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Woman Carrying Skull on Stick Leads CA Police to Human Remains

"There was a transient female walking down the 2900 block of Connie Drive. She actually had a skull in her possession," Sacramento, CA, police Sgt. Bryce Heinlein said. It sounds like a story fit for Halloween, but that was an actual call to police on Wednesday that is now a death investigation. More Here.

October 21, 2016

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Video: Man Grabs NYPD Officer's Gun, Fatally Shoots Bronx Deli Clerk

A panhandler removed the duty weapon from a New York Police Department officer's holster and used it to fatally shoot a Bronx bodega worker as a late-night dispute over $2 exploded into a deadly street shootout, police said.

August 11, 2016

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2 Boston Officers Injured in Confrontation with Library Patron

Two police officers were injured Monday in a scuffle with a Boston Public Library patron who had refused to leave an exhibition hall at the institution’s central branch in Copley Square, officials said.

April 26, 2016

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Police Commission Says LAPD Killing of Homeless Man Unjustified

The commission unanimously sided with Beck on Tuesday, concluding that Officer Clifford Proctor violated department policy when he fatally shot Glenn in the back near the Venice boardwalk. The panel and Beck also faulted Proctor's decision to draw his weapon, along with the tactics he and his partner used leading up to the deadly encounter.

April 12, 2016

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LAPD Chief Recommends Criminal Charges Against Officer Who Fatally Shot Homeless Man

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has recommended criminal charges against an officer who killed an unarmed homeless man in Venice, marking the first time as chief that Beck has called for charges in a fatal on-duty shooting.

January 11, 2016

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NYPD Officer Who Once Lived In a Shelter Donates Gifts to Homeless Kids

NYPD Officer Carlos Ramos has spent the past week collecting presents for a toy drive he organized, inspired by his experience living in a shelter as a 10-year-old.

December 18, 2015

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Video: California Police Chief Buys Homeless Family a Car

A down-on-their-luck family will have a new car this holiday season thanks to the generosity of the head of the Marysville Police Department in Northern California.

December 10, 2015

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California Police Chief Buys Homeless Family a Car

A down-on-their-luck family will have a new car this holiday season thanks to the generosity of the head of the Marysville Police Department in Northern California. More Here.

December 10, 2015

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NYPD Working to Handle Homeless Problem

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Monday urged New Yorkers to harden their hearts and close their wallets if they want to help stem the city's vagrancy crisis.

November 10, 2015

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Ohio Deputy Gets Hotel, Buys Clothes for Homeless Mother, Kids

A sheriff is applauding one of his deputies for going above and beyond the call of duty for a homeless family.

September 25, 2015

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NYPD Officers Post Photos of Vagrants Online to Show Importance of Quality of Life Policing

NYPD officers fed up with vagrants making life miserable in the city are taking matters into their own hands — by snapping photos of quality-of-life scofflaws and posting them online.

August 10, 2015

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Florida Officer's Act of Kindness for Homeless Man Goes Viral

Earlier this month, a citizen posted photos on Facebook of Ocala (Fla.) PD Sgt. Erica Hay buying breakfast for a homeless man and sitting down to eat and talk with him. The photos of this kind act went viral.

July 23, 2015