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Commandby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2020

NYPD Commissioner Blasts Politicians for Handcuffing His Officers

“I think there is absolutely valid causes about what came out of Minneapolis … but I think that people are using that just cause to advance agendas and agendas that existed long before the incident happened,” Shea said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2020

Man Burned While Torching Police Vehicle Outside US Supreme Court

The white sedan was parked outside the high court on Maryland Avenue NE in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The Supreme Court’s public information officer Kathy Arberg said

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2020

George Floyd's Family Files Lawsuit Against Officers and Minneapolis

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, alleges that the officers violated Floyd’s constitutional rights. It claims that the city “caused officers [to] act with impunity and without fear of retribution” and failed to properly train police.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2020

Minneapolis Council Members Supporting Disbanding of Police Have Received $152K in Security Since May

According to an investigative report by the local Fox 9 news outlet, the three council members, Andrea Jenkins (Ward 8), Phillipe Cunningham (Ward 4), and Alondra Cano (Ward 9), were granted a security detail shortly after Memorial Day, which cost the city about $4,500 a day and ended on June 29.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2020

Video Shows Deadly Confrontation Between MI Deputy and Suspect who Stabbed Man Over COVID Mask

An Eaton County deputy located Sean Ernest Ruis' vehicle at about 7:13 a.m. in a neighborhood several miles away on Jerryson Drive in Delta Township, MSP Lt. Brian Oleksyk told the Lansing State Journal. When the deputy made a traffic stop, Ruis got out of his vehicle and approached the deputy with a knife, Oleksyk said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2020

Berkeley to End Police Traffic Stops, Study Cutting Budget 50%

The council approved Mayor Jesse Arreguin's omnibus measure, which includes elements, such as creating a Department of Transportation that will make and enforce traffic stops, rather than utilize Berkeley police officers, hire a consultant to analyze police calls and responses, and determine which calls can be answered by non-police officers.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2020

3 NYPD Officers Seriously Injured, Chief Suffers Broken Finger During Protester Attack

The officers were reportedly marching with community members protesting the city's unprecedented rise in gun violence. It appears they were attacked by anti-police counter protesters.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2020

Slain Washington Officer Identified, Town Mourns, Suspect in Jail

Officer Jonathan Shoop, 32, started his law enforcement career with the Bothell Police Department on June 3, 2019. Before joining the Bothell PD, he served in the Coast Guard.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2020

After Spike in Shootings Some Activists Want Disbanded NYPD Unit Back in Action

“What we’re saying out here clearly is that we need these police on the street. We need to have that anti-crime unit — a modernized version, with some monitoring to take place. But we need their intel so we can get these guns off the street,” community activist Tony Herbert said.

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2020

Atlanta DA May Have Violated Law in Investigation of Officers

The grand jury had been suspended on March 13 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. And legal experts say Howard's grand jury subpoena with no grand jury in session could be an ethical or possibly criminal issue.

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