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News•by Staff Writer•October 25, 2018

New York Man Awarded $1.5M in UOF Suit Calls for Mayor to Hire Outside Chief

A Syracuse man who was awarded $1.5 million for an incident in which he accused police of using excessive force in his arrest has asked the mayor to hire the next police chief from outside the agency.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 25, 2018

Guidance Counselor Punches New York Officer at School

A guidance counselor at Grover Cleveland High School in Queens was arrested on Wednesday for punching a police officer in the face during a dispute inside the school.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 25, 2018

Kansas Officer Hospitalized after Collision in Vehicle Pursuit

A police officer with the Derby (KS) Police Department was transported to a hospital after a vehicle pursuit in that city on Wednesday afternoon.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 25, 2018

Washington Police Oppose Proposed Legislation Restricting Gun Ownership

The initiative would implement restrictions on the purchase and ownership of firearms including raising the minimum age to purchase a gun to 21, and background checks and waiting periods for purchasing semiautomatic rifles―as defined by the initiative.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 25, 2018

President Trump Signs into Law New Legislation Addressing Opioid Crisis

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a bill—passed by a 98-1 vote in the Senate and a 393-8 vote in the House—aimed at making medical treatment for opioid addiction more widely available while also cracking down on illicit drugs being sent through the mail.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 25, 2018

New York Officers Help 6-Year-Old Boy with Cerebral Palsy Finish Fundraising Walk

Easton Jordan—a 6-year-old boy in Buffalo, NY, who suffers from cerebral palsy—recently completed a "walk, run, and roll" fundraiser to benefit the Make Lemon Aide Foundation for Cerebral Palsy. He insisted on doing the walk under his own power, despite the fact that he typically uses a motorized wheelchair to get around when his disease wears him down.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 25, 2018

Florida Police Reportedly Prevent Pre-Teen Girls' "Satan-Worship" School Attack

Two young girls—ages 11 and 12—who attend Bartow Middle School were arrested Tuesday on charges that they planned to conduct a stabbing attack at the school.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 24, 2018

Video: Tennessee Deputy Cleared After Fatally Shooting Ax-Wielding Man

A Blount County, TN, deputy who fatally shot a Greenback man after he advanced on the officer with an ax has been cleared and was scheduled to return to his duties, according to the sheriff's office.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 24, 2018

NYC to Offer Unlimited Sick Leave to City Employees With 9/11-Related Illnesses

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has agreed to provide unlimited sick leave to city employees who have 9/11-related illnesses.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 24, 2018

Police Investigating Suspected Explosive Devices Sent to Clinton, Obama, CNN

"Responding officers identified a device that appeared to be an explosive device and they removed it for investigation," NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said at a press conference.

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