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Point of Lawby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

Judge Holds Seattle Police in Contempt Over Use of Less-Lethal Weapons at Protests

The Monday ruling by Judge Richard Jones of the Western District of Washington in Seattle said the department had failed to prove that its use of pepper spray, Pepperballs, blast balls and paint balls during four 2020 protests was warranted.

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Technologyby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

FBI Signs $92 Million Contract with FirstNet, AT&T

The FBI is expanding its usage of FirstNet, awarding AT&T a mobility contract for additional FirstNet capabilities to support the FBI’s day-to-day and emergency operations. The agreement, valued at approximately $92 million, is the largest commitment to FirstNet by a law enforcement or public safety agency.

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Commandby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief Tests Positive for COVID-19

CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings said he has been quarantining for several days at home after learning he had been exposed to the virus.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

California Officers Rescue Baby from Highway

According to the CHP, the four-month-old child was being carried by her mother as the two walked into oncoming lanes of traffic along northbound Highway 101 in Marin.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

Los Angeles City Council Scales Back Potential LAPD Layoffs

Councilman Paul Krekorian called for his colleagues to scale back that list by nearly two-thirds, and seek to find savings elsewhere — possibly from other city agencies.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

Philadelphia Officers Help Woman Scammed on Roof Repair

The officers could not stop thinking about her plight. So while one of the officers patched her roof ahead of recent rainstorms, another found a roofer who volunteered supplies and labor to install a new roof.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

Off-Duty Officer Kicks in Door to Alert Family to House Fire

An off-duty North Reading, MA, police officer is being credited with saving lives from a house fire.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

Minneapolis City Council Approves Additional Police Cuts, Mayor May Veto

The money will pay for the expansion of the Office of Violence Prevention within the city’s Health Department. And the plan moves more than a dozen civilian crime prevention specialist positions out of the Police Department and into another city agency.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2020

Alabama Officer Shot Multiple Times Friday, Released from Hospital

Pine Hill Police Chief Nikisha Gailes said Pugh was shot three times, once in the left hand and twice in his right leg.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2020

New L.A. County DA Ends Cash Bail for Most Suspects

Gascón also said his office would reevaluate and potentially resentence defendants who had been convicted with enhancements or California’s three-strike law, which requires a state prison term of 25 years to life. Gascón estimated such a move could affect at least 20,000 cases.

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