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TODAY'S TOP STORIES

NORTH CAROLINA

OFFICERS FORCE-INVESTIGATION

A North Carolina police department is investigating the use of force by two officers during a traffic stop in which they were recorded kneeing a driver, punching his back and dragging him out of the car by his neck. Sent: 275 words.

IN BRIEF:

—ODD GREEN PUPPY— The Avengers may have gained a canine sidekick after a North Carolina family's dog gave birth to a bright green puppy named “Hulk.”

— NORTH CAROLINA-FATAL SHOOTING_Police in North Carolina are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded.

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VIRGINIA

IN BRIEF:

— STATE POLICE-RECRUITMENT — Virginia state police say they have created a new website aimed at recruiting a more diverse mix of applicants for new troopers.

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MARYLAND/ DELAWARE

TASK FORCE ALERTS

Federal authorities have charged another Baltimore police detective in connection with allegations of corruption in a rogue unit. Sent: 231 words.

IN BRIEF:

— SCHOOL FUNDING LAWSUIT — Attorneys for Gov. John Carney are trying to prevent Delaware's education secretary and budget director from being deposed in a lawsuit alleging that the state is failing to provide adequate educational opportunities for disadvantaged students.

— WRONGFULLY CONVICTED COMPENSATION— Wrongfully convicted men who collectively spent more than 200 years in prison for crimes they did not commit are urging Maryland lawmakers to support reforms to prevent and address wrongful convictions.

— FORMER OFFICER-MISCONDUCT_A veteran police officer in Maryland has been sentenced to probation before judgment for gifting department iPhones to loved ones.

— CHURCH BURGLARIES— Police in Delaware have arrested a man accused of breaking in to several churches. Delaware State Police say 31-year-old Adam Calloway was captured Wednesday at a motel in Seaford

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