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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2021

Atlanta Councilman, Defund Police Advocate has Car Stolen in Broad Daylight

The incident occurred amid a recent crime wave in the city. Antonio Brown, who joined the city's mayoral race less than three weeks ago, is running on a campaign of "reimagining public safety."

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2021

SC Deputy Shot at by Multi-State Murder Suspect Put Cuffs on Him After Pursuit and Manhunt

“You saw that hole in that car,” Canipe's commander Capt. Al Crawford said. “That could’ve been the end of Sydney Canipe, but because she stayed in the fight, (Dep.) Branham stayed in the fight, and the rest of these guys stayed in the fight, (the suspect) is in jail where he’s supposed to be.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2021

Austin Ballot Initiative Could Force City to Hire Hundreds of Officers

“Homicides are on track to double last year’s all-time record,” Save Austin Now said in a statement. “Our current police staffing level is equal to 2008 when Austin was 45% as large as it is today. Attrition is harming readiness and response times. Police morale is at an all-time low.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2021

Chicago Adopts Strict Foot Pursuit Policy

Under the policy, which takes effect June 11, foot pursuits are "appropriate only when there is probable cause for an arrest or it is believed an individual has committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime."

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2021

Civilians Come to Aid of CA Officer During Gun Grab Attack

“This girl puts him in a chokehold and that’s what it took to take the guy down and to help that officer. I don’t know if the officer would have gone home to his family that night if that guy would’ve been able to get his gun,” explained witness Mark Davis.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2021

CA Authorities Believe Rail Yard Shooter Targeted Specific People

“It appears to us at this point that he said to one of the people there: ‘I’m not going to shoot you,’” Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said. “And then he shot other people. So I imagine there was some kind of thought on who he wanted to shoot.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2021

Magnet Forensics Leverages Microsoft Azure to Improve Digital Investigations via the Cloud

Magnet Forensics will work with Microsoft to incorporate Azure platform offerings into the Magnet Digital Investigation Suite, an integrated solution that helps agencies transform their digital investigations with powerful analytics and collaborate agency-wide, securely and at scale.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2021

Police Supporters Give Gift Packages to NYPD Officers in Brooklyn

Operation Gratitude distributed the care packages to every precinct across Brooklyn North. Its goal is to get packages into the hands of every single NYPD officer by Sept. 11.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2021

George Floyd Anniversary Sparks Riot in Portland

A crowd of roughly 200 people – many dressed in black – gathered outside the city's Multnomah County Justice Center. Some lit a dumpster on fire and tagged the justice center with graffiti, while others yelled, "Burn the building down," police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2021

MS Officer Shot, Police Vehicle Stolen

Officer Roy Hurst was shot in South Memphis at around 12:30 p.m. after he followed suspect Cody Dimmett from the Memphis suburb of Southaven. Hurst had reportedly run the Dimmett's license plate and discovered he was wanted in another state.

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