Officer

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WASHINGTON - President Obama on Saturday praised the nation's police officers for everyday acts of courage, saying they often rush into danger to do "some really tough stuff. " In a White House ceremony honoring some of the bravest, he said America need look no further than the Boston Marathon bombings to know what police are made of: "Police officers . . . running towards explosions, not knowing if there was something more on the way. Law enforcement from different agencies in different parts of the country working together as one united team to identify suspects and bring them to justice.

The Jonathan Josey saga continues. A Philadelphia official said Friday that the city will pay $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the woman who accused the former city police lieutenant of slapping her to the ground during the 2012 Puerto Rican Day parade. The settlement, confirmed by city spokesman Mark McDonald, comes despite a municipal judge's ruling in February that Josey was not guilty of assaulting the woman, Aida Guzman, in what became an infamous incident caught on video.

Philadelphia and Delaware County detectives, joined by at least one FBI computer specialist, raided Colwyn Borough Hall on Thursday in an investigation of a city officer who was hired to run the tiny borough's police department while still on active duty in Philadelphia. Colwyn Mayor Daniel Rutland said the three law enforcement agencies were involved in the search of the borough hall, the police department, and the office of Rochelle Bilal, the borough's new part-time director of public safety.

Police fatally shot a 21-year-old man who allegedly pointed a gun at officers Thursday night in Southwest Philadelphia. Shortly before 9 p.m., two 12th District officers on patrol in the 7000 block of Saybrook Avenue attempted to stop a man on the street when he ran off, said Chief Inspector Scott Small. One officer jumped out of the cruiser to chase the man while the other continued driving the vehicle, Small said. When they confronted the man in the 7000 block of Paschall Street, he allegedly pulled a loaded 9mm Ruger from his waistband and aimed at them, Small said.

A Northamption Township police officer acted properly when he exchanged gunfire and killed an armed man who earlier had murdered his former wife, Bucks County authorities announced Friday. Northampton Township Officer Timothy Friel was trapped in his seatbelt when he returned fire with his non-shooting hand and killing Kenneth Philipp, who had earlier fatally wounded his ex-wife. Friel received minor injuries in the April 18th exchange. Friel "stood fast, he did not retreat around the car, he sheltered and returned fire," said District Attorney David Heckler.

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded more information Wednesday after the Air Force removed 17 launch officers from duty at a nuclear missile base in North Dakota over what a commander called "rot" in the force. The Air Force struggled to explain, acknowledging concern about an "attitude problem" but telling Congress the weapons were secure. Hagel reacted strongly after the Associated Press reported the unprecedented sidelining of the officers at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., where one of their commanders complained of "such rot" that even the willful violation of safety rules - including a possible compromise of launch codes - was tolerated.

ROBIN BLOUNT walked up to what used to be a Social Security Administration field office in North Philadelphia this week and was shocked and angry. It was early afternoon, normal business hours, but steel gates covered the glass windows of the office on Cecil B. Moore Avenue near 15th Street. A sign inside the gates read: "The Social Security Administration field office previously operating at this location IS NOW CLOSED. " People were advised to visit the Social Security office in Center City at 15th Street and JFK Boulevard, 2 Penn Center, for service.

MIKE CHITWOOD was a rookie cop fresh out of the Police Academy on Nov. 7, 1964, when he was walking a beat on Susquehanna Avenue in North Philadelphia with a seasoned officer who was teaching him the ropes. Chitwood - who went on to become a much-honored Philly cop and is now the police superintendent of Upper Darby Township - and his partner, Mike Muto, might not have been prepared for heroics that day, but that's what they got. On the 1600 block, they saw flames shooting out of a house and a woman with a baby hanging onto a rope between the second and third floors, calling for help.