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• Standoff prompts large police response in New Castle, Delaware - WPVI-TV

  01-02-2019 23:42 via 6abc.com
  Standoff prompts large police response in New Castle, Delaware  WPVI-TVPolice and a SWAT team swarmed a New Castle, Delaware neighborhood on Friday afternoon responding to a domestic situation.
  
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• Ryan Zinke told police a Post reporter caused a fracas at his house. Here’s what really happened. - The Washington Post

  01-02-2019 23:39 via washingtonpost.com
  Ryan Zinke told police a Post reporter caused a fracas at his house. Here’s what really happened.  The Washington PostIn fact, there was no reporter. Two of Ryan Zinke's neighbors had confronted the driver of a large black SUV that was idling outside the house and taking up ...
  
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• 59 women and men from across New Jersey get their police badges - NJ.com

  01-02-2019 23:20 via nj.com
  59 women and men from across New Jersey get their police badges  NJ.comThe officers graduated from the Mercer County Police Academy.
  
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• No 'serious injuries' in Dauphin County fire: police - PennLive

  01-02-2019 23:17 via pennlive.com
  No 'serious injuries' in Dauphin County fire: police  PennLiveSwatara Township police have reported that there were no "serious injuries" as a result of a Friday afternoon garage fire in the township.
  
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• Resident did not know woman’s remains were in Virginia Ave. home, police say - Dayton Daily News

  01-02-2019 23:07 via daytondailynews.com
  Resident did not know woman’s remains were in Virginia Ave. home, police say  Dayton Daily NewsA North Carolina woman tried to convince a dispatcher that she believed her grandmother was wrapped in plastic in a tub in a basement.
  
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• Police: 1 officer shot, but vest stops bullet, during Decatur traffic stop incident - Herald & Review

  01-02-2019 23:00 via herald-review.com
  Police: 1 officer shot, but vest stops bullet, during Decatur traffic stop incident  Herald & ReviewDECATUR — Illinois State Police are investigating an incident in which one police officer was shot and his ballistic vest stopped the bullet during a traffic stop ...
  
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• Police Probing ‘Suspicious’ Death of Person Investigating Fla. Mom’s Murder Mystery - PEOPLE.com

  01-02-2019 22:59 via people.com
  Police Probing ‘Suspicious’ Death of Person Investigating Fla. Mom’s Murder Mystery  PEOPLE.comFlorida police are investigating the “suspicious death” of an individual who was conducting an independent investigation into the mysterious death of a young ...
  
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• Channel 9 learns of complaints by officers within Huntersville Police Department - WSOC Charlotte

  01-02-2019 22:57 via wsoctv.com
  Channel 9 learns of complaints by officers within Huntersville Police Department  WSOC CharlotteLow morale, a lack of communication and not enough tools to do their jobs were concerns raised by police officers responsible for protecting the town of ...
  
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• 1 killed, 1 suspect sought in Passaic police-involved shooting - WABC-TV

  01-02-2019 22:55 via abc7ny.com
  1 killed, 1 suspect sought in Passaic police-involved shooting  WABC-TVOne person was fatally shot in a police-involved shooting in Passaic, New Jersey.
  
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• Police arrest Tennessee man for raping, impregnating his 11-year-old sister, report says - FOX13 Memphis

  01-02-2019 22:51 via fox13memphis.com
  Police arrest Tennessee man for raping, impregnating his 11-year-old sister, report says  FOX13 MemphisNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) – Police say a 22-year-old Tennessee man is accused of raping and impregnating his 11 year-old-sister.
  
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• Armed man carjacks woman in parking lot of Cleveland store, police say - cleveland.com

  01-02-2019 22:50 via cleveland.com
  Armed man carjacks woman in parking lot of Cleveland store, police say  cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — An armed robber shoved a 58-year-old woman to the ground and stole her car Thursday afternoon in the same parking lot where ...
  
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• Juvenile male injured in Thursday evening shooting: police - PennLive

  01-02-2019 22:49 via pennlive.com
  Juvenile male injured in Thursday evening shooting: police  PennLiveHarrisburg police Capt. Gabriel Olivera said a juvenile male was injured in a Thursday evening shooting on Greenwood Street.
  
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• Possible suspect arrested in rape of woman in Uptown parking garage, police say - Dallas News

  01-02-2019 22:42 via dallasnews.com
  Possible suspect arrested in rape of woman in Uptown parking garage, police say  Dallas NewsDallas police say a man remains at large after he raped a woman in an Uptown parking garage overnight.Police said the victim was...
  
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• Police search for father accused of kidnapping two children in Miami - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

  01-02-2019 22:36 via wsvn.com
  Police search for father accused of kidnapping two children in Miami  WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort LauderdaleMIAMI (WSVN) - Police are investigating after a man barged into his two children's Miami home and kidnapped them. According to City of Miami Police, the ...
  
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• Police: Former Manchester hospital administrator stole hundreds of phones - Hartford Courant - Hartford Courant

  01-02-2019 22:35 via courant.com
  Police: Former Manchester hospital administrator stole hundreds of phones - Hartford Courant  Hartford CourantA former network administrator at Manchester Memorial Hospital ordered hundreds of cell phones and accessories that were never delivered to employees, ...
  
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• Police Sergeant To Precinct: If A Homeless Person Is Black, Just Shoot Them - HuffPost

  01-02-2019 22:22 via huffingtonpost.com
  Police Sergeant To Precinct: If A Homeless Person Is Black, Just Shoot Them  HuffPostPortland Police Sgt. Gregg Lewis was fired last year for reportedly making several racist comments to his precinct. Lewis' comments were not publicly shared ...
  
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• Update: McKinney body identified after police release photo of tattoos, ring - WFAA.com

  01-02-2019 22:18 via wfaa.com
  Update: McKinney body identified after police release photo of tattoos, ring  WFAA.comUpdate (4:15 p.m.): Police have identified the body of a man found in a flood plain earlier this week. Investigators made contact with the man's next of kin after ...
  
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• Johns Hopkins Pushes for Armed Police on Campus - The Wall Street Journal

  01-02-2019 21:55 via wsj.com
  Johns Hopkins Pushes for Armed Police on Campus  The Wall Street JournalJohns Hopkins University's proposal for an armed police force has received pushback from some residents, lawmakers and students, who are concerned about ...
  
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• Baton Rouge police officer 'in very serious condition' after motorcycle crash in funeral procession - The Advocate

  01-02-2019 21:48 via theadvocate.com
  Baton Rouge police officer 'in very serious condition' after motorcycle crash in funeral procession  The AdvocateA Baton Rouge police motorcycle officer involved in a crash was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries Friday afternoon.
  
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• Akron to pay $125,000 to family of man shot by police officer in 2014 - cleveland.com

  01-02-2019 21:45 via cleveland.com
  Akron to pay $125,000 to family of man shot by police officer in 2014  cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — The city of Akron will pay $125,000 to the family of a man shot and killed by a police officer in 2014, an attorney for the family said.
  
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• Police officer suspended while authorities investigate the death of his infant daughter - NJ.com

  01-02-2019 21:24 via nj.com
  Police officer suspended while authorities investigate the death of his infant daughter  NJ.comA Ewing police officer has been suspended while Mercer County authorities investigate the death of his infant daughter. Daniel Bannister, who joined the police ...
  
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• Dover Police arrest two on drug charges - 47abc - WMDT

  01-02-2019 21:20 via wmdt.com
  Dover Police arrest two on drug charges - 47abc  WMDTDOVER, Del. – Two people are facing drug charges following the execution of a search warrant at a Dover hotel Thursday afternoon. Before conducting the ...
  
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• Police say woman stabbed husband after he asked for divorce - WMC

  01-02-2019 21:19 via wmcactionnews5.com
  Police say woman stabbed husband after he asked for divorce  WMCMEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Police say an argument between a married couple turned deadly Thursday night when the man was stabbed to death.
  
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• Police: Corvallis man held on $6.7M bail on sex abuse charges; victim is an infant girl - KVAL

  01-02-2019 21:13 via kval.com
  Police: Corvallis man held on $6.7M bail on sex abuse charges; victim is an infant girl  KVALCORVALLIS, Ore. - Police investigating a report of sexually explicit images of a child on a cell phone discovered evidence that a man had committed sex crimes ...
  
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• The “Russian Roulette” Shooting of One St. Louis Police Officer By Another Keeps Getting More Bizarre - Slate

  01-02-2019 20:51 via slate.com
  The “Russian Roulette” Shooting of One St. Louis Police Officer By Another Keeps Getting More Bizarre  SlateAt about 1:00 a.m. on Jan. 24, two on-duty officers from the St. Louis Police Department rushed a third, off-duty officer named Katlyn Alix to a hospital. Alix, a ...
  
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• Suspect accused of punching elderly victim turns himself in to police - KPLC

  01-02-2019 20:50 via kplctv.com
  Suspect accused of punching elderly victim turns himself in to police  KPLCThe suspect accused of punching an elderly victim has turned himself in to the Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Oral surgeon accused of sexually abusing patients under anesthesia, NC police say - Durham Herald Sun

  01-02-2019 20:48 via heraldsun.com
  Oral surgeon accused of sexually abusing patients under anesthesia, NC police say  Durham Herald SunAn oral surgeon in North Carolina was arrested Thursday after he sexually abused at least four female patients while they were under anesthesia, the ...
  
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• McKinney police say they've identified body found in creek - Dallas News

  01-02-2019 20:41 via dallasnews.com
  McKinney police say they've identified body found in creek  Dallas NewsMcKinney police are asking for the public's help in figuring out the identity of a man's body found in a creek Tuesday.The man is white,...
  
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• Oakland police conduct search in Lake Merritt after chase - KGO-TV

  01-02-2019 20:38 via abc7news.com
  Oakland police conduct search in Lake Merritt after chase  KGO-TVOakland police were searching for something in the water in Lake Merritt Friday morning after a police chase through the city ended in the area of Lakeshore ...
  
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• Prepping Police Communications for the Super Bowl

  01-02-2019 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In two days, the Los Angeles Rams will square off in Atlanta against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII. Verizon has worked for two years to ensure that communications capabilities for the millions of people in that city—as well as the myriad public safety entities standing watch over the event—remain available at all times.
  
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• Chicago Police Form Human Chain Across Ice to Rescue Man, Dog from Lake Michigan

  01-02-2019 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officers with the Chicago Police Department are being lauded for their bravery, quick thinking and teamwork as they rescued a 33-year-old man who had fallen through the ice on Lake Michigan in an effort to save his puppy, which had also fallen into the frigid water.
  
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• Florida Agency Uses Bitter Cold Weather Elsewhere to Attract Recruits

  01-02-2019 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Boca Raton (FL) Police Department is seeking officers from places being badly hit by severe cold weather to join the agency's ranks. The department posted on Twitter that the sub-zero temperatures in places like North Dakota and Wisconsin are not present in the Sunshine State.
  
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• Detroit police chief wants to demote cop after Snapchat video - Detroit Free Press

  01-02-2019 20:24 via freep.com
  Detroit police chief wants to demote cop after Snapchat video  Detroit Free PressDetroit Police Chief responded to a Snapchat video that surfaced of an officer appearing to mock a woman with a Black History Month filter.
  
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• Barricaded man surrenders after four-hour standoff with police; nearby school was on partial lockdown - The News Journal

  01-02-2019 20:23 via delawareonline.com
  Barricaded man surrenders after four-hour standoff with police; nearby school was on partial lockdown  The News JournalAn armed 56-year-old man barricaded himself in a New Castle-area home for more than four hours, causing a neighborhood and a school to lock down.
  
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• Driving the 2019 Dodge Durango Pursuit

  01-02-2019 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With its new Durango Pursuit, Dodge offers law enforcement customers a muscular patrol SUV that may serve well as a K-9 unit.
  
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• NYPD Officers Get Phone App to Connect Hearing Impaired with Translators

  01-02-2019 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers with the New York Police Department now have a better way to communicate with subjects who are deaf or hard of hearing with a teleconferencing system that is similar to Skype, allowing the hearing impaired person to speak in sign language and the officer to communicate verbally with a translation conducted by interpreters employed by the city.
  
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• Judge Approves Order for Major Reforms at Chicago Police Department

  01-02-2019 20:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  The consent decree requires officers to document each time they draw their weapons—even if they don't actually fire—and tightens instances in which officers may deploy TASERs. It also requires the department to publish use-of-force data on a monthly basis.
  
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• Police investigating shooting death as homicide | News - Kokomo Tribune

  01-02-2019 20:13 via kokomotribune.com
  Police investigating shooting death as homicide | News  Kokomo TribunePolice are investigating the Wednesday death of a Kokomo man as a homicide.
  
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• Date Set for Second Annual Police K-9 Memorial Ceremony

  01-02-2019 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The National Police Dog Foundation and United for Blue have announced that they will host the second annual Police K-9 Memorial Service on May 11 as part of Police Week ceremonies honoring fallen officers.
  
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• Illinois Agency Thanks SC Police for "Arrest" of Disney's Elsa for Frigid Winter Weather

  01-02-2019 20:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The McLean (IL) Police Department is trying to have some semblance of fun with the brutally cold weather gripping much of the northern United States.
  
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• Student and police officer form a friendship through Braille - WCVB Boston

  01-02-2019 20:07 via wcvb.com
  Student and police officer form a friendship through Braille  WCVB BostonMo Gaba and Officer Chris Linsenbigler met in Mo's classroom in Linthicum Heights, Md., earlier this year. Since then, they have become inseparable best ...
  
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• Atlanta Police Prepared for Super Bowl Sunday

  01-02-2019 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to CBS News, a hard security perimeter of roughly a quarter mile will surround the stadium where 13 of the 15 official NFL events will take place, and the city will be the center of a 30-mile no-fly zone around the stadium. An undisclosed number of F-16 fighter aircraft will intercept any aircraft encroaching that airspace with instructions to keep the offending aircraft from nearing the event.
  
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• Federal Agents at Mexico Border Make Largest Fentanyl Seizure Ever

  01-02-2019 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Customs officers stationed at the commercial border crossing in Nogales made the largest fentanyl seizure ever recorded at any port of entry after a K-9 alerted others at the post that a haul of illegal narcotics was somewhere inside a vehicle at the checkpoint.
  
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• Court in France Upholds Police Use of Golf-Ball-Size Rubber Bullets - The New York Times

  01-02-2019 20:04 via nytimes.com
  Court in France Upholds Police Use of Golf-Ball-Size Rubber Bullets  The New York TimesThe projectiles have caused many injuries, including lost eyes, in the Yellow Vest protests. The police say the weapons are needed to keep the peace.
  
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• Columbus police officer, son of former Chief James Jackson passes away after cancer battle - NBC4i.com

  01-02-2019 20:04 via nbc4i.com
  Columbus police officer, son of former Chief James Jackson passes away after cancer battle  NBC4i.comThe Columbus Division of Police announced on Friday Officer Jason T. Jackson passed away this morning after battling cancer. He was 47.
  
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• Fugitive shot by police during high-speed chase in Oxford - Daily Local News

  01-02-2019 19:55 via dailylocal.com
  Fugitive shot by police during high-speed chase in Oxford  Daily Local NewsOXFORD—A fugitive who was pulled over during a traffic stop led police on a high-speed pursuit which began in Oxford, and ended when the man was shot by ...
  
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• The Wounded: Officers Injured On Duty

  01-02-2019 19:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We need a better accounting of the number of officers who are maliciously injured on duty.
  
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• Canadian tourist rape: Paris police jailed for seven years - BBC News

  01-02-2019 19:43 via bbc.com
  Canadian tourist rape: Paris police jailed for seven years  BBC NewsTwo police officers have been found guilty of raping a Canadian woman at a renowned Paris police headquarters in 2014. They were both jailed for seven years ...
  
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• Women robbed at gunpoint leaving Beachland Ballroom, police say - cleveland.com

  01-02-2019 19:29 via cleveland.com
  Women robbed at gunpoint leaving Beachland Ballroom, police say  cleveland.comTwo 20-year-old women were robbed at gunpoint while leaving the Beachland Ballroom, police say.
  
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• Houston police chief says union president went 'over the top' with comments following shooting - Chron

  01-02-2019 19:23 via chron.com
  Houston police chief says union president went 'over the top' with comments following shooting  ChronAfter a shooting injured five Houston police officers earlier this week, Chief Art Acevedo called the union president's fiery response to the attack "over the top" ...
  
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