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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 3, 2016

Man Gets 203 Years for Killing Alaska Troopers

Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Paul Lyle sentenced Kangas to 203 years in prison Wednesday for killing trooper Sgt. Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich in Tanana on May 1, 2014.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 3, 2016

U.S. Park Police Officer Shoots Self Fending Off Raccoon Attack

A U.S. Park Police officer accidentally shot himself in the foot Thursday while he was being attacked by a raccoon.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 3, 2016

Accused Iowa Ambusher Charged with Murder, Hauled Off in Slain Officers' Cuffs

Police charged Scott Michael Greene with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two Des Moines-area officers Thursday — then took him to jail in the handcuffs belonging to the officers Greene is accused of killing.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 3, 2016

Man Convicted of Beating Off-Duty NYPD Sergeant

A jury has convicted a man of beating and severely injuring an off-duty NYPD sergeant in Queens, officials said Thursday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 3, 2016

Arkansas Officer Accidentally Shot on Duty

Investigators say an auxiliary officer was clearing his gun in another room when it discharged a bullet. The bullet traveled through the wall and struck Corporal James Bertorello in the leg.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 3, 2016

MA Agency Encrypts Radio Transmission to Prevent Criminals from Listening In

Beginning Thursday, the Springfield (MA) Police Department will encrypt its police radio transmissions, with the scrambling of messages on private scanners intended to protect officer safety, according to a department spokesman.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 3, 2016

Iowans Perform Acts of Kindness for Officers After Deadly Ambushes

Des Moines, IA-area citizens are showing their support for law enforcement one day after the ambush murders of Urbandale Officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Sergeant Anthony Beminio.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 2, 2016

Video: CA Woman Rams Squad Car, Dies in Shooting

Video captured by an eyewitness appears to show Shirley's stopped vehicle partially boxed in by police on the street. The car then accelerates and rams into a cruiser as officers fire multiple shots into the car.

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Training•by Staff Writer•November 2, 2016

Cleveland Police Training on New Use-Of-Force Policies Delayed

Cleveland police will not be fully trained on its new use-of-force policies until well into 2017, pushing back plans that said all officers would be trained by the end of this year.

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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•November 2, 2016

Guns Not Allowed at School Functions in Georgia, Court Rules

The Georgia Supreme Court delivered a blow to gun rights activists Monday in a ruling that said a law that prohibits guns at school property trumps one passed at the same time that allowed firearms inside school safety zones.

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