Crime
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House leaders 'alarmed' federal officers policing protests
Jul 19, 2020 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Top leaders in the U.S. House said Sunday they were 'œalarmed'ť by the Trump administration's tactics against protesters in Portland, Oregon, and o...
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Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability
Jul 19, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A stipulation in a Kentucky police contract prohibited officials from initially firing the officers involved in Breonna Taylor's death in Louisville. The ...
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Oregon sues feds over Portland protests as unrest continues
Jul 19, 2020 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's attorney general is seeking an order to stop federal agents from arresting people in Portland as the city continues to be convulsed by nig...
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Local FOP chief on George Floyd: We stand in solidarity with every outraged personJul 18, 2020 3:00 pm - An excerpt from a Naperville FOP Statement issued June 25 by John Reed on the death a month earlier of George Floyd after being restrained with a knee against his neck f...
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How it feels these days to be a cop: The view from a suburban detectiveJul 18, 2020 3:00 pm - John Reed is a violent crimes detective in the Naperville Police Department and president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 42. He has received dozens of commendati...
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Oregon officials decry federal agents after protest clashes
Jul 18, 2020 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Militarized federal agents deployed by the president to Portland, Oregon, fired tear gas against protesters again overnight as the city's mayor dem...
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French protesters mark death of Black man in police custody
Jul 18, 2020 7:00 am - BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France (AP) - Singing 'œNo justice, no peace!'ť thousands of protesters marched through a Paris suburb Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of the ...
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Lawyer seeks London police apology over Black man's arrest
Jul 18, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The lawyer for a Black man filmed being pinned down by a London police officer who appeared to kneel on his neck said Saturday that the force should apolog...
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Bensenville woman charged with stealing from Des Plaines coupleJul 18, 2020 1:00 am - A Bensenville woman, who prosecutors say worked for a Des Plaines medical practice, is charged with stealing $1,466.84 from a Des Plaines couple who are older than 60. S...
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Child sex suspect from Lake in the Hills free on bailJul 18, 2020 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man charged with several crimes involving a child has been released from McHenry County Jail after posting $2,500 bail. Robert J. Reynolds, 45, was ...