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• Baltimore City Council members see 'heavily redacted' background report on mayor's police commissioner nominee - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2018 23:55 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore City Council members see 'heavily redacted' background report on mayor's police commissioner nominee  Baltimore SunMembers of the Baltimore City Council have been allowed to review part of a background check report on police commissioner nominee Joel Fitzgerald, but two ...
  
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• Police: Beltline speeder clocked at nearly 100 mph - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

  12-12-2018 23:45 via channel3000.com
  Police: Beltline speeder clocked at nearly 100 mph  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3A driver caught speeding on the Beltline on Friday morning was clocked going nearly 100 mph, Madison police said.
  
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• Police: Wrong-way driver crashes into stone wall in Wilmington - WPVI-TV

  12-12-2018 23:41 via 6abc.com
  Police: Wrong-way driver crashes into stone wall in Wilmington  WPVI-TVPolice were trying to stop a wrong-way driver in Wilmington when the person ended up losing control and crashing.
  
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• Police: Man tries to lure children at Jefferson bus stop - FOX 5 Atlanta

  12-12-2018 23:37 via fox5atlanta.com
  Police: Man tries to lure children at Jefferson bus stop  FOX 5 AtlantaPolice in Jefferson, Georgia are praising a school bus driver's actions in a stranger danger encounter Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Police arrest suspect on 26 counts related to residence hall burglaries - CU Boulder Today

  12-12-2018 23:32 via colorado.edu
  Police arrest suspect on 26 counts related to residence hall burglaries  CU Boulder TodayThe CU Boulder Police Department, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies, has arrested a Boulder County man for burglarizing four campus ...
  
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• Police: Gloversville drug tip leads to drugs, injured dog - The Daily Gazette

  12-12-2018 23:30 via dailygazette.com
  Police: Gloversville drug tip leads to drugs, injured dog  The Daily GazetteGLOVERSVILLE - A tip sent to Gloversville police this week led to the discovery of drugs and an injured dog, police said. The tip also led to the arrests of three ...
  
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• Miami-Dade police officer dies in ATV accident - WPLG Local 10

  12-12-2018 23:25 via local10.com
  Miami-Dade police officer dies in ATV accident  WPLG Local 10A Miami-Dade police officer was killed in an ATV accident Wednesday after losing control of his vehicle and hitting a tree.
  
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• Judge Denies Ex-Deputy's Motion to Dismiss Parkland Shooting Lawsuit

  12-12-2018 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  The only armed deputy stationed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the day of Nikolas Cruz’s deadly rampage asked a Broward judge on Wednesday to find he had “no legal duty” to protect the students and faculty from harm.The judge rejected his argument.Scot Peterson, who resigned from the Broward Sheriff’s Office in late February and is accused of shirking his responsibility by hiding instead of confronting Cruz, wanted Broward Circuit Judge Patti Englander Henni
  
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• Kenner man shot at officers, tossed SWAT robot during November standoff: police - NOLA.com

  12-12-2018 23:16 via nola.com
  Kenner man shot at officers, tossed SWAT robot during November standoff: police  NOLA.comNo one was injured during the more than eight-hour standoff between Brandon Hubbard and Kenner police.
  
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• Savannah Police working to identify man in homicide investigation - WTOC

  12-12-2018 23:15 via wtoc.com
  Savannah Police working to identify man in homicide investigation  WTOCDetectives with the Savannah Police Department are seeking information on a man in connection to a homicide investigation.
  
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• New Jersey Police Use Bait Packages to Catch Porch Pirates

  12-12-2018 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  The explosion in online shopping has led to porch pirates and stoop surfers swiping holiday packages from unsuspecting residents. The police in one New Jersey city are trying to catch the thieves with some trickery of their own.Police in Jersey City are teaming up with Amazon to install doorbell cameras and plant dummy boxes with GPS tracking devices at homes around the city, the Associated Press reports.They didn’t have to wait long Tuesday for someone to take the bait.“We had a box
  
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• Police: North Myrtle Beach mother charged with four felonies in deaths of two newborn babies - WIS10

  12-12-2018 22:59 via wistv.com
  Police: North Myrtle Beach mother charged with four felonies in deaths of two newborn babies  WIS10A woman has been charged with four felonies after giving birth to two babies and then allegedly killing them, according to the North Myrtle Beach Police ...
  
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• El Paso Officer Shot, Suspect in Custody

  12-12-2018 22:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  El Paso Police have arrested a suspect who they believe shot a police officer in South Central El Paso Tuesday. Police apprehended the suspect, who they described as a Hispanic male, at around 8 p.m. at a residence. The crisis management team made contact with the suspect but he refused to come out. After several hours, SWAT used gas in the residence to apprehend the suspect. He was then taken into custody. No shots were fired and the suspect did not have any i
  
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• Region Northern Kentucky Police begin I-71/75 traffic enforcement blitz Evan Millward 4:45 PM - WCPO

  12-12-2018 22:45 via wcpo.com
  Region Northern Kentucky Police begin I-71/75 traffic enforcement blitz Evan Millward 4:45 PM  WCPOCOVINGTON, Ky. — Drivers will be seeing more police on Interstate 71/75 in Northern Kentucky. Officers say they're fed up with speeding, distracted driving and ...
  
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• 2 Denver Officers Bitten by Suspect

  12-12-2018 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two Denver Police Department officers were assaulted, reportedly bitten by a suspect on the 16th Street Mall early Tuesday evening.The officers were dealing with a party on an unknown substance when they were injured.A DPD spokesperson said the officers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The spokesperson would not confirm how the officers were hurt.An officer at the scene told KDVR the person on the unknown substance bit both of the officers. That person was also taken to a hospital.&
  
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• Mom whose toddler was yanked by police resolves another case - Fox News

  12-12-2018 22:17 via foxnews.com
  Mom whose toddler was yanked by police resolves another case  Fox NewsA mother who was violently separated from her toddler by New York police in a widely viewed videotaped encounter agreed on Wednesday to do community ...
  
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• Alabama police investigate McKenzie Adams' suicide from alleged bullying - WPVI-TV

  12-12-2018 22:01 via 6abc.com
  Alabama police investigate McKenzie Adams' suicide from alleged bullying  WPVI-TV"Instead of shopping for Christmas, we're picking out caskets for my 9-year-old," said the 9-year-old's grandmother.
  
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• Kentucky police: Man wanted in connection to murder of family found - WVLT.TV

  12-12-2018 22:00 via wvlt.tv
  Kentucky police: Man wanted in connection to murder of family found  WVLT.TVLESLIE COUNTY, KY. (WYMT) - The man wanted for questioning in the death of three people and for shooting at a police officer in Eastern Kentucky has been ...
  
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• Homeless Crime in Los Angeles Jumps 50%

  12-12-2018 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The number of crimes in which homeless individuals were listed as suspects increased by nearly 50 percent in the city of Los Angeles in 2018.Crime data provided by the Los Angeles Police Department showed there were 8,906 crime reports between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1 this year in which a homeless person was listed as the suspect, compared with 5,976 for the same time period in 2017, NBC Los Angeles reports.LAPD officials said most concerning were the disproportionate number of homeless individuals lis
  
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• Georgia Officer Shot, Saved by Vest While Investigating Marijuana Smell at Gas Station

  12-12-2018 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Calhoun, GA, police officer was rushed to the hospital after he was shot at a gas station Tuesday.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Officer Joe Yother, a 25-year veteran of law enforcement, was inside the BP gas station when the woman in front of him was short on change, so the officer helped her pay for the cigarettes she was buying.As Yother walked out of the gas station with the woman, he said he smelled the odor of marijuana on her and called another officer for backup for
  
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• 'This Is a Tragedy': Miami-Dade Police Identify Officer Killed in ATV Crash - NBC 6 South Florida

  12-12-2018 21:27 via nbcmiami.com
  'This Is a Tragedy': Miami-Dade Police Identify Officer Killed in ATV Crash  NBC 6 South FloridaThe officer, identified as 46-year-old Jermaine Brown, was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition but later died.
  
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• Suspect Wanted in Shooting of 3 Texas Officers Found Dead

  12-12-2018 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man wanted for battering his girlfriend took his own life Tuesday afternoon after wounding a Harris County Sheriff’s Office sergeant and two agents with the Texas Attorney General's Office during a gun battle at a Houston home, according to authorities.The three officers are in stable condition after being shot around 12:50 p.m. by suspected gunman Daniel Trevino, who was the target of their arrest warrant.The shooting prompted a five-hour-long standoff with Trevino, who was barricaded i
  
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• State Police Investigating Abuse at Celebrated Louisiana School - The New York Times

  12-12-2018 21:17 via nytimes.com
  State Police Investigating Abuse at Celebrated Louisiana School  The New York TimesNew allegations have arisen since The New York Times detailed physical and emotional abuse at T.M. Landry, a school celebrated for landing black students in ...
  
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• Police Union Issues A Statement That's Somehow Worse Than How They Treated Jazmine Headley and Her Baby - The Root

  12-12-2018 21:17 via theroot.com
  Police Union Issues A Statement That's Somehow Worse Than How They Treated Jazmine Headley and Her Baby  The RootOn Tuesday, Jazmine Headley, her family, and her advocates received some much-needed good news: the 23-year-old woman, who was arrested after NYPD ...
  
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• Teen in police custody after report of gun at Issaquah High School - The Seattle Times

  12-12-2018 21:13 via seattletimes.com
  Teen in police custody after report of gun at Issaquah High School  The Seattle TimesThere were no reports of shots fired and the Wednesday morning lockdowns, which extended to Issaquah Middle and Clark Elementary schools, have been ...
  
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• Suspect in custody as Roanoke police investigate downtown shooting - Roanoke Times

  12-12-2018 20:57 via roanoke.com
  Suspect in custody as Roanoke police investigate downtown shooting  Roanoke TimesA 28-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after being shot in downtown Roanoke.
  
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• Arkansas K-9 Shot at Standoff, Suspect in Custody

  12-12-2018 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Jonesboro Police K-9 officer is recovering after being shot Tuesday by a woman who barricaded herself in a home after allegedly shooting a man, police say. Around 3 p.m. Jonesboro Police went to a residence in regards to a shooting. Officers found a 41-year-old male victim with injuries, who was removed from the scene to receive medical care, KARK reports.Officers learned that the shooting suspect, a 56-year-old woman, was inside the home and refused to surrender to police custody.&n
  
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• Brighton police investigating abuse allegations against local priest; other case referred to DA - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  12-12-2018 20:48 via democratandchronicle.com
  Brighton police investigating abuse allegations against local priest; other case referred to DA  Rochester Democrat and ChronicleAt least one local priest is under criminal investigation by Brighton police amid accusations of sex abuse, authorities have confirmed. Allegations against another ...
  
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• San Francisco Officers Told Not to Make Suspects Sit

  12-12-2018 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Police officers in San Francisco may no longer demand that suspects – whether handcuffed or not – sit on the ground or sidewalk at a crime scene, the city’s police chief writes in a department memo.The practice is viewed as “demeaning” to suspects, city police Chief William Scott has determined, according to the Bay Area’s FOX 2.The chief recommends instead that officers place suspects “secured in a police vehicle” when “sufficient help is on
  
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• Police launch standoff with suspect at Linwood and Troost - KSHB

  12-12-2018 20:32 via kshb.com
  Police launch standoff with suspect at Linwood and Troost  KSHBKansas City police launched a standoff with a man wanted on a federal warrant.
  
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• Police Magazine - Top Articles of 2018

  12-12-2018 20:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police Magazine covers a variety of topics throughout the year, from national trends and breaking news to safety and new products. Download this ebook to revisit our most popular content of 2018.
  
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• Local News Police make arrest in south side homicide, victim identified Joey Greaber 10:57 AM - KGUN

  12-12-2018 18:57 via kgun9.com
  Local News Police make arrest in south side homicide, victim identified Joey Greaber 10:57 AM  KGUNTUCSON, Ariz. - The Tucson Police Department has arrested a man in connection to a homicide that happened near South Headley Road and West Valencia on ...
  
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• Former police sergeant, wife arraigned on Grand Rapids body mutilation case - HollandSentinel.com

  12-12-2018 18:11 via hollandsentinel.com
  Former police sergeant, wife arraigned on Grand Rapids body mutilation case  HollandSentinel.comGRAND RAPIDS — A Holland man charged with perjury in connection to a body mutilation case against his son is a retired police officer.The parents of ...
  
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• Fort Worth Police mock thief who stole golf clubs with Dukes of Hazzard references - Golf.com

  12-12-2018 17:21 via golf.com
  Fort Worth Police mock thief who stole golf clubs with Dukes of Hazzard references  Golf.comForth Worth Police identified a suspect after a man was caught stealing golf clubs out of an open garage. But even the police couldn't help themselves from ...
  
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• 13 Prince George’s Police Officers of Color File Discrimination Lawsuit - NBC4 Washington

  12-12-2018 17:08 via nbcwashington.com
  13 Prince George’s Police Officers of Color File Discrimination Lawsuit  NBC4 WashingtonThirteen current and former members of the Prince George's County Police Department signed on to a federal civil lawsuit filed Wednesday morning in ...
  
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• A Sixth Sense for Law Enforcement

  12-12-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Criminals regularly operate under the cover of darkness. That’s why being able to see in the dark while remaining undetected gives law enforcement professionals the ultimate tactical advantage.Thermal-imaging and night vision devices provide this advantage. Both work differently, but either has a dramatic effect on the way law enforcement officers work, ultimately making their jobs safer and easier.Ideal for surveillance, evidence detection and recovery, raids, search and rescue or any oth
  
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• Police: Teen gunman killed victim in motel parking lot - FOX 5 Atlanta

  12-12-2018 16:40 via fox5atlanta.com
  Police: Teen gunman killed victim in motel parking lot  FOX 5 AtlantaPolice in Rome, Georgia are searching for a teenage suspect they say killed a man in a motel parking lot.
  
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• Michael Barrymore: Police win damages appeal - BBC News

  12-12-2018 16:33 via bbc.com
  Michael Barrymore: Police win damages appeal  BBC NewsEntertainer Michael Barrymore will receive only nominal damages from Essex Police after an unlawful arrest which he claimed had "destroyed his career".
  
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• Police officer stops car, but that's no candy cane hanging from her mirror - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

  12-12-2018 16:25 via channel3000.com
  Police officer stops car, but that's no candy cane hanging from her mirror  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3A Portage police officer conducted a traffic stop after noticing something hanging off the driver's side car mirror.
  
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• Police find marijuana, Xanax, cash during raid; 2 arrested - WANE

  12-12-2018 16:10 via wane.com
  Police find marijuana, Xanax, cash during raid; 2 arrested  WANEPolice reportedly found more than 190 grams of marijuana, more than 4 grams of cocaine, 19 grams of Xanax/Alprazolam and $7500, and an additional 74 ...
  
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• Roswell Police Chief resigns amid 11Alive investigations - 11Alive.com WXIA

  12-12-2018 16:02 via 11alive.com
  Roswell Police Chief resigns amid 11Alive investigations  11Alive.com WXIARoswell Police Chief Rusty Grant will resign at the end of the month, according to an internal email obtained by 11Alive investigators.
  
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• Cranston police seek dollar store shoplifter - Turn to 10

  12-12-2018 15:34 via turnto10.com
  Cranston police seek dollar store shoplifter  Turn to 10Cranston police released surveillance images of a man wanted for shoplifting. Police said the man grabbed a DPI drone with a camera and iRocker LED tube ...
  
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• Have you seen this man? Police say he attempted to give a 9-year-old candy and grab her - Idaho Statesman

  12-12-2018 15:10 via idahostatesman.com
  Have you seen this man? Police say he attempted to give a 9-year-old candy and grab her  Idaho StatesmanMeridian Police are searching for a man they believe approached a 9-year-old girl, offered her candy and grabbed her wrist. She refused and the man then tried ...
  
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• Warwick police hope to identify hair dryer thief - Turn to 10

  12-12-2018 14:45 via turnto10.com
  Warwick police hope to identify hair dryer thief  Turn to 10Warwick police said they're hoping the public can help them identify a man who stole some expensive hair dryers. Police released surveillance images of a man ...
  
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• Police allege DUI suspect leaves toddler home alone - 69News WFMZ-TV

  12-12-2018 14:41 via wfmz.com
  Police allege DUI suspect leaves toddler home alone  69News WFMZ-TVBETHLEHEM, Pa. - After police arrested a driver with a blood-alcohol level allegedly twice the legal limit, authorities learned he left a toddler at home in an ...
  
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• Couple charged after leading police on chase - WREG NewsChannel 3

  12-12-2018 14:30 via wreg.com
  Couple charged after leading police on chase  WREG NewsChannel 3A Memphis couple were taken into custody after police say they led officers on a chase on Tuesday.
  
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• Mt. Arlington police officer struck by car identified - Daily Record

  12-12-2018 13:53 via dailyrecord.com
  Mt. Arlington police officer struck by car identified  Daily RecordAuthorities are seeking information while a Mount Arlington police officer is treated in the hospital for injuries from when he was struck by a car.
  
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• Police arrest man accused of kidnapping couple from DC bedroom, demanding money from ATM - FOX 5 DC

  12-12-2018 13:51 via fox5dc.com
  Police arrest man accused of kidnapping couple from DC bedroom, demanding money from ATM  FOX 5 DCPolice have arrested and charged a man they say kidnapped and robbed a couple in the middle of the night from their Northeast, D.C. bedroom.
  
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• Police use cameras and fake Amazon boxes with GPS to catch thieves - The Verge

  12-12-2018 13:16 via theverge.com
  Police use cameras and fake Amazon boxes with GPS to catch thieves  The VergePolice in Jersey City have been placing fake Amazon packages outside people's homes to catch thieves, reports the Associated Press. Using GPS trackers and ...
  
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• 5 young people led police on high-speed chase after snatching Nike clothes, cops say - Star-Telegram

  12-12-2018 13:02 via star-telegram.com
  5 young people led police on high-speed chase after snatching Nike clothes, cops say  Star-TelegramFive people ranging from 17-20 years old led Fort Worth police on a high-speed chase after stealing a large amount of Nike clothing from a Dick's Sporting ...
  
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