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The 600 shots police fired at the chaotic end to a California bank robbery that claimed the life of a hostage were excessive, with some officers only firing their weapons because other officers were shooting, according to a report released Monday.

The report by the nonprofit Police Foundation also found some Stockton police officers opened fire with their colleagues standing right in front of them, and said a lack of planning was partly to blame for the unnecessary shooting.

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A Philadelphia police officer could be in serious trouble after video surfaced online that shows him pressuring a driver to buy tickets to a fundraiser - or else.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told Action News that Internal Affairs is investigating the incident involving the officer, 32-year-old Matthew Zagursky.

He's a nine year veteran of the force assigned to the 24th District.

CASSELBERRY, Fla. — Someone stole a submachine gun, a semi-automatic rifle, two pistols and a Taser from an unmarked Orange County Sheriff's Office SUV that a deputy had parked in a Casselberry driveway for the night.

It's not clear whether the vehicle was locked when the deputy left it unattended. There were no signs of forced entry, said Casselberry police Sgt. Chris Pamatian, but the deputy who was assigned the vehicle said he had locked it.

BOSTON —A Watertown man is facing charges after police say he boarded an MBTA bus with fake ammunition.

Police responded to reports of a man with a gun on an MBTA bus in Brighton at around 4:20 p.m. on Friday.

Police say the driver pulled the bus over near Cambridge Street and Harvard Street after a man boarded the bus with what appeared to be military-grade ammunition strapped around his waist.

The bus driver told police passengers were in a panic, fearing the man had a weapon.

<img src="http://www.forensicmag.com/sites/forensicmag.com/files/Stolen_Security_C... align="right">In a second Office of Personnel Management data breach revelation, it was discovered that deeply personal information submitted by U.S.

<img src="http://www.forensicmag.com/sites/forensicmag.com/files/targetML.jpg" align="right">A man is in custody in connection to a fatal stabbing outside a Target in the North Side Uptown [Chicago, Illinois] neighborhood Sunday night.

The man was stabbed in the neck at 9:45 p.m. during an argument in the 4400 block of North Broadway, police said.

He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he later died, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office could not confirm the death early Sunday.

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Got a nice street view out the window of your New York City apartment?

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"Nice" as in, a view that overlooks stores, restaurants, bars, or shops, with a window you could suction-cup an old smartphone onto and use it to surveil anybody passing by?

A retired Los Angeles County judge called police late Wednesday night, saying there were people with guns in his home, police said. But when LAPD officers showed up, he fired at them and began a standoff that led to his arrest, police said.

The judge's shots didn't hit anyone, but they came dangerously close, said Los Angeles police Officer Liliana Preciado.

"Thankfully he was a bad shot," she said.

James Bascue, 75, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

<img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/06/10/us/11BAILWEB1/11BAILWEB1-artic... align="right" width="320">For those who cannot afford to post bail, even a short stay in jail can quickly unravel lives and families. Criminal defendants are overwhelmingly poor, many living paycheck to paycheck, and detention can cause job losses and evictions.

<img src="http://www.forensicmag.com/sites/forensicmag.com/files/sextoyML.JPG" align="right">One Michigan medical marijuana patient claims that law enforcement officers “took everything” from her in a drug raid last year, including TVs and her vibrator, and is speaking out against the Michigan civil asset forfeiture law that made it possible.