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• Lacey police looking for couple in connection with armed carjacking attempts - The Olympian

  07-12-2018 23:50 via theolympian.com
  Lacey police looking for couple in connection with armed carjacking attempts  The OlympianLacey Police Department has identified two people wanted in connection with Thursday's armed carjacking attempts in Lacey that placed Saint Martin's ...
  
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• Drops of blood lead Dallas police to arrest man in his father's slaying at Oak Cliff apartment - Dallas News

  07-12-2018 23:47 via dallasnews.com
  Drops of blood lead Dallas police to arrest man in his father's slaying at Oak Cliff apartment  Dallas NewsDallas police arrested a man Thursday, more than four months after they say he killed his father at a west Oak Cliff apartment.
  
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• Lawyer: Video ‘consistent’ with pathologist’s findings on police shooting of E.J. Bradford, Jr. - AL.com

  07-12-2018 23:16 via al.com
  Lawyer: Video ‘consistent’ with pathologist’s findings on police shooting of E.J. Bradford, Jr.  AL.comAttorney Ben Crump discusses the results of a forensic examination on Emantic "EJ" Bradford Jr., who was fatally shot by police in a shopping mall on ...
  
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• Third suspect in north St. Louis county police pursuit ending in crash dies - KMOV.com

  07-12-2018 23:00 via kmov.com
  Third suspect in north St. Louis county police pursuit ending in crash dies  KMOV.comPolice said two people died after a chase in which shots were fired ended in a crash in north St. Louis County on Wednesday night.
  
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• Decatur police ask for assistance in robbery - The Decatur Daily

  07-12-2018 22:45 via decaturdaily.com
  Decatur police ask for assistance in robbery  The Decatur DailyDecatur police are asking for assistance in identifying a person of interest in connection with a Nov. 30 robbery at Alabama Title Loan at 1315 Sixth Ave. S.E..
  
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• Stamford police seize $5K worth of heroin - The Advocate

  07-12-2018 22:38 via stamfordadvocate.com
  Stamford police seize $5K worth of heroin  The AdvocateSTAMFORD — Police say they seized $5,000 worth of heroin when they intercepted a drug delivery on the city's West Side. Capt. Richard Conklin said officers ...
  
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• Video: High-Speed Oklahoma Vehicle Pursuit Ends in PIT Maneuver, Crash

  07-12-2018 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A high-speed chase that began in Oklahoma City Friday morning ended in a PIT maneuver and a violent crash outside of Norman.The pursuit began about 10:30 a.m. when the driver reportedly refused to stop when an Oklahoma City officer tried to pull her over for a traffic offense.The chase, which hit speeds in excess of 100 mph, led police through southwest Oklahoma City to Moore and into Norman, News 9 reports.The driver was pulled from the window since the door was shut, and two other people were
  
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• Sheriff: Police bullet killed LEO in Thousand Oaks shooting - Police News

  07-12-2018 22:11 via policeone.com
  Sheriff: Police bullet killed LEO in Thousand Oaks shooting  Police NewsThe coroner's report noted that Sgt. Helus was shot six times and that it was the CHP officer's bullet that fatally struck him.
  
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• Indiana man who taunted police pleads guilty to 1988 murder of April Tinsley - NBCNews.com

  07-12-2018 22:01 via nbcnews.com
  Indiana man who taunted police pleads guilty to 1988 murder of April Tinsley  NBCNews.comJohn D. Miller, 59, pleaded guilty Friday to murder and child molestation charges in the 1988 abduction and killing of of 8-year-old April Tinsley.
  
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• Disgraced State Lawmaker Has New Job As Police Officer - KELOLAND TV

  07-12-2018 21:57 via keloland.com
  Disgraced State Lawmaker Has New Job As Police Officer  KELOLAND TVA state lawmaker who admitted to having sex with two legislative interns and resigned is now a South Dakota police officer.
  
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• Taylor police: Sonic employees arrested after ecstasy pill found in boys meal - Austin American-Statesman

  07-12-2018 21:46 via statesman.com
  Taylor police: Sonic employees arrested after ecstasy pill found in boys meal  Austin American-StatesmanPolice arrested three employees at a Sonic Drive-In in Taylor after an 11-year-old girl found an ecstasy pill Thursday in a meal for her 4-year-old brother, said ...
  
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• Janesville police look for help identifying suspects in prescription drug frauds - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

  07-12-2018 21:14 via channel3000.com
  Janesville police look for help identifying suspects in prescription drug frauds  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3The Janesville Police Department is asking for help identifying the suspects and car involved in several prescription drug frauds, according to a news release ...
  
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• Scathing grand jury report says police union head allowed to hinder investigations - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  07-12-2018 20:47 via post-gazette.com
  Scathing grand jury report says police union head allowed to hinder investigations  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAn investigation by an Allegheny County grand jury found Pittsburgh police failed to conduct thorough and transparent criminal investigations after two ...
  
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• Sergeant Killed in California Mass Shooting was Struck by "Friendly Fire"

  07-12-2018 20:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Authorities reported Friday that the Ventura County Sheriff’s sergeant killed during the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in October was struck by "friendly fire" during the firefight with the gunman.Sergeant Ron Helus was struck by five rounds from the suspect’s gun and a sixth round from the rifle of a California Highway Patrol officer. It was that sixth round which struck Helus in the chest and heart and ultimately killed him, according to CBS News.When Helus arrive
  
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• Teen killed in home invasion, police searching for suspects - 11Alive.com WXIA

  07-12-2018 20:41 via 11alive.com
  Teen killed in home invasion, police searching for suspects  11Alive.com WXIASOUTH FULTON, Ga. -- A teen was killed in what police are investigating as a home invasion. It happened in the city of South Fulton in the 6400 block of Celtic ...
  
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• Riots Break Out in Greece on Anniversary of Fatal OIS of Teen

  07-12-2018 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesRioters took to the streets in Athens and other cities in Greece on the ten-year anniversary of the shooting death of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos.Rioters lobbed firebombs and chunks of concrete hacked out of the sidewalks at riot police, who responded with tear gas to disperse the crowd and a water cannon to squelch the flames, according to the New York Times. Police reportedly detained as many as 66 people.Following the death of Grigoropoulos in 2008, riots gripped A
  
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• Virginia Police ID Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot While Stabbing Woman

  07-12-2018 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Richmond (VA) Police Department said on Thursday that the man who was fatally shot by police as he stabbed a woman inside a residence refused orders from responding officers to drop the knife in his hand.Instead, 33-year-old Anthony Edwards continued his assault, so officers opened fire, police say.Edwards had reportedly stabbed a total of three people in the home—all three victims knew Edwards, according to WTVR-TV News.The two officers involved in the incident were placed on paid adm
  
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• Monaca man charged after police chase - News - The Times - Beaver, PA - The Times

  07-12-2018 20:35 via timesonline.com
  Monaca man charged after police chase - News - The Times - Beaver, PA  The TimesA 19-year-old is facing charges after he led police on a chase in a stolen truck Monday in Center Township, police said. CENTER TWP. – A Monaca man is ...
  
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• Man Who Tried to Run Down Louisiana Officer Found Guilty of Felony Aggravated Assault

  07-12-2018 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Shreveport, LA, man who was accused of attempting to run over a police officer following a robbery at a local casino a year ago has been found guilty of felony aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer.According to the Shreveport Times, 24-year-old Andre Deon Bell was fleeing the scene of the robbery as officers responded. Bell swerved in the direction of the officers, nearly striking Sergeant Danny Duddy.Duddy—now a lieutenant—jumped out of the way and fired upo
  
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• Police Union Slams New Jersey Radio Jock for Calling Move Over Law "Silly"

  07-12-2018 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  A radio personality in New Jersey is not a fan of that state's 'Move Over Law' that protects first responders at roadside incidents from being struck by passing vehicles—and the union that represents rank-and-file State Police troopers is on the offensive in defense of the law.Wayne Blanchard, president of the State Troopers' Fraternal Association, issued a statement in which he said that 101.5 radio host Judi Franco is "trampling on the graves of fallen police officers" when she wrote in
  
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• Idaho Officer Fatally Shoots Pit Bull Attacking Golden Retriever

  07-12-2018 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Boise (ID) Police Department fatally shot a pit bull that was fighting and injuring a golden retriever in the backyard of a home on Thursday, according to a department-issued press release."The dogs were fighting under a wood patio that is about two feet off the ground, making it hard for anyone to reach them," the agency said in a statement. "The first officer on scene made several attempts to separate the dogs including using pepper spray and banging pots and pans together.
  
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• West Virginia Police Raise Money for Childhood Cancer Research

  07-12-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers with the Beckley (WV) Police Department reportedly raised more than $6,000 for West Virginia Kids Cancer Crusaders, during a 'No Shave November' fundraiser.Chief Deputy Jake Corey told WVNS-TV that it was a "fun experience.""I am hating that I am going to have to shave it actually, but it is been a lot of fun. I have shaved every work day for 21 years, so to have this opportunity not to shave it's been awesome," Corey told the news channel.The department said on Facebook, "Our fundraise
  
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• Missouri City Approves Foundation to Enable Donations to Police

  07-12-2018 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Ellisville City Council on Wednesday approved creating a charitable police foundation to allow donations from local businesses and residents to fund some police department equipment and supplies, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.The foundation is meant to identify and procure items that may be used by the department to enhance safety and for other reasons and perhaps improve officers' jobs.Lewis said that the foundation may provide items beyond what is budgeted. 
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• Washington Police "Flirt" with Suspect Who Promised to Turn Himself in on Facebook

  07-12-2018 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Dear Anthony, is it us?" the Richland (WA) Police Department said on its Facebook page earlier this week.The department's post went on, "Last Wednesday we reached out to you as 'wanted.' You replied and even said you were going to turn yourself in. We waited, but you didn’t show. After you stood us up, we reached out again—this time offering you a ride. You replied and said you needed 48 hours. The weekend came and went. We are beginning to think you are not coming. Please call us a
  
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• Police arrest Maryland teen in killing of sales rep at model home - Boston.com

  07-12-2018 20:18 via boston.com
  Police arrest Maryland teen in killing of sales rep at model home  Boston.comThe married father of two young children was pronounced dead at the scene. Read more on Boston.com.
  
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• Suspect in Custody After Barricade Situation in Edgewater: Police - NBC Chicago

  07-12-2018 20:06 via nbcchicago.com
  Suspect in Custody After Barricade Situation in Edgewater: Police  NBC ChicagoA suspect is in custody following a barricade situation in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood Friday after a man believed to be involved in a disturbance fled into ...
  
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• Man responds to police wanted poster on Facebook and taunts them for days: 'Calm down' - NBCNews.com

  07-12-2018 19:54 via nbcnews.com
  Man responds to police wanted poster on Facebook and taunts them for days: 'Calm down'  NBCNews.comAnthony Akers chatted back and forth with police in Washington state after they posted a wanted poster on Facebook. He turned himself in on Wednesday.
  
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• Foot and Hoof Patrol: Meaningfully Connecting Cops and Citizens

  07-12-2018 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesEarlier this week, we reported that Portland (OR) Mayor Ted Wheeler plans to bring a new pilot program before City Council to deploy non-sworn and unarmed "officers" who would be "engaged in the community in non-emergency calls."The so-called Public Safety Support Specialists—or PS3s—will reportedly be funded in part by monies no longer being directed to the department's mounted unit following its dissolution in 2017.The department said that the PS3s grew out o
  
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• NC state trooper on desk duty over Instagram post defending police brutality - NBC News

  07-12-2018 18:29 via nbcnews.com
  NC state trooper on desk duty over Instagram post defending police brutality  NBC NewsA longtime North Carolina state trooper is on administrative duty over an Instagram post he allegedly wrote in which his message to victims of police brutality ...
  
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• State Police comb area where burned body was found at Lynn playground - The Boston Globe

  07-12-2018 16:18 via bostonglobe.com
  State Police comb area where burned body was found at Lynn playground  The Boston GlobeMembers of the State Police Special Emergency Response Team returned to Frey Playground on Friday to continue seeking evidence.
  
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• Caught on camera: Police officer narrowly misses herd of deer dashing across road - UpNorthLive.com

  07-12-2018 14:48 via upnorthlive.com
  Caught on camera: Police officer narrowly misses herd of deer dashing across road  UpNorthLive.comROSCOMMON COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- A sergeant with the Michigan State Police Houghton Lake Post is using his close call with a herd of deer as a ...
  
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• Police: Grammy winner from N.C. forced woman into sexual servitude - Winston-Salem Journal

  07-12-2018 13:28 via journalnow.com
  Police: Grammy winner from N.C. forced woman into sexual servitude  Winston-Salem JournalCLAYTON — A Grammy Award-winning music teacher in North Carolina is accused of using promises of a singing career to force a student into sexual servitude ...
  
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• Police investigating death of transgender victim - WXYZ Detroit

  07-12-2018 13:18 via wxyz.com
  Police investigating death of transgender victim  WXYZ DetroitPolice are investigating a fatal shooting on E. McNichols between Brush and Omira on the city's east side.
  
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• N.Y. Today: Officer Who Choked Eric Garner Faces Police Charges - The New York Times

  07-12-2018 12:37 via nytimes.com
  N.Y. Today: Officer Who Choked Eric Garner Faces Police Charges  The New York Times[Want to get New York Today by email? Here's the sign-up.] Good morning on this chilly Friday. Weather: Cold and sunny shall be the whole of the weekend ...
  
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• Montgomery County police car strikes pedestrian - Washington Post

  07-12-2018 12:34 via washingtonpost.com
  Montgomery County police car strikes pedestrian  Washington PostA Montgomery County police cruiser hit a pedestrian and seriously injured him while driving on patrol Thursday night in the Wheaton area, police said.
  
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• Baltimore police release no new details nearly a week after death of woman who helped panhandler - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2018 11:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore police release no new details nearly a week after death of woman who helped panhandler  Baltimore SunBaltimore police continue to ask for information that will lead to an arrest in the death of Jacquelyn Smith, who was stabbed by a man in her car after giving ...
  
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• Texas police made more than $50 million in 2017 from seizing people’s property. Not everyone was guilty of a crime. - The Texas Tribune

  07-12-2018 07:01 via texastribune.org
  Texas police made more than $50 million in 2017 from seizing people’s property. Not everyone was guilty of a crime.  The Texas TribuneLaw enforcement leaders say civil asset forfeiture is a necessary tool for fighting crime, but several lawmakers see it as a violation of Americans' civil liberties.
  
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• Police Forced Bronx Woman to Give Birth While Handcuffed, Lawsuit Says - The New York Times

  07-12-2018 02:33 via nytimes.com
  Police Forced Bronx Woman to Give Birth While Handcuffed, Lawsuit Says  The New York TimesThe woman said the police handcuffed her to a bed during her labor and delivery in violation of state law. She had been arrested for a minor crime.
  
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• Riots Flare in Athens on the 10th Anniversary of a Police Killing - The New York Times

  07-12-2018 02:31 via nytimes.com
  Riots Flare in Athens on the 10th Anniversary of a Police Killing  The New York TimesYoung people with homemade firebombs and riot police with tear gas clashed in the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki on Thursday, after protests over a police ...
  
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