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police stories: 258 news summaries

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(Newser) - NFL player Ryan Moats said today he accepted the apology of the cop who stopped and detained him with a drawn gun in a hospital parking lot, preventing him from seeing his mother-in-law before she died, though his wife was allowed to go to her bedside. Moats told Good Morning ... More »

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police • death • hospital • Ryan Moats • apology • mother-in-law • traffic violation

 20 Killed 
 in Siege 
 at Pakistan 
 Police School 

Paramilitary forces are locked in gun battle with attackers

Mar 30, 09 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani troops were locked in a fierce firefight today with gunmen who stormed a police academy near Lahore, killing 20 officers. The attackers, armed with automatic rifles and grenades, stormed the academy's morning turnout dressed as police, reports the Times of London. They "opened fire after throwing grenades,"... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • police • attack • Lahore • gunmen

OPINION

Culture of
Rape Plagues African Women

'Horrendous' work by cops, doctors helps perps go free

Mar 29, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Decades of violence have left South Africans numb to even the most gruesome acts of rape, NPR reports. Tens of thousands of women are raped each year, nearly half of them under 18, but many cases go unreported by victims. Cops and doctors, whose work is “horrendous,” aren’... More »

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women • police • rape • South Africa • doctors

(Newser) - A Dallas police officer who pulled out a gun on an NFL running back rushing to see his dying mother-in-law apologized today, the Dallas Morning News reports. "I wish to publicly and sincerely apologize to the Moats family... and to all those who have been rightfully angered by my... More »

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cancer • police • Ryan Moats • mother-in-law

(Newser) - Law enforcement officers from across the country descended on Oakland today for the funerals of four cops gunned down by a fugitive last weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. All 815 members of the Oakland force attended while officers from other jurisdictions patrolled the streets in their stead. An... More »

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California • law enforcement • police • murder • fugitive • Oakland • funeral • police department • parole violation

 Brit Slams 
 Behavior 
 of Arrested 
 Roadies 

Two contractors allegedly assaulted officers

Mar 27, 09 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears distanced herself from two employees arrested in Pittsburgh yesterday for aggravated assault, E! reports. “Neither of the men involved are employees of the tour or Ms Spears,” read a statement posted on her blog—the men worked for a contracted company. “Britney Spears…does not... More »

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Britney Spears • police • celebrity • arrest • assault • concert tour • employee • Howard Stern Grid

Cop Harassed NFL Player Trying to See Dying Relative

Dallas police officer held Ryan Moats for 13 minutes outside hospital

Mar 26, 09 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Dallas police officer drew his gun on Ryan Moats after the NFL running back ran a red light as he tried to get to the hospital where his mother-in-law was dying of cancer, the Morning News reports. Dashboard video shows officer Robert Powell held Moats, 26, for 13 minutes... More »

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NFL • Texas • police • Dallas • Ryan Moats • racial profiling • Howard Stern Grid

Woman Tries to Keep Husband... With Handcuffs

She wanted to have a conversation with him, Conn. police say

Mar 24, 09 11:12 AM CDT
(AP) - Connecticut police say a woman attempting to reconcile with her husband handcuffed herself to him as he slept and then bit him on his torso and arms. Helen Sun, 37, told police she wanted to have a conversation with husband Robert Drawbough without him leaving. Police say she changed the... More »

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police • marriage • handcuffs

17-Year-Old Charged With
N. Ireland Cop's Murder

Boy also accused of membership in Continuity IRA

Mar 24, 09 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland earlier this month, reports the Telegraph. Stephen Carroll was shot dead on March 9 in the first killing of a police officer in the region in 12 years. The youth, who has not been named,... More »

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Northern Ireland • United Kingdom • police • murder • police shooting • Continuity IRA

(Newser) - The man responsible for the deaths of four Oakland police officers over the weekend had an extensive criminal history, the Tribune reports. Lovelle Mixon, 26, spent 5 years in prison for a 2002 assault with a firearm. After he was paroled, he was a suspect in a 2007 murder; though... More »

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California • prison • police • murder • Oakland • shooting • parole violation • felony assault • Lovelle Mixon

(Newser) - Three Oakland police officers were shot to death today and a fourth is on life support after two separate incidents with the same man, the Oakland Tribune reports. The first two officers, both motorcycle cops, were shot and killed about 1:15pm after making a traffic stop. The suspect fled... More »

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police • Oakland • shooting

(AP) - Four officers were in critical condition tonight and a suspect dead after gunfire at a traffic stop in Oakland led to a massive manhunt that ended in a shootout. Two officers were shot in the first incident just after 1pm after they stopped the suspect's vehicle in east Oakland. He... More »

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police • Oakland • shooting

 Medical Pot  
 Use Legal, 
 Confusing 
 in Michigan 

Law's loopholes leave advocates, opponents fretting

Mar 20, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Medical use of marijuana is about to become fully legal in Michigan, but loopholes and inconsistencies in the law could keep reefer madness underground, the Chicago Tribune reports. Voters approved the decriminalization measure last fall, and next month, patients will be able to request authorization from doctors. Legislatures in Illinois,... More »

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police • medical marijuana • Michigan • patient • marijuana • doctor

Squirrel Infiltrates
Philly PD

Probe under way after costumed human ruffles feathers

Mar 19, 09 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Let this be a lesson, kids: Dressing up in a squirrel costume can have unintended consequences. The Philadelphia Police Department’s Internal Affairs division is wrapped up in a truly bizarre squirrel case, the Daily News reports, after an officer who caught sight of a colleague in full rodent gear... More »

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police • Philadelphia • squirrel • Internal Affairs

Cops Eye Link in Mother-Daughter Murders

Striking similarities causing cops 'great concern'

Mar 18, 09 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police are hunting for possible links between the grisly murders of a pair of mothers and daughters in the Washington DC area, reports the Washington Post. Both cases could "possibly" be the work of a serial killer, said a police official. Both moms were in their 40s and were... More »

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Maryland • crime • Washington DC • police • murder • serial killers • double homicide

Ex-SLA Leader Released
From Prison

'70s radical Sara Jane Olson caught in '99; some say got off easy

Mar 17, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The strange saga of Sara Jane Olson, from ‘70s agitator to bank robber to housewife, ended today when she was released from prison in California after serving seven years, CNN reports. Olson, a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army—best known for kidnapping Patty Hearst—fled in 1976 after... More »

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police • robbery • kidnapping • bombing • armed robbery • Sara Jane Olson • Symbionese Liberation Army • domestic terrorism • Patty Hearst


 Nervous 
 N. Ireland 
 Cancels 
 St. Paddy's 
 Parade 

Festivities called off in town where policeman was killed

Mar 17, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A St. Patrick’s Day parade set for today in Northern Ireland was canceled amid growing tensions, reports the Times of London. Loyalist leaders have been nervous about reprisals in Lurgan, where a police officer was shot dead by an Irish republican paramilitary last week. Graffiti in a loyalist area... More »

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Northern Ireland • United Kingdom • police • Ireland • St. Patrick's Day • Real IRA • Continuity IRA • Irish Republican Army


 IRA Splinter Group 
 Behind Cop Killing 

Dissident republicans vow more attacks in Northern Ireland

Mar 10, 09 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - A second Irish republican paramilitary group claimed responsibility for the murder of a police officer in Northern Ireland last night, the first constable killed there since 1998. The Continuity IRA, which considers itself the army of a united Irish republic, issued a coded message saying, "As long as there... More »

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Northern Ireland • police • Gordon Brown • Ulster • IRA

Crooked Ex-NY Cop Busted in Lover's Murder

Former narcotics officer was to testify against other 'dirty' cops

Mar 10, 09 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A corrupt ex-cop's arrest yesterday in the murder of his girlfriend has dealt a fresh blow to the NYPD's battered image, the New York Daily News reports. Former narcotics officer James Bowens resigned from the force last year after being charged with stealing cash and crack to give to informants.... More »

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NYPD • New York City • police • murder • shooting • corrupt cops

 Scotland Yard Secretly 
 Tracking Activists 

Civil liberties groups believe database on peaceful protesters may be illegal

Mar 7, 09 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - British human rights advocates have been alarmed to discover that Scotland Yard keeps a secret database on political activists, the Guardian reports. Surveillance teams have tracked and gathered information on protesters, including thousands of people not suspected of any crime. Personal information on the activists—including their political affiliation—is... More »

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police • protests • domestic surveillance • database • Britain • protesters

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