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Pa. man's belt stops bullet shot through car

Police say a central Pennsylvania man has his belt to thank for escaping injury in a weekend shooting. Police in Lancaster said the unidentified victim was driving when he was fired at Sunday evening. Bullets struck the car and one passed into the cabin, hitting his belt before stopping.

Pa. windfall: Cop finds $100 bills blowing in wind

A New Jersey man was left wondering where his $3,000 cash had gone after a job in Pennsylvania. Turns out, the answer was blowin' in the wind. A Harrisburg-area police officer gearing up to catch speeders early Saturday spotted several $100 bills fluttering in the breeze along the road.

New cards explain NYC street stops by police

New York City police have begun handing out small cards telling people why they were stopped and searched on city streets.

Obama's Turkey tour heavy with symbolism

One of President Barack Obama's first stops on his visit to Turkey will be the imposing mausoleum of the national founder and independence war hero whose personality cult dominates the nation seven decades after his death.

Study: NYPD stopped more than 500,000 last year

New York City police stopped, questioned and frisked more than half a million people last year, 80 percent of them black and Hispanic, a civil-rights group said Thursday.

Group wins access to NYPD database on street stops

Civil rights advocates have won access to the New York Police Department's internal, electronic database to search for any racial bias among hundreds of thousands of pedestrian street-stop cases.

NYPD disciplines white officer who stopped black commander

A white police officer was disciplined for acting "in a discourteous manner" when he confronted a black motorist who turned out to be one of the highest-ranking commanders in the New York City Police Department, an agency spokesman said Saturday.

Group's lawsuit challenges NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy

A civil liberties group sued Wednesday in a challenge to the NYPD's practice of stopping hundreds of thousands of people each year for questioning, saying it is racially biased.

Latino Group Criticizes Arrest Study

A national Latino law enforcement group on Thursday blasted an outside report that concluded the New York Police Department demonstrated no clear racial bias with its aggressive "stop-and-frisk" policy.

Study: No Clear Racial Bias in NYPD

The New York Police Department demonstrated no clear racial bias with an aggressive stop-and-frisk policy that resulted last year in more than 500,000 stops of pedestrians, according to a new study released Tuesday.

Police: Fake Officer Stops Real One

There were flashing lights atop his SUV and what appeared to be a police badge in his hand, but it was the man he tried to pull over who was the real police detective.

The Vine
Outrage after cop keeps man from dying relative
Source: wfaa.com

Racing to see his dying mother-in-law at a Plano hospital, an NFL player found himself delayed by a Dallas officer as her life ebbed away. It's a story that has sparked outrage across North Texas and generated interest around the country

Florida Company Suspends Selling Caylee Doll
Source: WFTV.com

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Jacksonville promotions company said Tuesday it was suspending the sale of a blonde-haired doll bearing the name of slain Central Florida toddler Caylee Anthony. The company calls the doll a "tribute" to the girl.

The Feeling - Twelve Stops and Home - Album Review

This is an unbelievably amazing album by one of the best groups around. I'm going to keep this short if possible.

India stops Jade perfume bottles
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"Once you abuse a whole country, you cannot take it back," he told the paper.

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