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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2009

Anchorage Officer Charged with Sexual Assault

A decorated Anchorage Police Department officer has been charged with sexually assaulting six women over the past three years, police chief Rob Heun announced at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2009

Detroit Cop Charged with Stealing from Reward Fund

Officials at Michigan's statewide auto theft tip line hope clues keep coming in, despite a Detroit Police auto theft investigator facing charges he stole more than $26,000 in reward money.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 23, 2009

Baltimore P.D. Settles Race-Bias Suit, Will Hire Monitor

The Baltimore Police Department has agreed to pay $4.5 million and hire a consultant to monitor its internal disciplinary process for the next three years to settle a lawsuit that alleged institutional race discrimination, the <em>Baltimore Sun</em> reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2009

Officer Indicted in "Ace Capone" Drug Case

A Philadelphia police detective is being charged with obstruction of justice for using an FBI-issued cell phone to make the call that he knew would warn a drug kingpin that a law enforcement raid was about to go down, and then lying about it to investigators.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2009

Teen Robbery Suspect Killed by Police Had BB Gun

A prosecutor says a 15-year-old South Carolina girl shot to death by police officers after a suspected store robbery was holding a BB gun that looked like a 9-mm pistol.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2009

Veteran Detective's Arrest in 1986 Killing Stuns the LAPD

Friday morning, LAPD Det. Stephanie Lazarus, 49, was confronted by homicide detectives and arrested on suspicion of the 1986 slaying of a woman who had married Lazarus' ex-boyfriend.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithJune 5, 2009

Drunk is No Excuse for This

Here’s the tale of the tape: Anthony Abbate, 38, is six-foot, three-inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. The woman he pummeled, Karolina Obrycka, 26, is a foot shorter and weighs 125 pounds.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2009

Mesa Officers Under Investigation For Flushing Motel Fetus

Four Mesa police officers and a lieutenant are the subject of separate internal investigations, one of which involves an officer who is accused of flushing a 4-inch stillborn fetus down a motel-room toilet and one of which involves improper use of force against a handcuffed prisoner, the Arizona Republic reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2009

Video: Dallas Is No Longer Most Crime-Infested Big City

A five-year effort by the police department and city to remove Dallas from the top slot on an annual list of large U.S. cities with the highest crime rate is paying off, as San Antonio took the top slot this year, the Dallas Morning News reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2009

Department Dismisses Charges Against 12 Baltimore Officers

Internal prosecutor who handled the cases was dismissed, after the police union informed <em>The Baltimore Sun</em> that she backdated charging documents. The move prompted the department to drop prosecution.

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