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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 10, 2016

Video: San Francisco Officer Suffers Chemical Burns from Bleach Attack

A police officer suffered chemical burns after being doused with bleach in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood Saturday night, police said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 10, 2016

Prosecutors to Argue Baltimore Officer Committed Assault by Arresting Freddie Gray

The allegation could have widespread implications for policing in Baltimore and Maryland. Hundreds of detainees in the city are released every year after being arrested without being charged.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 10, 2016

San Jose Police Department Makes Accountability Push with Training, Data Initiatives

Changes include bringing in an expert who challenges the way police view racial and gender bias and requiring all officers to learn how to better deal with mentally ill people.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 10, 2016

New Ferguson Chief Warns Officers Not to "Disrespect Badge"

“If you work hard, if you stay honest and committed, if you maintain respect for the community and do your job well, we will get along just fine,” he said. “If you fall short of that, and it’s through a mistake of the head, we will work to correct that. But if you do it with malice, if you do the job in a way that disrespects the badge that you hold, I will see to it that you are either removed from police service, or further prosecuted.”

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 10, 2016

Video: Albuquerque Police Revise Use-of-Force Training Under Federal Guidance

Now months into a multi-year federal monitoring period, APD is close to completing its requirement to give new “use of force” training to its entire staff of sworn police officers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 10, 2016

2 More Wounded Officers Sue Milwaukee Gun Shop

The new case, brought by Officer Jose Lopez and former officer Alejandro Arce, alleges that owners of Badger Guns negligently sold the gun used to wound them in 2007.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 10, 2016

Officer Sues NYPD Over English-Only Language Policy

A Hispanic officer is suing the NYPD over its English-only policy — saying she was reprimanded for answering a colleague in Spanish.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 10, 2016

Chicago Police Making Fewest Drug Arrests in Decades

Chicago Police are on pace to make 13,000 narcotics arrests by year’s end. That would be the smallest annual tally since 1973, two years after President Richard Nixon declared a national war on drugs.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 9, 2016

3 San Diego Officers' Shootings Ruled Justified, Videos Released

District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis on Friday released video of three San Diego police officer-involved shootings, a reversal of her previous declarations that all such footage would be treated as evidence to be seen only in court. All officers' shootings were found to be justified.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 9, 2016

Video: Arizona Deputy Shot Multiple Times During Traffic Stop

A deputy with the Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff's Office was shot on Saturday morning while finishing up a traffic stop in Tempe.

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