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• SIG Introduces 300 Blackout Elite Performance Ammunition

  12-01-2015 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SIG Sauer, Inc. has announced the introduction of the company’s first rifle ammunition product, 300 Blackout Elite Performance Ammunition Match Grade Centerfire Cartridges.
  
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• New York City Releases 45-Page Report on Police Chokeholds

  12-01-2015 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  The 45-page report, released on Monday, follows the death in July of Eric Garner on Staten Island after an arresting officer placed him in a chokehold, a tactic that was banned by the Police Department two decades ago. The report looks at officers’ ongoing use of chokeholds and the department’s handling of such actions.
  
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• Talon Grips for AR-15

  12-01-2015 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After some trial and error, the company's founder began producing laser-cut grip panels that not only fit perfectly but also provide a fantastic grip surface that is impervious to grease and sweat.
  
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• FullPro SoundVision Eye Protection

  12-01-2015 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One of my biggest frustrations is the sound intrusion that occurs because of my sunglasses when wearing earmuffs. FullPro Protective Gear has a solution called Sound Vision that eliminates this annoying problem completely.
  
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• Video: Utah Officer's Shooting of Man Who Hit Him with a Shovel Sparks Protest

  12-01-2015 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nearly 200 people gathered outside the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building Saturday afternoon in memory of James Dudley Barker, who was shot and killed last Thursday by a police officer after he attacked and injured the officer with a shovel.
  
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• 2 Albuquerque Officers to Face Murder Charges Over Homeless Camper Shooting

  12-01-2015 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  District Attorney Kari Brandenburg said a former detective and a SWAT officer are each charged with one murder count in the death of James Boyd. An open murder charge allows the prosecutor to decide later whether a first-degree or second-degree charge will be brought.
  
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• Police: South Hero woman killed in Colchester crash - BurlingtonFreePress.com

  12-01-2015 18:43 via burlingtonfreepress.com
  
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  Police: South Hero woman killed in Colchester crash
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  COLCHESTER Police have identified the woman killed in a Saturday-night car crash in Colchester as a 66-year-old resident of South Hero, but are releasing few other details about the fatal event. Ledora Harrington was pronounced dead at the scene of the ...
  
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• Brother of Mineola man fatally shot outside their home says he heard assailant ... - Newsday

  12-01-2015 18:39 via newsday.com
  
  Brother of Mineola man fatally shot outside their home says he heard assailant ...
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  The brother of a man shot to death outside their Mineola residence said he saw his brother's assailant and heard him demand money before the fatal gunshot was fired. Nassau County police said Monday that they are investigating the death of Oscar ...
  
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• Police: Driver calls to admit role in serious hit-and-run crash - KCCI Des Moines

  12-01-2015 18:32 via kcci.com
  
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  Police: Driver calls to admit role in serious hit-and-run crash
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  Police said the driver believed involved in the crash has been located and is being interviewed. Samuel Kascoutas, 19, of Des Moines, was driving a 2002 beige Mitsubishi Montero eastbound on Ingersoll Ave. about 8:16 p.m. when he hit 49-year-old ...
  Hit and run suspect turns himself in to policeDesMoinesRegister.com
  
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• Nassau residents in police survey say officers treat people fairly - Newsday

  12-01-2015 18:24 via newsday.com
  
  Nassau residents in police survey say officers treat people fairly
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  More than 70 percent of Nassau County residents approve of the job being done by their police force, with a majority saying officers are fair and refrain from misconduct, according to a poll commissioned by the department. The poll, administered by the ...
  
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• Free Army helicopter ends up costing Newark's police $2 million, records show - Fox News

  12-01-2015 18:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Free Army helicopter ends up costing Newark's police $2 million, records show
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  Newark first asked the Defense Department for the helicopter in 2002 to help fight the growing epidemic of stolen vehicles and carjackings, Anthony Ambrose, then chief of police and the city's acting police director, told NJ.com. A Defense Logistics ...
  
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• Police investigate Parkway crash that injured pedestrian - Asbury Park Press

  12-01-2015 18:16 via app.com
  
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  Police investigate Parkway crash that injured pedestrian
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  TOMS RIVER – A 50-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday night after being struck by a Nissan Altima on the Garden State Parkway, police said. New Jersey State Police got the call at around 6:45 p.m. of the accident, which occurred on the northbound ...
  Police ID worker injured in Parkway crane accidentNJ.com
  
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• Police Seek Motive in Idaho Shooting Rampage That Killed 3 - ABC News

  12-01-2015 18:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Police Seek Motive in Idaho Shooting Rampage That Killed 3
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  A laptop computer seized from the vehicle of a man accused of killing three people in western Idaho could unveil clues into a motive for the shooting rampage, authorities say. Police allege John Lee, 29, opened fire at three locations Saturday ...
  Police checking laptop computer as they probe for motive in Idaho shooting ...Fox News
  Police: 5 guns found in car of Idaho shooting-spree suspectKIRO Seattle
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• NYPD, other law enforcement on alert after ISIS threat resurfaces - CNN

  12-01-2015 18:08 via cnn.com
  
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  NYPD, other law enforcement on alert after ISIS threat resurfaces
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  (CNN) The New York City Police Department and other law enforcement personnel responded to a threat from ISIS after someone re-released a September 2014 message that tells followers to "rise up and kill intelligence officers, police officers, soldiers ...
  ISIS Renews Previous Calls for Attacks in West as Police Remain VigilantABC News
  NYPD, FBI issue alerts after ISIS puts out video calling for attacks on law ..
  
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• Albuquerque police charged in homeless killing - BBC News

  12-01-2015 17:50 via bbc.com
  
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  Albuquerque police charged in homeless killing
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  Two police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will face charges for killing a homeless camper, their lawyers say. Former detective Keith Sandy and officer Dominique Perez will face a murder charge in the death of James Boyd, 38. Their lawyers argued ...
  2 Albuquerque police officers charged with murder in shootingSalt Lake Tribune
  Charges to be filed Monday against APD officers in Boyd shootingKRQE News 13
  
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• Police: No Proof That Rape in Article Occurred at UVa Frat - ABC News

  12-01-2015 17:49 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police: No Proof That Rape in Article Occurred at UVa Frat
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  Police said Monday that they've been unable to confirm that an alleged gang rape occurred at a University of Virginia fraternity house as described in a Rolling Stone article, and the school reinstated the group and its activities. The University of ...
  Police Investigation Clears Fraternity At The Center Of The Controversial ...Business Insider
  
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• Video: NYPD on Alert After ISIS Re-Issues Officer Attack Video

  12-01-2015 17:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The nation’s largest police force is on high alert after ISIS re-released a September propaganda video urging the murder of “intelligence officers, police officers, soldiers and civilians” in the U.S., a development federal law enforcement agencies as well as the NYPD took seriously, given recent events -- including last week’s Islamist rampage in Paris.
  
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• De Blasio's Relationship with NYPD Characterized by Missteps

  12-01-2015 17:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Not long after Mayor Bill de Blasio sat beside the Rev. Al Sharpton at a July summit meeting on police reform, a political adviser gave the mayor a blunt assessment: You have a problem with the cops.
  
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• Police: Dispute led to fatal double shooting near school - WBAL Baltimore

  12-01-2015 17:31 via wbaltv.com
  
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  Police: Dispute led to fatal double shooting near school
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  Police said Padgett then ran into his house but eventually came back out, surrendering to SWAT and police officials who had surrounded his home. According to documents, Padgett said, "I give up. I did it. It was me." Detectives said he waived his ...
  
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• 6 Men, Said to Have Attacked the Police, Are Killed in China's Far West - New York Times

  12-01-2015 17:28 via nytimes.com
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  6 Men, Said to Have Attacked the Police, Are Killed in China's Far West
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  BEIJING — In the latest outburst of violence in China's troubled Xinjiang region, security forces shot and killed six men on Monday after they attacked police officers not far from the Silk Road city of Kashgar, a government website reported. The ...
  Police in China shoot dead six in restive XinjiangReuters
  China says police kill bombing suspectsAljazeera.com
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• Police say some Taunton-area armed robberies may be linked - WCVB Boston

  12-01-2015 16:06 via wcvb.com
  
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  Police say some Taunton-area armed robberies may be linked
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  The rash of five armed robberies of convenience stores, gas stations and a doughnut shop last week has left some clerks feeling on edge, the Taunton Gazette reported. "Of course (I'm) cautious," said Khan Khawar, who works part time at Stop N Save, 648 ...
  
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• Demonstrators In Birmingham, Ala., Rally In Support Of Police - NPR

  12-01-2015 16:06 via npr.org
  
  Demonstrators In Birmingham, Ala., Rally In Support Of Police
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  It's been rough for the nation's police departments over the last several months. Many are dealing with mounting criticism after black men died in encounters with police in Missouri and New York. Copyright © 2015 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only.
  
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• Three Days That Shook France: How Police Hunted Down Paris Killers - Bloomberg

  12-01-2015 15:37 via bloomberg.com
  
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  Three Days That Shook France: How Police Hunted Down Paris Killers
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  All day, the elite GIGN and RAID police units laid siege to a trio of nearby hamlets in the area, where limestone quarries were used to hide soldiers during World War I. Officers went house to house in the villages, which abut a forest larger than the ...
  In Paris gunman's hideaway, police find ISIS flags and weapons, report saysCNN
  France Is Deploying Nearly 5000 Police To Protect Jewish SchoolsBusiness
  
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• Stolen trailer, cargo recovered by South Amboy police - MyCentralJersey.com

  12-01-2015 13:07 via mycentraljersey.com
  
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  Stolen trailer, cargo recovered by South Amboy police
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  THEFT ARRESTS, Jan. 5. South Amboy patrol officers came across a suspicious incident on Lower Main Street in which cargo was being transferred from one semi cargo trailer to another. Upon investigating the vehicles, police found one trailer was stolen, ...
  
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• New York Police Officers Are Quick to Resort to Chokeholds, Inspector General ... - New York Times

  12-01-2015 12:03 via nytimes.com
  New York Police Officers Are Quick to Resort to Chokeholds, Inspector General ...
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  The first investigation by New York City's police inspector general includes the finding that in several cases where officers were found to have used a chokehold, the banned maneuver was the officer's initial physical response to verbal resistance. The ...
  "Gaps" in Officer Discipline in Chokehold Cases: Police Inspector GeneralNBC New York
  
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• In Police Rift, Mayor de Blasio's Missteps Included Thinking It Would Pass - New York Times

  12-01-2015 12:03 via nytimes.com
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  In Police Rift, Mayor de Blasio's Missteps Included Thinking It Would Pass
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  Not long after Mayor Bill de Blasio sat beside the Rev. Al Sharpton at a July summit meeting on police reform, a political adviser gave the mayor a blunt assessment: You have a problem with the cops. Rank-and-file officers felt disrespected by the ...
  
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• Friends blame police officer for altercation that left Salt Lake man dead - KSL.com

  12-01-2015 11:14 via ksl.com
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  Friends blame police officer for altercation that left Salt Lake man dead
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  SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly 200 people gathered outside the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building Saturday afternoon in memory of James Dudley Barker, who was shot and killed by a police officer after he attacked and injured the officer with a shovel.
  Protesters Rally Against Police Shooting of Man in UtahABC News
  Police release body-cam footage of violent attack on officer prior to fatal ...Deseret News
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• Watchdog: Afghanistan unable to properly track, pay police - Washington Post

  12-01-2015 07:38 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Watchdog: Afghanistan unable to properly track, pay police
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  Afghanistan is unable to adequately track personnel and pay within its police force despite more than 13 years and billions of dollars of outside assistance, a U.S. watchdog said Monday, highlighting concerns about security forces as the United States ...
  Afghanistan's $3.6 billion police problem: Broken systems and corruptionAl Jazeera America
  US-funded Afghan police payroll at risk of waste and abuse: watch
  
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• Body cameras may correct police memories, but they still have limits - STLtoday.com

  12-01-2015 07:15 via stltoday.com
  
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  Body cameras may correct police memories, but they still have limits
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  ST. LOUIS • The police officer swore that a man trying to kill her was at least 12 feet away when she shot him. But powder burns noted in an autopsy put the real distance at less than 4 feet. David Klinger, who researches use of deadly force as a ...
  
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• Police body cameras: Five facts about the technology - azcentral.com

  12-01-2015 04:40 via azcentral.com
  
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  Police body cameras: Five facts about the technology
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  Michael White, a professor at Arizona State University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, has researched body cameras and predicts they will one day become as commonly used by police as Tasers. Here are five facts about the technology ...
  
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• Police supporters rally in front of Ferguson Police Department - STLtoday.com

  12-01-2015 02:06 via stltoday.com
  
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  Police supporters rally in front of Ferguson Police Department
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  The umbrellas were out as people mingled on the police department's parking lot on South Florissant Road, keeping warm with a fire pit and hot coffee and cocoa during a dreary afternoon. Organizers of the rally that began shortly before 2 p.m. passed ...
  Citizens rally in support of Ferguson policefox2now.com
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• Law enforcement veterans, families gather to say 'Police Lives Matter' in ... - AL.com

  12-01-2015 02:05 via al.com
  
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  Law enforcement veterans, families gather to say 'Police Lives Matter' in ...
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  At least two hundred people gathered in downtown Birmingham Sunday afternoon to show their support for law enforcement, which several speakers called "a family" and a "calling," amidst rising criticism of police around the country. "Police lives matter.
  Law enforcement show support at 'Police Lives Matter' eventWIAT 42
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• Man arrested after refusing to give camera to police at crash scene - CNET

  12-01-2015 02:03 via cnet.com
  
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  Man arrested after refusing to give camera to police at crash scene
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  flinchbaugh.jpg Andrew Flinchbaugh, arrested for refusing to hand over his video camera. NBC10 screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET. "This is not a negotiation. Do I sound like I'm negotiating with you?" When you hear those words spoken by a police ...
  
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