QUOTES
00:34 "Foley police say the passenger, James Walker Stewart ran from
the officer, and a fight ensued. During the struggle, Stewart tried to
grab the officer's gun. The officer fired his gun, striking Stewart.
Stewart was taken to USA Hospital and underwent surgery. He is
expected to live."
02:58 "Officers went inside the home and found the suspect
“straddling” his mother while holding a knife; that is when the two
officers fired their weapons at the 60-year-old son, police said. He
was pronounced dead at the scene."
05:30 "Through Project Exile, if someone is found to be in possession
of a firearm when they had lost their right to legally possess one,
and is tried and convicted, they can be exiled from the community and
sent away to serve time in federal prison."
08:38 "Lang believes in a 'data-driven, comprehensive approach to
reducing violent crime that involves prevention, re-entry,
prosecution, better investigation and more collaboration, focusing on
the five to ten percent of people that are committing the 60 to 70
percent of the violent crime.'"
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, police
responded to calls of violent crime and shot the suspects. In the case
in Foley, the suspect tried to grab an officer's firearm and was shot
in response. He is expected to live. The suspect in Concord, however,
was fatally shot as he was attacking his elderly parents with a knife
and toy gun.
Government initiatives are also being celebrated, with Project Exile
celebrating 21 years and Project Safe Neighborhoods using a datadriven
approach to successfully clamp down on violent criminals in
Randolph County.
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HIGHLIGHTS
00:17 Foley man shot trying to grab cop's gun
02:04 Concord man shot dead while attacking elderly parents
04:00 Rochester, NY: Project Exile celebrates 21st anniversary
07:25 Randolph County: Project Safe Neighborhoods identifies violent
criminals
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