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• The Attorney General Just Ended The Law That Allows Police To Seize Your ... - Business Insider

  16-01-2015 23:55 via businessinsider.com
  
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  The Attorney General Just Ended The Law That Allows Police To Seize Your ...
  Business Insider
  State and local police in the United States will no longer be able to use federal laws to justify seizing property without evidence of a crime, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday. The practice of local police taking property, including ...
  Holder limits seized-asset sharing process that split billions with local ...Washington Post
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• The NY Police Unions Civil War - Daily Beast

  16-01-2015 22:26 via thedailybeast.com
  
  Daily Beast
  The NY Police Unions Civil War
  Daily Beast
  The police slowdown in New York—orchestrated by union officials who denied calling for it and insisted it wasn't happening even as arrests virtually stopped across much of the city—appears to be coming to an end. With numbers going back up, the ...
  NYPD commissioner is tired of Blaz feud with police unionsNew York Daily News
  Burke weighs in on tensions between NYC mayor and policeChicago Sun-Times
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• Brimfield trustees accept Police Chief David Oliver's resignation - fox8.com

  16-01-2015 22:22 via fox8.com
  
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  Brimfield trustees accept Police Chief David Oliver's resignation
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  BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Colorful Brimfield Police Chief David Oliver announced on a Facebook post Friday morning that he is retiring. Township trustees accepted a letter of resignation from Oliver, who was recently issued a two-week, unpaid ...
  Ohio Police Chief With Outsize Facebook Following ResignsABC News
  Letter accuses retiring Brimfield police chief of sexual harassmentcleveland.com
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• Suicidal man dies in encounter with Bloomington police - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  16-01-2015 22:20 via startribune.com
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  Suicidal man dies in encounter with Bloomington police
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  On Friday, police had neighborhood streets cordoned off with yellow crime-scene tape for several hundred yards around the scene of the shooting. Pink spray paint in the snow marked the spot where the man died, and technicians were busy processing the ...
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• Man dies during encounter with Bloomington police - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  16-01-2015 22:20 via startribune.com
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  Man dies during encounter with Bloomington police
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  According to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, which is handling the case, Bloomington police responded to a report of a suicidal person at a home in the 9900 block of Briar Road at 11:13 p.m. Thursday. The man, who had a gun, began walking through ...
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• Video: 2 Murdered, 4 in Custody After Ultraviolent Florida Crime Spree

  16-01-2015 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One of the suspects invaded a home and allegedly murdered the mother and daughter. Police responding to a tip from a neighbor who heard screams surrounded the house. The suspect reportedly stole the homeowner's car and crashed through the garage door in a hail of fire from the officers.
  
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• Holder Severely Limits Federal Civil Asset Forfeiture Program

  16-01-2015 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  While police can continue to make seizures under their own state laws, the federal program was easy to use and required most of the proceeds from the seizures to go to local and state police departments. Many states require seized proceeds to go into the general fund.
  
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• Fla. Police Department Used Black Mug Shots For Target Practice - NPR (blog)

  16-01-2015 21:01 via npr.org
  
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  Fla. Police Department Used Black Mug Shots For Target Practice
  NPR (blog)
  National Guard Sgt. Valerie Deant and her fellow soldiers went last month to a firing range in Medley, Fla. What they saw there made them angry. Not only had North Miami Beach Police snipers who had used the range before them used mugshots of six ...
  Florida police caught using mug shots of black men for target practiceMSNBC
  Florida police dept. uses photos of black males for target practiceWashingt
  
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• Man killed in gunbattle was wanted by police - Indianapolis Star

  16-01-2015 20:51 via indystar.com
  
  Man killed in gunbattle was wanted by police
  Indianapolis Star
  The man killed Thursday night in a gunbattle with police and a security guard had a warrant out for his arrest, Marion Superior Court records show. Donte Sowell, 27, was wanted for violating probation on a case involving felony possession of marijuana, ...
  
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• Dallas police-fire pension cuts off lucrative option for retirees — for now - Dallas Morning News

  16-01-2015 20:21 via dallasnews.com
  
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  Dallas police-fire pension cuts off lucrative option for retirees — for now
  Dallas Morning News
  The Dallas Police and Fire Pension System has closed admission to its Deferred Retirement Option Plan, which is meant to keep officers and firefighters with more than 20 years of experience from retiring too young by redirecting their pension earnings ...
  
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• Release of Body Camera Video of Arizona Officer Being Shot Raises Privacy Issues

  16-01-2015 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "We have to abide by the Arizona state law when it comes to releasing public records information," said Flagstaff Deputy Chief Walter Miller, who said officials sought legal advice before determining that they had to release the video under Arizona law.
  
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• Dallas Pension System May End Deferred Retirement Program for Police, Firefighters

  16-01-2015 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Beginning April 1, police officers and firefighters no longer can enter the Deferred Retirement Option Plan, known as DROP. The plan is meant to keep officers and firefighters with more than 20 years of experience from retiring too young by redirecting their pension earnings to an account that guarantees a high annual interest rate.
  
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• Pro-police rally, 'Sea of Blue' march, set for D.C. on Saturday - Washington Times

  16-01-2015 20:10 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Washington Times
  Pro-police rally, 'Sea of Blue' march, set for D.C. on Saturday
  Washington Times
  Officer Benjamin Fetting models a wolfcom radio that has a camera built into it as Washington, D.C. MPD Chief Cathy Lanier announces that the police department is testing five different kinds of body-worn cameras during a pilot program, during a ...
  Police Work Isn't as Dangerous as You May ThinkHuffington Post
  
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• Terror plan was to kill Belgian police on the streets, in stations, prosecutor ... - CNN International

  16-01-2015 19:43 via edition.cnn.com
  
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  Terror plan was to kill Belgian police on the streets, in stations, prosecutor ...
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  (CNN) Two terror suspects killed in a shootout in eastern Belgium this week were among more than a dozen people rounded up in across-the-country raids designed to stop a group's allegedly imminent attack -- a plot to kill Belgian police in streets and ...
  Belgium charges five over 'terror plot to kill police'BBC News
  European Police Arrest Over 2 Dozen in Anti-Terror Sw
  
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• Protesters clash with Pakistan police near French consulate - Reuters

  16-01-2015 19:43 via reuters.com
  
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  Protesters clash with Pakistan police near French consulate
  Reuters
  KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan police fired tear gas and water cannon at about 200 protesters outside the French consulate in the southern port city of Karachi on Friday when a demonstration against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo ...
  French Police Arrest 12 in Paris Area in Attack ProbeBloomberg
  Paris police make multiple arrests in anti-terror raidsFRANCE 24
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• Police dog gets promotion – to detective - U-T San Diego

  16-01-2015 19:30 via utsandiego.com
  
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  Police dog gets promotion – to detective
  U-T San Diego
  After serving as a patrol dog since 2010 finding drugs on suspects nearly 90 times and being brought to more than 1,000 crime scenes, Jena, an 8-year-old German shepherd, was promoted, Escondido police Lt. Eric Skaja said. Jena is the first police dog ...
  This Police Dog Just Became a DetectiveTIME
  
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• Police: Underage Girls Held Captive, Sold for Sex - NECN

  16-01-2015 19:20 via necn.com
  
  Police: Underage Girls Held Captive, Sold for Sex
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  A man has been arrested in Providence, Rhode Island, for holding three missing Massachusetts girls against their will and selling them for sex, police say. One of the missing girls who was being held in a third-floor apartment at 95 Cumerford St ...
  
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• Visalia Police Chief Colleen Mestas says she has cancer, will retire - Fresno Bee

  16-01-2015 18:47 via fresnobee.com
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  Visalia Police Chief Colleen Mestas says she has cancer, will retire
  Fresno Bee
  Visalia Police Chief Colleen Mestas said she will retire next week due to a diagnosis of breast cancer. She said she notified City Manager Mike Olmos on Thursday that she will retire Jan. 23, and shared the news with upper-level police staff at a meeting.
  
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• N.J. cop accidentally shot his friend and drove drunk, police say - NJ.com

  16-01-2015 18:44 via nj.com
  
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  N.J. cop accidentally shot his friend and drove drunk, police say
  NJ.com
  He said Urban, who was off duty at the time, called 911 from the parking area of the 7-Eleven convenience store at 403 Main St. When Lacey police arrived, they found Urban's friend, a 23-year-old resident of the Forked River section of town with a ...
  Off-duty NJ cop charged with DUI after gun goes off, wounds friend, police sayNewsday
  
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• Delta Bullet-Proof Guard Booth Withstands Austin Shooter's Bullets

  16-01-2015 18:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Delta Scientific, manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced this week that no bullets penetrated a Delta bullet-proof guard booth in a downtown Austin, Texas, shooting.
  
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• Police searching for 2 Kentucky teens suspected in crime spree - STLtoday.com

  16-01-2015 18:03 via stltoday.com
  
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  Police searching for 2 Kentucky teens suspected in crime spree
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  LEITCHFIELD, Ky. • Two Kentucky teenagers who vanished nearly two weeks ago are suspected in a multi-state crime spree that had police desperately searching for the couple — an 18-year-old and a 13-year-old girl he had been dating for months. VIDEO.
  Police: Teen Sweethearts Blaze Trail of Crime Across SouthABC News
  Police hunt for Kentucky teens on alleged crime spreeCBS News
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• State police operation nets 18 on drug charges - The News Journal

  16-01-2015 18:03 via delawareonline.com
  
  State police operation nets 18 on drug charges
  The News Journal
  A 10-month police investigation dubbed, "Operation L.I.E.," resulted in the arrest or indictment of 18 people and the end of an organization responsible for the distribution of more than 17 ounces of heroin during the last two months of 2014, state ...
  
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• Belgium Arrests 15 Over Foiled Plot to 'Kill Police' - Newsweek

  16-01-2015 16:40 via newsweek.com
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  Belgium Arrests 15 Over Foiled Plot to 'Kill Police'
  Newsweek
  Belgian investigators said a plot to murder police officers across the country had been foiled "within hours or days" of being launched by raids in which two Islamist gunmen were killed. Fifteen suspects were in custody on Friday, they said, after a ...
  
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• Paris police arrest 12 linked to shootings, Kerry visits sites - Reuters

  16-01-2015 16:39 via reuters.com
  
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  Paris police arrest 12 linked to shootings, Kerry visits sites
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  The arrests came after Belgian police killed two men and detained 13 suspects on Thursday in raids on an Islamist group prosecutors said was about to attack police there. Two related suspects were arrested in France and German police arrested two ...
  Police Arrest 12 Suspected Of Helping Islamist Militant Gunmen In Last Week's ...Huffington Post
  
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• Florida police caught using mug shots of black men for target practice - MSNBC

  16-01-2015 16:23 via msnbc.com
  
  Washington Times
  Florida police caught using mug shots of black men for target practice
  MSNBC
  A South Florida family is outraged at North Miami Beach Police after mug shots of African American men were used as targets at a shooting range for police training. It was an ordinary Saturday morning last month when Sgt. Valerie Deant arrived at the ...
  Fla. Police Department Used Black Mug Shots For Target PracticeNPR (blog)
  Florida police dept. uses photos of black males for target practiceWash
  
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• Albuquerque Officer Shot at DWI Stop Released from Hospital

  16-01-2015 16:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Albuquerque police officer has been released from the hospital after getting shot during a Jan. 3 traffic stop.
  
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• Video: Suspect Runs Over San Diego Officer with His Own Patrol Car

  16-01-2015 15:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A San Diego police officer was rushed to UC San Diego Medical Center Tuesday night after being intentionally run over by his own police cruiser in Barrio Logan, police said.
  
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• Video: Handcuffed Pennsylvania Woman Drives Off in Patrol Car, Leads Police on High Speed Pursuit

  16-01-2015 14:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Center Township Police Chief Barry Kramer today offered a theory of how Roxanne Rimer allegedly stole a police cruiser while her hands were cuffed behind her back.
  
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• Video: Foiled Belgian Terror Plot Targeted Police

  16-01-2015 14:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A suspected jihadist group targeted in a major anti-terror raid on Thursday had been planning to kill policemen in the street and at police stations, Belgian prosecutors say.
  
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• Poll Shows New Yorkers Can't Stand Police Union Leader or Sharpton

  16-01-2015 14:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite their feelings about the leaders at the forefront of tensions over NYPD policies, voters expressed strong support for the cops themselves — especially those who patrol their own neighborhoods. Seventy-one percent said they are pleased with the performance of cops who protect their blocks. Only 25 percent said they weren’t.
  
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• European police arrest 2 dozen in anti-terrorism sweeps - Yahoo News

  16-01-2015 13:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  European police arrest 2 dozen in anti-terrorism sweeps
  Yahoo News
  In Berlin, police arrested two men Friday morning on suspicion of recruiting fighters for the Islamic State group in Syria. Prosecutors said 250 police officers participated in the dawn raids on 11 residences that were part of a months-old ...
  
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• Fairfield police shoot, kill felon they say charged with knife - SFGate

  16-01-2015 06:31 via sfgate.com
  
  Fairfield police shoot, kill felon they say charged with knife
  SFGate
  Fairfield police shot and killed a 36-year-old man while investigating a disturbance Thursday morning, authorities said. The shooting happened at a home on the 2000 block of Sousa Court. A man called police, saying his brother Jose Ceja had been ...
  
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• Rally in support of police draws hundreds - The News Journal

  16-01-2015 05:56 via delawareonline.com
  
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  Rally in support of police draws hundreds
  The News Journal
  Rodney Square sprung to life Thursday night as families, politicians and overall supporters of the men and women in blue nearly packed the downtown Wilmington park to give a big thank you to police officers across the state. The rally, organized by ...
  
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• Mayor, Police Union Down in Poll - Wall Street Journal

  16-01-2015 03:45 via wsj.com
  
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  Mayor, Police Union Down in Poll
  Wall Street Journal
  A majority of voters disapprove of Mr. de Blasio's handling of the police department, but they also object to the style in which some police have expressed their dissatisfaction with the mayor, according to the poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac ...
  
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• St. Paul police ID officers involved in fatal confrontation with driver - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

  16-01-2015 03:10 via twincities.com
  
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  St. Paul police ID officers involved in fatal confrontation with driver
  TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
  St. Paul police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting at the Valley Hi-Rise apartment complex in the 200 block of East University Avenue Wednesday morning, Jan. 14, 2015. St. Paul police officers responding to a report of death threats early ...
  Latest shooting puts St. Paul police tactics under scrutinyMinnesota Public Radio News
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• Family Outraged After North Miami Beach Police Use Mug Shots as Shooting ... - NBC 6 South Florida

  16-01-2015 03:09 via nbcmiami.com
  
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  Family Outraged After North Miami Beach Police Use Mug Shots as Shooting ...
  NBC 6 South Florida
  A South Florida family is outraged at North Miami Beach Police after mug shots were being used at a shooting range for police training. It was an ordinary Saturday morning last month when Sgt. Valerie Deant arrived at the shooting range in Medley, or ...
  North Miami Beach Police Use Mug Shots Of African-Americans For Target ...Huffington Post
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• 2 Suspects Killed in Gun Battle in Belgian Antiterror Raid - New York Times

  16-01-2015 02:51 via nytimes.com
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  2 Suspects Killed in Gun Battle in Belgian Antiterror Raid
  New York Times
  The police were closing in on several suspects there in the early evening when they were met with bursts of semiautomatic fire, according to Eric Van Der Sypt of the prosecutor's office. After several minutes, he said, the gunmen were “neutralized ...
  Two Dead as Police Raid Terror Suspects in BelgiumABC News
  Belgian police kill two in raid on suspected IslamistsReuters
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• Judge Dismisses Brooklyn Gun Case as Police Are Investigated - New York Times

  16-01-2015 02:23 via nytimes.com
  Judge Dismisses Brooklyn Gun Case as Police Are Investigated
  New York Times
  A Brooklyn man who claimed the police manufactured gun-possession charges against him had his case dismissed on Thursday, amid two investigations into the practices of a group of police officers in the 67th Precinct in East Flatbush. The man, Jeffrey ...
  
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• Holder Urges Better Data on Shootings Involving Police - New York Times

  16-01-2015 02:21 via nytimes.com
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  Holder Urges Better Data on Shootings Involving Police
  New York Times
  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Thursday that the federal government needs to improve how it tracks the number of times law enforcement officers across the country are shot at or fire their weapons, as part of an effort to ...
  Holder Calls for Better Data on Police Use of ForceABC News
  Holder: Improving community-police relations will be 'legacy item' of Obama ...Washington Post (blog)
  
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• Man killed by police described as 'beautiful,' and threatening - Minnesota Public Radio News

  16-01-2015 02:16 via mprnews.org
  
  Man killed by police described as 'beautiful,' and threatening
  Minnesota Public Radio News
  A statement from Police Chief Tom Smith said that "preliminary information indicates that the suspect drove his vehicle" at two police officers during a confrontation. Shots were fired. The officers weren't injured, but the suspect — named in police ...
  
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• Police: 3 Arrests in 6 Homicides Over 12 Hours in St. Louis - ABC News

  16-01-2015 02:12 via abcnews.go.com
  Police: 3 Arrests in 6 Homicides Over 12 Hours in St. Louis
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  The night manager of a Drury Inn in St. Louis was shot to death during an early Thursday robbery attempt, one of the city's six homicides during a 12-hour span. Police quickly made three arrests in cases in which the victims reportedly knew their ...
  
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• NetMotion Introduces Self-Diagnosing Mobile VPN Solution

  16-01-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  NetMotion Wireless, provider of mobility management solutions, today announced availability of NetMotion Diagnostics for Mobility, its award-winning mobile VPN solution.
  
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• How to Keep Your Firearms Fit for Duty

  16-01-2015 01:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In this article I'll focus specifically on firearms and offer my perspective on cleaning and routine maintenance. I can tell you that my methods have been honed over more than two decades of running guns and they've proven their worth.
  
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• Dangers of Over-supervising

  16-01-2015 01:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Over-supervising quashes initiative, creates morale problems (no one likes to be micro-managed), and creates respect issues.
  
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• Officer shoots gunman who fired at him first, police say - The News Journal

  16-01-2015 01:23 via delawareonline.com
  
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  Officer shoots gunman who fired at him first, police say
  The News Journal
  A man was shot by a police officer during a Thursday evening traffic stop in Wilmington after the man fired a gun at the officer, city police said. The gunman was seriously, if not critically injured, according to reports from the scene. Based on ...
  
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• Man shot by Wilmington officer in critical condition - The News Journal

  16-01-2015 01:23 via delawareonline.com
  
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  Man shot by Wilmington officer in critical condition
  The News Journal
  Thursday night, authorities said shots were fired at police before an officer shot the man. Friday's release did not mention whether shots were fired at officers first. Police have not respond with an answer as to who shot first. The shooting victim, a ...
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• Maryland trooper to head PSP, former Hazleton police chief is adjutant general - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

  16-01-2015 00:42 via timesleader.com
  
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  Maryland trooper to head PSP, former Hazleton police chief is adjutant general
  Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
  “These changes allowed the Maryland State Police to focus on inter-jurisdictional statewide crime and improved their ability to effect local crime trends. Under Brown's leadership, the Maryland State Police's strong relationship with local law ...
  Wolf wants Maryland's top cop to head Pa. State PoliceWashington Times
  
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• ACDelco Professional DuraStop Pads/Rotors Made for Police Vehicles

  16-01-2015 00:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ACDelco Professional DuraStop Police Brake Pads and Rotors are designed for and made of materials selected expressly for the heavy-duty driving applications of police cars.
  
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• Poll: New Yorkers Don't Approve of Police Rebuffing Mayor - ABC News

  16-01-2015 00:02 via abcnews.go.com
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Poll: New Yorkers Don't Approve of Police Rebuffing Mayor
  ABC News
  Most New Yorkers didn't approve of police officers turning their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio at the funerals of two officers shot to death in their patrol car, or of the comment by a union leader that the mayor had "blood on his hands," according to ...
  Burke weighs in on tensions between NYC mayor and policeChicago Sun-Times
  New Yorkers concerned by mayor's rift with police, poll showsR
  
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