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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 10, 2015

Texas Officer Resigns After Pool Party Video Goes Viral

A McKinney, Texas, Police Corporal has resigned after video showed him pushing a 15-year-old girl in a swimsuit to the ground and drawing his service weapon on other teens.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

L.A. Police Commission Faults Officers in Ezell Ford Shooting

The Los Angeles Police Commission issued a mixed ruling Tuesday in last year’s killing of a mentally ill black man, finding that one officer was wrong to use deadly force but clearing another in the fatal shooting.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

Baltimore Prosecutor Asked Police to Target Area Where Freddie Gray was Arrested

"State's Attorney Mosby asked me to look into community concerns regarding drug dealing in the area of North Ave and Mount St," Joshua Rosenblatt, division chief of Mosby's Crime Strategies Unit, wrote in a March 17 email to Major Osborne Robinson, a Western District police commander.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

Video: Denver Police Prohibited from Shooting at Cars

Following reviews sparked by the fatal shooting of teenager Jessica Hernandez, the Denver Police Department is changing its policy about shooting at suspects in moving vehicles.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

Protesters Call for Firing of Texas Officer Suspended for Pool Party Incident

Carrying signs that read "Black Lives Matter" and chanting "All lives matter," demonstrators called for the officer to be fired.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

Cleveland Activists Plan to Bypass Prosecutor, Seek Charges Against Officer in Tamir Rice Shooting

The head of the police union that represents Cleveland police blasted the attempt to circumvent the prosecutor. Steve Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association called the move a dangerous and selfish attempt to "hijack rule of law."

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

Canadian Officer Shot and Killed Serving Warrant

A 35-year-old Edmonton (Alberta) Police Service officer in the hate crimes unit was shot to death in a southwest Edmonton suburb on Monday night, in an act city Police Chief Rod Knecht described as “a tragedy of unspeakable proportions.” A second officer was injured, but is expected to make a full recovery.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

Video: California Chief Defends Officers' Violent Arrest of Mentally Ill Man Attacking Mother

The first officers who arrived on scene said they saw Velasco throw his mother into traffic in front of moving cars.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

New Chicago Policy: No Visible Tattoos, No Ball Caps

Chicago police officers will be required to cover their tattoos while working, according to a new directive issued this week.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 8, 2015

Protesters Gather Outside Los Angeles Mayor's House Over Police Shooting Decision

Ford, 25, was shot in South LA during a scuffle with officers, according to the police account. The LAPD said Ford did not comply with a request to stop, made suspicious movements and grabbed for an officer's gun after tackling them, according to the Times, which cited two sources who spoke on condition that they not be identified because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the case.

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