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The police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown did not know that he was a suspect in a convenience store robbery, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Friday.Jackson said the officer, previously identified as 28-year-old Darren Wilson, initially stopped Brown and a friend ”because they were walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic.” Police earlier Friday released security footage they said showed Brown grabbing a box of cigars from a convenience store and then shoving the clerk away to leave.Daryl Parks, an attorney for the Brown family, confirmed that the security footage “appears to look like” the teenager,...

(OMED: Brad loves old motorcycles. See his article on this subject. This summer he took a brief sabbatical from his job in the electronics industry and headed for the track to experience competition. This is the letter he sent about it.)Took the bike to practice night at Castle Rock, Friday evening. She ran great, got lots of compliments on it -- many of the racers have heard of BSA but had never actually seen one on the track. I wasn't expecting so much attention over the bike and became slightly overwhelmed, so consequently was reduced to mumbling "thanks" and not...