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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 12, 2017

Charlotte Officer Charged in Fatal Pedestrial Vs. Patrol Vehicle Crash

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian Saturday has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•July 12, 2017

ICE Director Warns MS-13 “My Gang is Bigger”

The Trump administration has focused on targeting the transnational street gang, and Trump said at a cabinet meeting on June 12 that MS-13 is being “depleted” and “will be gone pretty soon.”

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 12, 2017

NC Officers Smash Window to Rescure Baby from Hot SUV

Morganton (NC) Department of Public Safety officers smashed a vehicle window to rescue an infant Tuesday afternoon after the child was apparently locked in the vehicle by accident and the mother couldn't open the door.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 11, 2017

IACP Endorses Nomination of Christopher Wray for FBI Director

“The IACP believes that Mr. Wray is a well-qualified nominee and we look forward to working closely with both him and the FBI in the coming years as we continue our common mission to protect the public,” concluded De Lucca.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 11, 2017

Poll Shows Confidence in Police High, but Opinions Differ by Demographics

Overall confidence in the police has risen slightly in the past two years, with 57% of Americans now saying they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in law enforcement -- matching the overall average for the 25-year Gallup trend.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 11, 2017

Suspected Killer of NY Trooper Allegedly Planned School Shooting in 1999

When Walters was 15-year-old ninth-grade student at Macatawa Bay Middle School in Holland, MI, he pleaded guilty in Ottawa County Family Court to conspiracy to carry a dangerous weapon, after police were tipped off to his alleged plot with another classmate to kill people at the school before turning the guns on themselves.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 11, 2017

Video: Once Homeless CA Man Becomes CHP Officer

Lopez knows what it’s like to dumpster dive, to be assaulted when sleeping outside, to ask complete strangers for food and water, to routinely feel unsafe. Lopez lived all of that and more in the seven or so months he was homeless in 2012 after losing his job in an Elk Grove tire store, and then his apartment, and then his car, which was repossessed.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 11, 2017

MA Officer Stabbed by 11-Year-Old Boy, Police Say

The officer suffered two stab wounds on his arm. He was treated at a local hospital and released.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 11, 2017

SC Sheriff’s New Child Porn Unit Makes 21 Arrests

In the six months since the Greenville County (SC) Sheriff's Office's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit was established, the department has served 143 warrants and made 21 arrests of 17 people, including one arrest that led to the uncovering of one of the largest caches of child pornography in South Carolina history, Sheriff Will Lewis said Monday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 11, 2017

NFL Player, Son of Retired Officer Tweets Support for Police

New England Patriots tight end Matt Lengel has been using his platform as an up-and-coming NFL player to highlight something that has significant meaning to him: Supporting police offers.

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