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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

Oregon Officer Shot After Car Crash

A Gresham, OR, crash scene evolved into a shooting that left an officer and a suspect wounded Wednesday night. Both are expected to recover from being shot.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

Jury Convicts Ex-Oklahoma Reserve Deputy in Suspect's Death

A former Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who said he mistook his handgun for his stun gun when he fatally shot an unarmed suspect last year was convicted of second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

Willie Williams, LAPD’s First Black Police Chief, Dies at 72

Willie Williams, who became Los Angeles’ first African American police chief in the aftermath of the 1992 riots, has died. He was 72.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

Video: Suspect Who Threatened to Blow Up Baltimore TV Station in Custody

A 25-year-old man who threatened to blow up a Baltimore Fox TV station Thursday and then was shot by police did not have a bomb, but a device that was chocolate bars held together by wires, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

Video: San Bernardino Shooter’s Brother, 2 Others Arrested by FBI

Three people connected to San Bernardino, CA, mass shooting gunman Syed Rizwan Farook, including his older brother, were arrested on charges of federal conspiracy, marriage fraud, federal authorities announced Thursday morning.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

Virginia Deputy Shot in Head, Suspect Charged

Authorities say a suspect has been charged after a Virginia deputy was shot in the head in Pittsylvania County.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

Baltimore Officer Shoots Teen Holding Replica Handgun

A Baltimore police officer shot a teen who was carrying a fake handgun Wednesday afternoon following a brief foot chas, authorities said. The teen's injuries aren't considered life-threatening.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

Video: Utah Police K-9 Killed, Suspect Shot in SWAT Standoff

A Unified (UT) Police Department K-9 was shot and killed in a SWAT standoff that also sent a suspect to the hospital with critical injuries Thursday morning.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

FLEOA Hails Introduction of U.S. Probation Officer Protection Act

Today, the national president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association praised the introduction of legislation in the House and Senate to enhance the safety of frontline U.S. Probation Officers.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 28, 2016

Kentucky Agency Adopts Spillman’s Cloud Dispatch Solution

The Pike County (KY) Sheriff’s Department has chosen Spillman Technologies’ Web-based product, Nova, for computer-aided dispatch (CAD) use. The dispatch center will use the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform to help streamline its process and maintain more accurate records

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