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Jailed for apprehending a violent criminal, (MD) Police Officer Stephanie Mohr is serving her fifth year of a ten-year sentence. Please help us to overturn the court's ruling and reunite her with her young son Adam.
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Officer Raymond Bunn Awaiting Trial for Murder
Former Atlanta Police Officer Raymond S. Bunn, a seven-year veteran of the Atlanta P. D., has been charged with murder. Officer Bunn fired shots at an SUV that was trying to run him down; the driver was killed. Murder is a capital offense in Georgia.
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Nebraska Police Chief Acquitted of All Charges
Richard Thompson, the former Chief of Police of Crawford, Nebraska, was acquitted of the second-degree assault charge in the fatal shooting of an armed youth in 2007. He now faces a civil trial for wrongful death.
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Georgia Officer Charged with Felony Murder
DeKalb County, GA, Officer Torrey Thompson, is charged with felony murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault and violation of oath by an officer, following the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Matthews, a 22-year-old black male.
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  Op-Ed: Justice is Served in the Acquittal of Nebraska Police Chief  
  David H. Martin | June 25, 2009
ARLINGTON, VA -- The Chief of Police of a small Nebraska town has been acquitted of second-degree assault in a case involving threats to his life, endangerment to the community, and a life-or-death decision that brought about the death of a local young delinquent. .
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