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NewsJuly 18, 2013

Bipolar N.M. Officer Cleared for Duty, Sues PD

A Los Alamos (N.M.) Police officer who spent 10 days in a psychiatric facility for bipolar disorder has sued the agency after he was cleared for full duty including carrying a firearm.

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Articlesby Mark TarteJuly 18, 2013

How To Write Better Police Reports

In those cases where force is used—and we are most likely to be sued—we seem to be ashamed to tell the truth and admit that we hit, punched, kicked, bit, scratched, and otherwise got nasty with some miscreant.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2013

Video: Tucson Officer Fired for Pointing Gun at Clerk

A Tucson (Ariz.) Police officer on probationary status was fired Tuesday for pointing a gun at a convenience store clerk while intoxicated. The agency confirmed the firing 23-year-old Kyle McCartin on its Facebook page.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2013

Four Officers Leave Agency In Sex Scandal

The police department sex scandal that landed Lakeland, Fla., in national headlines has now claimed the jobs of four veteran officers implicated in the case, with two getting fired and two resigning this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2013

Md. Agency Gets Third Chief In a Year

Saying he wants to build trust both with police officers and county residents, Kevin Davis was sworn in Tuesday morning as Anne Arundel County's third police chief in a year.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2013

Calif. Officer Laid To Rest After Off-Duty Crash

A Hawthorne (Calif.) Police sergeant laid to rest Friday was remembered as an avid motorcycle rider, after an off-duty crash claimed his life on July 8.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJuly 16, 2013

Shots Fired: St. Croix, Virgin Islands 08/18/2012

Howell leaned forward in pain, his ballistic vest rode up on his torso. A second round tore through his driver's side door, passed through his seat, and struck him in the back. Like the first, this round passed through Howell before striking Jones in the face.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2013

Ga. Officer Celebrates 50 Years On the Force

Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Police Cpl. Clifford Perry Jr. celebrated a rare milestone this week when he marked 50 years of service with the agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2013

Fla. Chief: I Was Fired for Not Arresting George Zimmerman

Former Sanford (Fla.) Police Chief Bill Lee told CNN Wednesday he refused to arrest George Zimmerman to appease city officials, who fired him as retribution.

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Articlesby Dave SmithJuly 11, 2013

Raise Your Honor High

Ah, but the healing is a wonderful thing to see. Daily, each of you earn more and more and more honor for us all. Your courage, your actions, your compassion, is an hourly ratcheting up of our honor.

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