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A homeless former Crip gang leader helped a Dallas Police officer who was being assaulted, garnering praise from the agency.
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Charles Alexander, a homeless former Crip gang member, is being hailed for intervening to stop an assault on a Dallas Police officer. Read the full story here.
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As street cops we can break down three major areas in which we use some type of stance: field interviewing, fighting (obtaining control), and shooting. Many police academies and law enforcement agencies have a variation for each of the three areas described. My question is why?
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Authorities are trying to unravel events that led up to the shootings of five people near a fire protection business in Downey.
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A Sureño gang member pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy in the driveway of his Cypress Park home in 2008, and received life without the possibility of parole.
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A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department helicopter was forced to land on a Lakewood street late Sunday after a bird struck the airborne unit.
Read More →As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet and firearm—an effort even she acknowledges could spark a legal challenge.
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Video of a Philadelphia Police officer's rough arrest of a man who slapped him has gone viral, after other patrons of an Oktoberfest street party posted it to YouTube.
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A Philadelphia Police bicycle patrol officer was slapped by a patron at a South Street beer festival in September. The officer then grabs the man and strikes him with a baton, ending the fight. Read the full story here.
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The decision last week by federal authorities to classify the Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 gang as a "transnational criminal organization" has some experts hoping the move will put the gang on the run.
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