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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2020

Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protest in Minneapolis

Scores of protesters quickly descended on the scene of the shooting in a gas station parking lot in South Minneapolis, about a mile from the intersection where Floyd died, facing off in below-freezing temperatures with police officers clad in riot gear, some clutching batons and cans of pepper spray.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2020

TX Firefighter Suspended for Mooning Police Helicopter

The incident took place April 29 while the firefighter was on-duty and in full uniform. Pictures were taken and later distributed to other people, suspension records show.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2020

CA Officer Wounded, Murder Suspect Killed in Shootout

A team of officers and detectives were in the area with a warrant to arrest a man police identified as a suspect in the killing of a person in San Bernardino earlier this year, Chief Eric McBride said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2020

Nashville Police Checked Out Christmas Bomber Last Year, No Evidence Found

When officers arrived to the residence of Warner's girlfriend, Raymond Throckmorton identified himself as a representative of Anthony Warner and said his client has frequently spoken about the military and bomb making.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2020

Feds Will Not Charge Cleveland Officers Involved in 2014 Tamir Rice Shooting

The DOJ announced that career prosecutors reviewing the federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice found insufficient evidence to support federal criminal charges against the Cleveland Police officers involved in the incident.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2020

Man Accused of In-Custody Shooting of PA Officer Arrested

He was taken into custody on Tuesday and will remain at the North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility until he is extradited back to Pennsylvania to face charges, the Allegheny County Police Department announced.

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Commandby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2020

2 Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Raid Could be Fired

Detective Joshua Jaynes and Detective Myles Cosgrove received pretermination letters Tuesday from interim Chief Yvette Gentry.

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Commandby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2020

New Dallas Chief Touts Crime Reduction as a Top Goal

Chief Eddie Garcia, 50, said he felt the statistics and perception of crime in the city went hand in hand — and that both had to go in the opposite direction. He said he felt residents can judge whether his plans are successful by their perceptions of crime in the city, how present officers are and their collaborations with the community.

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Commandby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2020

CA Sheriff Loses Appeal on Judge's Order to Release "Dangerous" Inmates Over COVID

The ACLU says an appeals court has just denied an effort by Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes to stop the release of half of the jail population, including prisoners that Barnes has said are violent and otherwise represent danger to the public.

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Trainingby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2020

Honolulu PD Using Open-Book Testing in Academy

“How much easier can you make it?” said Dee Ann Koanui, a former Honolulu training sergeant. “You might as well hand out the badges.”

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