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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2016

Video: Gunman Opens Fire on Undercover Philly Officer's Car, No Injuries Reported

The officer took cover and stopped his car. He then chased after the suspect on foot as he ran into a side alley that led west back toward Lesher Street. After running through the alley with his gun out the officer was met by three men with their guns pointed in his direction, investigators said. The officer took cover and identified himself, according to officials.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2016

NYPD Stops Arresting People for Minor Crimes in Manhattan

People who commit low-level crimes — like littering, public urination, taking up two subway seats or public consumption of alcohol — will no longer be subject to arrest in Manhattan starting Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2016

Video: NYPD Officers Sprayed with Accelerant, Burned while Apprehending Murder Suspect

Two NYPD officers were sprayed with an accelerant and burned on Sunday night in the final moments of a manhunt for a 23-year-old who went on a violent spree earlier in the day, authorities say.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2016

N.J. Police Can Now Use Stun Guns in More Situations

North Jersey law enforcement officials praised new guidelines Thursday that give officers broader discretion in deciding when to deploy stun guns, while a leading civil rights organization criticized them as giving too much power to police.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2016

Cheating Scandal Prompts Review of Testing Practices at Pennsylvania State Police Academy

Cheating allegations at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy have prompted a review of testing practices, as well as the removal of 29 cadets who were likely involved to date.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2016

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Killed in Hit-and-Run on Jersey Turnpike

After Harrison's vehicle came to a final rest on the right shoulder, he exited his vehicle and an Infiniti hit him.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2016

New Jersey Overlooked Red Flags to Produce More Diverse Police Recruits, Lawsuit Claims

A veteran New Jersey state trooper alleges in a whistleblower lawsuit she was retaliated against by her superiors after raising objections that police academy background checks were compromised because of pressure to increase racial diversity among State Police ranks.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2016

New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Parole of Cop Killer

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a lower court decision ordering the parole of a man convicted — along with longtime fugitive Joanne Chesimard — in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2016

Video: Buffalo Officer Suspended Without Pay Over Vine Videos

A three-year veteran of the Buffalo (NY) Police Department assigned to the Housing Unit was suspended without pay Monday afternoon for violating the department's social media policy.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2016

NYPD Finishes Unveiling of New Bullet-Resistant Vests

The early morning shooting in which a bullet-resistant vest saved 29-year-old Police Officer Andrew Yurkiw from certain death occurred as the NYPD finishes up its roll-out of new state-of-the art slug stoppers, officials said.

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