Tag: Sentencing: Page 3

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Man Tied to Gun Used In Fatal Shooting of OR Sergeant Gets 12 Years

"I appreciate that you are not the one who caused the death of a heroic sworn officer,'' Simon told Jones. "But your possession of the firearm...did lead to the death of Sgt. Goodding.''

March 29, 2017

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Drunken Driver Gets 12 Years Plus for Killing PA Officer

A man will spend at least 12 years in prison on third-degree murder, drunken driving, and other charges for a wrong-way crash that killed a western Pennsylvania police officer and injured his K-9 in 2015.

February 21, 2017

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LAX Gunman Who Targeted TSA Officers Is Sentenced to Life in Prison

The gunman whose 2013 rampage at Los Angeles International Airport left a Transportation Security Administration officer dead and three other people injured was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the premeditated, deadly attack in which he targeted federal officers.

November 7, 2016

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Man Gets 203 Years for Killing Alaska Troopers

Nathanial Kangas will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering two Alaska State Troopers in Tanana.

November 2, 2016

Special Units

Aryan Gang Member Gets 28 Years for Shooting at CO Officer

A Colorado Springs, CO, felon once considered a person of interest in the 2013 slaying of Colorado's top prison official, pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to kill a police officer.

September 6, 2016

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Man Gets 50 Years in Prison for Shooting Louisiana Sergeant

A man who shot a Jennings, LA, police officer in 2014 was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison.

August 18, 2016

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FLEOA Stands With Lawmakers on Sentencing Reductions

"Reversing policies that have significantly decreased crime and replacing them with new initiatives that would unleash thousands of violent offenders is in no way a reasonable proposition."

May 13, 2016

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Video: Phoenix Cop Killer Gets Life Term in 2010 Murder

The man who shot and killed Officer Travis Murphy from the shadows as Murphy responded to a call in Phoenix almost six years ago was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

May 9, 2016

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No Prison Time for NYPD Officer in Fatal Shooting at Housing Project

The former NYPD officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project was not given prison time in his sentencing on Tuesday as scores of his supporters and protesters rallied outside the courthouse.

April 19, 2016

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California Police Blame Sentencing Overhaul Law for Rising Crime Rate

California communities may be feeling the fallout from a controversial measure that reduced penalties for a range of crimes, as law enforcement report an uptick in everything from robberies to auto theft – and point the finger squarely at what’s known as Prop 47.

March 15, 2016

Technology

Man Gets 18 Months for Hacking Missouri Police Union Website

A man has been ordered to spend a year and a half in federal prison for a cyberattack that disabled a St. Louis-area police union's website during unrest related to the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown.

December 8, 2015

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Obama Praises Officers, Pushes for Stricter Gun Laws and Sentencing Reform in Speech to IACP Crowd

The President said officers can be made safer and criminal justice reform effected by making sure officers have the resources they need to do the job, through criminal justice reform that will make the system smarter and fairer, and by taking steps to reduce the risk to law enforcement officers, namely more rigid gun laws.

October 27, 2015