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A state law going into effect this week would give law enforcement officers the power to take a person’s vehicle and sell it if he or she tries to flee from authorities.
The so-called “Run and You’re Done” law is one of more than three dozen statutes enacted by the General Assembly this year that take effect Dec. 1.
The legislation would allow the state to hold on to the vehicle until the
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Riot police were deployed in State College, Pa., on Wednesday night as thousands of Penn State supporters vented their anger at the firing of Joe Paterno amid a scandal over the school’s handling of child sexual abuse allegations.
At around 12:20am local time Thursday, the university issued an official police dispersal order via Facebook, warning students to vacate downtown State College immediately. It came after several violent scenes in which protesters flipped
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The man shot by police after a standoff at a Cary bank was a troubled student who, friends said, had struggled with mental health issues.
Still, there was no indication that Devon Mitchell, 19, who lived in the 900 block of Pony Club Circle, was headed for a deadly confrontation with police.
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LOS ANGELES — A school police officer who reported getting shot in the chest — prompting the lock-down of 9,000 students during a dragnet — shot himself and has been arrested for filing a false report, authorities said. Officer Jeffrey Stenroos was arrested Thursday night over the hoax, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck announced at a news conference Thursday.
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A Framingham police Swat Team killed an unarmed grandfather of 12 in Framingham Massachusetts, 68-year-old Eurie Stamps. The Boston Herald Reports:
A Framingham SWAT team member yesterday was placed on administrative leave for fatally shooting a 68-year-old grandfather of 12, police said, as relatives struggled to cope with the sudden and violent death.
Early Tuesday morning, police raided the home at 26 Fountain St. as part of a multiweek drug
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New Jersey — Reuters is reporting on a new law proposed by New Jersey lawmakers that intends to curb steroid use by police officers and firefighters:
Law enforcement steroid use is a problem around the country and, given that steroid use can cause aggression, can invite problems for police, said Larry Gaines, chairman of the Department of Criminal Justice at California State University in San Bernadino, California.
“Aggression is not very common
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Atlanta — Rapper Gucci Mane, real name Radrick Davis, was arrested at the home of rapper, Waka Flocka, real name, Juaquin James. TMZ is reporting that weapons and marijuana have been found on the premises and that prostitution may be involved. Waka Flocka’s mom, Debra Antney told TMZ that the police were looking for evidence of gangs and drugs. Wacka Flocka has not been arrested
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New Jersey — Camden, New Jersey, America’s 2nd most violent city, has layed off half of its police force according to the Huffington Post:
New Jersey’s most violent city approved layoffs for half its police force on Thursday.
The Camden City Council unanimously voted to layoff a quarter of the city’s government workers, including half of its police officers.
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