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• Pennsylvania Police Chief Arrested for Suspected DUI

  20-11-2018 20:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  The police chief in Littlestown, PA, was arrested for driving under the influence, according to WGAL-TV News.Swatara Township police say that Charles Kellar was pulled over after officers received a call about an erratic driver.Kellar—the former Harrisburg police chief—was transported to the Dauphin County Booking Center, processed and released pending future court proceedings. 
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• Minnesota Department Testing "BolaWrap" Restraint Device

  20-11-2018 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Chaska (MN) Police Department is the first in the state to test the new "BolaWrap" restraint device, which fires a length of Kevlar cord at a rate of 640 feet per second which then wraps around a resistive subject, immobilizing them so responding officers can safely approach and make an arrest.Chaska Police Chief Scott Knight told the Star Tribune, "The moment I saw this device, I knew that we needed to have it. This is one of the biggest advancements I've seen in my 43-year career. I wish I
  
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• Delaware Man Arrested for Attempting to Strike Police Officer with His Car

  20-11-2018 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Wilmington man was arrested for allegedly attempting to hit a police officer with his car, according to WPVT-TV News.The Harrington (DE) Police Department says that 40-year-old Andy Leary fled from a traffic stop, losing control of his vehicle and colliding with a patrol car.Investigators found heroin and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle.There was no information immediately on whether or not the officer was injured. 
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• New York Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge

  20-11-2018 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officer Michael Sippel of the Rochester (NY) Police Department pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge that he assaulted a Rochester man who had been wrongly identified as a burglary suspect, according to the Democrat & Chronicle.Rochester resident Christopher Pate was injured during a confrontation with two police officers—Sippel and Spenser McAvoy—in May. A grand jury found enough evidence to criminally charge Sippel, but not enough for charges against McAvoy.Sippel's atto
  
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• Veteran California Officer Retires after 50+ Years of Service

  20-11-2018 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Pomona (CA) Police Department has decided to retire—after more than 50 years on the job.Ron McDonald passed the 50-year milestone in 2015, but has decided in 2018 that it's finally time to stop working.According to the Daily Bulletin, McDonald has stayed with the same department for the duration of his career, serving in patrol, major narcotics, detective bureau, helicopter observer, and special operations.In retirement, he expects to travel a bit and spend more time wi
  
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• Florida Police Impostor Accused of Murdering 2 Teens, Wounding Another

  20-11-2018 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man pretending to be a police officer allegedly murdered two Florida teens and wounded another in a wooded area in Lee County, located on the west side of the peninsula.The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that 46-year-old Elwood Timothy Robinson is accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old William Hughes and 16-year-old Jeremy Stewart. He also reportedly wounded an unidentified female teen with a gunshot to her hand. She is expected to recover."These senseless acts of violence will no
  
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• Crowd Records Violent Confrontation, Good Samaritan Comes to Officer's Aid

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  VIDEO: Crowd Records Violent Confrontation, Good Samaritan Comes to Officer's AidA Dallas man rushed to aid an officer involved in a violent struggle with a resistive subject—while other bystanders stood aside and captured video of the incident on their mobile phones.Steve Mabry was driving past the unidentified officer and the subject—identified as 30-year-old Tetus Powell—as the man was trying to take the officer's TASER.Police say that it appeared Powell was high on PCP, and
  
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• Chicago Officer Killed in Hospital Shooting

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  The Chicago police officer who was critically wounded in Monday's hospital shooting has died. A doctor and a pharmaceutical assistant were also killed.Chicago Police Department Chief Communications Officer Anthony Guglielmi confirmed in a Tweet that Officer Samuel Jimenez has died from wounds sustained while responding to an active shooter incident at Mercy Hospital on the city's South Side on Monday.Police engaged the suspect in the firefight, and the suspect was fatally shot. It has not been d
  
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