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Suffolk County DA Releases List of 136 Officers with Questionable Credibility
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins on Friday released a list of 136 law enforcement officers whose prior conduct could impact their credibility as witnesses in court. The database, called the Law Enforcement Automatic Discovery (LEAD), contains the names of officers whose actions were harmful, or potentially harmful, to the community and legal system, according to Rollins. “In these uncertain…
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Northern California Deputy Fatally Shot Investigating Marijuana Theft
A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was killed Wednesday while responding to a call regarding a theft from a private marijuana garden in the rural Sierra Nevada foothills, officials said.
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Tickets Are Adding Up for Motorists Under Maine's Hands-Free Law
Maine law enforcement officers have written up several hundred motorists for violating a law that prohibits motorists from using hand-held electronic devices. The Portland Press Herald reports that 232 tickets have been written since the law went into effect on Sept. 19. Fine and fees are $85 for first-time offenders.
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Current, Former Mass. Police Officers Testify in Support of Disability Pensions Bill
Current and former law enforcement officers testified at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday in support of a bill that would grant severely injured officers their regular salary even after they were forced to leave the police force. The Joint Committee on Public Service listened to testimony from a number of people, including two officers who were shot in the line...
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Ex-Officers Injured in Line of Duty Fight to Get Retirement Benefits
Law enforcement officers testified before Massachusetts lawmakers Tuesday in support of a bill that would allow severely injured officers who can’t work to receive regular pay until they’re eligible for retirement benefits.
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Tamarac Commissioner Confronts BSO Deputy at Award Ceremony
A Tamarac commissioner was caught on camera at an awards ceremony confronting a Broward Sheriff’s deputy who had arrested him four years earlier.
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Impact of Maine's Hand-Free Driving Law Felt by Motorists
Motorists in Maine are already seeing signs of enforcement of the state’s new hands-free driving law which has been in effect for only a week.
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Area 51 Festival Wraps Up in Nevada; Earthlings Head Home
The festivals are over and Earthlings from around the globe headed home Sunday after a weekend camping and partying in the dusty Nevada desert and trekking to remote gates of Area 51, a formerly top-secret U.S. military base long the focus of UFO and space alien lore. They left in peace, officials and the host of a free “Alienstock” festival...
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CVS, Walgreens Urge Against Openly Carrying Guns in Stores
Drug chains CVS and Walgreens as well as grocery chain Wegmans Food Market have joined the chorus of retailers requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in their stores even where state laws allow it. The announcements on Thursday follow similar moves by Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, as well as Kroger earlier this week. Walmart also said it...
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Walmart to Dramatically Limit Ammunition Sales After ‘Horrific' Shootings
Walmart said Tuesday it will discontinue all sales of handgun ammunition and sales of short-barrel rifle ammunition that can be used with military-style weapons, following two “horrific” shootings at Walmart stores this summer. It will also stop all handgun sales in Alaska, marking its complete exit from the handguns category.
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West Texas Shooter Bought Gun in Private Sale, Authorities Say
The gunman in the West Texas rampage that left seven dead obtained his AR-style rifle through a private sale, allowing him to evade a federal background check that previously blocked him from getting a gun, several law enforcement officials tell NBC News.
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It's No Joke, Mom: Florida Teen Arrested in School Threat
Authorities have posted a video of their arrest of a 15-year-old Florida boy who allegedly posted an online threat to kill at least seven people at a high school.
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CHP Shootout Hero Pulls Children to Safety Behind Car's Engine Block
Charles Childress acted quickly after he saw a bullet pierce the window of a car in front of him and heard the screams of two children inside during Monday’s frightening shootout that killed a California Highway Patrol officer in Riverside.
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Police: Man Dies After Attacking Immigration Prison
A 69-year-old man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police officers arrived and opened fire, authorities said. The Tacoma Police Department said the officers responded about 4 a.m. to the privately run Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security detention...
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Bill Would Exempt Bodycam Recordings From Public Records Law
A proposal to exempt recordings made from police body cameras from Massachusetts’ public records law is being heard by a legislative committee at the Statehouse. The public records exemption is part of a wide-ranging bill that would also create a task force charged with establishing statewide standards and regulations for bodycams worn by law enforcement officers.
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Bill Would Exempt Bodycam Recordings From Public Records Law
A proposal to exempt recordings made from police body cameras from Massachusetts’ public records law is being heard by a legislative committee at the Statehouse. The public records exemption is part of a wide-ranging bill that would also create a task force charged with establishing statewide standards and regulations for bodycams worn by law enforcement officers.
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Judge: Man's ‘I'm Sorry' Video Can Be Used In Murder Trial
Jurors will be allowed to hear what a Mississippi man told a reporter on video as he was arrested in the shooting deaths of eight people. A judge ruled that Willie Cory Godbolt’s statements — including saying “I’m sorry” that a deputy was killed — will be admissible at his trial in February, the Daily Leader reported. Godbolt, now 37,...
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Around 25 Officers Injured in Memphis Protest After Task Force Kills Man
Several law enforcement officers in Memphis were injured during a protest that began after federal officials killed a man they were attempting to arrest Wednesday, officials told NBC News. A driver wanted on multiple felony warrants attempted to ram law enforcement vehicles when officers with a regional U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force attempted to arrest him in Memphis’ Frayser...
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New Hampshire House Overrides Veto of Death Penalty Repeal
The New Hampshire House has taken a big step toward eliminating the state’s death penalty by overriding the governor’s veto. The chamber on Thursday overrode Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto of a repeal with the bare minimum votes necessary to send the issue back to the Senate. The Senate voted 17-6 in favor of repeal last month. If that tally holds,...
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Serial Killer Who Took 10 Women's Lives Executed in Florida
A serial killer who terrorized Florida with a 1984 spree that claimed the lives of 10 women was put to death Thursday, his execution witnessed by the woman who survived one of his attacks and aided in his capture.