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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 5, 2018

FOP Issues Statement in Response to Nike's Kaepernick Ad Campaign

"If Nike chooses to create an ad campaign featuring a former quarterback who describes cops as 'pigs' and makes large donations to the family of a convicted cop killer and wanted fugitive Joanne Chesimard, who murdered New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in cold blood in 1973, they are free to do so."

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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•September 5, 2018

ACLU Sues Phoenix Police Over Trump Protest Response

The lawsuit was filed by the Arizona chapter of the ACLU, Los Angeles-based law firm Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP and civil rights attorney Dan Pochoda. Plaintiffs are requesting a court bar Phoenix police from using excessive force against protesters in the future and are also seeking financial rewards.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 5, 2018

Arkansas Officer Helps Save Infant Hit by Car

Officer Keith Baggett was dispatched to the 1-year-old’s home Saturday. “I did a quick assessment on the child and determined he was not breathing and did not have a pulse, so I immediately began CPR,” said Baggett.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 5, 2018

Man Slams Truck into Dallas TV Station, Rants About Police Shooting

At about 6:15 a.m., a man, identified by police as Michael Fry, crashed his pickup into the downtown Dallas TV station multiple times before he jumped out of the truck and began yelling, police said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 5, 2018

Video: Man Running from Florida Officers Jumps into Water Full of Toxic Algae, Pleads for Help from Police

The blue-green algae isn’t only smelly — lifeguards and those who live close to water have taken to wearing masks to shield themselves from the stink — it’s also toxic. Scores of fish and other wildlife have been killed by the algae and people can be sickened if they breathe it in.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 5, 2018

Murder Charge Dropped in Hit-and-Run Death of Detroit Officer

Jonathan Cole, 19, is still facing charges of reckless driving causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death, which are both felonies.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 5, 2018

Off-Duty California Officer Kills Wife, Self in Shopping Mall

The Wheats continued arguing and moved into the parking lot, where Brad Wheat shot his wife multiple times before turning the gun on himself, the sheriff’s office reported.

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Investigations•by Staff Writer•September 5, 2018

U.S., 4 Other Nations Call for Lawful Access to Encrypted Mobile Device Data

Following officials’ annual meeting, known as the Five Country Ministerial (FCM), it was agreed there is an “increasing gap” between the ability of police to access data and the ability to “acquire and use the content of that data” in the courts. Nations complained end-to-end encryption—used in apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram—is also used by terrorists and criminals.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 4, 2018

Blue Lives Matter Calls for Nike Boycott Over Kaepernick Ad

Many Americans who own Nike products have been burning or otherwise destroying them or giving them away in response to the announced ad campaign. People also responded angrily on social media with images of flag-covered coffins of fallen officers and military personnel representing real sacrifice vs. Kaepernick's career woes.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•September 4, 2018

Texas Sheriff: Illegal Immigrants "Destroyed" Valued Search Dogs

The Aransas County (TX) Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that two tracking dogs that have in the past been instrumental in locating individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s that wandered away from their homes were strangled by individuals believed to be in this country illegally.

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