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• Trump Administration Gives Some Police Power to Troops Deployed at Southern Border

  23-11-2018 20:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe Trump administration quietly issued a memo—signed by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, not President Donald Trump—allowing military troops deployed to the southern border to engage in some limited law enforcement capacity "that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary," according to Army Times.The police powers granted to the military—a show or use of force (including lethal force, where necessary), crowd control, temporary de
  
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• Off-Duty Chicago Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Robber

  23-11-2018 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  An off-duty officer with the Chicago (IL) Police Department fatally shot a suspect who he said was trying to rob him on Thursday morning. Police said a second suspect is in custody, according to ABC News.The officer was in his car when police said two unidentified teens—16 and 17 years old—displayed a gun and demanded he hand over his wallet.The officer complied, but one of the teens discovered the officer's badge. A struggle ensued and shots were fired.One teen was pronounced dead a
  
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• On a Dare, Arkansas Officer Joins High School Drumline at Football Game

  23-11-2018 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Corporal Les Munn of the Texarkana (AR) Police Department is not one to shy away from a challenge. So when a high school student lugging her drums up the bleachers laid down the gauntlet that the officer help the band perform, he accepted the dare."I was nervous—it had been a long time since I'd played, so I didn't want to let them down," Munn told Inside Edition."I think I've seen more big eyes and big smiles than I've seen from a lot of people in a long time," Munn said. "It was a lot of
  
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• Seattle Officer Fired for Punching Handcuffed Woman Can Get Job Back

  23-11-2018 20:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officer Adley Shepherd—who was fired in 2016 by former Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole after he reportedly punched a handcuffed woman—can have his job back following a second investigation into the matter by an independent civilian arbitrator.According to KOMO-TV, the woman—identified as Miyekko Durden-Bosley—had kicked Shepherd in the face and tried to escape from the patrol car before he struck the woman to get her to stop her assault on him."Officer Shepherd, in
  
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• Police Agencies Deliver Thanksgiving Dinner to Needy Families

  23-11-2018 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Police departments across the country spent some of the past few days delivering holiday joy—in the form of Thanksgiving dinner—to families who desperately need it.In McAllen, TX, police delivered dinners to 150 families for the 16th consecutive year, according to KVEO-TV. The families receiving the meals were pre-selected by the police department and McAllen ISD based on need. McAllen PD also hosted their 2nd annual Turkey or Ticket campaign in which unsuspecting drivers are stopped
  
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• New Las Vegas Attraction Allows Mock "Police Pursuits" on Motor Speedway

  23-11-2018 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Anything is possible in Las Vegas, apparently. Visitors can now engage in "mock" police pursuits at a new attraction being promoted by the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.According to Las Vegas Now, the attraction allows people to participate in a simulated vehicle pursuit just a few miles from the Las Vegas Strip.Damian Sheets, co-founder of Police Chase Las Vegas, describes it as an adrenaline rush of a lifetime.The driving instructors for the attraction are reportedly retired police officers.Visitor
  
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• Border Patrol Agent Acquitted in 2012 Shooting of Mexican Teen

  23-11-2018 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Border Patrol agent charged with manslaughter in the 2012 shooting of a Mexican teenager—16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez—has been acquitted by a jury in Arizona.Jurors in Tucson found Agent Lonnie Swartz not guilty of involuntary manslaughter but didn't come to a decision on voluntary manslaughter, according to the Houston Chronicle. The verdict comes months after Swartz was acquitted of second-degree murder by another jury that had deadlocked on manslaughter charges, allo
  
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• Officer Safety Considerations for Foot Pursuits

  23-11-2018 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesEarlier this week, we reported on a foot pursuit that ended in a gun battle between the pursuing officer and the fleeing subject.An unidentified Chicago police officer was shot in his ballistic vest after a suspect opened fire during a foot pursuit that began when the subject fled a traffic stop. During the pursuit, the subject reportedly turned and fired at the officer.The officer's body armor stopped at least one round, according to reports.The officer returned fire, str
  
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