A police chief says she regrets how the father of an Indian student shot in the head found out about the murder on Facebook.

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Regret over Facebook death news

Murders have declined in the year Julián Leyzaola has been police chief in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, but accusations of human rights abuses have grown.

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The Saturday Profile: Mexican Police Chief Produces Results, and Scrutiny

Southeast Washington resident Nikki Peele says seeing police walk around her neighborhood makes her feel safe. So she likes D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier’s All Hands on Deck program, which floods the streets with police during select weekends each year. Across the Anacostia River in Northwest, Martin Moulton says his neighborhood near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center struggles with public urination, loitering and other quality-of-life issues. Seeing police around is fine, Moulton says, but he doesn’t think it impresses or intimidates criminals. Read full article > >

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All Hands on Deck police effort gets mixed reviews

Police Chief Miguel A. Exposito was suspended from his job on Tuesday in a move that could be the prelude to his ouster.

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In Miami, Long and Bitter Feud With Mayor Pushes Police Chief Close to Dismissal

Last week, 92-year-old Thelma Steele let a teenager who grew up across the street into her Forestville home, police said. They said the 15-year-old stabbed and beat her, leaving her on a sofa to die. William Roger Fitts was arrested Wednesday and charged as an adult with first-degree murder, Prince George’s County police said. Acting Deputy Police Chief Craig Howard said Fitts’s primary motivation appeared to be robbery. The teen made off with some of Steele’s property, although investigators were trying to determine exactly what was taken, Howard said. Read full article > >

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William Fitts, 15, charged in slaying of Thelma Steele, 92, in Prince George’s

Former U.S. police chief enlisted as expert on gangs.

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British Police Doubt Bratton’s Advice

Senior police officers have criticised the government’s decision to hire a former American police chief to advise them on tackling street violence.

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VIDEO: UK ‘can learn lessons’ from ‘supercop’

Judge Stephen G. Milliken was waiting at the Gallery Place Metro station for a train Thursday morning when a youth snacked his iPhone from his hand. The D.C. Superior Court judge isn’t alone in having his electronic device stolen. Metro Transit Police said they’ve seen a spike in “snatch-and-grab” robberies of iPhones and similar devices. “We’ve had a great increase in the snatching of iPhones and iPads over the last couple of years, not just here but in transit systems across the country,” Metro Transit Police Chief Michael Taborn said. Read full article > >

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‘Snatch-and-grab’ robberies of electronic devices up in Metro

A badly decomposed and headless body was found on a Long Island beach Sunday, about 100 miles to the west of the site where ten bodies thought to be the work of a

There was a time — after he had been arrested for drunken driving, left his job as Alexandria’s police chief and spent five days in jail — when a return to public life was the last thing on David P. Baker’s mind. Some days, he says, he was so ashamed he didn’t want to leave his house. But Baker says he has been inspired by the response he has received from people who have heard him tell his story in and around Alexandria — so much so, that he’s contemplating a run for City Council. “The easier thing to do is hide somewhere for a couple of years,” said Baker, 60. “The better way out is to face the circumstances head-on and be prepared to do the right thing, not be afraid to share my lessons with others.” Read full article > >

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Former Alexandria police chief, who retired after DUI arrest, weighs run for city council

The day after a suicide bomber wearing an Afghan National Security uniform blew himself up, killing the police chief of Kandahar, another bomber also wearing a police uniform has killed five NATO service members and four Afghan National Army soldiers….

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Suicide Bomber Kills Nine at Afghan Base

The police chief of Miyagi prefecture, one of three states hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami Friday, said he estimated the death toll would reach over 10,000, as millions of survivors continue to be without drinking water, electricity, or food….

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Japan Death Toll May Hit 10,000

Marisol Valles Garcia earned headlines for her bravery when, at just 20 years old, she was the only applicant to be police chief in a violent, Mexican border town. Now she is in headlines again, as she has apparently fled across the border to the…

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Mexican Cop Seeks U.S. Aslyum

A 20-year-old Mexican woman who gained worldwide attention when she took over as police chief last year in a town plagued by drug-related violence has been sacked for abandoning her post.

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Marisol Valles Garcia, the 20-year-old police chief of a small town in Mexico, was fired after she failed to show up for work Monday. There are reports she fled for safety.

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