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Videosby Staff WriterMay 20, 2015

Photo of Virginia Trooper Helping Stranded Driver Goes Viral

A Virginia State Trooper received Facebook praise from a worried mother over the way he took care of her stranded son. When Joseph Owusu's car got a flat tire while the Virginia Tech student drove home from school last week, Trooper Matt Okes spent hours with the 20-year-old student to make sure he was safe on the dark and busy road. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2015

Inaugural National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards Presented

The result of the Destination Zero Project culminated with presentation of the inaugural National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s annual Chairman’s Dinner on Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2015

Mississippi Subway Worker Fired for Celebrating Murders of Hattiesburg Officers

An employee at a Laurel, Miss., Subway has been fired after she celebrated on social media the shooting deaths of two Hattiesburg police officers Saturday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2015

Violence Surges as Baltimore Police Officers Feel Hesitant

As the number of shootings and homicides has surged in Baltimore, some police officers say they feel hesitant on the job under intense public scrutiny and in the wake of criminal charges against six officers in the Freddie Gray case.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2015

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Probe of Baltimore PD

"This investigation will begin immediately," Lynch said, adding that investigators will examine whether police violated the constitutional rights of residents.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2015

Commissioner Bratton's Eulogy for Slain NYPD Detective Brian Moore Speaks of the Courage and Service of All Good Officers

“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,” Theodore Roosevelt said, “who strives to do great deeds; who spends himself in a worthy cause; whose place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Brian was the man in the arena... for all of us.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 6, 2015

Nextdoor Releases Upgrade to Nextdoor for Public Agencies

Nextdoor.com, the free and private social network for neighborhoods, has announced enhancements to Nextdoor for Public Agencies. The upgraded agency platform makes it easier for agencies and residents to connect and build stronger, safer and more resilient communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2015

Agencies Rethinking Use-of-Force Training

Many current police practices were adopted when officers faced violent street gangs. Crime rates soared, as did the number of officers killed. Today, crime is at historic lows and most cities are safer than they have been in generations, for residents and officers alike.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2015

Texas Chief Killed in Motorcycle Accident

Chief Floyd Simpson of the Corpus Christi (Texas) Police Department died Sunday evening in a motorcycle crash in Port Aransas.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2015

'Hacktivists' Outside U.S. Stir Baltimore Unrest via Social Media

Bad actors and so-called "hacktivists" descended on Baltimore — electronically, at least — last week, flooding social media with automated accounts and inauthentic images in an effort to spur violence.

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