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Prosecutor: Milwaukee officer shot defenseless man at point-blank range
by Brian SeayOpening statements kicked off Tuesday in the trial of a former Milwaukee cop who shot and killed a man last summer, setting off two days of riots.
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Lieutenant may have used online forum to sell dozens of ‘off-roster’ guns
by Brian SeayThe feds seized 57 guns from Lt. Vasken Gourdikian’s home, many of them ‘off-roster.' Now, newly discovered gun ads may link him to illegal sales.
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Former highway patrol officer charged with cyberstalking
by Brian SeayA former Ohio State Highway Patrol lieutenant was arrested and charged last week with cyberstalking and deprivation of rights under color of law.
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Report: Milwaukee police used their guns less often last year
by Brian SeayPolice in Milwaukee used their service weapons against residents seven times last year, the lowest number in eight years.
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Murder charges for Texas cop who fatally shot 15-year-old
by Jennifer CruzThe officer had claimed the vehicle occupied by the teen was coming at him in an “aggressive manner,” but body cam footage showed the opposite.
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Teen charged in shooting of Detroit cops who he mistook for burglars
by Jennifer CruzPlummer’s family said they were all shaken after a string of burglaries, but Assistant Prosecutor Molly Kettler called his actions “extremely reckless.”
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Chicago officer who shot black teen 16 times faces 16 new counts
by Brian SeayProsecutors on Thursday added 16 additional counts to a Chicago cop’s murder charges, one for each bullet he fired at a black teenager in 2014.
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7 Baltimore police officers arrested for racketeering
by Brian SeaySeven Baltimore police officers in an elite gun unit were arrested Wednesday, all of them accused of wide ranging abuses of power including citizen shakedowns, falsified court documents and overtime fraud.
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Orlando shooter’s wife arrested, charged
by Brian SeayFederal agents arrested the wife of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen Monday morning on multiple charges stemming from an investigation into last summer’s massacre.
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Woman charged after nephew brings gun to school and it goes off
by Brian SeayA Minnesota woman was charged with child endangerment Tuesday after her nephew took her gun to school and it went off in a classroom full of first graders.
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Man who shot George Zimmerman during road rage incident arrested, charged (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe two men have been in an ongoing dispute, and Apperson claims Zimmerman previously tried to kill him.
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Update: Texas deputy fired for shooting victim’s dog now faces animal cruelty charges (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyDeputy Jarrod Dooley was fired last month after shooting a dog during a burglary call. Two short weeks later he has been indicted on a felony animal cruelty charge, and if convicted, faces two years in prison.
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