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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2015

Video: Cleveland Blames Boy for Own Death, Then Apologizes

Mayor Frank Jackson of Cleveland apologized for the language in the city's response to the civil lawsuit filed by the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Jackson called the document's phrasing inappropriate and insensitive to Rice and his family.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2015

Video: L.A. Homeless Man Reached for Officer's Waistband Before Being Shot

An enhanced version of a video recording of Los Angeles police officers fatally shooting a homeless man on skid row Sunday appears to show the man's hand reaching in the direction of one officer's waistband.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2015

Man Shot After Charging at Baltimore Officer During Traffic Stop

A man shot and wounded by Baltimore police on Sunday was captured on city video surveillance charging at a police officer without apparent provocation.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2015

No Charges Filed in 2013 LAPD Shooting of "Unarmed" Pursuit Suspect

Before the department's investigation was complete, the city agreed to pay Beaird's family $5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit — the largest payout Los Angeles has made in a fatal police shooting case in at least a decade.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2015

Kansas City Officer Indicted for On-Duty Shooting

In an internal message to department members, Police Chief Darryl Forté said he believed the officer was “acting in the best interest of public safety when he was placed in that situation.”

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2015

Pennsylvania Officer Stabbed, Suspect Killed After Early Morning Pursuit

A Catasauqua, Pa., police officer was stabbed early Monday morning after a police chase that ended in Allentown, where the suspect was shot and reportedly killed by police, according to emergency radio reports and officials.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2015

Man Grabs Chicago Officer's Gun

A Chicago man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after police say he fired a gun at police Saturday evening while two officers were arresting him for shoplifting.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2015

Man Gets 30 years for 2013 Shooting of New York Officer

A Chinese national who had faced an attempted murder charge in connection with the August 2013 shooting of a Nassau County, N.Y., police officer in New Hyde Park pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree assault and first-degree burglary in exchange for a 30-year prison sentence.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2015

Virginia Trooper Shot in Foot by Trooper Firing at Dog, 3 Arrested

A Virginia State trooper was shot in the foot Thursday after another trooper fired at an attacking dog while conducting a joint narcotics search by the Isle of Wight (Va.) Sheriff's Office and state police, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2015

LAPD Officer Shoots, Wounds Boy Standing Next to Teen with Replica Gun

The Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday that an officer shot and wounded a 15-year-old boy after spotting him in an alley next to someone who appeared to be aiming a handgun. The weapon turned out to be a replica firearm. The boy was transported to a local hospital and released after treatment.

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