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Suggestion that Clinton Township police force fold 'a slap in the face,' sergeant says Published: Sunday, October 02, 2011, 1:45 PM. The vice president of Clinton Township's police union is calling a councilman's suggestion to disband the police department irresponsible and "a slap in the face." More than half the township police force attended a Clinton Township Council meeting last week to object to comments made by Councilman Harmen Vos. Fifteen of the township's 24 police officers backed Sgt. Matt McGill, the union vice president, as he told Vos the suggestion was insulting.

Police Arrest More Than 700 Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge In a tense showdown above the East River, the police arrested more than 700 demonstrators from the Occupy Wall Street protests who took to the roadway as they tried to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The police said it was the marchers' choice that led to the enforcement action.

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On the weekend after 105 officers were laid off from the Trenton Police Department, the city was rocked by gunfire, with two men being shot in the head and one woman being shot twice in the lower back, a police sergeant said.

On the weekend after 105 officers were laid off from the Trenton Police Department, the city was rocked by gunfire, with two men being shot in the head and one woman being shot twice in the lower back, a police sergeant said.

The British police said Monday that officers arrested six men and a woman overnight on terrorism-related charges in the central city of Birmingham. The arrests followed a "large, intelligence-led counterterrorism operation," the police said.

DENVER - Whatever the original impulse behind "Occupy Wall Street," or the speculation of what the movement might become, this much is true: The groups of protesters, now camping or hanging out in many American cities, and the police agencies that have responsibility for public safety and order, are both shifting into new postures of action and response.

Law enforcement tracking of cellphones, once the province mainly of federal agents, has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for local police officials, with hundreds of departments, large and small, often using it aggressively with little or no court oversight, documents show.

TRENTON - Young drivers soon will be easier for police to spot in New Jersey.The state Motor Vehicle Commission yesterday introduced red decals that some motorists younger than 21 must display on their license plates, making New Jersey the first state to alert police when a new driver is behind the wheel.

Police units last night taped off a West Ward intersection after a man was shot in the chest and leg, police said.

Strapped to a gurney in Georgia's death chamber, Troy Davis lifted his head and declared one last time that he did not kill police officer Mark MacPhail. Just a few feet away behind a glass window, MacPhail's son and brother watched in silence.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbian police warned Friday they could ban a gay pride march planned for this weekend if organizers don't cancel it themselves, saying they want to avoid a repeat of far-right violence that marred last year's event.

TRENTON - A 29-year-old city resident led police on a brief car chase Thursday evening, police said

Leroy T. McKelvey, 59, allegedly used the gun on three men in an upperdeck scuffle at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during a Sunday match-up between the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys, according to New Jersey Police Sgt. Julian Castellanos.

GREENWICH VILLAGE - Police are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 23-year-old woman as she tried to enter her apartment in Greenwich Village. Police said the woman was entering her apartment at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Thursday last week when a man grabbed her from behind and physically and sexually assaulted her. The victim was taken to a hospital where she was treated and released.

The residents, many holding signs reading "Cahill please leave" and "We can't support cop killing," complained of what they called repeated incidents of police harassment and excessive use of force.

Two women say a retired Plainfield police captain did not disclose he was HIV-positive while he had sexual relationships with them, according to authorities.

BAGHDAD - A slew of bombings targeted Iraqi police in Baghdad on Wednesday morning, including blasts by two suicide bombers who tried to ram their vehicles through police station gates. Iraqi officials said 25 people died and dozens more were wounded in the carnage.

DENVER - Whatever the original impulse behind "Occupy Wall Street," or the speculation of what the movement might become, this much is true: The groups of protesters, now camping or hanging out in many American cities, and the police agencies that have responsibility for public safety and order, are both shifting into new postures of action and response

LEBANON TWP. - More than a dozen people who attended a party on Rockwood Lane on Sept. 24 now face charges including underage drinking and obstructing justice. According to the police report released today, someone called police at about 2:15 a.m. to report a loud party. When officers arrived, they said they could hear what sounded like a verbal confrontation. They also saw two young men and a young woman outside in front of the garage