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Officer who killed Justine Damond was in elite paid training program with salary and benefits for only seven months before getting his badge
Police
July 24, 2017

Officer who killed Justine Damond was in elite paid training program with salary and benefits for only seven months before getting his badge

The Minneapolis Police Officer who shot and killed a woman after she called 911 for help was trained as an officer for only seven months before joining the force. The Star Tribune reports that Mohammed Noor participated in an accelerated police training program before joining the force in 2015. The program reportedly caters to individuals …

Pizza parlor owner who shot at police before dramatic rooftop standoff threatened to kill entire police department: Prosecutor
Police
July 22, 2017

Pizza parlor owner who shot at police before dramatic rooftop standoff threatened to kill entire police department: Prosecutor

The owner of a popular Massachusetts pizza parlor is in custody after a dramatic police standoff from the roof of his business Thursday night, when authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for local residents. As reported by Framingham Source, Justin Breakspear, 31, was arraigned Friday at the district courthouse in Framingham, 20 miles west of Boston. …

Will they find more bodies? Philadephia police join new search of Cosmo DiNardo property where four Bucks County men were shot to death
Famous Murder Cases
July 20, 2017

Will they find more bodies? Philadephia police join new search of Cosmo DiNardo property where four Bucks County men were shot to death

Law enforcement officers from Philadelphia and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, returned on Thursday to the 90-acre Solebury Township farm property where investigators discovered a common grave last week. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that numerous police officers and detectives performed a “walk-through” of the property on Thursday, a week after  Law enforcement officials told the newspaper that …

‘It’s worthless’: Family of dead honors student slams report that claims threats about sex video did not lead to his shocking suicide
Juveniles
July 19, 2017

‘It’s worthless’: Family of dead honors student slams report that claims threats about sex video did not lead to his shocking suicide

An officer who questioned 16-year-old boy about a sex video just hours before the popular and accomplished teen leapt to his death has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an internal review of the meeting that preceded the shocking suicide. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Corey Walgren of Naperville, Illinois, met with his high school dean and a …

‘She lied’: Host shot at gender reveal party was NOT pregnant
Police
July 17, 2017

‘She lied’: Host shot at gender reveal party was NOT pregnant

Authorities say the Ohio woman shot at a gender reveal party earlier this month “lied” when claimed she was pregnant and lost her baby. According to Colerain Township Police Chief Mark Denney, there’s no information as to why Cheyanne Willis, 21, hosted a “gender reveal” party if she was indeed not pregnant. A gender reveal party is specifically …