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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2016

Bratton Retires After Decades in Law Enforcement

Commanders lined up in formation outside of New York Police Department headquarters to bid farewell to the 68-year-old Bratton as he left the building for the last time as commissioner.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2016

Atlantic City Officer Shot in Head Leaves Hospital

An Atlantic City police officer who was shot in the head as he responded to a robbery outside a casino Sept. 3 left the hospital Thursday afternoon to applause from dozens of officers and other rescue personnel.

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Technologyby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2016

IL Man Convicted for Using Emojis to Threaten Police Officer

A Peoria, IL, man was sentenced Thursday to probation and released after spending 85 days in the Peoria County Jail for writing a threatening message to a then-Peoria police officer on Facebook.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2016

Minneapolis Police to Begin Tracking Race, Gender on Traffic, Other Stops

The Minneapolis Police Department has begun tracking the ethnicities and other demographic characteristics of drivers and pedestrians stopped by its officers to determine whether racial profiling is a common problem in Minnesota's largest city.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2016

FBI Tightens Its Policies for Impersonating Journalists

The FBI has imposed new restrictions on its agents' ability to masquerade as reporters following an uproar over the impersonation of an Associated Press journalist, but the agency has stopped short of ruling out the practice as news organizations had wanted.

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Procedures & Policiesby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2016

NASRO Releases Statement on Federal School Policing Recommendations

Like Education Secretary King, we believe that administering formal school discipline belongs solely in the hands of educators, and that educators should be well trained to address behavioral issues through a variety of interventions that do not involve law enforcement officers.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2016

NYPD Officer Attacked with Butcher Knife, Suspect Shot

A Midtown NYPD officer was whacked in the head with a butcher knife during a harrowing rush hour scene just steps from Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2016

Sandra Bland's Family Settles In-Custody Death Suit for $1.9 Million and Jail Procedure Changes

The settlement includes compensation for Bland's death in custody as well as several changes to jail procedures in Waller County, Texas. Bland was found dead in her jail cell three days after she was arrested for failing to use her turn signal in July 2015.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2016

NC Prosecutors Will Seek Death Penalty for Accused Cop Killer

The Cleveland County (NC) District Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday they will be seeking the death penalty in the trial of accused cop killer Irving Fenner Jr.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2016

Video: 13-Year-Old Armed Robbery Suspect Shot, Killed by Ohio Officer

A Columbus, OH, police officer shot and killed a 13-year-old armed robbery suspect Wednesday night after the suspect reportedly drew a handgun from his waistband.

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