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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2015

Video: Suspect Arrested in California Sergeant's Shooting Death

Fellow officers are remembering a fallen comrade after veteran Hayward, Calif., police Sgt. Scott Lunger was shot and killed in cold blood. Officials say a suspect with gang affiliations has been placed under arrest.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2015

Video: Footage, Timeline Released in Texas Jail Death Investigation

Texas authorities have revealed what they say is the specific chain of events on the morning of Sandra Bland's death, as shown in recently released surveillance footage from inside the jail during the hours last week leading up to the discovery of her body in her cell.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2015

Drug Dealing Gangs Exploiting Milwaukee Police Chase Policy

An innovative, violent gang of drug dealers is exploiting the Milwaukee Police Department's own policy on vehicle pursuits and other rules as they feed an incessant hunger for heroin across southeastern Wisconsin and contribute to a surging number of murders in the city.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2015

Federal Correctional Officers' Union Renews Call for Sentencing Reform

AFGE's Council of Prison Locals, which represents over 33,000 correctional workers at federal prisons across the country, praised Obama's denouncement of mandatory minimum sentencing for non-violent drug offenders.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2015

Shots from Chattanooga Police Ended Last Week's Active Shooter Attack

Fletcher said his officers — in an act he described as heroic — engaged the gunman "immediately, aggressively" with the sole intent that he harm as few people as possible.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2015

Georgia K-9 Dies After Being Left in Hot Patrol Car

The bloodhound worked as a tracking dog with the department for four years, three with his handler, Cpl. Jerahmy Williams, according to Conyers Police Department spokeswoman Kim Lucas.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2015

Who Was the Chattanooga Shooter?

A few months before Thursday’s shootings, he had a scrape with the law. In April, he was charged with driving under the influence in Chattanooga, according to court records. A booking photo from the arrest shows him with a half-smile and a full beard. He was to appear in court July 30.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2015

Chattanooga Gunman Identified, Believed from Kuwait

A U.S. official says the gunman in the shootings in Tennessee has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, according to the Associated Press.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2015

Red Sox to Honor Police K-9 Units

The Boston Red Sox are teaming up with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) Foundation to honor heroic K-9s and handlers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2015

Texas Prison Guard Beaten to Death Escorting Violent Inmate

A rookie Texas Department of Criminal Justice guard was beaten to death Wednesday at a northeast Texas prison as he was transporting an inmate with an extensive history of attempted escapes and previous beatings of prison personnel from a day room to a cell.

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