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Austin Police Swamped with Suspicious Package Calls After Fatal Serial Bombings

The chief is continuing to urge people to remain vigilant and not to open any unexpected or suspicious packages.

New York City Removes Last Police Officers from Public Schools

“My colleagues think it’s outrageous — and really stupid,” teacher Arthur Goldstein said. “We’re not enthusiastic about arming teachers, but we liked having a cop around.”

Video: Judge Releases Footage Showing Marshal Shooting Suspect That Attacked Witness in Utah Court

The 24 seconds of video shows Siale Angilau, a member of the Tongan Crips gang, standing up at the defense table, grabbing a pen or pencil, then running to the witness stand and hurtling himself over it.

Gang member Siale Angilau charges at a witness with intent to attack him with a pen during a 2014 trial. Angilau was shot and killed by a U.S. Marshal.

Judge Orders Release of Parkland School Shooting Videos

The video clips, however, won’t be released until noon Thursday at the earliest. That delay was to give investigators time to blur the faces of any students or witnesses who may appear in the clips. The extra days will also give the Broward School District time to appeal, if it wants.

San Francisco PD Fires Rookie Officer Over Fatal Shooting

“Chris was fired for doing what he was trained to do by the SFPD Academy, and for what happened on his fourth day on the job under extremely stressful and difficult circumstances,” union chief Marty Halloran wrote in a statement. “This was a needless action as any taken by someone wearing the uniform of our chief.”

Michigan Agency to Add Police Cat

The police department's community outreach section will bring in the cat, in collaboration with the Humane Society, said Sgt. Meghan Lehman of the Troy Police Department.

The Troy (MI) Police Department is adding a cat to its ranks after the public helped it achieve its goal of 10,000 Twitter followers. (Photo: Troy (MI) PD/Twitter)

Propper Joins “Bigs In Blue” as Signature Sponsor

Propper International has signed on as the Signature Sponsor of the Bigs In Blue program from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, one of the nation’s leading mentoring organizations. The program connects St. Louis youth (Littles) with men and women in law enforcement (Bigs) to build strong, trusting, and enduring relationships between law enforcement, youth, families, and the communities they serve.

CA City Holds Vigil for Officer Killed On His Last Day of Training

More than 300 mourners gathered outside Pomona police headquarters Sunday night for a candlelight vigil, where officers wore black mourning bands with the number "16" — Casillas' badge number — over their badges.

Pomona, CA, Police Officer Greggory Casillas was fatally shot. (Photo: Pomona PD/Facebook)

Family of Fallen Maryland Officer Receives Generous Gift

The grieving family of a fallen Maryland police officer received a generous gift from a local business who wanted to help ease the pain -- by paying the family's mortgage for a year.

Cpl. Mujahid Ramazziddin (Photo: Prince George's County PD)

Austin Police Searching for Serial Bomber, Murderer

Interim Police Chief Brian Manley confirmed that evidence suggested that this bombing was related to two previous blasts from “box-type deliveries” that killed a teenager earlier in the day and a 39-year-old man 10 days ago.

Pennsylvania Sheriff Hires Recent College Grad as Second in Command

Held announced the appointment of Travis Day, 23, of Jeannette to serve as a captain in the sheriff's department, filling a void in the leadership team due to an indefinite medical leave and a resignation.

Florida Court Hearing Appeal of Case Involving Facial Recognition Technology

The court battle, regarded by researchers as the first of its kind in the country to consider how the surveillance tool can be used in a criminal case, is being waged over a statewide biometric database of faces run out of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office — one that extends to anyone with a Florida driver’s license despite their criminal histories, or lack thereof.

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