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• Police took him out of his hotel room in handcuffs at 4 a.m., but they had the wrong man. Now he’s planning to - Hartford Courant

  13-02-2019 23:56 via courant.com
  Police took him out of his hotel room in handcuffs at 4 a.m., but they had the wrong man. Now he’s planning to  Hartford CourantBenjamin Morales of Bridgeport claims police pulled him out of a Southington hotel at 4 a.m. in handcuffs, frightening his wife and children. He says they kept her ...
  
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• Milwaukee mourns fallen police officer Matthew Rittner with funeral - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  13-02-2019 23:33 via jsonline.com
  Milwaukee mourns fallen police officer Matthew Rittner with funeral  Milwaukee Journal SentinelGovernor Tony Evers is among dignitaries gather with others for military honors outside Oak Creek Assembly of God Church as patrons showed their respect ...
  
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• Rockwood woman charged with lying about being assaulted by police officer - WATE 6 On Your Side

  13-02-2019 23:24 via wate.com
  Rockwood woman charged with lying about being assaulted by police officer  WATE 6 On Your SideA Rockwood woman was arrested and charged on Wednesday after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says she lied about being sexually assaulted by a ...
  
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• Hempfield, Unity would have to pay millions for state police coverage under Wolf proposal - Tribune-Review

  13-02-2019 23:24 via triblive.com
  Hempfield, Unity would have to pay millions for state police coverage under Wolf proposal  Tribune-ReviewHempfield could pay almost $7 million for state police coverage under Gov. Tom Wolf's budget proposal -- yet another attempt to collect from municipalities that ...
  
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• Man dies after fight with homeowner in Roxborough, police say - WPVI-TV

  13-02-2019 23:09 via 6abc.com
  Man dies after fight with homeowner in Roxborough, police say  WPVI-TVA man is dead after police say he got into an altercation with a homeowner in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
  
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• St. Paul police ending horse, motorcycle patrols. Officers to be reassigned. - St. Paul Pioneer Press

  13-02-2019 22:55 via twincities.com
  St. Paul police ending horse, motorcycle patrols. Officers to be reassigned.  St. Paul Pioneer PressSt. Paul's police horses will be riding off into the sunset, as will the department's motorcycles. The officers aren't going with them, though. Police Chief Todd ...
  
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• Largo man tried to ram SUV through MacDill gate, Tampa police say - Tampa Bay Times

  13-02-2019 22:52 via tampabay.com
  Largo man tried to ram SUV through MacDill gate, Tampa police say  Tampa Bay TimesThe SUV was disabled by base security and the driver was taken into custody. The incident was not an act of terrorism or a political statement, police say.
  
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• California rapper sleeping in car killed by police who opened fire - NBC News

  13-02-2019 22:39 via nbcnews.com
  California rapper sleeping in car killed by police who opened fire  NBC NewsThe family of a young Bay Area rapper who was killed when police officers opened fire after he had fallen asleep in his car is demanding the release of police ...
  
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• KSP says Ohio woman was killed by abductor, not police - WDRB

  13-02-2019 22:32 via wdrb.com
  KSP says Ohio woman was killed by abductor, not police  WDRBFRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky State Police say an Ohio woman abducted from a college campus did not die in a shootout with police on Interstate 71 in ...
  
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• Police arrest man accused of assaulting 71-year-old woman - NEWS10 ABC

  13-02-2019 22:29 via news10.com
  Police arrest man accused of assaulting 71-year-old woman  NEWS10 ABCThe Albany Police Department arrested a man they say assaulted a 71-year-old woman last month on Lenox Avenue.
  
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• Ambridge community, police want answers from borough about suspended police chief - The Times

  13-02-2019 22:28 via timesonline.com
  Ambridge community, police want answers from borough about suspended police chief  The TimesIssues with the Ambridge's police department came to a head Tuesday night at a council meeting when residents came to ask why suspended Police Chief ...
  
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• Shots fired at transit station: Police - PennLive

  13-02-2019 22:10 via pennlive.com
  Shots fired at transit station: Police  PennLivePolice say a man fired two shots at a SEPTA station in south Philadelphia Wednesday morning. Surveillance video indicates that the man then fled and remains ...
  
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• Police: Ohio 16 crash investigation pending tests to determine any impairment - The Newark Advocate

  13-02-2019 22:08 via newarkadvocate.com
  Police: Ohio 16 crash investigation pending tests to determine any impairment  The Newark AdvocateThe crash remains under investigation, pending chemical tests to determine if impairment was a factor.
  
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• Police: Man pushed into car, forced to withdraw money at ATMs - WPVI-TV

  13-02-2019 22:07 via 6abc.com
  Police: Man pushed into car, forced to withdraw money at ATMs  WPVI-TVPolice in Philadelphia are searching for a suspect who they say forced a man to withdraw money from multiple ATMs at gunpoint.
  
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• Police looking for 'critical missing' 19-year-old woman - WCPO

  13-02-2019 22:05 via wcpo.com
  Police looking for 'critical missing' 19-year-old woman  WCPOCINCINNATI — Police are looking for a "critical missing" woman who they said may be in poor mental health. Trinity Stewart, 19, last made contact with friends ...
  
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• Huntsville police seize $600K in drugs, guns, cash - WAFF

  13-02-2019 22:04 via waff.com
  Huntsville police seize $600K in drugs, guns, cash  WAFFOfficers seized more than 12 pounds of methamphetamine.
  
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• Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder for Border Agent's Slaying

  13-02-2019 21:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to officials, Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes and four other members of a crew that planned on robbing marijuana smugglers encountered Terry and other agents who were on a stakeout in the southern Arizona desert. The 30-year-old Border Patrol agent was fatally shot in the encounter.
  
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• Maryland Republicans from suburbs push to allow Baltimore school police to carry guns inside buildings - Baltimore Sun

  13-02-2019 21:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Maryland Republicans from suburbs push to allow Baltimore school police to carry guns inside buildings  Baltimore SunDays after a staff member was shot inside a Baltimore public high school, Maryland Senate Republicans from the suburbs on Wednesday introduced legislation ...
  
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• 19-year-old says teen he's charged with killing was his 'best friend': police - PennLive

  13-02-2019 21:42 via pennlive.com
  19-year-old says teen he's charged with killing was his 'best friend': police  PennLiveAdrien D. Hailey, the Harrisburg man accused of shooting and killing 15-year-old Donnell Williams Jr., called the victim his “best friend,” according to court ...
  
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• Fleeing bank robber trips in front of police officer; money blows away - WDBJ7

  13-02-2019 21:39 via wdbj7.com
  Fleeing bank robber trips in front of police officer; money blows away  WDBJ7WATERVILLE, ME (WABI/Gray News) -- Authorities say a man was quickly arrested after attempting to rob a bank when he tripped and dropped the money and ...
  
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• Alert Apex police officer's actions end in shooting of Most Wanted fugitive - WRAL.com

  13-02-2019 21:35 via wral.com
  Alert Apex police officer's actions end in shooting of Most Wanted fugitive  WRAL.comA man on the FBI Most Wanted list was shot and killed Wednesday by an FBI agent at an Apex hotel, authorities said.
  
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• 2 decades later, Big Island police follow new leads in unsolved homicide - Hawaii News Now

  13-02-2019 21:35 via hawaiinewsnow.com
  2 decades later, Big Island police follow new leads in unsolved homicide  Hawaii News NowHILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Police on the Big Island are asking the public for more information surrounding an unsolved homicide over two decades ago. On May ...
  
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• SIG Sauer Introduces Supersonic 300BLK SBR Elite Copper Duty Ammo

  13-02-2019 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SIG Sauer Inc. is introducing its newest 300BLK ammunition – the 120gr supersonic 300BLK SBR Elite Copper Duty load, specifically designed for short barrel rifles.
  
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• Boulder Police respond to robbery report, find no crime committed - Boulder Daily Camera

  13-02-2019 21:18 via dailycamera.com
  Boulder Police respond to robbery report, find no crime committed  Boulder Daily CameraWhat the Boulder Police were initially investigating as a potential robbery on Wednesday afternoon turned out to be nothing more than an altercation in which no ...
  
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• Report: No Civilians Shot by Police in Pulse Nightclub Massacre

  13-02-2019 21:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Law enforcement opened fire five separate times during the standoff, which lasted more than three hours. In total, 14 officers fired more than 180 shots — but hit no civilians, the report found.
  
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• Milwaukee-Area Bakery Donates Day's Proceeds to Family of Slain Officer

  13-02-2019 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Throughout the day, Jen kept busy working around the clock to take orders and bake the goods all herself. Even when the baked goods ran out, Jen stayed open taking orders for pick-up with all the proceeds going to the Rittner family.
  
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• Genetec's Cloud Surveillance Increases Parking Lot Safety

  13-02-2019 20:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The South Grand Community Improvement District (CID) in St. Louis, MO is using the Genetec Stratocast cloud-based video monitoring system to deter license plate theft in its parking lot and provide video access to the local police department to help reinforce security.
  
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• Texas police find 4 malnourished children -- 2 of them locked in a dog crate - CNN

  13-02-2019 20:44 via cnn.com
  Texas police find 4 malnourished children -- 2 of them locked in a dog crate  CNNA mother and her boyfriend were arrested after police responding to a domestic disturbance call in Texas found four malnourished children in a home -- two of ...
  
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• California Officers Shoot, Kill Armed Man in Car at Taco Bell

  13-02-2019 20:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  McCoy was shot following a 911 call around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, by employees at the Taco Bell. Two officers approached the car and saw a man slumped over in the driver’s seat, in a car that had stopped in the drive-through. The officers saw a gun in the man’s lap and called for backup, the news release says.
  
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• Rising Sun police chief killed in crash was 'a very good leader, a motivator of people' - WCPO

  13-02-2019 20:39 via wcpo.com
  Rising Sun police chief killed in crash was 'a very good leader, a motivator of people'  WCPOChief David P. Hewitt, 49, was involved in a single vehicle crash at 7:20 a.m. along State Road 56 near Spring Branch Road in Switzerland County.
  
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• Police: One dead after head-on crash in Mentor - News-Herald.com

  13-02-2019 20:35 via news-herald.com
  Police: One dead after head-on crash in Mentor  News-Herald.comA 25-year-old Mentor man was killed following a head-on collision at the Center Street bridge north of Station Street in Mentor.
  
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• New Cadet Program Prepares Young People for Careers in Public Safety

  13-02-2019 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new, national program is working hand-in-hand with law enforcement and other public safety entities to give young people direct, intensive experience in the field. The Public Safety Cadets (PSC) is a nonprofit organization that aims to mentor, train, and prepare young men and women for a career in law enforcement, fire-rescue or emergency medical services.
  
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• Mother of pickup lines: Police say woman was scouting date for son on college campus - NBC News

  13-02-2019 20:22 via nbcnews.com
  Mother of pickup lines: Police say woman was scouting date for son on college campus  NBC NewsA mother whose alleged motive was matchmaking for her son may have taken it too far, to Towson University in Maryland, where she showed his picture to ...
  
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• Iowa Sergeant Sues Agency Claiming PTSD and Abuse

  13-02-2019 20:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  In his petition, Jorgensen claimed he has faced disability discrimination, harassment, a failure to accommodate him and retaliation under the Iowa Civil Rights Act, citing incidents before and after the killings of his fellow officers.
  
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• FLIR Systems to Acquire Endeavor Robotics

  13-02-2019 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FLIR Systems Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Endeavor Robotic Holdings Inc., a leading developer of battle-tested, tactical unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for the global military, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets.
  
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• Denver Officer Injured, Suspect Wounded in Domestic Response

  13-02-2019 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  When police arrived, officers observed the male suspect threatening the female victim with a gun. Police said the officers opened fire, hitting the suspect several times. The female victim, who had called 911, was not injured.
  
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• Police officer, motorist injured in Bristol rockslide Wednesday morning - WJHL-TV News Channel 11

  13-02-2019 19:46 via wjhl.com
  Police officer, motorist injured in Bristol rockslide Wednesday morning  WJHL-TV News Channel 11Two people were injured, including a police officer, after a rockslide Wednesday morning.
  
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• Five new officers join Harlingen police force - KGBT-TV

  13-02-2019 19:37 via valleycentral.com
  Five new officers join Harlingen police force  KGBT-TVHarlingen welcomed five new officers to their police ranks at a family ceremony Wednesday morning. The newly sworn in officers faced weeks of testing, ...
  
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• Police chase suspect charged with stabbing Irmo woman: SC cops - The State

  13-02-2019 19:06 via thestate.com
  Police chase suspect charged with stabbing Irmo woman: SC cops  The StateA woman was stabbed multiple times in the upper body in an Irmo, SC, home, according to police, who arrested a suspect who was recently involved in a ...
  
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• Former La Joya police chief’s bond revoked for social media posts - Monitor

  13-02-2019 19:03 via themonitor.com
  Former La Joya police chief’s bond revoked for social media posts  MonitorMcALLEN — A former Rio Grande Valley police chief was remanded into custody after a federal judge found he had violated terms of his bond, court notes show ...
  
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• Main Street reopens following police investigation - ABC 57 News

  13-02-2019 18:53 via abc57.com
  Main Street reopens following police investigation  ABC 57 NewsMISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Mishawaka Police and the SWAT team have cleared the scene of a standoff in the 2800 block of Main Street. Officers responded to the ...
  
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• Charlotte Officers On Watch for Human Trafficking During NBA All-Star Game Weekend

  13-02-2019 18:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  During big events, police say traffickers take advantage of hot spots like sports venues, hotels and areas just outside main interstates that can turn into easy areas for trafficking—all areas you can expect NBA All-Star weekend events.
  
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• New York City Police Detective Killed By Apparent 'Friendly Fire' - NPR

  13-02-2019 18:41 via npr.org
  New York City Police Detective Killed By Apparent 'Friendly Fire'  NPRIn a grim rite, officers from across the New York City Police Department stood and saluted Tuesday night outside Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in a cold ...
  
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• Pulse nightclub shooter used Google during three-hour standoff with police - NBC News

  13-02-2019 18:33 via nbcnews.com
  Pulse nightclub shooter used Google during three-hour standoff with police  NBC NewsPulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen used Google while taking shelter from police in desperate hopes of fixing his jammed assault rifle, authorities revealed ...
  
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• Five Springfield police officers arraigned in off-duty assault on four black men outside bar - The Boston Globe

  13-02-2019 18:21 via bostonglobe.com
  Five Springfield police officers arraigned in off-duty assault on four black men outside bar  The Boston GlobeFive Springfield police officers were arraigned Wednesday on charges of assaulting four black men during an off-duty altercation outside a bar in 2015, the latest ...
  
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• Bode Technology Announces Forensic Genealogy Service to LE Agencies

  13-02-2019 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bode Technology has announced a new forensic genealogy service offering to law enforcement investigators and crime laboratories. Bode's Forensic Genealogy Service (FGS) combines advanced DNA testing and genealogy to develop ancestral relationships between samples and deliver leads to its clients.
  
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• Oro Valley police investigate suspicious death - KGUN

  13-02-2019 18:06 via kgun9.com
  Oro Valley police investigate suspicious death  KGUNOro Valley police are investigating a suspicious death.
  
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• Video: Swatting Hoax Brings Police Response to South Carolina Reserve Officer's Home

  13-02-2019 17:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  McCord's home surveillance cameras captured scenes of officers surrounding the house and McCord's brother-in-law walking out of the home with his hands up as officers shout commands. McCord also surrendered in compliance with officers' commands.
  
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• Police recover rare Goeldi's monkey stolen from Florida zoo - WPVI-TV

  13-02-2019 17:33 via 6abc.com
  Police recover rare Goeldi's monkey stolen from Florida zoo  WPVI-TVKali, the 12-year-old rare Goeldi's monkey reported stolen from the Palm Beach Zoo, has been found safe and sound.
  
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• FBI received warning about gunman in yoga studio shooting, police say - NBCNews.com

  13-02-2019 17:19 via nbcnews.com
  FBI received warning about gunman in yoga studio shooting, police say  NBCNews.comTallahasse police say an investigation shows Scott Paul Beierle planned attacked in advance and the FBI received a warning about him months before the ...
  
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