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• Peoria police say number of armed robberies not out of ordinary - Peoria Journal Star

  01-03-2019 23:54 via pjstar.com
  Peoria police say number of armed robberies not out of ordinary  Peoria Journal StarPEORIA — Despite attention to a rash of armed robberies, the person in charge of the city's detective bureau said the 20 or so armed robberies in February is on ...
  
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• Mom says police called on son when he lashed out in class - KTRK-TV

  01-03-2019 23:53 via abc13.com
  Mom says police called on son when he lashed out in class  KTRK-TVA mother is wondering why her 5-year-old son's elementary school called the police when he acted out and destroyed a classroom instead of contacting her first.
  
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• Lexington police investigate shooting near Transy campus - WKYT

  01-03-2019 23:29 via wkyt.com
  Lexington police investigate shooting near Transy campus  WKYTLexington police are investigating a shooting near the Transylvania University campus.
  
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• Police seeking to ID couple in connection to fraudulent credit card charges in Summerville - Live 5 News WCSC

  01-03-2019 23:26 via live5news.com
  Police seeking to ID couple in connection to fraudulent credit card charges in Summerville  Live 5 News WCSCThe charges stem from purchases at Target, Game Stop and Best Buy that happened in February.
  
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• DEP police sergeant from Plattekill manufactured, sold illegal weapons, authorities say - The Daily Freeman

  01-03-2019 23:25 via dailyfreeman.com
  DEP police sergeant from Plattekill manufactured, sold illegal weapons, authorities say  The Daily FreemanPLATTEKILL, N.Y. — A New York City Department of Environmental Protection police sergeant from Plattekill has been arrested on a number of felony charges, ...
  
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• Police ID person killed in Outer Loop crash - WTOP

  01-03-2019 23:07 via wtop.com
  Police ID person killed in Outer Loop crash  WTOPA deadly crash led to major problems for the Friday morning commute on the Capital Beltway, and police said the wet and at times snowy weather may have ...
  
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• Police release sketch of trail attack suspect | News | Mountain View Online | - Mountain View Voice

  01-03-2019 23:00 via mv-voice.com
  Police release sketch of trail attack suspect | News | Mountain View Online |  Mountain View VoicePolice released a sketch of a man Thursday believed to have assaulted a woman and left her with serious injuries on Mountain View's Stevens Creek Trail on ...
  
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• Police in Kansas share the 'most ridiculous call of 2019 (so far)' - WKRN News 2

  01-03-2019 22:50 via wkrn.com
  Police in Kansas share the 'most ridiculous call of 2019 (so far)'  WKRN News 2Police in Lawrenceville, Kan., took to Twitter to tell the tale of their department's "most ridiculous call of 2019 (so far)" involving a road rage standoff between ...
  
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• Police release photo of car believed to be involved in Franklin hit-and-run - WMUR Manchester

  01-03-2019 22:32 via wmur.com
  Police release photo of car believed to be involved in Franklin hit-and-run  WMUR ManchesterFranklin police released new details Friday about a hit-and-run in the city that left a man seriously injured.
  
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• Why did D.C.’s police chief reprimand lawmakers for doing their jobs? - The Washington Post

  01-03-2019 22:30 via washingtonpost.com
  Why did D.C.’s police chief reprimand lawmakers for doing their jobs?  The Washington PostIt's not every day that a police chief publicly scolds lawmakers who oversee his department. But in January, and again last month, D.C. Police Chief Peter ...
  
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• Bakersfield police: Woman killed teen daughter's newborn to prevent family shame - WTVC

  01-03-2019 22:30 via newschannel9.com
  Bakersfield police: Woman killed teen daughter's newborn to prevent family shame  WTVCBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) – A woman killed her teenage daughter's newborn baby “to prevent family shame,” according to a Bakersfield police ...
  
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• Boise police called to Sykes call center. Company hasn’t said why - Idaho Statesman

  01-03-2019 22:23 via idahostatesman.com
  Boise police called to Sykes call center. Company hasn’t said why  Idaho StatesmanA police officer spent most of Thursday at Sykes Enterprises' Boise call center. It's unclear what happened but two people who wrote to the Idaho Statesman ...
  
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• VIDEO: Police fire at suspect near Highlands Elementary School - KSHB

  01-03-2019 22:10 via kshb.com
  VIDEO: Police fire at suspect near Highlands Elementary School  KSHBStudents and staff at Highlands Elementary School are safe after an incident in the school's parking lot forced the school into lockdown mode early Friday.
  
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• Police officer shoots himself in bulletproof vest while being chased by possibly rabid fox - CBS News

  01-03-2019 21:49 via cbsnews.com
  Police officer shoots himself in bulletproof vest while being chased by possibly rabid fox  CBS NewsPolice officer in Ellensville, New York, accidentally shoots himself in his bulletproof vest while running away from possibly rabid fox, police say.
  
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• Bergenfield police union cancels plan to raffle off AR-15 semi-automatic rifle - NorthJersey.com

  01-03-2019 21:47 via northjersey.com
  Bergenfield police union cancels plan to raffle off AR-15 semi-automatic rifle  NorthJersey.comBERGENFIELD — A PBA-sponsored raffle that listed a semi-automatic rifle and a shotgun as prizes has been canceled after intervention by the Bergen County ...
  
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• Police officers searching for woman wanted for N. Charleston arson - Live 5 News WCSC

  01-03-2019 21:44 via live5news.com
  Police officers searching for woman wanted for N. Charleston arson  Live 5 News WCSCPolice officers are searching for a 19-year-old woman wanted for an arson in North Charleston.
  
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• Atlanta teen shot, killed in Henry County drive-by after ‘dispute’ - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  01-03-2019 21:44 via ajc.com
  Atlanta teen shot, killed in Henry County drive-by after ‘dispute’  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionA 17-year-old was killed during a drive-by shooting in Henry County on Thursday night, police confir...
  
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• Police say man abused, isolated 5 of his 7 young children - WJAC Johnstown

  01-03-2019 21:43 via wjactv.com
  Police say man abused, isolated 5 of his 7 young children  WJAC JohnstownWest York police say a 71-year-old man beat five of his seven young children with a curtain rod, held at least two of them underwater in a bathtub and locked ...
  
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• Police: Man killed in driveway of Gwinnett home, shooter on the run - WSB Atlanta

  01-03-2019 21:40 via wsbtv.com
  Police: Man killed in driveway of Gwinnett home, shooter on the run  WSB AtlantaThe victim was shot in front of a home on Shoal Court around 1 p.m. and taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
  
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• Police notebook for March 2, 2019 | Crime and courts | wiscnews.com - Portage Daily Register

  01-03-2019 21:13 via wiscnews.com
  Police notebook for March 2, 2019 | Crime and courts | wiscnews.com  Portage Daily RegisterInformation is taken from the records of the Portage Police Department and does not represent a comprehensive list of police activity. Each individual named in ...
  
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• Police find drugs, ammo hidden in PS4 - WPRI 12 Eyewitness News

  01-03-2019 21:13 via wpri.com
  Police find drugs, ammo hidden in PS4  WPRI 12 Eyewitness NewsFALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) -- Fall River police said they found drugs and ammunition hidden inside of a video game console during a recent investigation.
  
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• Free Speech, Violent Threats, and Learning from a Misguided Professor

  01-03-2019 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Professor Joshua Clover—who teaches English and comparative literature at University of California at Davis, and according to his official bio, specializes in Marxism and "the end of capitalism"—said in an interview published in early 2016, "People think that cops need to be reformed. They need to be killed."
  
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• Police open investigation after man, woman go missing - nwitimes.com

  01-03-2019 20:50 via nwitimes.com
  Police open investigation after man, woman go missing  nwitimes.comST. JOHN — Police are seeking the public's help in finding a young man and woman last seen Feb. 25.
  
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• Man Found Guilty in Murder of Chicago Police Officer in 2011

  01-03-2019 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The man accused of shooting and killing Officer Clifton Lewis during a 2011 robbery at convenience store has been found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery.
  
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• Tennessee Lawmakers to Police: Turn on Body Cameras or Face Felony Charges

  01-03-2019 20:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Under the proposed law, officers would face felony charges for intentionally disabling a body camera.
  
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• German Police Cadet Accidentally Shoots, Kills Fellow Trainee

  01-03-2019 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The police cadet whose firearm discharged may face the charge of negligent homicide.
  
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• New York Officer's Ballistic Vest Saves Him from Accidental Discharge

  01-03-2019 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Ellenville (NY) Police Department reportedly shot himself in his chest—the bullet was stopped by his body armor—as he attempted to flee from an attack by a rabid fox.
  
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• Rural Washington Department Launches Online Crime Reporting System

  01-03-2019 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Residents of a small Washington town on the Columbia River now have a new way to report crimes to their local police agency—an online reporting system that goes live on March 1, 2019.
  
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• Utah Agency Faces Decertification Amid Misconduct Allegations

  01-03-2019 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Brigham Young University Police Department is facing decertification after failing to investigate alleged misconduct by one of its officers.
  
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• North Carolina Department to Host Dodgeball Tournament for Special Olympics

  01-03-2019 20:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The event is the result of one officer having had the experience of watching a dodgeball completion on television and bringing the idea to one of the officers in charge of the department's Special Olympics fundraising events.
  
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• Kansas Department Welcomes New K-9 to the Ranks

  01-03-2019 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Andover (KS) Police Department officially welcomed into its ranks K-9 "Roko" on Thursday.
  
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• White woman calls police on black man after his dog 'assaults' hers - NBC News

  01-03-2019 20:10 via nbcnews.com
  White woman calls police on black man after his dog 'assaults' hers  NBC NewsA white woman at Attleboro Dog Park in Massachusetts called police on a black man because his dog humped her dog, and he wouldn't leave.
  
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• Fresno says it wants to be transparent, but denies records requests on police shootings - Fresno Bee

  01-03-2019 20:08 via fresnobee.com
  Fresno says it wants to be transparent, but denies records requests on police shootings  Fresno BeeThe city of Fresno, California, and its police department have objected to media requests to reveal records on officer involved shootings and misconduct ...
  
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• Police received more than 30 complaints about gravestone company - Dayton Daily News

  01-03-2019 19:56 via daytondailynews.com
  Police received more than 30 complaints about gravestone company  Dayton Daily NewsMiami Township police say they have received more than 30 complaints across the Miami Valley from customers who said the former owner of a monument ...
  
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• Police: Witnesses box in impaired driver at Tops gas pumps in City of Tonawanda - Buffalo News

  01-03-2019 19:50 via buffalonews.com
  Police: Witnesses box in impaired driver at Tops gas pumps in City of Tonawanda  Buffalo NewsA Williamsville woman was charged with multiple counts related to driving while impaired after witnesses who saw her driving erratically boxed her in with t…
  
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• State to Allegheny Valley: Without layoffs, police merger won't save money - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  01-03-2019 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  State to Allegheny Valley: Without layoffs, police merger won't save money  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Allegheny Valley communities of Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, O'Hara and Blawnox have been told by the Pennsylvania Governor's Center for Local Government ...
  
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• Police: 11-year-old girl charged in death of 1-year-old boy in Suitland - WJLA

  01-03-2019 18:54 via wjla.com
  Police: 11-year-old girl charged in death of 1-year-old boy in Suitland  WJLAAn 11-year-old girl has been chargedwith first-degree child abuse in the death of a 1-year-old boy, the son of a family friend, in Prince George's County. Police ...
  
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• High-speed police chase ends in crash; driver on the run, police say - WSB Atlanta

  01-03-2019 18:54 via wsbtv.com
  High-speed police chase ends in crash; driver on the run, police say  WSB AtlantaWhen the officer tried to pull the car over, the driver sped off and led the officer on a chase, police said. The driver eventually crashed the car on Whitehall Street ...
  
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• Police: Joint drug operation uncovers fake car tag operations - FOX 5 Atlanta

  01-03-2019 18:37 via fox5atlanta.com
  Police: Joint drug operation uncovers fake car tag operations  FOX 5 AtlantaDOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - A joint drug operation between local and federal law enforcement officers has led investigators to uncover a fake car tag ...
  
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• Cleveland police conducting internal investigation into handling of theft case involving Cleveland Browns' Jabrill Peppers - cleveland.com

  01-03-2019 18:30 via cleveland.com
  Cleveland police conducting internal investigation into handling of theft case involving Cleveland Browns' Jabrill Peppers  cleveland.comCleveland police are conducting an internal investigation into the handling of a case involving the theft of a gun and other items from Cleveland Browns safety ...
  
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• Police: Indiana man without gun license accidentally shoots himself in genitals - FOX 31 Denver

  01-03-2019 18:29 via kdvr.com
  Police: Indiana man without gun license accidentally shoots himself in genitals  FOX 31 DenverMARION, Ind. – An Indiana man accidentally shot himself in his genitalia, according to the Marion Police Department. Deputy Chief Stephen Dorsey said officers ...
  
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• Marietta police officer charged with battery in Powder Springs - FOX 5 Atlanta

  01-03-2019 18:29 via fox5atlanta.com
  Marietta police officer charged with battery in Powder Springs  FOX 5 AtlantaAn internal investigation has been launched by the Marietta Police Department after one of their officers was arrested in Powder Springs on battery charges.
  
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• Man found with severe burns behind Oswego business: police - WGN TV Chicago

  01-03-2019 18:18 via wgntv.com
  Man found with severe burns behind Oswego business: police  WGN TV ChicagoOSWEGO, Ill. — A man was found with what appeared to be severe burns Friday in Oswego. According to Oswego police, the man was found behind a business ...
  
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• Burlington police: Toxic batch of drugs causing overdoses - Burlington Times News

  01-03-2019 18:15 via thetimesnews.com
  Burlington police: Toxic batch of drugs causing overdoses  Burlington Times NewsFentanyl mixed with heroin and cocaine led to several life-threatening overdoses Friday morning, police say. Burlington police are warning residents about a ...
  
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• Police searching for man they say tried to lure girl into va... - Grand Forks Herald

  01-03-2019 18:10 via grandforksherald.com
  Police searching for man they say tried to lure girl into va...  Grand Forks HeraldPolice are searching for a 50-60-year-old man they say tried to lure a sixth-grade girl into his car Thursday afternoon. A press release from the department said a ...
  
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• Chicago police keep watch for retaliation after suspected hit on gang leader - Chicago Sun-Times

  01-03-2019 18:04 via chicago.suntimes.com
  Chicago police keep watch for retaliation after suspected hit on gang leader  Chicago Sun-TimesFour men who went to reputed gang leader Lawrence "Big Law" Loggins' funeral were arrested on gun charges as police focus on preventing retaliation.
  
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• Abilene police catch 2 burglary suspects in the act - KTXS

  01-03-2019 17:43 via ktxs.com
  Abilene police catch 2 burglary suspects in the act  KTXSAbilene police caught two burglary suspects in the act. According to the arrest report, police responded to a burglary in process about 8:30 p. m. Thursday in the ...
  
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• 15-year-old charged with murder after shooting, killing HS senior, police say - WSB Atlanta

  01-03-2019 17:32 via wsbtv.com
  15-year-old charged with murder after shooting, killing HS senior, police say  WSB AtlantaDEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A father who witnessed the murder of a high school senior got emotional after learning his neighbor -- a 15-year-old freshman -- is ...
  
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• Police identify man fatally shot near UVU campus; no arrest made - Deseret News

  01-03-2019 17:26 via deseretnews.com
  Police identify man fatally shot near UVU campus; no arrest made  Deseret NewsOrem police are looking for a 19-year-old man in connection with a shooting near the campus of Utah Valley University.
  
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• Police look for woman missing from domestic abuse resource center - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

  01-03-2019 17:25 via channel3000.com
  Police look for woman missing from domestic abuse resource center  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3Police are looking for a woman who was reported missing from a domestic abuse resource center.
  
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