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Offenders are typically recommended for early release if they have six months or less to live and would not pose a threat to public safety under court conditions or if a prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated.
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Firearms-related incidents were the number one cause of death in 2016, with 64 officers shot and killed across the country. This represents a significant spike—56 percent—over the 41 officers killed by gunfire in 2015. Of the 64 shooting deaths of officers this year, 21 were the result of ambush-style attacks—the highest total in more than two decades.
Read More →Law enforcement agencies have arrested nine Northern Virginia residents, including a former police officer, on charges of aiding the Islamic State, a government message to police says.
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Police in Aurora, Colorado, which saw one of the largest disturbances in the country involving an "unruly crowd" of around 500 people, on Tuesday appealed to the public for help tracking down videos that might show some of those involved.
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The decision, which only applies in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, stems from a 2013 incident in Battle Creek, Michigan, where, according to court documents, police shot and killed a dog while executing a search warrant on a home looking for drugs.
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A Douglas County (AZ) Sheriff's Deputy who has been hospitalized since being shot in September was discharged from Craig Hospital on Thursday and is back at home.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released footage of the incident that led to the shooting death of two police officers in Americus earlier this month.
Read More →Chief Lyle Martin has requested an examination of "the facts and evidence" surrounding the death of Francisco Serna "to increase transparency and trust within our community." The FBI investigation will be independent of probes now underway by the department and the Kern County district attorney’s office.
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The off-duty marshal was reportedly drunk during the time of the incident at the fast-food restaurant in Bay Ridge around 1:20 a.m. Saturday, according to police.
Read More →The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund will be distributing grants to the Erlanger (KY) Police Department and the Northern Kentucky University - University Police in the Cincinnati, OH, area where the Steelers will play the Bengals on Sunday, December 18.
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