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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2015

Occupy Protester Gets $50K Settlement for Pepper Spraying by NYPD Officer

An NYPD deputy inspector's notorious pepper-spraying of Occupy Wall Street protesters in 2011 has resulted in an additional $50,001 settlement.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2015

Black Police Applicant Frustrated by NYPD's Opaque Hiring Process

Mr. Douglas, who does not have a criminal record, passed the police officer exam in 2011. He went through orientation and started undergoing the required background checks in 2013. Then, the process stopped cold. No emails. No calls. No explanations. Silence. For a year and a half.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2015

Ex-Con in Custody After Five Shot, Two Fatally in Northern Maine Rampage

Maine State Police say a former convict shot five people, two of them fatally, during a rampage across several northern Maine towns before being captured.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2015

New York Cop Killer Gets Life Without Parole

Johnson, 39, has lived a life of crime and was a parole absconder when he fatally shot Rochester Officer Daryl Pierson.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2015

Union Chief Blasts NYPD Settlement of Garner Suit

The head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association on Monday night slammed the city’s record-breaking $5.9 million settlement with the family of police chokehold victim Eric Garner as “obscene” and “shameful.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2015

NYPD Settles with Eric Garner's Estate for $5.9 Million

"Following a judicious review of the claim and facts of this case, my office was able to reach a settlement with the estate of Eric Garner that is in the best interests of all parties," said New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, whose office is charged with settling claims against the city.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2015

Acquitted of Corruption, 6 Philly Officers Reinstated Via Arbitration

Six former Philadelphia police officers acquitted of corruption charges by a federal jury in May have won their jobs back through arbitration.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2015

NYPD Sergeant Suspended After Allegedly Throwing Semen on Co-Worker

An NYPD sergeant has been suspended after a co-worker claimed he threw semen on her inside of police headquarters.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2015

Heroin Use Spikes Among Women, Higher-Income Groups

According to a study by the CDC and the FDA, Heroin use doubled among women and more than doubled among non-Hispanic whites. It increased dramatically among people with incomes above $50,000 and with private health insurance.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2015

Maine Becomes Sixth State to Sign Constitutional Carry Bill

Legislative Document 652 will now allow Maine citizens over the age of 21 to carry a firearm without possessing a government permission slip, better known as a concealed carry permit.

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