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Cache of Molotovs and Ammunition Found Near Portland Protest Site

Police in Portland, OR, discovered a number of rifle magazines as well as "Molotov cocktail" improvised incendiary devices as protests continued over the weekend. The bombs and ammo were found during a shots fired call.

July 27, 2020

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Chicago Mayor Orders Removal of Statue That City's Police Bled to Defend

The move is a reversal from Lightfoot, who initially opposed taking down the statue on the grounds that it would erase the history of the Italian explorer.

July 24, 2020

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Denver Union President Says Department Should Apologize for Failing to Protect Police Supporters Attacked Sunday

Rogers also asserted that police were ordered to withdraw from the amphitheater where the counter-protesters and pro-police demonstrators were clashing, but that one Denver SWAT lieutenant refused to leave.

July 23, 2020

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NYPD Clears Out "Occupy City Hall" Encampment

In a predawn raid, officers with the New York Police Department cleared out the "Occupy City Hall" encampment that had begun as an anti-police protest but morphed into a gathering dominated mostly by homeless people.

July 23, 2020

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Seattle Chief Critical of Proposal to Slash Department Budget in Half

The chief of police for the Seattle Police Department has voiced concern over a plan being floated among some city council members to slash the agency's budget in half.

July 23, 2020

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Gallup Poll: Abolishing Police is Not Popular

Forty-seven percent of overall respondents said funds should be shifted from police departments to social services. Black Americans were more likely to support reducing police budgets, at 70 percent, compared with 49 percent of Hispanic and 41 percent of white Americans.

July 22, 2020

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Austin Police Union Advises Officers to Stop Active Enforcement

“They don't want an active police department. They don't want us enforcing traffic laws. They don't want us arresting people that don't want us or messing with homeless folks. They're very clear and we're going to take their lead. The productivity in the city's going to die,” Casaday said.

July 22, 2020

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Denver Pro Police Rally Attacked by Anti-Police Protesters

Lillian House, an organizer for the Party of Socialism and Liberation, said they planned the counter-protest because a celebration of police is “unacceptable.”

July 20, 2020

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Nearly 2 Dozen Arrested in Protest at North Carolina Police Department

Officers with the Durham (NC) Police Department arrested 23 people in connection with vandalism and violent protest outside the former department headquarters building on Saturday evening.

July 20, 2020

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18 Chicago Officers Injured While Responding to Riot

At least 18 officers with the Chicago Police Department were injured as they responded to a protest that turned dangerously violent on Friday evening.

July 20, 2020

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Editorial: Endangering Students and Teachers

The movement to remove officers from schools will only lead to more violence on campus and more victims for active shooters.

July 17, 2020

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2 Men Arrested Following Attack on NYPD Officers During Protest

Two men were arrested Thursday in connection with an attack on police officers responding to a demonstration that turned violent earlier this week in New York City.

July 17, 2020