By PoliceOne Staff MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Riverside County Fire Department firefighters were ordered Monday to remove a pro-police flag from one of their engines. The “thin blue line” flag was originally installed by firefighter Eric Hille to honor police officers killed in Baton Rouge and Dallas. He posted a picture of the flag July […]
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Obama says some local police departments need more resources
By Darlene Superville Associated Press WASHINGTON — The loss of three more police officers in Baton Rouge over the weekend demonstrates the importance of the federal government doing everything it can to help police officers go home at night and be safe, President Barack Obama said Tuesday after meeting with key leaders of his domestic […]
Germany: Investigation indicates train attacker acted alone
By David Rising Associated Press BERLIN — A 17-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker who went on a rampage on a Bavarian train with an ax and a knife appears to have acted alone, goaded on by online Islamic extremist propaganda, Germany's top security official said Wednesday. Five people were wounded in the attack near Wuerzburg, including four […]