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Jul 2011

Fatal shootings of police officers are on the rise

Officer deaths continue to rise as violent crimes simmer nationwide.(Khampha Bouaphanh, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, AP) Police officer deaths, including those fatally shot in the line of duty, are on pace to rise for the second...

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Jul 2011

Meth addict with flame thrower spared prison as states cut spending

Several hundred inmates crowd the gymnasium at San Quentin prison in California. (Eric Risberg/AP) Zackariah Lehnen, a 30-year-old transient, was paroled from a California prison in November after serving five months of a 16-month...

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Jul 2011

[Glendale, Calif.] Police union agrees to cut pay, contribute more to retirement

GLENDALE - The main Glendale police officers union has agreed to reduce salaries by 2% and increase contributions for benefits as part of a plan that will save the city roughly $2.2 million over the next year. The agreement is a major...

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Jul 2011

Simi Valley, Anaheim police officers die in plane crash

Anaheim Police Officer Brian Hayes was killed Sunday, when the small plane he was flying in crashed on takeoff in Winslow, Ariz. A Simi Valley police officer and her boyfriend, an Anaheim police officer, were killed Sunday in a small...