Police
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Officer Juan Diaz-Chavarria won't face charges in alleged assault
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A Laurel police officer will not face criminal charges for allegedly punching a suspect wearing handcuffs three times. The incident was caught on camera.
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Mark A. Vanderhall charged with assault in NW police-involved shooting
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A man shot and wounded by a police officer in Washington after the man allegedly pointed handgun at the officer has been charged with felony assault on a police officer.
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Two Prince George's County Police officers suspended over video
Police Chief Mark Magaw suspended the officers after they made a video that was a spoof called “driving while black.” It was made by two African American officers.
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Police helicopter crashes in Atlanta, 2 dead
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The helicopter fell in an area roughly 4 miles west of downtown Atlanta. Two officers died on impact in the crash about 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Officer stabbed, suspect Justin Turner fatally shot in Northeast
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A D.C. police officer shot and killed a suspect who stabbed the officer as he was responding to reports of a fight between the suspect and the suspect's grandfather in Northeast, law enforcement sources tell ABC7 News.
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University of Maryland beating trial: Judge in case once married to ex-PG officer
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The defense has rested in the trial of two police officers accused of beating a University of Maryland student.
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App helps Anne Arundel County students contact police
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A new app allows Anne Arundel County students to reach out to police "in a medium they're familiar with."
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Tracy Woodfork dies after police-involved shooting
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Tracy Woodfork, armed with a hand-gun, stated that he wanted to harm himself and possibly others, police say.
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North Capitol Street shooting injures four, suspect at large
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Police are searching for a group of gunmen after four people, including a juvenile, were shot and wounded on a busy commuter intersection in Northwest.
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D.C. police officer claims police brutality against Prince George's County police officers
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A D.C. police officer claims he was beaten by two officers from Prince George's County. Now, he's filing a multimillion dollar lawsuit.
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Virginia State Crime Commission examines officer decertification law
CommentThe Virginia State Crime Commission is considering strengthening the law that governs the decertification of bad police officers.
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Delmus Rice Jr. busted for alleged drugs, pipe bombs
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Police found drugs, pipe bombs and guns inside a Glen Burnie man's home Thursday.
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Arlington host father took nude photos of exchange student, police say
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A 16-year-old German foreign exchange student discovered that her host father in Arlington had taken nude photos of her without her permission.
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Fla. officer in Obama motorcade struck, killed
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A motorcycle police officer escorting President Barack Obama's motorcade has died after being hit by a pickup truck.
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Arlington to offer vehicle accident reports online
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Beginning Sept. 7, you can purchase accidents online for incidents that took place on or after Sept. 1, 2012 in Arlington.
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Annapolis police to start false alarm crackdown
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Police in Annapolis are cracking down on false alarms. There will be no fines for the first or second false alarms, but $100 will be assessed for the third and fourth false alarms within a year.
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Video of Donald Taylor Brentwood police-involved shooting
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Dramatic surveillance video released Tuesday appears to show a Prince George's County officer striking a teen with his gun during an incident in Brentwood this past February.
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Leon Allen Smith arrested for killing Stephan Manuel Pool in southwest D.C., police say
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D.C. police say 27-year-old Leon Allen Smith of northeast was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of 45-year-old Stephan Manuel Pool of Upper Marlboro on Sunday.
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