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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

San Francisco Officer Indicted Over Shooting of Man Who Reportedly Hit Him with Bottle

DA Chesa Boudin has not disclosed the specific charges that Officer Christopher Flores will face, citing secrecy laws around grand jury proceedings. He is being asked to voluntarily surrender into custody on an arrest warrant.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

Portland Activists Set Up Barricaded "Autonomous Zone," Attack Officers Over Eviction Order

Occupiers appear determined to hold the police at bay, stockpiling homemade shields and other defensive gear. They have piled up rocks and bricks, and they’ve laid down homemade spike strips to puncture the tires of any vehicles that breach the barricades.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

CT Officer Shot in Chest, Saved by Body Armor

Waterbury officers were taking a suspect in a stolen vehicle investigation into custody when they noticed two SUVs revving their engines and driving at a high speed towards the officers, police said. The SUVs, which later turned out to be stolen, crashed into several police cars.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

Judge Holds Seattle Police in Contempt Over Use of Less-Lethal Weapons at Protests

The Monday ruling by Judge Richard Jones of the Western District of Washington in Seattle said the department had failed to prove that its use of pepper spray, Pepperballs, blast balls and paint balls during four 2020 protests was warranted.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

FBI Signs $92 Million Contract with FirstNet, AT&T

The FBI is expanding its usage of FirstNet, awarding AT&T a mobility contract for additional FirstNet capabilities to support the FBI’s day-to-day and emergency operations. The agreement, valued at approximately $92 million, is the largest commitment to FirstNet by a law enforcement or public safety agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief Tests Positive for COVID-19

CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings said he has been quarantining for several days at home after learning he had been exposed to the virus.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

California Officers Rescue Baby from Highway

According to the CHP, the four-month-old child was being carried by her mother as the two walked into oncoming lanes of traffic along northbound Highway 101 in Marin.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

Los Angeles City Council Scales Back Potential LAPD Layoffs

Councilman Paul Krekorian called for his colleagues to scale back that list by nearly two-thirds, and seek to find savings elsewhere — possibly from other city agencies.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

Philadelphia Officers Help Woman Scammed on Roof Repair

The officers could not stop thinking about her plight. So while one of the officers patched her roof ahead of recent rainstorms, another found a roofer who volunteered supplies and labor to install a new roof.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

Off-Duty Officer Kicks in Door to Alert Family to House Fire

An off-duty North Reading, MA, police officer is being credited with saving lives from a house fire.

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