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NYPD to up presence after bias killing of gay man

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By JENNIFER PELTZ and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A spate of attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of celebration. In the wake of

FBI agents killed in Va. training were among elite

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By BROCK VERGAKISAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast were part of the agency's elite hostage rescue team, a group known most recently for rescuing an Alabama boy from an underground bunker. It will likely be weeks before a

Utah police close missing mom case after 3 years

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By PAUL FOY and GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed as they announced they couldn't solve the

NEW DETAILS: Officers Identified In Deadly Spokane Shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Multiple sources have confirmed that three officers were involved in the May 16th shooting in Nine Mile Falls that killed the suspect in a shooting that happened less than an hour before at Maple and Grace in NW Spokane. The officers involved include Officer Adam Valdez, Officer

NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'

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By MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMANAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A New York Police Department detective told a federal judge that he's seen no evidence that one of his informants brought up the subject of jihad as a way to bait Muslims into making incriminating remarks. But text messages

UPDATE: Second Spokane Police Officer Placed On Administrative Leave In Less Than A Week

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SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police say officer Darrell Quarles has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation. Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub placed him on administrative leave May 7th. Quarles was hired by the Spokane Police Department in 2008 after being a police

Police: Spokane Valley Business Owner Catches Burglar

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE VALLEY POLICE DEPT: On Sunday, May 19, 2013, Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputy James Ebel responded to a burglary call at a business complex located at 15413 E. Valleyway. The building owner told 911 that he caught a mixed race male inside one of the closed

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

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By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer. A moment later both Hofstra University junior Andrea Rebello and the intruder were dead - killed

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

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By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what is

Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing

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By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The federal civil rights challenge to the contentious New York Police Department tactic of stop, question and frisk is closing after more than nine weeks of testimony from men who say they were wrongly stopped because of their race and police officers