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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 2, 2015

No Civil Rights Charges Against California Deputy Who Shot Replica Gun-Carrying Teen

The U.S. Justice Department announced late Wednesday that it will not file criminal charges against a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy who shot 13-year-old Andy Lopez, ending a federal civil rights investigation into the 2013 shooting.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 2, 2015

Video: Law Enforcement on High Alert for Fourth of July Weekend Because of ISIS Threats

Law enforcement will be on high alert this Fourth of July weekend from coast-to-coast over fears ISIS supporters in the United States may heed the group's call to carry out attacks.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 2, 2015

Baltimore Mayor Pledges Better Riot Gear for Police Before Freddie Gray Verdicts

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that Baltimore police will be equipped with new riot gear before verdicts in the Freddie Gray trials come down.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 2, 2015

Video: Utah Legislature Votes to Help Families of Fallen Officers

"It was so hard when all this first happened because you're so overwhelmed and so numb. So many things are going through your mind like, 'How am I going to pick up all these pieces,'" said Wride's widow, Nannette Wride.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 2, 2015

California K-9 Dies After Air Conditioner Fails in Patrol Car

Stockton police say that one of its dogs died Tuesday when the air conditioner on the patrol car of his officer-handler failed.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 2, 2015

Muslim Woman Sues Michigan Agency for Making Her Remove Hijab for Photos

Maha Aldhalimi of Wayne County said that a police officer arrested her on Sept. 15, 2004, after spotting her in a no-parking zone outside a Wal-Mart store in Dearborn. After checking her license and registration, the officer said she "had a warrant for her arrest for an unpaid parking violation."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 2, 2015

Michigan Officer Sues Agency Over Suspension, Allegations of Brutality

Inkster, Mich., police officer Phillip (Chuck) Randazzo, 44, is suing his employer after it released video and suspended him in connection with the highly publicized Floyd Dent arrest and subsequent allegations of police brutality, according to the complaint filed Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 2, 2015

Video: Arizona Authorities Release Footage of Shootout That Wounded 2 Officers, Killed Suspect

Dep. John Mennen of the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office and Clifton Police Sgt. Jason Mingura were treated at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson for injuries sustained from the incident, which began with a report of possible domestic violence around 11 p.m. on Jan. 26.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 2, 2015

NYPD Officers Save Anti-Police Flag-Burners from Angry Bikers

The anarchists had announced on social media that they had planned to burn the flag in protest of NYPD policies, drawing a large group of flag-waving counterprotesters, including the bikers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 30, 2015

Number of Cop Killings in First Half of 2015 Down Substantially from 2014

The number of officers shot and killed by suspects over the first half of 2015 is down substantially at 16 from the 23 officers killed over the same period last year, according to records kept by the Officer Down Memorial Page.

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