LRN Newscast 15:30 08-25-15

The number of on-duty police officer killings have more than doubled when compared to the past two, and LSU School of Public Health Professor Peter Sharf agrees that increased officer training is needed; particularly in awareness, since these cop-killers are sociopaths…
CUT 14 (11) Q: “dangerous dangerous folks”
With the killing of State Trooper Steven Vincent this week, the cop-killing toll in the state so far this year is 5.

A Kenner man has been arrested by Baton Rouge Police after he allegedly tried to run over officers who attempted a traffic stop, then threw his vehicle in reverse, slamming into two police cars. Cpl. L. Jean McKneely says officers ended up having to shoot 30 year-old St. Julian Baranco, sending him to the hospital. His passenger got away on foot…
CUT 12 (07) Q: ‘from police’

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This summer, the state Department of Health and Hospitals reported three water systems in the state that tested positive for the brain eating amoeba. State Health Officer, Dr. Jimmy Guidry, says these discoveries are not likely due to a sudden appearance of the amoeba…
CUT 6 (10) “not the case”
He says the water in those systems is safe to drink, just avoid getting up your nose.

About one thousand infrantrymen from Fort Polk’s 3rd Brigade Combat team will be deployed to Afghanistan next month to serve as advisors to the Afghan National Defense Security Forces, as they work to help those forces maintain security over time…
CUT 10 (09) Q: ‘over there’
Base spokesperson Kimberly Reischling (RYE shling)