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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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police stories: 258 news summaries

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(Newser) - New Jersey police are investigating a complaint by a Canadian tourist who reported being raped at the home of New York Jet star defensive back Kerry Rhodes after she met him and a friend at a Manhattan night club, reports the New York Post. "I am not the subject... More »

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sports • crime • New Jersey • police • Manhattan • rape • nightclub • New York Jets • defense • Kerry Rhodes • Morristown

(Newser) - Moscow police broke up a gay rights demonstration today and arrested at least 20 protesters, the BBC reports. The activists, marching to draw attention to what they describe as deep prejudice, timed the protest to coincide with a European song contest popular in the gay community. "This shows the... More »

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gay rights • police • Moscow • arrest • political demonstrations

(Newser) - An autopsy was performed today on a boy found buried in a public playground in Albuquerque, NM, but he remains unidentified, KOB.com reports. About 50 investigators are canvassing the area around Alvarado Park to identify the 3- to 5-year-old or a suspect. A mother taking her own kids to... More »

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crime • police • body • Albuquerque • fatality

(Newser) - Scientists are developing a bulletproof turban that would allow Britain’s Sikh police officers to handle firearms and become riot cops, the Telegraph reports. The religion requires men keep their turbans on at all times, barring them from wearing helmets required in certain high-risk scenarios. “There needs to be... More »

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United Kingdom • police • England • religion • helmets • turbans • Sikh • bulletproof • Kevlar

(Newser) - A driver leaped onto his stolen truck as it pulled out of Georgia parking lot and held on for a 70-mile high-speed cop chase, reports CNN. The driver called police from his cell phone from the truck, and clung to the rig as the thief gunned it. The getaway was... More »

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Atlanta • crime • police • theft • Georgia • speeding • hijack • speed • truckers • trucks • car theft • police chase

Moscow Police Chief Kills 3 in Gun Rampage

Officer opens fire in supermarket after
wife leaves him

Apr 27, 09 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Moscow police chief went on a gun rampage in a supermarket last night, killing three people and wounding seven others. The chief, whose wife had recently left him, had finished a late shift and hitched a ride to the supermarket. He then shot the driver dead before entering the... More »

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Russia • police • Moscow • supermarket • shooting rampage • gun violence

Violence Plummets as Mexican Army Polices Juárez

But human rights violations said to be rampant

Apr 21, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Since Mexico’s army took over for police in the drug haven of Ciudad Juárez, killings have dropped: In 2009’s first two months, there were 434 drug-related murders. In March, 5,000 troops arrived—and murders plummeted to 51, the Washington Post reports. With 10,000 soldiers now... More »

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drugs • human rights • Mexico • police • violence • Mexican army • drug cartel • Ciudad Juarez

(Newser) - Police discovered five bodies in a Maryland house today after a man apparently butchered his family and killed himself, the Frederick News Post reports. Few details are known, but police in Middletown, Md., say Christopher Alan Wood, 34, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the AP reports. His wife, two... More »

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Maryland • police • murder-suicide • bodies • fatalities • recession depression • filicide

(Newser) - A Norwegian man faces a stiff fine and driving ban for having sex behind the wheel, the AFP reports. Cops thought he was just speeding—about 80 mph in a 60 zone—until they pulled closer and found his view obstructed “because her back was in the way.”... More »

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police • sex • Norway • speeding • fines • driver distraction

(Newser) - Pittsburgh bade farewell today to the three police officers slain Saturday in a ceremony attended by family, citizens, and cops from around the nation, the Post-Gazette reports. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said the city would not easily forget the “pain of this tragic event,” but praised the fallen officers... More »

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police • murder • funeral • Pittsburgh • Luke Ravenstahl • memorial service • procession

Supreme Court Won't Hear Mumia's Appeal

Abu-Jamal says was convicted by biased jury in 1981 cop death

Apr 6, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mumia Abu-Jamal has lost his bid for a new trial in the 1981 killing of a police officer, the AP reports. The Supreme Court said today it won’t take up Abu-Jamal's claims that prosecutors improperly excluded blacks from the jury that convicted him of murdering a Philadelphia policeman. The... More »

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race • police • appeal • conviction • bias • US Supreme Court • jury selection • Mumia Abu-Jamal

Man Died in G20 Protest After Clash With Cops: Witnesses

They saw news agent collapse after clash with cops

Apr 6, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - London police are interviewing witnesses who reported seeing cops attack a man shortly before he collapsed and died during last week's G20 protests, reports the Guardian. The 47-year-old news agent hit his head on the pavement after the clash, according to reports. The confrontation occurred as riot police with dogs... More »

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London • police • protests • riots • Britain • police brutality • G20 • protesters

Campus Cops Track Facebook for Lawbreakers

Police have gathered intel on the cyberbeat for years

Apr 6, 09 4:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - As teenagers embrace social networking, campus cops have started using Facebook and MySpace to prevent brawls, monitor gangs, and—in one case—identify an armed robber based on clothing he wore in his profile picture. Officers assigned to the cyberbeat regularly scour thousands of students' pages, many of which flaunt... More »

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social networking • MySpace • high school • police • Facebook • cyber police

South African Rapists Taught
to 'Castrate the Act'

Lack of parenting, understanding of rape cause country's 'silent epidemic'

Apr 5, 09 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Blasé police, indifferent parents, and a misogynistic culture all conspire to plague South Africa with rape cases, but a few programs are trying to make a difference, NPR reports. Instead of serving prison time, many juvenile offenders are being taught more appropriate responses to women. "You don't want them... More »

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women • police • rape • South Africa • doctors

Officials Defend 43-Minute Delay in Binghamton

Victims couldn't have been saved, testy
DA tells journos

Apr 5, 09 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Testy officials in upstate New York today defended police officers' 43-minute delay at the Binghamton shootings crime scene, the AP reports. The fatal wounds of 14 victims on Friday were so severe, "nobody could have been saved if the police walked in the door that first minute," Broome... More »

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police • immigrant • shooting • Binghamton, NY • Jiverly Wong

US Teen Saves UK Facebook Pal From Suicide

Maryland girl's call goes to cops, White House, Scotland Yard

Apr 5, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - An American girl saved a British teen who sent her a Facebook message threatening to kill himself with a drug overdose, BBC says. The girl told her mother, who alerted local police, setting off a chain response from the White House to the British Embassy in Washington and finally to... More »

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police • Facebook • Britain • suicide attempt

 Pittsburgh Cop Killer 
 Feared 'Obama Gun Ban' 

Troubled youth 'never had bad intentions,' friend says

Apr 4, 09 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 22-year-old man who murdered three police officers in an early morning shootout today was a fun-loving youth who feared the government would take away his gun rights, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. “He was a good kid,” said Edward Perkovic, a lifelong friend of Richard Poplawski, who’s... More »

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police • Pittsburgh • shooting

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 Three Officers Shot 
 Dead in Pittsburgh 

Two others are wounded in standoff; gunman surrenders

Apr 4, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least three police officers in Pittsburgh were shot to death this morning while responding to a domestic call, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. At least one other was wounded. The gunman, in his early 20s, held police at bay for more than 3 hours before surrendering. He was reportedly shot... More »

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police • Pittsburgh • gunman

 French Cops 
 Battle NATO 
 Rioters 

Violence follows G20 leaders to Strasbourg for NATO summit

Apr 3, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - French cops clashed violently with rioters in Strasbourg last night as G20 leaders prepared to head there for a NATO summit today. Hundreds were detained by police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets at rampaging masked protesters, reports the BBC. Shop windows were smashed and cars and bus stops... More »

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Barack Obama • NATO • London • police • France • riots • Britain • G20 • Strasbourg • protesters • NATO summit • teargas

(Newser) - The Dallas police officer who was suspended after stopping NFL player Ryan Moats, keeping him from his mother-in-law's deathbed, has resigned, the Dallas Morning News reports. Robert Powell said he made the decision “with a heavy heart and great sadness” and hopes the move will allow people “... More »

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NFL • police • Dallas • resignation • Ryan Moats • mother-in-law • traffic violation • Robert Powell

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