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Northern Virginia Police Departments Reform How They Police Themselves
Most of the police departments in Northern Virginia are teaming up to change how they handle investigations into deadly use of force. News4’s Virginia reporter Drew Wilder looks at how that would work and at which major departments aren’t signing on.
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How Did a Mob Breach the U.S. Capitol Building? Security Experts Weigh In
On Wednesday, America was stunned to see pro-Trump protestors successfully breaching Capitol Hill, what is thought to be one of the most secure buildings in the country. Retired senior security special agent David Benson and former FBI agent Daniel Roberts joined LX News to weigh in on the controversial Capitol Police response to the crisis.
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Three Pressing Questions After the U.S. Capitol Breach
America watched in horror when waves of Trump supporters swarmed the U.S. Capitol. But as the shock begins to wear off, questions about security failures and bringing the rioters to justice still linger. LX News breaks down the answers to three of your most pressing questions.
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Chef José Andrés Gives 120 Pizzas to Law Enforcement After US Capitol Turmoil
“I’m here in Bethesda, picking up 120 pizzas to bring to downtown DC to the heroic women & men keeping our city safe tonight,” Chef José Andrés tweeted.
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Photos: DC Braces for Conflict as Trump Supporters Descend on the Capitol
Supporters of President Donald Trump are set to begin their second day of demonstrations in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, as Congress meets to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College. Following a day and evening of mostly peaceful but sometimes tense rallies and speeches that ended with six arrests, Trump plans to address a crowd of supporters on Wednesday. Multiple groups... -
Insecure Wheels: Police Turn to Car Data to Destroy Suspects' Alibis
On June 26, 2017, the lifeless body of Ronald French, a bearded auto mechanic with once-twinkling eyes, was mysteriously found in a cornfield in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
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Man Pulls Gun on DC Food Delivery Driver
Police in DC are looking for the man who tried to rob a DC food delivery driver, and then attacked him. News4’s Shomari Stone has the latest in the investigation.
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Police Crack Down on DUI ‘Hot Spot' on Beltway
Police are grappling with a drunk driving hot spot on the Beltway. An investigation by News4’s Scott MacFarlane found a surge in DUI cases along one section of the highway.
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No Federal Charges for Officers in 2014 Fatal Shooting of Tamir Rice, DOJ Says
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened, NBC News reports.
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Handcuffed Man Shoots Officer 3 Times With Hidden Gun, Flees
Police say a handcuffed man fired a gun police didn’t know he had out of a police vehicle hitting an officer three times before fleeing from a western Pennsylvania police station.
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Activists Protest Prince William County's New Police Chief
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on activists protesting the hiring of DC’s Police Chief Peter Newsham as the new chief of Prince William County.
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Curious Monkey Gets Loose in Japanese City
It took days for officials to finally catch a monkey running freely through the city of Fukuoka, Japan.
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WATCH: Police Save Woman From Sinking Minivan
Body camera footage shows the moment Ohio police saved a woman who crashed into a river over the weekend.
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In Cities Across US, Voters Support More Police Oversight
Voters in communities across the country have approved measures toughening civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies
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No Indictment for Cop in Traffic Stop Shooting of Kamal Flowers
A grand jury voted not to indict the New Rochelle police officer on the shooting death of an apparent armed suspect during a traffic stop in June. Officers stopped a car near Potter Avenue and Pierce Street just before 11 p.m. June 5 for what the police later described in a statement at the time as multiple traffic and vehicle…
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Black Woman Shot by Officer Seeks Justice From Hospital Bed
A Black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old boyfriend told about 200 people gathered at an emotional rally in suburban Chicago that she’s fighting to be there for her son
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Video Shows Boy Fighting Off Home Invasion in Indiana
Security camera video shows three armed individuals entering an Indiana home and a boy jumping to defend his family.
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A Denver Program Is Trading Police for Social Workers on Some 911 Calls
Denver’s STAR pilot program recognizes that a mental health worker and a paramedic may be better suited to respond to some 911 calls than police.
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A Denver Program Is Trading Police for Social Workers on Some 911 Calls (VIDEO)
A Denver pilot program called STAR, or Support Team Assisted Response, is changing how the city responds to 911 calls by sending mental health workers and paramedics, rather than police, to respond to calls that don’t involve crimes.
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Bowie State Police Officer Under Investigation for Use-of-Force Allegations
A Bowie State University police officer is on paid leave after a video surfaced on Twitter that appeared to show the officer pull a student by her clothing and drag her down a flight of stairs. Dr. Aminta Breaux, the school’s president, called the report “deeply disturbing” and said she’s working to figure out what happened. By the school’s...