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Cigarette Butt DNA Helps Close 30-Year-Old Maine Murder Case

Mercier, of Industry, Maine, was charged with murder on Sept. 28 in the July 5, 1980, death of Rita St. Peter and pleaded not guilty.

December 7, 2011

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Video: Judge Allows Teen Cop Killer's Confession In Trial

A judge ruled this afternoon that a videotaped confession from the accused teenage killer of a St. Petersburg (Fla.) Police officer can be used in his murder trial.

December 1, 2011

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Vallejo Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In Cop's Death

A man accused of gunning down a Vallejo (Calif.) Police officer while trying to flee the scene of a bank robbery has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.

November 28, 2011

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Ohio Special Deputy Charged with Murder

A Lake County (Ohio) Sheriff's special deputy has been charged with murder, after authorities found a decomposing body in his garage believed to be his wife.

November 28, 2011

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Deputies Say Accused Fla. Cop Killer Talked About Shooting

Humberto Delgado, Jr., discussed the fatal shooting of Tampa police corporal Mike Roberts during a cell phone call with a relative, according to testimony in the murder trial of the alleged cop killer.

November 8, 2011

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Murder Trial Begins for Driver In Ohio Cop's Death

Jury selection began today for a man who allegedly ran down a Warren County (Ohio) Sheriff's deputy who was deploying stop sticks to halt a high-speed pursuit. Sgt. Brian Dulle was struck and killed in May during the pursuit.

October 16, 2011

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2 Charged In Miss. Cop's Death Were Wanted for Church Burglary

Two men, including a sex offender from Colorado, have been charged with capital murder in the death of a Grenada (Miss.) Police officer who was deploying spike strips when he was struck by their vehicle.

October 10, 2011

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Detroit Cop Charged In Death of Girl In Raid

Detroit Police officer Joseph Weekley has been charged with causing the death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones, who was shot during a raid. Wayne County prosecutors charged Officer Weekley with involuntary manslaughter, as well as careless and reckless discharge of a firearm.

October 3, 2011

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Fullerton Cop's Attorney Says 'No Crime' In Beating

The defense attorney for the Fullerton (Calif.) Police officer facing felony charges in the beating of a schizophrenic homeless man says Officer Manuel Ramos committed no crime and was only performing his lawful police duties.

September 26, 2011

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Detroit Man Takes Plea Deal In Officer's Killing, Avoids Life

A Detroit man set to go on trial for first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Livonia police officer pleaded no contest this morning to second-degree murder, sparing himself a prison term of life without parole.

September 25, 2011

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Two Calif. Cops Face Felony Charges In Beating Death

Orange County prosecutors today filed felony charges against two of the six Fullerton (Calif.) Police officers involved in the fatal beating of a homeless man in July, the district attorney's officer announced.

September 20, 2011

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Prosecutor: Suspects Partied After Killing Officer

A South Side man seeking to avenge an earlier shooting killed Chicago Police Officer Alejandro "Alex" Valadez in a volley of bullets, then drove to a friend's house where he partied with his buddies, prosecutors told jurors today as his trial opened.

September 19, 2011