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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 22, 2015

Video: NYPD Detective Killed by Suicide Bomber in Afghanistan

A U.S. official confirmed that six American troops were killed and two wounded. An Afghan was also wounded. Among the dead was NYPD Detective Joseph Lemm.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 22, 2015

Democratic Presidential Candidate Sanders Says Bland Wouldn't Have Died in Jail If She Was White

Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, said that Bland would be alive if she were white.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 22, 2015

Video: Grand Jury Issues No Indictments Over Sandra Bland's Death in Texas Jail

After listening to reams of evidence in three lengthy sessions, the grand jury decided not to indict anyone in Sandra Bland’s death, nor any of the employees at the Waller County Jail, where she died in custody back in July. The medical examiner ruled it a suicide, saying she hanged herself in her cell.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 22, 2015

Video: Minnesota's Mall of America Sues to Keep Black Lives Matter from Disrupting Shopping

Minnesota's Mall of America—the largest mall in America—has sued Black Lives Matter and individual activists to prevent a protest planned there for Wednesday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 22, 2015

Video: Omaha Officer Rescues Five from Burning House

“I ended up getting down on my hands and knees which would be normal procedure for a firefighter in a situation like that, using the collar of my shirt to protect my airway,” said Goering-Jensen. “As the smoke got a little bit darker, it got a little bit harder to see.”

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 21, 2015

Las Vegas Police Search for Reason Why Pedestrians were Mowed Down by Driver

A 24-year-old woman who’d been living in a car with her 3-year-old daughter in Las Vegas killed one person and injured nearly three dozen others Sunday evening when she steered the vehicle onto a crowded Strip sidewalk at least twice, authorities said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 21, 2015

Off-Duty Baltimore Officer Kills Man Who Tried to Rob Him with Toy Gun

An off-duty Baltimore officer shot and killed an armed robbery suspect who police say tried to rob him with what turned out to be a toy gun.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 21, 2015

Retrial of Baltimore Officer Charged in Freddie Gray Case Set for June

Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter will not be retried until June for his alleged role in the death of Freddie Gray, creating a problem for prosecutors who had hoped to call him as a witness at the upcoming trial of another officer charged in the case.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 21, 2015

Jacksonville Officer Seriously Injured in "Shop with a Cop" Motorcycle Crash

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (which handles law enforcement in Jacksonville), two drivers stopped for Harris, obscuring the view of the driver in the outside lane, who struck Harris.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 21, 2015

Colorado Officer Slips on Ice, Accidentally Shoots Auto Theft Suspect

Officers followed the Acura several blocks. After crossing into Denver, the officers performed a PIT maneuver in order to stop the pursuit. The Acura made an evasive move and ended up on a snowbank.

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