Police
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Police Week: Police, lawmakers join in push for 'blue alert'
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Rick Rhyne had already retired after 37 years as a police officer and chief in North Carolina. He wasn’t ready to quit, so he took a part-time job with the Moore County Sheriff's Department - which ended, along with his life, during a trespassing call last December.
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Montgomery County Police to step up pedestrian safety patrols
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Officers from the department's traffic division will be conducting a "sting" at an undisclosed intersection on Wednesday.
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National Police Week: Blue Mass honors nation's 120 fallen officers
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The Blue Mass marks the beginning of National Police Week, a celebration of law enforcement officers past and present, as well as their service and sacrifice.
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Chief Larry Tolliver of Anne Arundel County Police resigns
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Anne Arundel County’s chief of police announced his resignation Tuesday after “serious introspection” that isn’t connected to a series complaints, the chief says.
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Blue Mass: Hundreds expected in Washington to honor law enforcement
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Hundreds of law enforcement officers from around the country are expected to attend a Mass being held in Washington ahead of National Police Week.
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D.C. police union seeks 911 system review
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The head of the D.C. police officers' union is requesting a review of the District's emergency dispatch system.
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Jason Howard, Glann Dale staffer, accused of fondling student
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Police arrested Jason Jamar Howard and charged him with sexually abusing a minor, among other charges. Police say Howard admitted to police during an interview that he fondled the student between 10 and 15 times.
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Robert Saylor: Down syndrome groups seek probe of Md. death
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National Down Syndrome Congress Executive Director David Tolleson said in a conference call Tuesday that 26-year-old Robert Ethan Saylor died because he was improperly restrained - not because he had Down syndrome.
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Reese Witherspoon handcuffed, charged with disorderly conduct in Atlanta
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Oscar-winning Actress Reese Witherspoon was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a state trooper said she wouldn't stay in the car while her husband was given a field sobriety test in Atlanta. Witherspoon was released from jail Friday.
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Mass. gov: Video shows bomb suspect dodging blast
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Surveillance video from the Boston Marathon attack shows one suspect dropping his backpack and calmly walking away before the bomb exploded. Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick says the video is "pretty clear about his involvement and pretty chilling, frankly."
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Juan Carter sentenced to seven years
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A former Prince George's County police officer convicted of reselling weapons seized from criminals was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison.
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Officer accused of having Trayvon Martin target
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A police officer accused of bringing targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a gun range has been fired.
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Vehicles shot with BB gun in Manassas neighborhoods
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Police say someone fired at 13 vehicles in Manassas over the past two nights. Several neighborhoods within three miles of one another were hit.
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Hagerstown police investigate bathtub drowning of child
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Hagerstown police officers say a 7-year-old boy was found dead in the bathtub by his father.
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Camera found in Glen Burnie High School bathroom
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An Anne Arundel County police officer is on administrative leave after allegedly installing a camera inside a men's restroom at Glen Burnie High School, police say.
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D.C. robbery suspects used Craigslist to lure victims
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Police say the male victims, both from Virginia, were set up through the online classifieds site.
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Peter Laboy, Alexandria officer, shot before he could stop fleeing suspect
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Alexandria Police tell ABC7 that Officer Peter Laboy had responded to a look out call and had spotted the suspect’s taxi cab, but he was shot before he could attempt to make a stop on Wednesday. The first they heard was when they received the call, “officer down.”
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Cathy Lanier ignored officer misconduct claims in 2010, board says
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The head of a Washington police oversight board says Police Chief Cathy Lanier has ignored findings of officer misconduct three times since 2010.
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