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Theft ring that stole $1 million in jewelry in California apprehended, state attorney general says

LOS ANGELES — A retail theft ring stole more than $1 million in jewelry from JCPenney and Sam's Club stores across California in 2020 and 2021, acting as a traveling crime wave, California's attorney general said Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Lily Peters murder: Local lawmaker vows to review Amber Alert policy as Change.org petition grows

Calls grow for changes to emergency child abduction system after Lily Peters was found sexually assaulted and strangled in Chippewa Falls

The Independent UK

Michigan agency requests federal bias probe into Grand Rapids Police Department

DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has requested an investigation into the Grand Rapids Police Department's practices, Grand Rapids U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge confirmed Tuesday.

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People-friendly policing is a priority, says A.P. Home Minister

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Unmasked I-65 killer’s ‘lazy eye’ sparks new probe into his links to two more murder sprees

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Edward Greenwell was named last week as the I-65 Killer, or Days Inn Killer, who took the lives of at least three women along a Midwest interstate in the US. But he may have murdered many more women, writes Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK

An iftar party by the police, for everyone

‘It is a small gesture from the Police Department to promote communal harmony’

The Hindu

Calling Police Officer "Pig," "Terrorist," "Punk Ass," and "Bitch" in Facebook Comments Not Obscene After All

So a federal district court held, reversing an earlier magistrate judge ruling on this point; the court also rejected the view that the Free Press Clause only protects "members of the press."

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Water Hero: Cops Save Mum And Babies From Car In Freezing Pond

Vehicle had lost control on Donaldson Avenue and went off the road through trees and a fence, in Anne Arundel County.

Zenger

Tot Hostage Tragedy : Cop Bullet Kills Two Year Old During Armed Siege

During the shootout that occurred in Baxter Springs, the 37-year-old gunman fired more than 90 rounds from multiple weapons.

Zenger

Lightfoot: Parents, not just police, need to hold kids responsible for roaming streets after curfew

“I say this as the parent of a 14-year-old, we have to make sure that we know where our kids are, that we are telling them right from wrong at the earliest possible age,” Lightfoot said at a community meeting Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

What we know one day after 6 are killed, 12 wounded in downtown Sacramento mass shooting

More than 30 hours after the worst mass shooting in city history shook downtown Sacramento as bars and nightclubs hit closing time early Sunday morning, much remains unknown about the incident as its perpetrators remain at large and unidentified.

Tribune News Service

Suspects at large after mass shooting killed 6, injured 12 in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officers cleared crime tape and evidence markers early Monday morning in downtown Sacramento, reopening streets in the area of 10th and K streets a little more than 24 hours after the deadliest mass shooting in the history of California’s capital city.

Tribune News Service

Suspect arrested, victims identified in downtown Sacramento mass shooting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A suspect is in police custody in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, which left six dead and 12 others wounded, police announced Monday.

Tribune News Service

Philly City Council leaders are backing a plan to increase police funding and add more officers to the force

PHILADELPHIA — Two years after freezing spending on police in response to the killing of George Floyd, Philadelphia City Council leaders are backing a plan that would steer millions in new funding to the department and add more officers.

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Hariprasad’s comment on RSS, BJP leads to pandemonium

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: How Philly police spend their money is just as important as how much they get

On Thursday, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will deliver his seventh budget address. Of all of the city's various departments, agencies and projects, one budget line is going to loom larger than any other: the cost of funding the Philadelphia Police Department.

Chicago Tribune

Judge grants Chicago Police Department a 3-year extension to implement court-ordered reforms

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Friday granted the Chicago Police Department a three-year extension to comply with the consent decree, giving the department a total of eight years to implement a series of much-anticipated court-ordered reforms.

Los Angeles Times

'Grey's Anatomy' crew member sues LAPD for racial profiling after traffic stop near set

LOS ANGELES — A Black member of a television production crew has sued the city of Los Angeles and members of its Police Department over a 2021 traffic stop in which he alleges he was racially profiled and held at gunpoint without cause.

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Brickbat: Asset Forfeiture

Juries have found former New York City Police Department Officer Joseph Stokes guilty of felony grand larceny and official misconduct and his partner, former NYPD Officer Jose Aracena, guilty of misdemeanor petit larceny and official misconduct. Prosecutors said Stokes took $4,800 and Aracena took $220 from a driver whom they…

Chicago Sun-Times

CPD to waive college requirements for some new hires

City Colleges of Chicago will host in-person testing for the Chicago Police Department from March 17-19. Walk-in applicants will also be welcomed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot calls 2022 year of ‘accountability’ on violent crime, but says CPD Supt. Brown has her ‘total confidence’

Her hand-picked police chief “is implementing levels of accountability that, frankly, we haven’t seen in the Police Department in a long time,” the mayor told the Sun-Times editorial board.

The Hindu

Drive against illegal banners, flexes: BBMP seeks police support

Though the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has launched a drive against illegal flexes, banners and other publicity material in the city, many are still found in different areas. The BBMP is now seeking help from the Police Department.

The Independent UK

Kansas City settles with Black man wrongly jailed at 15

The Kansas City Police Department has agreed to pay a $900,000 settlement to a Black man who was wrongly arrested when he was 15 and held for three weeks before being released without charges

Tribune News Service

Frey’s credibility on the police battered by false claims about reform

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey entered his second term promising to bring together a coalition of allies and former rivals to enact meaningful change to the Minneapolis Police Department following George Floyd's murder.

Tribune News Service

Bishop of church hosting Amir Locke funeral says Minneapolis Mayor Frey won't be there, city's police leadership not welcome

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey will not be attending Thursday's funeral for Amir Locke, the man who was fatally shot by police early this month in a downtown apartment, and the bishop officiating the service said the city's Police Department leadership should also not attend.

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