal murder of Virginia State Trooper Johnny Rush
  
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• Cleveland Police Jokingly Issue Arrest Warrants for Referees Who "Stole" Win from Browns

  01-10-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  "Robbery warrant issued for tonight's @Browns game @NFL 'officials'," the Cleveland Police said in a Tweet Sunday night. "Ok. We can't do that. Just sayin'," the Tweet concluded.The humorous post on social media came after a heartbreaking loss for the Cleveland Browns at the hands of the Oakland Raiders—and, if one sides with the Cleveland Police, the officiating crew.With the Browns up by eight points with 1:46 remaining in regulation, the team could run out the clock. The ball in the han
  
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• Nominate the October HAIX Hero of the Month

  01-10-2018 18:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The HAIX Hero of the Month program is in progress for October and it's time to submit your nominations.The HAIX Hero of the Month program is a feature on the Facebook Page of POLICE Magazine. Fellow officers, supervisors, community members in the jurisdiction the officer serves, and friends can nominate officers to be honored. A panel of judges will then consider each entry and name three officers to compete for HAIX Hero of the Month honors. Each officer selected will have his or her
  
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