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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 6, 2017

Video: CA Congressman Pulls Down Painting Portraying Police as Pigs from U.S. Capitol

A Republican congressman took matters into his own hands Friday and personally removed a painting depicting police officers as pigs that a colleague had allowed to be displayed at the U.S. Capitol complex.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•January 6, 2017

Proposed California Law Would Require Police to Disclose the Use of More Surveillance Devices

New California legislation would expand the list of electronic surveillance devices that the state's law enforcement agencies must disclose to the public.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•January 6, 2017

Airports Difficult to Secure Against Armed Attacks

The active shooting that killed five at Fort Lauderdale’s airport serves as a stark reminder of the challenges of providing security outside checkpoints at sprawling airports.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 6, 2017

Active Shooter Kills 5 at FL Airport, Suspect in Custody

An active shooter attacked Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FL) International Airport Friday Afternoon, killing five people and wounding eight before he was taken into custody, the Broward County sheriff said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 6, 2017

Video: AZ Officer Resigns Over Punching Woman During Eviction

Flagstaff (AZ) Police Chief Kevin Treadway announced Wednesday that officer Jeff Bonar had resigned after an investigation into a November incident during which he punched a woman in the face.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 5, 2017

VIDEO: OH Officer Helps Veteran in Wheelchair Through Snow

A woman captured a Hamilton (OH) Police Department officer's good deed on camera Thursday and posted it on Facebook. Officer Mike Thacker was seen pushing a resident in his wheelchair through the snow after the wheelchair's battery died.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 5, 2017

Baltimore at 'Tipping Point' Because Too Few Officers on Streets, Union Says

The Baltimore Police Department routinely deploys too few patrol officers to be effective and has reached a "tipping point of being unable to protect the city and its citizens" as a result, according to the union that represents the department's rank-and-file officers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 5, 2017

Appellate Court Affirms Constitutionality of Minnesota's Sex-Offender Program

In a decision released Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower-court ruling and found that Minnesota's system of committing sex offenders beyond their prison terms serves a "legitimate interest" in protecting citizens from dangerous sexual predators.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 5, 2017

KY Deputy Shot Twice, Injured in Shootout

Police say a Lincoln County (KY) Sheriff's Office deputy was shot by a drug suspect during a traffic stop in Lancaster Wednesday afternoon.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 5, 2017

Video: Man Ropes Calf While Riding on TN Sheriff's Cruiser

When one rogue calf was spotted running down Highway 79, Sheriff Monte Belew of the Henry County (TN) Sheriff's Office asked his friend to hop on the hood of a patrol car with a lasso.

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