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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2009

LAPD Seeks Lifting of Consent Decree

The Los Angeles Police Department will make the case that it no longer requires federal oversight, during a June 15 hearing in front of U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2009

Video: Pa. Trooper, Suspect Killed in Mountain Highway Shootout

Pennsylvania Trooper Joshua Miller died exchanging gunfire Sunday, after police pursued a suspect for 40 miles at high speeds in the Pocono Mountains, WNEP TV reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 28, 2009

Florida Officer Recovering from Shooting

The Coral Springs officer shot several times by an assault rifle-wielding robber during a police chase Saturday night should make a full recovery and be home by the weekend, his family said during a press conference. Officer Paul Kempinsky IV continued Wednesday to recover at North Broward Medical Center, undergoing yet another surgery, this time to repair a bullet wound in his arm, said his father, Paul Kempinsky III.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2009

California AG: Maywood PD Faces Court-Ordered Reform

The small Southern California police department, which a veteran policing expert called "one of the worst" he had seen, could face court-ordered reform, California Atty. General Jerry Brown announced Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2009

Woman with Baby in Car Shot, Killed After Police Chase

A woman who led police on a high-speed pursuit from Buena Park to Santa Ana was shot and killed by a Santa Ana police officer early this morning, authorities said. A toddler who was in the back seat was unharmed.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2009

Downtown L.A. Police Chase Ends with Suspect's Death

Los Angeles police shot and killed the driver of a sport utility vehicle early Thursday after he led officers on a chase that ended with the man ramming into police cruisers in the skid row area of downtown.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2009

Texas Officer Killed by Fleeing Vehicle During Vehicle Pursuit

A 20-year Corpus Christi Police Department veteran likely was setting out spikes to flatten the tires of a fleeing vehicle when it struck and killed him early Wednesday, police said. Patrol Lt. Stuart Alexander was hit by an SUV about 12:10 a.m. in a grassy median along North Padre Island Drive between Bates and Agnes streets.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2009

Minneapolis Cops Kill Car Thief Suspect as He Barrels Toward Them

A suspected car thief fleeing police sped toward other officers and was shot and killed early this morning in north Minneapolis by the targeted officers, authorities say.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleDecember 1, 2008

The State of American Law Enforcement - Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

Perhaps nowhere in contemporary American society does the question of the right tool for the right job come into play more often than in matters of police use of force.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2008

Charlotte Police Exchange Fire with, Wound Man Wearing Body Armor

At 8:36 p.m., Metro Division officers tried to stop a white van with expired tags at 36th and North Tryon streets, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe said.

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