Timoney began his work as a policeman on the beat in New York in the 1960s.

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Chief JOHN TIMONEY (Miami Police): I worked the streets of the South Bronx which are pretty tough.

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Former Miami police chief John Timoney was hired by the Bahraini government two years ago to improve policing methods.

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Mr Timoney said that a tear gas canister could be a lethal weapon but it was not intended to be used that way.

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Environmental scientist Kevin Timoney says he has seen data that suggest elevated levels of PAHs downstream of the plants, which he says could only be attributable to oil sands production.

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The US chiefs Bratton and Timoney reminded the audience, however, that local police got themselves into a great deal of trouble in the 1960s by illegally spying on antiwar and civil rights groups.

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John Timoney, Police Commissioner of Miami, formerly Dep.

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