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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 10, 2011

ACLU Calls for L.A. County Sheriff Baca's Resignation

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is reopening several investigations into allegations of deputy brutality in county lockups, and making changes in how deputies interact with inmates, he announced at a Sunday press conference.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2011

Video: SRO's Cafeteria Arrest Goes Viral

In the video clip, officer Darren Murphy lifts 17-year-old Frank W. Harrington III from his seat, spins him around, forces him into a prone position and arrests him.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2011

Quarry Shooter Told Boy He Would 'Kill Some People'

The trio of Santa Clara County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputies who encountered Shareef Allman this morning fatally shot him a day after his workplace rampage. Allman was holding a handgun, while crouching behind a car in a Sunnyvale neighborhood.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2011

Triple-Murder Montana Suspect Arrested In Wash.

Authorities captured triple-murder suspect Sheldon Bernard Chase, 22, in Spokane, Wash., after a multi-state manhunt on Oct. 5.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2011

Search Underway for Calif. Quarry Killer

A disgruntled worker at a Cupertino, Calif., rock quarry opened fire on fellow workers this morning, killing two and wounding six before escaping. Tactical officers and K-9 units are now searching for Allman.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2011

Mexico Expels Norteno Member Wanted for Murder In California

Manny Mendoza was handed over to the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in El Paso for his involvement in a botched robbery and subsequent murder of Kevin Prater II in Tracy, Calif.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2011

Detroit Cop Charged In Death of Girl In Raid

Detroit Police officer Joseph Weekley has been charged with causing the death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones, who was shot during a raid. Wayne County prosecutors charged Officer Weekley with involuntary manslaughter, as well as careless and reckless discharge of a firearm.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 3, 2011

No Bail for Ex-Marine Who Shot Fla. Deputy

On Monday, Judge Walter Heinrich revoked bail that had initially been set at $65,000 for Matthew Lane Buendia, who fired at Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy Deputy Lyonelle De Veaux on Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 3, 2011

Survivalist Shot by Officers, After Five-Day Manhunt

Aaron Bassler, 35, was shot seven times in the chest, by tactical officers from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, as he held a Norinco SKS rifle. The deputies located Bassler at 12:35 p.m. There was a round in the chamber, the rifle was in the fire position, and Bassler's finger was extended alongside the trigger.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichOctober 1, 2011

Officers Rescue Wounded Comrades Trapped In House with Armed Fugitive

Five officers from the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Police Department were instrumental in the attempted rescue of three officers ambushed inside of a house.

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