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• A package explosion killed the owner of a California day spa. Police now say her ex-boyfriend did it - CNN

  04-03-2019 23:43 via cnn.com
  A package explosion killed the owner of a California day spa. Police now say her ex-boyfriend did it  CNNAfter a package bomb killed a California day spa owner last May, investigators arrested her business partner and ex-boyfriend Stephen Beal and accused him of ...
  
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• Mill Pond Village shooting was not a random act, police say - WILX-TV

  04-03-2019 23:41 via wilx.com
  Mill Pond Village shooting was not a random act, police say  WILX-TVThe shooting on Lansing's southside on March 1st is now a homicide case. Lansing police told us 24-year-old Delayno Hudson died after being shot at the Mill ...
  
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• Roanoke police chief faces renewed criticism for remarks on rape - Roanoke Times

  04-03-2019 23:40 via roanoke.com
  Roanoke police chief faces renewed criticism for remarks on rape  Roanoke TimesRoanoke Police Chief Tim Jones came under fire again Monday when city council heard residents decry his recent comments on rape, which some speakers ...
  
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• San Antonio police shoot, kill robbery suspect accused of opening fire on officers - mySA

  04-03-2019 23:38 via mysanantonio.com
  San Antonio police shoot, kill robbery suspect accused of opening fire on officers  mySATwo San Antonio police officers fatally shot a robbery suspect on the East Side Monday afternoon after he opened fire on them, officials said. Police believe the ...
  
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• Police: Wrong-way driver crashes into vehicles on I-95 in Delaware County - WPVI-TV

  04-03-2019 23:33 via 6abc.com
  Police: Wrong-way driver crashes into vehicles on I-95 in Delaware County  WPVI-TVA multi-vehicle accident on northbound I-95 is causing delays in Delaware County on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Boulder police launch investigation into contact with man picking up trash - Boulder Daily Camera

  04-03-2019 23:32 via dailycamera.com
  Boulder police launch investigation into contact with man picking up trash  Boulder Daily CameraBoulder police have launched an internal investigation after officers confronted a black man who was picking up trash at his own house.
  
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• Baltimore police consent decree will reduce crime but not right away, acting commissioner says - Baltimore Sun

  04-03-2019 23:30 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore police consent decree will reduce crime but not right away, acting commissioner says  Baltimore SunActing Police Commissioner Michael Harrison says Baltimore will see a reduction in crime as a result of reforms mandated under the city's federal consent ...
  
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• Yesterday Myrtle Beach police called her ‘missing’, today she was in handcuffs - Myrtle Beach Sun News

  04-03-2019 23:26 via myrtlebeachonline.com
  Yesterday Myrtle Beach police called her ‘missing’, today she was in handcuffs  Myrtle Beach Sun NewsA woman that Myrtle Beach police asked for the public help locating on Sunday because she was missing, was charged with five counts of child neglect on ...
  
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• Police identify body of homicide victim found near Bethesda bus stop - WTOP

  04-03-2019 23:17 via wtop.com
  Police identify body of homicide victim found near Bethesda bus stop  WTOPPolice have identified the body of a man found near a bus stop in Bethesda, Maryland, in February, after appealing to the public for help.
  
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• Lincoln police arrest man accused of sexually assaulting 2 children - Lincoln Journal Star

  04-03-2019 23:15 via journalstar.com
  Lincoln police arrest man accused of sexually assaulting 2 children  Lincoln Journal StarLincoln police arrested a 25-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting two girls younger than 10, according to court records.
  
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• Phoenix police make arrest in neighborhood explosions investigation - ABC15 Arizona

  04-03-2019 23:07 via abc15.com
  Phoenix police make arrest in neighborhood explosions investigation  ABC15 ArizonaThe Phoenix Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a series of explosions heard in several northern neighborhoods.
  
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• Senate passes bill aimed at forcing BYU police to comply with open records law - KSL.com

  04-03-2019 23:04 via ksl.com
  Senate passes bill aimed at forcing BYU police to comply with open records law  KSL.comSALT LAKE CITY — The Senate passed a bill Monday intended to force the recently decertified BYU Police Department to follow the same open records rules ...
  
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• Police: Teen sprays deer urine on Danville Walmart merchandise - WKYT

  04-03-2019 23:04 via wkyt.com
  Police: Teen sprays deer urine on Danville Walmart merchandise  WKYTDANVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - A teen is in trouble with Danville police after investigators said he sprayed deer urine over numerous items of merchandise.
  
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• Man agrees to give stranger a ride, gets beaten and robbed, police say - 69News WFMZ-TV

  04-03-2019 23:02 via wfmz.com
  Man agrees to give stranger a ride, gets beaten and robbed, police say  69News WFMZ-TVThe victim told police that his alleged attacker struck up a conversation in 7-Eleven and asked for lift.
  
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• Police: Man fakes disappearance to avoid charges - WWLP.com

  04-03-2019 22:56 via wwlp.com
  Police: Man fakes disappearance to avoid charges  WWLP.comAuthorities in Monterey County, California say a Scottish man who went missing at Monastery Beach earlier this week faked his disappearance to avoid 24 rape ...
  
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• Police: Kentucky man seen on video breaking leg of girlfriend's 2-year-old son - WKYT

  04-03-2019 22:44 via wkyt.com
  Police: Kentucky man seen on video breaking leg of girlfriend's 2-year-old son  WKYTA Kentucky man is facing charges after police say he broke the leg of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son.
  
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• Fort Dodge police officer hospitalized after being exposed to suspected fentanyl - Local 5 - WeAreIowa.com

  04-03-2019 22:40 via weareiowa.com
  Fort Dodge police officer hospitalized after being exposed to suspected fentanyl  Local 5 - WeAreIowa.comA Fort Dodge police officer was hospitalized over the weekend after being exposed to an unknown substance while conducting a traffic stop.
  
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• Child pornography charges for Pine Plains man: police - Poughkeepsie Journal

  04-03-2019 22:37 via poughkeepsiejournal.com
  Child pornography charges for Pine Plains man: police  Poughkeepsie JournalA Pine Plains man is facing multiple charges after state police say they found child pornography while investigating a domestic dispute.
  
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• Merrill teen honored by police for helping man stranded outside - WSAW

  04-03-2019 22:35 via wsaw.com
  Merrill teen honored by police for helping man stranded outside  WSAWA 13-year-old boy from Merrill is being recognized by law enforcement for his role in saving a man's life on his walk to school. He says he doesn't feel like a hero, ...
  
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• Police investigate suspicious package at Target - KGUN

  04-03-2019 22:33 via kgun9.com
  Police investigate suspicious package at Target  KGUNTucson police are investigating a suspicious package left at a northwest side Target.
  
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• Police allege man shot in the foot during argument, shooter charged - 69News WFMZ-TV

  04-03-2019 22:28 via wfmz.com
  Police allege man shot in the foot during argument, shooter charged  69News WFMZ-TVALLENTOWN, Pa. - An Allentown man stands accused of shooting one victim in the foot before turning the gun on a second victim and threatening to pull the ...
  
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• Ex-cop sentenced to 3 to 9 years in fatal DWI crash - Newsday

  04-03-2019 22:02 via newsday.com
  Ex-cop sentenced to 3 to 9 years in fatal DWI crash  NewsdayA former Suffolk police officer who admitted driving drunk in a fatal wrong-way crash in West Islip vowed at his sentencing Monday to work to make sure it ...
  
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• Family sues over officer's use of Taser on 14-year-old - WCPO

  04-03-2019 21:59 via wcpo.com
  Family sues over officer's use of Taser on 14-year-old  WCPOCINCINNATI — The family of a teenage boy who was stunned with a Taser twice and who broke his clavicle in a fall while he ran from a police officer two years ...
  
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• PD: Woman evades police with kids in car, hits fire hydrant - ABC15 Arizona

  04-03-2019 21:58 via abc15.com
  PD: Woman evades police with kids in car, hits fire hydrant  ABC15 ArizonaA Phoenix woman was charged last week with criminal damage after her alleged participation in a car theft.
  
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• CA Supreme Court Rules Pension Benefits Can be Reduced, But Pensions Are Protected

  04-03-2019 21:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a unanimous decision written by Chief Justice Tani-Cantil Sakauye, the court upheld California’s 2012 repeal of the “air time” benefit that allowed state workers to buy credits toward retirement service.
  
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• SF police union seeks to block release of officer misconduct, use-of-force records - San Francisco Chronicle

  04-03-2019 21:45 via sfchronicle.com
  SF police union seeks to block release of officer misconduct, use-of-force records  San Francisco ChronicleThe San Francisco police union has joined a growing number of California peace officer associations hoping to block the “retroactive” release of personnel ...
  
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• South Carolina police chief resigns amid allegations in lawsuit - Greenville News

  04-03-2019 21:38 via greenvilleonline.com
  South Carolina police chief resigns amid allegations in lawsuit  Greenville NewsLeadership at the Central Police Department is in flux after its police chief and a detective resigned in the same month that a lawsuit was filed against the town ...
  
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• Central police chief resigns amid allegations in lawsuit - Greenville News

  04-03-2019 21:38 via greenvilleonline.com
  Central police chief resigns amid allegations in lawsuit  Greenville NewsLeadership at the Central Police Department is in flux after its police chief and a detective resigned abruptly amid allegations of assault against the chief.
  
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• Police use Taser on combative man during Girl Scout cookie sales outside grocery store - The Union Leader

  04-03-2019 21:29 via unionleader.com
  Police use Taser on combative man during Girl Scout cookie sales outside grocery store  The Union LeaderPLAISTOW — It was a wild scene for a group of Girl Scouts selling cookies outside Market Basket Saturday when a man suspected of being under the influence ...
  
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• Ritron Inc. Introduces Radio-To-Intercom Bridge for School Safety

  04-03-2019 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Radio-To-Intercom Bridge from Ritron is a radio receiver designed to add a critical layer of security to a school’s communication system. The receiver connects to an existing wired Public Address Intercom system and allows authorized business band 2-way radios to make announcements over the existing intercom speakers.
  
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• Dayton police officer indicted for aggravated burglary - WHIO

  04-03-2019 21:23 via whio.com
  Dayton police officer indicted for aggravated burglary  WHIOTorrence Laprath, 33, of Dayton, faces the charges after prosecutors said he kicked in the door of a home on Strathaven Road Nov. 11.
  
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• Gamber-Johnson Console Leg Kit and Base for New Chevy and GMC Trucks Available for Preorder

  04-03-2019 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  You can make sure your Gamber-Johnson product solutions have the perfect fit in your new 2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 or 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 with Gamber-Johnson's newly released, vehicle specific leg kit and base.
  
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• Legal experts analyze lack of charges in bar brawl between Pittsburgh police, Pagans - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  04-03-2019 21:11 via post-gazette.com
  Legal experts analyze lack of charges in bar brawl between Pittsburgh police, Pagans  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteLast week the top two prosecutors in the Pittsburgh region said they wouldn't charge Pittsburgh police officers seen on video brawling with members of the ...
  
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• Backlash as May rejects link between stabbings and police numbers - The Guardian

  04-03-2019 21:09 via theguardian.com
  Backlash as May rejects link between stabbings and police numbers  The GuardianThe prime minister has sparked a backlash over the government's handling of rising knife crime after she insisted there was “no direct correlation between ...
  
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• UPDATE | Name of suspect in police chase released - WSAZ-TV

  04-03-2019 20:52 via wsaz.com
  UPDATE | Name of suspect in police chase released  WSAZ-TVSOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- UPDATE 3/4/19 @ 2:51 p.m.. A man who was already facing several felony charges is now adding to that list after a ...
  
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• Off-Duty Connecticut Officer Dies by Apparent Suicide

  04-03-2019 20:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  A 19-year veteran of the Bridgeport (CT) Police Department was found dead in his home over the weekend, and the department said it is investigating the death as an apparent suicide.
  
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• Virginia Officer Injured When Driver Slams into Squad During Traffic Stop

  04-03-2019 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The officer—identified as Officer D.G. Martin—was transported to a nearby hospital where he was treated for reportedly minor injuries.
  
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• Video: Texas Officers Save Suicidal Teen on Highway Overpass

  04-03-2019 20:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Three officers with the Mansfield (TX) Police Department saved a teen from taking his own life by pulling him to safety and taking him into protective custody. On Thursday, the department released dash and body camera footage of the event, which took place Tuesday.
  
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• Police searching for missing Seymour teen - Fox11online.com

  04-03-2019 20:35 via fox11online.com
  Police searching for missing Seymour teen  Fox11online.comSEYMOUR (WLUK) -- Police have listed a runaway girl as missing and endangered due to a medical condition. 17-year-old Halie Fish was last seen Friday at ...
  
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• Nashville Officer Attacked While Breaking up Street Fight

  04-03-2019 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officer Autumn Manning responded to a disturbance in the empty lot of a closed gas station around three in the morning and saw the attacker bludgeoning the victim with the blunt object.
  
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• Ohio Department Welcomes New K-9 to Ranks

  04-03-2019 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers with the Hiram (OH) Police Department will soon have the assistance of a purebred German Shepherd born in July 2017 in the Czech Republic.
  
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• DEA, New York Officers Seize 5 Kilos of Fentanyl in Drug Raid

  04-03-2019 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers in Westchester County (NY) were joined by agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency in a Friday morning raid that resulted in the seizure of enough fentanyl to kill nearly 2 million people, an official with the DEA said.
  
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• Dallas police investigate after woman found dead from 'homicidal violence' at southeast Oak Cliff home - Dallas News

  04-03-2019 20:22 via dallasnews.com
  Dallas police investigate after woman found dead from 'homicidal violence' at southeast Oak Cliff home  Dallas NewsDallas police are asking for the public's help after a woman was found dead in her southeast Oak Cliff home late Sunday.Officers were called to the...
  
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• Video: Oklahoma Citizens, Police Work Together to Save Suicidal Man's Life

  04-03-2019 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Tulsa (OK) Police Department posted dramatic body camera footage to its Facebook page over the weekend, showing officers coming to the aid of citizens already hanging onto a man who had attempted to jump from a freeway overpass.
  
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• Man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts says he was not read his rights before police interview - Des Moines Register

  04-03-2019 20:20 via desmoinesregister.com
  Man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts says he was not read his rights before police interview  Des Moines RegisterCristhian Bahena Rivera, charged with murdering Mollie Tibbetts, argues an interview with law enforcement.
  
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• Dog Bit Off 4-Year-Old Boy's Hand Then Ate It, Police Say - TIME

  04-03-2019 20:04 via time.com
  Dog Bit Off 4-Year-Old Boy's Hand Then Ate It, Police Say  TIME(SALT LAKE CITY) — A dog bit off the hand of a 4-year-old Utah boy after he stuck his arm underneath a fence to try to play with the animal, authorities said ...
  
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• Stephon Clark Activists Want CA Attorney General to Charge Officers

  04-03-2019 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Rev. Shane Harris, president of the People’s Alliance for Justice and a representative of Clark’s girlfriend and their two young children, plans to deliver a letter to Becerra’s staff at his I Street offices downtown and hold a news conference afterward in the latest effort to generate pressure over the issue.
  
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• Man pursued by police on firearms charges collides with car driven by 87-year-old woman - WJLA

  04-03-2019 19:33 via wjla.com
  Man pursued by police on firearms charges collides with car driven by 87-year-old woman  WJLAA 20-year-old Lexington Park man wanted on numerous warrants for handgun charges tried to elude officers Sunday afternoon and collided with a car driven by ...
  
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• St. Louis police officer accused of killing colleague appears in court as victim's mother looks on - STLtoday.com

  04-03-2019 19:15 via stltoday.com
  St. Louis police officer accused of killing colleague appears in court as victim's mother looks on  STLtoday.comST. LOUIS • A bond hearing for a St. Louis police officer accused of killing a fellow officer in a Russian roulette-like shooting was continued Monday until April.
  
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• IMPD investigates after Southport police officer found dead near his vehicle - Indianapolis Star

  04-03-2019 18:58 via indystar.com
  IMPD investigates after Southport police officer found dead near his vehicle  Indianapolis StarThe Southport Police Department announced Sgt. Jason Swanson's death Monday on social media.
  
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