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May 25, 2012

Video: Fla. doctor has violent outburst in back of cruiser

Suspect has been charged with battery on a law enforcement officer for spitting blood in a trooper's face - Full Story
May 25, 2012

Fla. deputy sues over critical website

Filed defamation lawsuit against a former deputy who operates a website that allows people to anonymously criticize police - Full Story
May 24, 2012

Buffalo, NY shootings up 70%; police eye 'street justice' as cause

105 people shot, 13 killed so far this year; witnesses refusing to cooperate with investigations - Full Story
May 24, 2012

Chief calls on Calif. cops to find son's stolen iPhone

Three detectives and a sergeant each logged two hours of overtime - Full Story
May 23, 2012

Zimmerman calls police ride-along 'disgusting'

The agency said it did not know when, if ever, Zimmerman was in the program - Full Story
May 23, 2012

Dispatcher caught sleeping during 911 call

Sleeping dispatcher is an experienced uniformed firefighter who was 17 hours into a 24-hour overtime shift - Full Story
May 23, 2012

DC police, fire records burned in bins, a car

Personnel files for employees of the police and fire departments contained private information - Full Story
May 23, 2012

Calif. man arrested for gun disguised as Super Soaker

Officers discovered a loaded homemade shotgun built into a toy - Full Story
May 22, 2012

Father: Ga. cop's leniency led to son's DUI death

In a dash cam video shown to reporters, officer asked suspect three times if he had been drinking - Full Story
May 22, 2012

Grandmother charged in domestic shooting death of grandson in Mich.

Defense atty. says she was afraid of him, past history of domestic response by police; teen was shot 8 times - Full Story



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