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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2013

Ohio Chief Who Ate Pot-Laced Cake Thought He Was Dying

Laurelville Police Chief Mike Berkemeier told WBNS, "I thought I was dying," after eating an entire cake laced with hash oil (a concentrated form of THC) that had been left in his kitchen by his younger daughter's friend.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2013

Feds Charge Veterans Affairs Police Chief In Kidnapping Conspiracy

The FBI has arrested the police chief for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Massachusetts and a former librarian for allegedly plotting to kidnap, torture, rape, and kill women and children.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2013

IACP Supports Background Check Deal

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) announced its support for a U.S. Senate proposal that would expand background checks for gun purchases.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2013

Ga. Chief Collapses at Domestic Call

A south Georgia police chief suffered a fatal heart attack, after responding to a domestic call on Tuesday. Barwick Police Chief Anthony Barfield Sr., 47, had difficulty breathing while on duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2013

Seattle's Interim Chief Leaves Department

The Seattle Police Department's interim police chief said Monday he will leave his post in May, citing a DOJ settlement agreement and monitoring plan as one reason for his departure.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 1, 2013

Strip Club, Pa. Agency Battle Over Paid Details

Attorneys for Pittsburgh Police Bureau and a downtown strip club will argue in federal court over a recently-imposed ban by the new chief on officers providing off-duty security at the business.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2013

N.J. Cops Quarrel Over Quotas

Seven members of the East Orange (N.J.) Police Department said during in-person interviews that the chief has instituted a quota system, demanding more summonses, arrests, pedestrian and motorist stops with little justification.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2013

Chicago Police Begin Foot Patrols

Rookie Chicago Police officers have begun patrolling the city's most dangerous neighborhoods in a new crime-fighting strategy introduced by Superintendent Garry McCarthy.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2013

Grand Jury Indicts Former Pittsburgh Chief

A grand jury has indicted Pittsburgh's former police chief on charges of conspiracy and tax evasion. Nathan Harper, who resigned in late February, allegedly embezzled $70,628 from the Pittsburgh Police Bureau's special events office.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2013

Miss. Chief Killed Directing Traffic

A small-town Mississippi police chief and part-time deputy was killed Tuesday morning while directing traffic at the main intersection in town.

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