By Gregory B. Hladky The Hartford Courant HARTFORD, Conn. – A series of ambush-style attacks on cops around the nation and a barrage of anti-police commentary on social media has left officers stressed and "hyper-vigilant," police in Hartford and across the state say. "New York City has lost four officers in just 10 months," said New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman. "It …
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Conn. police worried by ambush assaults, social media hostility
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Obama wants to help former inmates successfully re-enter society
By Josh Lederman Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than half a million people leave U.S. prisons each year, but with jobs, housing and mental health services scarce, many are soon back behind bars. On Monday, President Barack Obama will call for breaking that cycle of incarceration by helping former inmates successfully re-enter society. With his visit to a drug treatment center in Newark, New …
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Obama wants to help former inmates successfully re-enter society
Ohio bill seeks open review when officers use deadly force
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan proposal in Ohio seeks to provide a more transparent investigative process when a law enforcement officer fatally shoots another person. A bill recently introduced by state Reps. Alicia Reece, a Cincinnati Democrat, and Jonathan Dever, a Madeira Republican, would require law enforcement agencies to adopt written policies for investigating officers …
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Ohio bill seeks open review when officers use deadly force