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Providence police chief under fire for lack of minority hiring
8:43 AM on 03/19/2010
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The chief of Providence's police department and the mayor are defending themselves against accusations that they haven't made enough effort to hire more minority police officers...
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California police stop proves racial profiling is alive and well
8:37 AM on 03/15/2010
OPINION - In an address to a joint session of Congress in 2001, then President Bush blasted racial profiling, "It's wrong and we will end it in America." It hasn't...
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Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
2:14 PM on 02/26/2010
REVIEW - The forced and awkward feel of 'Cop Out' makes you long for the days when the action-comedy blend went down more smoothly. ..
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Former Katrina officer brought to justice, may face prison time
1:48 PM on 02/25/2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath, police shot six people -- killing two -- as they crossed a bridge in search of food...
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Ex-cop pleads guilty in Katrina killings probe
5:46 PM on 02/24/2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former police lieutenant pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice after federal officials say he helped cover for officers who killed two people in the chaos following Hurricane Katrina...
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Rev. Jackson calls Oregon police shooting an execution
2:13 PM on 02/17/2010
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) - The prominent civil rights leader criticized plans to allow an officer who shot an unarmed black man to return to regular duty this week...
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California teens accuse police of failure to protect
4:05 PM on 01/27/2010
UNION CITY, Calif. (AP) - The families of California black teens who say they've been the target of racially motivated crimes by a Hispanic gang are suing the Union City police...
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Haiti's national police chief fears new wave of crime in Haiti
9:52 AM on 01/27/2010
VIDEO - Haitian police are being forced to adapt to the dangers of thousands of stranded, hungry people and "bad guys...trying to reorganize themselves."
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Suspect dies after being tasered at Pentagon City
11:01 AM on 01/19/2010
VIDEO - Arlington County, Virginia Police are investigating the death of a man who died after being tasered in Pentagon City...
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Making the case for affirmative action
3:31 PM on 01/18/2010
VIDEO - Amos Williams, a retired Detroit police lieutenant, trial lawyer, and Vietnam veteran, explains why he believes affirmative action is necessary...
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Feds: NJ police sergeant exams discriminatory
10:17 AM on 01/08/2010
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's widespread use of a written exam to promote police sergeants discriminates against blacks and Hispanics, according to a lawsuit...
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San Jose police mount cameras on officers' heads
1:38 PM on 12/29/2009
SAN JOSE, California (AP) -- Grainy cell phone images are often used against cops accused of using excessive violence. Now, officers are being armed with their own cameras...
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Landmark taser ruling shocks cops back to reality
1:34 PM on 12/29/2009
Shock happy law enforcement beware, there are new rules of engagement when it comes to the use of Tasers by police officers...
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Caught on tape: Officer uses racial slurs in argument
9:56 AM on 12/23/2009
A uniformed Houston police officer, while moonlighting as security, was found using foul language and racial slurs.
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Despite recession, FBI crime stats fell in first half of 2009
9:22 AM on 12/22/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI says murders fell 10 percent across the U.S. in the first half of 2009...
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Caught on tape: Off-duty cop pulls gun in snowball fight
11:22 AM on 12/21/2009
What started as a large crowd playing in the snow, ended with an off-duty police officer pulling out a gun...
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Caught on tape: Taxi cab shoot out
9:51 AM on 12/17/2009
Dash cam video from a state trooper's car in Connecticut caught a dramatic shootout between the officer and a suspected gang member. The tape of the January 10th incident was just released today...
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Female officer arrests man who pinched her
8:35 AM on 12/16/2009
VIDEO -- A female Dallas, Texas police officer arrested a man after he allegedly pinched her backside as she waited in a checkout line.
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Investigation of murdered stripper continues after six years
5:34 PM on 12/11/2009
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit The attractive, 27-year-old mother of three was shot several times in the pre-dawn hours of April 30, 2003, while sitting in a parked car.
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4 arrested for aiding Washington cop killer
1:40 PM on 12/04/2009
SEATTLE (AP) -- Authorities have charged four people with aiding the man accused of killing four Washington state police officers and plan on charging two more in what investigators call...
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