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2 Calif. officers to be tried in Kelly Thomas - Police News
Defense attorneys countered that police — who are authorized and trained to use force when necessary — viewed the incident as an encounter with a man who refused to give his name and continued to resist arrest even as multiple officers rushed to ...
May 10, 2012


More Secret Service agents gone; Obama briefed - Police News
An additional Secret Service employee was implicated Friday, a government official said, commenting only on condition of anonymity concerning the continuing investigation. That brings the number to 12. One has been cleared of serious misconduct but ...
April 22, 2012


Calif. officers allegedly tried to frame - Police News
The woman, who asked that her name not be used because she feared reprisals, said she had eventually met with Booker at a San Jose restaurant. Butler bugged her purse and told her to flirt with the lieutenant, then initiate physical contact outside ...
February 29, 2012


Cops arrest suspect in shooting of federal agent - Police News
Another neighbor who declined to give his name said he heard six shots fired, then saw the victim lying in his driveway with blood on his shirt. Newark police arrived at the scene and talked to the victim before he was transported to the hospital, ...
February 10, 2012


Cops arrest suspect in shooting of federal agent in NJ - Police News
Another neighbor who declined to give his name said he heard six shots fired, then saw the victim lying in his driveway with blood on his shirt. Newark police arrived at the scene and talked to the victim before he was transported to the hospital, ...
February 9, 2012


Details emerge in death of Santa Maria cop at DUI checkpoint - Police News
The former officers disclosed the details to The Associated Press only on condition of anonymity. Police officials have not returned repeated calls seeking comment. Since the shooting, a memorial of candles and flowers has risen where Covarrubias was ...
February 1, 2012


Calif. cop, wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide - Police News
Sources said investigators are looking into the possibility she was strangled. The couple lived with their two boys, ages 13 and 19, sources said, who were not injured. Tammy Drews, a friend of Lynn Shimek's, told this newspaper that she was the one ...
November 30, 2011


Gangster rapper who claimed brutality joins department he once sued - Police News
Neighbors, who confirmed that Acevedo's father, Roberto Acevedo Sr., is a retired city police officer, spoke well of Acevedo Jr. One neighbor who asked not to be identified said he is a "nice guy" with a good reputation and is really respectful to her ...
February 22, 2011


Fast-acting cops deliver baby in Lincoln Tunnel - Police News
Port Authority Officer Richard Kuncken, a former paramedic, delivered the healthy girl, named Abigail, at around 8:30 am near the toll plaza. "It was over in minutes," he said. The 29-year-old mother from Queens, who did not wish to be identified, ...
February 21, 2011


In Philly, filing complaint against a cop isn't easy - Police News
All the reporters requested anonymity and said they would rather not discuss the nature of the complaint. But a handful of officers and supervisors on duty ...
January 31, 2011


FBI seeks evidence of rigging in home auctions - Police News
"This has been going on for many years," said one man who declined to give his name. "It's a closed group that doesn't always allow the properties to go up ...
January 23, 2011


A rookie's guide to becoming a top cop - Police News
A recent consultation with a handful of expert sources close to PoliceOne produced a series of valuable tools that will apply to any new police recruit who ...
January 20, 2011


Minn. fire rescue turns into police ambush - Police News
A friend of the shooter spoke to KAAL on a condition of anonymity. “It's a shock that he went to this extent,” he said. “But the thing is, he didn't like ...
October 28, 2010


Minn. fire rescue turns into police ambush - Police News
A friend of the shooter spoke to KAAL on a condition of anonymity. “It's a shock that he went to this extent,” he said. “But the thing is, he didn't like ...
October 28, 2010


'Mentally challenged' Pa. man dies after TASER use - Police News
"Our whole family is heartbroken," said one relative, who declined to be named. "He's being made out in the news as a raging monster, and he wasn't. ...
October 10, 2010


New jihadist magazine hopes to be explosive - Police News
A US counterterrorism official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject matter, said: "Al Qaeda, its regional ...
July 12, 2010


Media strategies following use-of-force incidents - Police News
A source who has investigated Murphy before — and who asked to remain anonymous — questions not only Murphy's prolific record, but the ability of the ...
February 25, 2010


Avoid news accounts after your deadly force incident - Police News
A source who has investigated Murphy before — and who asked to remain anonymous — questions not only Murphy's prolific record, but the ability of the ...
February 24, 2010


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