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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2015

Off-duty Officer Shot in Chicago

An off-duty Oak Park, Ill., police officer was shot early Sunday on Chicago's South Side in what may have been a robbery attempt.

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Command•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2015

'Hacktivists' Outside U.S. Stir Baltimore Unrest via Social Media

Bad actors and so-called "hacktivists" descended on Baltimore — electronically, at least — last week, flooding social media with automated accounts and inauthentic images in an effort to spur violence.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2015

State Board Proposes Alaska's First Marijuana Regulations

Alaska's first draft marijuana regulations address what it means to help someone grow marijuana and what local-option law will look like.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2015

Video: NYPD Officer Shot in Face Dies from Injuries

The NYPD was plunged into grief Monday after an officer who had been shot in the face by an ex-con died after a valiant two-day struggle to stay alive, sources said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2015

Dallas Officer Drives 11 Hours to Play Superman for Boy with Cancer

Dallas police Senior Cpl. Damon Cole saw an online picture of Bryce, dressed up as Superman for Halloween. Cole has a 7-year-old of his own — a daughter — and was touched by Bryce’s story. He wanted to do something to help the boy and his family.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2015

Los Angeles Port Police Chief Facing Corruption Charges

Ronald Jerome Boyd — chief of the Port of Los Angeles’ 128-officer force for more than a decade — faces charges of wire fraud, making false statements to federal agents and tax evasion, according to the 16-count indictment.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2015

DOJ Announces $20 Million Program to Help Agencies Buy Body Cameras

The program includes $17 million in competitive grants for the purchase of body-worn cameras, $2 million for training and technical assistance and $1 million for the development of evaluation tools to study best practices. The pilot program is part of President Obama’s proposal to invest $75 million over three years to purchase 50,000 body-worn cameras for law enforcement agencies.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2015

Officer Who Arrested Holmes Testifies in Colorado Mass Murder Trial

Another police officer, Aaron Blue, told jurors he asked Holmes if he had any weapons, and that he replied: "I have four guns. I have improvised explosive devices, and they won't go off unless you set them off."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2015

Baltimore Officer who Arrested Freddie Gray was Hospitalized in 2012 for Mental Health Concerns

Worries about the lieutenant — originally raised by a fellow Baltimore police officer who is the mother of his child — led Carroll County, Md., deputies to confiscate his guns and contact high-ranking police officials, the report says.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2015

Video: De Blasio Defends Tactics of NYPD Officer at This Week's Protests

“When the police give you an instruction, you follow the instruction. It’s not debatable,” he said. “When the police say stay to the sidewalk, it means stay to the sidewalk. And that has to be respected. There’s no debate about the fact that the announcements were made multiple times.”

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