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• Suspect in Fatal Shooting of 2 Mississippi Officers Was Out on Bond

  03-10-2018 23:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Marquis Flowers was out on bond when he was allegedly involved in the fatal shootings of two Brookhaven, MS, police officers early Saturday morning, reports the Clarion Ledger.Flowers, who was wounded either before or during the melee, is in custody but hospitalized. He has not been charged in the deaths of James White, 35, and Zach Moak, 31.While he is the only suspect in custody, according to Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain, others have been questioned about the
  
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• Criminals Should Cover Police Costs, Says Canadian Officer Running for Mayor

  03-10-2018 22:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Winnipeg, Canada mayoral candidate says convicted criminals should pay for the policing demands they create, starting with impaired drivers."If you get convicted, we bill you for the officer's time, the evidence bags, the paperwork, the breath tests. If you can afford a car, insurance, gas and get intoxicated, then you can afford the police car ride when you get convicted," said Tim Diack, a Winnipeg Police Service officer running for mayor.Diack said the billing process could be similar to pa
  
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• Video: California Deputy Pushes Wheelchair Home for Stranded Woman

  03-10-2018 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Los Angeles County deputies with the Lancaster Sheriff's Station received a call Tuesday about a traffic hazard: a wheelchair that was in the middle of the road.When Deputies Chapman and Montanez arrived, they found the wheelchair on the side of the road, but it also had an elderly woman sitting in it, reports KTTV.Authorities say the woman's motorized wheelchair had run out of power and she was stranded. The deputies offered her a ride home, but she was upset about leaving her only means of mob
  
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• Teen Charged in Florida K-9's Death

  03-10-2018 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Florida authorities say a teenager has been charged in the armed carjacking that resulted in the death of a police dog named Fang.The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office confirms 17-year-old Jhamel Paskel is charged with shooting Fang, armed robbery, and kidnapping. Sheriff's Office Lt. Craig Waldrup said Monday that the teen admitted to his involvement in the incident, reports the Associated Press.Deputies say Paskel fled from the car on foot with K-9 Officer Matt Herrera and Fang in pursuit. Paskel
  
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• California Governor Signs Bill Making Police Misconduct Records Public

  03-10-2018 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed a bill making records of police misconduct across California public in certain cases, including when an officer has been found to have committed sexual assault while on duty.Senate Bill 1421, from Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, allows the public to access records in cases where findings have been sustained against an officer for sexual assault, dishonesty, or causing death or great bodily injury, reports the San Francisco Examiner."When incidents such as a poli
  
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• Canines Bring Comfort to Victims

  03-10-2018 00:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's said that in every cloud lies a silver lining. The Greenfield (MA) Police Department has found its silver lining in a Comfort Dog program. For this program came about after a negative incident darkened an officer's life, and this officer turned his own life storm into a shining outcome.In 2011, when Greenfield Lt. William Gordon began suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after a work-related incident, he started receiving treatment from On-Site Academy, a Westminster, MA, no
  
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