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• Senator's call to disarm Mass. cops of 'weapons of war' draws criticism from police union

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  Police leaders have urged Sen. Ed Markey to step down after the "slap in the face" to law enforcement

• Police: Alleged thief with hatchet attacks Texas cop

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  Photos from the patrol car's dashcam show the man raising a hatchet and drinking a bottle of liquor

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• 11 arrested, 3 cops injured in Rochester riots over Prude's death

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  The protests became violent as the night wore on, with some in the crowd throwing objects at police and flipping tables at restaurants

• Officials: Jacob Blake was TASERed twice before shooting

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  Officials revealed new details in the Jacob Blake shooting, including the names of the 2 other officers involved

• Ind. teachers hit by pellets in training drill sue police

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  The suit alleges deputies used excessive force by shooting at teachers with airsoft guns during an active shooter drill

• 10 current violations of crowd control protocols and what to do about them

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  It is difficult to watch agencies allow their elected leadership do things that violate established tactics

• US agents use gas, flash bangs to clear Portland protesters

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  US agents declared an “unlawful assembly” and confronted demonstrators just after 1 a.m., working for hours to clear the area

• Video: Calif. LEO shoots, injures protester in forehead with beanbag

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  The 59-year-old sustained skull fractures and a loss of vision in one eye, according to her family and attorney

• Detroit officer charged in rubber pellet shooting at protest

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  The police corporal is accused of firing at three journalists who were covering the protest

• Protest response: Key considerations to improve LE operations

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  Sound planning that outlines a response strategy, coupled with rules of engagement and quality less-lethal training, will enhance an agency’s response

• A simple recipe for successful crowd control

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  Has your agency done the necessary planning for large-scale crowd control, or is there a pervasive 'it can’t happen here' mindset?

• Justice Department to investigate after federal officer critically injures protester

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  A 26-year-old man suffered critical injuries after being hit by a less-lethal round in Portland

• Ore. protesters clash with police, throw fireworks

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  Several officers were injured when fireworks and mortars exploded near them

• Police chief defends pepper spray at Elijah McClain vigil

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  "We were attacked with rocks, and we had to defend our officers," Aurora Interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson said

• No qualified immunity for shooting prone suspect in the back

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  "By shooting an incapacitated, injured person who was not moving, and who was laying on his knife, the police officers crossed a ‘bright line’ and can be held liable."

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