SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― The inadequate computer system at the San Francisco Police Department has been a source of embarrassment for years. New Police Chief George Gascon is determined to get a solution. Not only did he hire one of the top commanders from the Los Angeles Police Department, he also begged and...
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Napolitano Toughens Language on Domestic Terrorism
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano offered a blunt assessment this week about domestic terrorism — a term she described only as “man-caused incidents or disasters” just nine months ago.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano offered a blunt assessment this week about domestic terrorism — a...
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Clemmons’ half-brother charged with helping killer elude police
TACOMA — The half-brother of Maurice Clemmons was charged today with helping Clemmons elude police after he killed four Lakewood officers on Sunday.
Rickey Hinton, 46, was charged in Pierce County Superior Court with three counts of first-degree rendering criminal assistance. Hinton pleaded not guilty.
Pierce...
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Don’t let police pose as Olympic protesters: Vancouver civil liberties group
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based civil liberties watchdog group is urging that plainclothes police officers not be allowed to participate in protests at the Olympic Games.
“Having plainclothes officers observe protests...
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No drunk driving charges for Mountie
Overruling recommendations by a local police force, B.C.’s Ministry of the Attorney-General won’t lay impaired-driving charges after a fatal crash last year involving an RCMP officer who was also...
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2 upstate NY police officers stable after shooting
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Authorities say two Rochester police officers who were shot while responding to an emergency call at an apartment building are in stable condition.
Police spokesman LaRon Singletary...
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