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• Mass. Environmental Police chief fired - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

  19-10-2018 23:14 via bostonglobe.com
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  Colonel James McGinn, the head of the Massachusetts Environmental Police who was suspended without pay earlier this month amid an internal review into ...
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• Police reforms in Chicago could boost crime, Sessions says - ABC News

  19-10-2018 23:13 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police reforms in Chicago could boost crime, Sessions says
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  Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned Friday that reforms planned for the Chicago police force could cause a surge in violent crime and pointed to the recent murder conviction of a police officer as evidence that such reforms aren't necessary because ...
  Jeff Sessions: Chicago police consent decree plan 'undemocratic'USA TODAY
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• Brooklyn woman falsely accused Parma Heights police chief of rape, investigators say - cleveland.com

  19-10-2018 23:03 via cleveland.com
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  Brooklyn woman falsely accused Parma Heights police chief of rape, investigators say
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  Parma Heights Police Chief Steve Scharschmidt, left, shown here next to Mayor Michael P. Byrne at his swearing-in ceremony in July, was the target of a false rape accusation, prosecutors say. ( City of Parma Heights ). Comment. By Cory Shaffer, cleveland.
  
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• 1 dead after police-involved shooting in Vineland, New Jersey ... - WPVI-TV

  19-10-2018 22:58 via 6abc.com
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  1 dead after police-involved shooting in Vineland, New Jersey ...
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  Officials are investigating the circumstances behind a fatal police-involved shooting in Vineland, New Jersey on Thursday.
  Fatal police-involved shooting in Vineland under investigationNJ.com
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• Fort Worth Chief to Become Baltimore Commissioner, Sources Say

  19-10-2018 22:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fort Worth Police chief Joel Fitzgerald is a contender for Baltimore police chief, the Fort Worth mayor’s office confirmed Friday amid swirling rumors that he had been selected for the post — rumors that took off when Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price told Dallas-area media that it “appears” Fitzgerald had taken the job.Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh said she was still vetting candidates for the city’s next police commissioner and would not confirm claims that she had
  
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• Critics slam Baltimore police commissioner search, saying secrecy spurs confusion - Baltimore Sun

  19-10-2018 22:57 via baltimoresun.com
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  Critics slam Baltimore police commissioner search, saying secrecy spurs confusion
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  After reports surfaced in Texas on Friday that Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald had been selected as Baltimore's next police commissioner, Mayor Catherine Pugh quickly refuted the story and said her administration was still vetting candidates ...
  Baltimore mayor: Decision not yet made on new police commissionerWBAL Baltimore
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• New York police arrest first two suspects in Proud Boys street brawl - NBCNews.com

  19-10-2018 22:34 via nbcnews.com
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  New York police arrest first two suspects in Proud Boys street brawl
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  New York City police on Friday arrested a second suspected member of the Proud Boys, the far-right group involved in a chaotic street brawl a week ago in ...
  First Proud Boys Member Is Arrested After Brawl, Police SayNew York Times
  NY police arrest suspected Proud Boys member in street brawlThe Hill
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• Three Florida Police Officers Are Sent to Prison for False Arrests ... - New York Times

  19-10-2018 22:32 via nytimes.com
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  Three Florida Police Officers Are Sent to Prison for False Arrests ...
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  Three former Florida police officers were sentenced to prison this week for conspiring to falsely arrest people to improve the department's crime statistics — at ...and more »
  
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• Witnesses: Man shot by police after advancing on officers with knife - WCVB Boston

  19-10-2018 22:26 via wcvb.com
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  Witnesses: Man shot by police after advancing on officers with knife
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  A man with a knife came after a Brockton police officer, refused orders to drop the weapon and ended up getting shot by the officer Friday on Court Street, the Enterprise reported. Brockton police responded to a call about a man armed with a knife ...
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• Maryland Officer Expected to be OK after his Patrol Vehicle Accident

  19-10-2018 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Anne Arundel (MD) Police Department is expected to be okay—suffering only minor injuries—after a driver exiting the parking lot of a local restaurant struck his patrol vehicle.The officer—who has not yet been identified—was transported to a local hospital and is reportedly in good condition.The Capital Gazette reports that the crash is not under investigation by the department’s Traffic Safety Section as it did not involve serious or fatal injuri
  
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• Police: Private schoolteacher repeatedly raped student - Newsday

  19-10-2018 21:56 via newsday.com
  Police: Private schoolteacher repeatedly raped student
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  A Woodmere private schoolteacher has been charged with raping a student with whom he had illegal sexual relations with for nearly three years, police said Friday. Daniel McMenamin, 33, of Valley Stream, who teaches at Lawrence Woodmere Academy, first ...and more »
  
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• Driverless Car Company Issues Report on Interaction with Police

  19-10-2018 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Waymo—the manufacturer of "driverless cars" now in testing in select cities across the country—recently issued a report titled "Waymo Safety Report—On the Road to Fully Self-Driving," in which the company provides information on a variety of aspects of its public safety policies."Our self-driving vehicles are designed to interact with law enforcement and first responders safely on road," the report said. "Using our suite of custom-built sensors, including an audio detection sys
  
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• Hawaii Officer's Wife, 9-Month-Old Daughter Perish in Tragic Fire

  19-10-2018 21:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to the Star Advisor, a woman and her daughter died on Thursday in a house fire at the home of an officer serving with the Honolulu (HI) Police Department.Neighbors heard a "loud boom" and saw a large plume of smoke at the time of the fire, according to reports.Neighbors identified the deceased as 33-year-old Connie Moribe Wharton and nine-month-old Sophia."We are supporting our officer during this heartbreaking tragedy," acting Honolulu Police Chief Jonathon Grems said in a statement.
  
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• Massachusetts Officer Attacked Responding to Domestic Dispute

  19-10-2018 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Quincy (MA) Police Department was reportedly attacked while responding to a domestic dispute, according WFXT-TV News.The officer—who is as yet unidentified—reportedly engaged in a foot pursuit of the subject, apprehending him and placing him under arrest.The officer was transported to a nearby hospital.The officer was later released and is expected to fully recover. 
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• New York Officer Struck and Killed Responding to Freeway Collision

  19-10-2018 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Nassau County (NY) Police Department was struck and killed while responding to an accident on a highway Thursday morning.Officer Joseph Olivieri was struck after he got out of his patrol car to investigate a multi-vehicle accident that closed the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway, according to CBS News.Officer Olivieri was transported to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries. The 43-year-old officer had been with the department since 1998, according to
  
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• Louisiana Department Will No Longer Hold Prayer Vigils

  19-10-2018 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe Shreveport Police Department will no longer host or promote prayer vigils after the Freedom From Religion Foundation—a national nonprofit that advocates for the separation of church and state—argued that the practice was unconstitutional, according to the Shreveport Times.In a letter to the department, the group argued that the department pose violated the United States Constitution because—they say—the department promotes or "prefers religion o
  
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• California Man Gets Life in Prison for 2014 Death of LAPD Officer

  19-10-2018 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  A 25-year-old man who was convicted of second-degree murder and vehicular manslaughter in the 2014 death of an officer with the Los Angeles (CA) Police Department has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to NBC News.Mynor Enrique Varela struck and killed LAPD Officer Roberto Sanchez—a 32-year-old newlywed at the time of his death—with his SUV and then fled the scene. Sanchez's partner—Richard Medina—suffered a broken jaw and other
  
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• Former Oklahoma Officer Charged with On-Duty Sexual Assault of at Least 4 Women

  19-10-2018 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  A former Oklahoma police officer is facing charges of sexually assaulting at least four women while he was on duty and in uniform, according to KFOR-TV.Justin Rahlf—who resigned from the McLoud (OK) Police Department in September—was reportedly booked into Pottawatomie County's jail on charges of "forcible oral sodomy and indecent exposure," ABC News said."The McCloud Police Department received credible information that one of our former officers may have engaged in inappropriate and
  
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• Police Surprise Missouri Family after Burglar Steals Kids' "Chore Jar" Money

  19-10-2018 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When Veronica Zarfas—mother of eight-year-old Liam and 12-year-old Isabella—entered her Des Peres (MO) home, she discovered that she had been burglarized.The worst part, according to WDAF-TV, was the thieves made off with her kids' "chore jar" containing loose change they received in compensation for performing odd jobs around the house.The kids were understandably upset at their loss. So too, was Des Peres Department of Public Safety Detective Trent Koppel.So Koppel asked members of
  
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• Armed Man Shot By Police In Meriden Says His Gun Fired Accidentally - Hartford Courant

  19-10-2018 21:15 via courant.com
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  Armed Man Shot By Police In Meriden Says His Gun Fired Accidentally
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  A man was shot by Meriden police Thursday night when he got out of a moving car with a gun in his hand and turned toward officers, state police said. Ryan Holley, 31, of Maple Street in Meriden, was wounded but is expected to survive, police said.
  State police investigating after armed man shot by Meriden police in CVS parking lotMeriden Record-Journal
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• Philadelphia police officer struck by car | 6abc.com - WPVI-TV

  19-10-2018 21:10 via 6abc.com
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  It happened just after 2 p.m.near 16th Street and John F Kennedy Boulevard.and more »
  
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• GANT Police Blotter - GANT News

  19-10-2018 20:08 via gantdaily.com
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  State police received a report about a theft from a motor vehicle that occurred Sept. 26 on Deer Creek Road in Morris Township. During the incident, someone allegedly removed a firearm from the victim's vehicle while it was parked on his property ...
  
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• An Afghan Police Chief Took On the Taliban and Won. Then His Luck Ran Out. - New York Times

  19-10-2018 20:08 via nytimes.com
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  An Afghan Police Chief Took On the Taliban and Won. Then His Luck Ran Out.
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  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — One of the most devastating Taliban assassination strikes of the long Afghan war on Thursday killed a regional police chief with a larger-than-life reputation as one of the last stalwarts against the militants. The top American ...
  Afghanistan Delays Election In Kandahar After Attack That Killed Police ChiefNPR
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• 2 more guilty pleas in State Police OT scandal - The Boston Globe

  19-10-2018 19:54 via bostonglobe.com
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  2 more guilty pleas in State Police OT scandal
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  A suspended Massachusetts state trooper who was the first implicated in an overtime scandal and another one who retired from the department have both agreed to plead guilty in connection with an ongoing investigation that has ensnared dozens of current ...
  Massachusetts trooper stabbed 'multiple times' after chase, state ...Fox News
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• Somali Refugee Says Dunkin' Employee Called Police Because She Talked in Her Native Language - TIME

  19-10-2018 19:49 via time.com
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  Somali Refugee Says Dunkin' Employee Called Police Because She Talked in Her Native Language
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  A Dunkin' franchise owner apologized to a young Somali woman and her family after a store employee called the police on them for speaking in their native language at a drive-thru in Portland, Maine. Hamdia Ahmed, 20, says she, her brother and mother ...
  Dunkin' employee calls police on student speaking Somali with her ...NBCNews.com
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• Why Schools Should Teach Students about Policing and Constitutional Law

  19-10-2018 19:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesEarlier this week, it was reported that Texas has passed legislation—Senate Bill 30, also known as the "Community Safety Education Act"—that requires all high school students in the Lone Star State to watch a 16-minute educational video that seeks to teach them how to safely interact with police officers during traffic stops."The primary purpose of this instruction is to ensure the safety of both officers and citizens before, during, and immediately following t
  
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• Eyes in the sky: Why more suburban police are using drones - Chicago Daily Herald

  19-10-2018 12:05 via dailyherald.com
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  Eyes in the sky: Why more suburban police are using drones
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  Earlier this year, Aurora police found themselves in a dangerous situation: traipsing through head-high brush and plants in a forest preserve, searching for a suicidal woman armed with a gun. A bird's-eye view would have been helpful. And they might ...
  
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• FN Releases FN 509 Training Pistol for Law Enforcement Agencies

  19-10-2018 01:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FN America LLC has announced the release of an FN 509 Training Pistol, an inert pistol made to provide law enforcement agencies and instructors a completely safe way to demonstrate the pistol's functionality in a classroom or range setting. In addition, the pistol provides a way to acclimate new shooters to safe firearm handling, presentation and holstering before they move to a live firearm."The FN 509 Training Pistol is an integral addition to our line-up that has been specifically produced fo
  
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• White Police Officer Fired After Telling Group of Mostly Black and Hispanic Men He Was 'Trigger-Happy' - New York Times

  19-10-2018 00:38 via nytimes.com
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  White Police Officer Fired After Telling Group of Mostly Black and Hispanic Men He Was 'Trigger-Happy'
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• California Deputy Critically Wounded in Shootout, 2 Suspects in Custody

  19-10-2018 00:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A San Bernardino County, CA, sheriff's deputy was in critical but stable condition after being wounded in a shootout early Thursday morning at an apartment complex in Adelanto, the agency said.Two men, both identified as 26-year-old Los Angeles residents, have been arrested in connection with the incident, reports KABC.According to sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Bachman, Deputy Robert Jahn was conscious after being airlifted to Colton's Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he underwent surgery.
  
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