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• Parkland School Shooting Commission Recommends Rifles, Better Training for SROs

  02-01-2019 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  The report contains dozens of recommendations. Some would require action by the governor and Legislature, such as the proposals to allow some teachers to carry guns and increase spending on school security.
  
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• Update: Fort Smith Police Identify ‘Porch Pirate’ Caught On Video - KFSM 5Newsonline

  02-01-2019 22:29 via 5newsonline.com
  Update: Fort Smith Police Identify ‘Porch Pirate’ Caught On Video  KFSM 5NewsonlineFORT SMITH, Ark. (KFSM) -- The Fort Smith Police Department released a video on their Facebook page of a person stealing a package from a residence on ...
  
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• Southern California Officers Given Resilience Training

  02-01-2019 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  More than a dozen local and state police officers, dispatchers and other members of public safety gathered in a first of its kind training in California, centered on how to deal with mental health and trauma.
  
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• LAPD Seizes Rocket Launcher, Explosives, Firearms from Home

  02-01-2019 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers later executed a search warrant at his home where they found a cache of weapons that included: a rocket launcher, explosive materials (TNT and PETN), 24 rifles, 12 handguns and suppressors.
  
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• Chicago Officer Found Dead of Reported Suicide

  02-01-2019 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  According to the Department of Justice, the suicide rate in the Chicago Police Department is 60 percent higher than the national average due to the chronic gun violence and high murder rate exposing officers to a staggering amount of trauma.
  
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• 3 Killed in Milwaukee When Car Sought in Connection to Robberies Crashes into River During Police Pursuit

  02-01-2019 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver fled. Surveillance video shows the fleeing vehicle continued speeding east on Greenfield and the driver losing control and careening into the KK River, police said.
  
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• Video: U.S. Marshal Dragged in Vehicle Pursuit

  02-01-2019 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While in pursuit, three law enforcement officers tried to intervene and stop the vehicle, but were unsuccessful. As a result, one U.S. Marshal failed to let go of the fleeing vehicle and was dragged about a half-mile down Prairie School Road in Riverton.
  
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• Kentucky Officers Jokingly Cry Over Burned Doughnut Truck

  02-01-2019 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The department's Facebook post featured officers crying over a Krispy Kreme truck that burned on the side of the road Monday. The caption read: "No words."
  
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• Louisville Sewer Agency Hires Noted Attorney to Represent Allegedly Impaired Driver in Trial Over Death of Detective

  02-01-2019 18:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Louisville Attorney David Lambertus is now representing Roger Burdette, the MSD driver charged with murder and DUI in connection with the Christmas Eve crash that killed Det. Deidre Mengedoht
  
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• Police officer risks life to save baby during standoff with armed dad as seen in dashcam video - USA TODAY

  02-01-2019 17:31 via usatoday.com
  Police officer risks life to save baby during standoff with armed dad as seen in dashcam video  USA TODAYAn Arkansas police officer pulled a baby to safety as officers surrounded the child's father, who was armed and allegedly fired shots at his girlfriend before ...
  
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• Three police cruisers stopped a suspected impaired driver. Then another motorist hit their cars. - Washington Post

  02-01-2019 16:50 via washingtonpost.com
  Three police cruisers stopped a suspected impaired driver. Then another motorist hit their cars.  Washington PostNo one was injured in the incident on I-270 in Maryland, authorities said.
  
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• Las Vegas police name nail salon murder suspect - KTNV Las Vegas

  02-01-2019 07:39 via ktnv.com
  Las Vegas police name nail salon murder suspect  KTNV Las VegasThe family of a Las Vegas nail tech who was allegedly killed by a customer is talking to 13 Action News.
  
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• Handcuffed prisoner escapes from Fairfax County officers, police say - Washington Post

  02-01-2019 06:17 via washingtonpost.com
  Handcuffed prisoner escapes from Fairfax County officers, police say  Washington PostSomewhere in Fairfax County on New Year's Day a man was wearing a handcuff on his right wrist, and the county police would like to find him. They wanted to ...
  
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• Security guards kill armed man at casino near Las Vegas, police say - NBCNews.com

  02-01-2019 05:04 via nbcnews.com
  Security guards kill armed man at casino near Las Vegas, police say  NBCNews.comThe man was walking through the Green Valley Ranch resort when people told security that he was carrying a handgun, police told the Las Vegas ...
  
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• Rio Rancho Police officer admits to rear-ending driver - KRQE News 13

  02-01-2019 01:45 via krqe.com
  Rio Rancho Police officer admits to rear-ending driver  KRQE News 13A Rio Rancho Police officer who has a history of getting into fender benders in her patrol car was involved in another crash. This time, she says she didn't see it ...
  
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• Raleigh police: Woman injured after being hit by stray bullet during First Night - WTVD-TV

  02-01-2019 01:11 via abc11.com
  Raleigh police: Woman injured after being hit by stray bullet during First Night  WTVD-TVRaleigh police are investigating after they say a woman was hit by a stray bullet at Fayetteville and Davie streets during the New Year's celebrations.
  
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• Police identify suspect in homicide, according to JPD - KAIT

  02-01-2019 01:11 via kait8.com
  Police identify suspect in homicide, according to JPD  KAITJonesboro police are currently investigating a shooting inside the city limits, according to the Jonesboro Police Department Desk Sergeant.
  
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• Hours long police standoff continues outside Evansville home - 14 News WFIE Evansville

  02-01-2019 01:11 via 14news.com
  Hours long police standoff continues outside Evansville home  14 News WFIE EvansvilleCentral dispatch confirms a standoff with police is ongoing.
  
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• Henderson police investigate situation at Green Valley ranch - KLAS-TV

  02-01-2019 01:10 via lasvegasnow.com
  Henderson police investigate situation at Green Valley ranch  KLAS-TVHenderson Police are investigated a shooting at Green Valley Ranch Hotel and Casino early Tuesday evening.
  
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• Woman calls Collierville police after mother injured at troubled nursing home - WREG NewsChannel 3

  02-01-2019 00:28 via wreg.com
  Woman calls Collierville police after mother injured at troubled nursing home  WREG NewsChannel 3COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — A woman contacted police about suspected abuse after her 63-year-old mother was rushed to the hospital overnight from a nursing ...
  
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• Police: Homicides in Chicago down by nearly 100 in 2018 - ABC News

  02-01-2019 00:19 via abcnews.go.com
  Police: Homicides in Chicago down by nearly 100 in 2018  ABC NewsPreliminary numbers indicate that homicides in Chicago fell by about 100 last year compared to 2017, though the total again eclipses the number of homicides ...
  
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• Man dead after police chase ends in gunfire exchange - KCCI Des Moines

  02-01-2019 00:14 via kcci.com
  Man dead after police chase ends in gunfire exchange  KCCI Des MoinesThe Webster County Sheriff's Office says a report of a domestic disturbance led to a pursuit that ended with the suspect dead in a brief shootout.
  
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