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• Chicago Officer Wounded in Active Shooter Response, Suspect Shot

  19-11-2018 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chicago police have responded to what is being described as an active shooting at Mercy Hospital on the city's South Side. An officer was wounded. Multiple victims are reported.Police said shots were fired both inside and outside the hospital between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.Chicago police have not released any further details about the condition of the wounded, including the officer.Witnesses who spoke to ABC7 Chicago outside the hospital said they heard a flurry of gunshots, as many as 10 to 20, ca
  
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• Washington Chief Says Officers Will Not Enforce New Gun Laws

  19-11-2018 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chief Loren Culp of the Republic (WA) Police Department said on social media that he won't allow his department to enforce new regulations under newly passed which he said are unconstitutional.Initiative 1639 raises the age limit for some gun purchases and puts an enhanced background check and waiting period in place for people who want to buy a semi-automatic rifle, among other restrictions.Chief Culp wrote on Facebook, "I've taken 3 public oaths, one in the US Army and Two as a police officer.
  
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• Louisiana Motor Officer Dies of Injuries Sustained During Funeral Escort Duty

  19-11-2018 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Slidell (LA) Police Department posted to Facebook news that Motor Officer Jason Seals has succumbed to injuries sustained in late September while participating in funeral escort duty.A vehicle had unexpectedly pulled out in front of Seals, causing him to strike the vehicle, seriously injuring Seals. He was transported to a nearby hospitalSlidell Police Chief Randy Fandal said in the Facebook post, "Jason was a model officer who was beloved by his family, his fellow officers, and the citizens
  
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• Retired Georgia Officer Dies in Narcotics Task Force Helicopter Crash

  19-11-2018 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  A retired officer with the Columbus (GA) Police Department has been identified as one of the dead in a helicopter crash into a lake just north of Montgomery, Alabama.David Hall had been piloting the Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter that served the Columbus-based Metro Narcotics Task Force that went down in Lake Mitchell on Friday.After a two-day search for the helicopter and the passengers, the Chilton County coroner's office said two bodies were recovered Sunday afternoon. The other occupant of the
  
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• Virginia Officer Dies of Apparent Medical Emergency While On Duty

  19-11-2018 20:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It was with a heavy heart Saturday that the Virginia Beach Police Department announced the passing of Master Police Officer Kelvin Bailey, according to WTKR. The department said that Bailey died of an apparent medical emergency early in the morning on Saturday.Virginia Beach City Councilman and Mayor-elect Bobby Dyer said on Twitter, "The @CityofVaBeach lost one of our finest. Officer Kelvin Bailey died from an apparent heart attack while patrolling our streets. Officer Bailey had over 30 years
  
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• FBI Report Indicates 17 Percent Rise in Hate Crimes

  19-11-2018 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesAccording to a recently released report from the FBI, reported hate crimes in the United States rose 17% over last year, with about 5,000 of the hate crimes reported categorized as crimes against persons, such as intimidation or assault. About 3,000 were considered crimes against property, such as vandalism, robbery, or burglary. Some hate crime incidents are classified as both crimes against persons and crimes against property.The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program's a
  
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• Michigan Chief Slips on Ice, Shoots Self in Foot

  19-11-2018 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Detroit Free Press reports that a Chief Roy Johnson of the Carleton (MI) Police Department was responding to a breaking and entering call when he slipped on a patch of ice and accidentally discharged his weapon, causing a minor injury to his foot.Carleton Village President Larry Buckingham said it was "a minor gunshot wound" and that the chief is going to be okay.A suspect was apprehended and taken into custody at the scene. 
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• New York Officers Rescue Man from Icy Water in Canal

  19-11-2018 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  A driver in New York whose car came to a stop in a frigid canal was pulled out of the icy water by two Islip police officers who happened to be nearby, according to Newsday."It was a selfless act to jump into that cold water," Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter said in a statement."There is no question the victim would have died, had it not been for our trained, quick-thinking park rangers, officers who happened to be patrolling in the community, heard the call come over the radio, and in the
  
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• Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Attempted Murder of South Carolina Officer

  19-11-2018 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mike Blake Jr.—found guilty of the attempted murder of Officer Cory Goldstein of the Charleston Police Department—has been sentenced to life without parole.Blake had acted as his own lawyer—although he did have a public defender at his side in case he wants legal advice—during the proceedings.On Thursday, Blake took to the stand in his own defense and gave his testimony in court where he claimed he shot Goldstein in self-defense.Goldstein, who no longer works for the Char
  
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• Florida Captain Was "Dream Like" During Response to Parkland School Shooting

  19-11-2018 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesAs the investigation into the police response to the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in Parkland continues, more revelations surface that cast some of the responding officers in a negative light.According to the Miami Herald, a commission investigating the Feb. 14 massacre was told that the Broward Sheriff's Office captain who took charge of the scene during the incident was "ineffective" and had a "dream-like" nature to her speech during the incident.Jan J
  
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• Oklahoma Deputy Named HAIX Hero of the Month

  19-11-2018 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cleveland County, OK, Sheriff's Deputy Kyle Turner has been named HAIX Hero of the Month for October 2018. Deputy Turner was nominated for the honor for his daring rescue of a man trapped in a burning car.On the night of Oct. 3, 2018, a 2008 Chevy Cobalt 2-Door Sport went off the road in rural Cleveland County, took out two power poles, and dropped the power lines. Turner, who is a patrol deputy and a volunteer firefighter for Cedar County Volunteer Fire when not on duty, received an alert about
  
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