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• NTOA Announces Sheriff David A. Clarke as Keynote Speaker for Annual Conference

  13-08-2015 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) has announced that Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. of Milwaukee County, Wis., will be the keynote speaker at the 2015 Tactical Conference Awards Banquet, to be held Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. The 32nd Annual Tactical Operations Conference & Trade Show will be held Aug. 30–Sept. 4, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah.Sheriff Clarke is an ardent supporter of the law enforcement community and a dynamic speaker on the issues affecting the profession and
  
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• US C-SOG to Hold Corrections Special Operations Conference, Expo and Unit Challenge in Florida

  13-08-2015 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  US C-SOG (US Corrections Special Operations Group), known for its Corrections Special Operations training and real world support services, has announced details have been finalized for the Corrections Special Operations Conference, Expo and Unit Challenge. The event will be hosted by Sheriff Chris Blair and the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Ocala, Florida.As inmate populations throughout the world grow more violent and well-organized, US C-SOG has repeatedly proven its ability to provide int
  
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• Kahr Firearms Group Opens the Doors in Pennsylvania

  13-08-2015 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  USA-based Kahr Firearms Group are now officially Pennsylvanians. The firearms group ceremoniously cut the ribbon at the grand opening of their new headquarters on Tuesday, August 11th in Blooming Grove Township in Pike County. The construction was completed in just 19 months since breaking ground in May 2014.The 40,000-square-foot building is the new corporate headquarters and is considered "Phase I" in the construction. The building contains offices for the 20+ employees, warehousing and shippi
  
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• Woman Does Very Unusual Thing at End of Gunfight Between Wisconsin Officer and Carjacking Suspect

  13-08-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Woman Does Very Unusual Thing at End of Gunfight Between Wisconsin Officer and Carjacking SuspectDashcam video from a Glendale, Wis., offficer's patrol car shows an Aug. 1 vehicle pursuit, foot chase, and shootout between the officer and Deandre Wise, 28. It also shows a young woman take cover when the shooting starts and leave cover once the bullets stopped flying to pick up the officer's smartphone and leave.A criminal complaint filed in this case indicates Wise, who was suspected of ca
  
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• Video: Texas Chief Fires Officer for Shooting of Man at Auto Dealership

  13-08-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Texas Chief Fires Officer for Shooting of Man at Auto DealershipThe Arlington, Texas, police recruit who fatally shot a reportedly unarmed college football player during a break-in at a car dealership early Friday has been fired for "exercising poor judgment," the police chief said Tuesday.Christian Taylor, 19, was fatally shot by Arlington Police Officer Brad Miller, 49, after police were called to a break-in report at the Classic Buick GMC dealership at around 1:06 a.m., NBC News report
  
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• Video: Protesters Block Oakland Freeway After Police Kill Carjacking Suspect

  13-08-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Protesters Block Oakland Freeway After Police Kill Carjacking SuspectA 24-year-old man shot by police Wednesday afternoon after a pursuit and alleged carjacking attempt in West Oakland died at a hospital from his injuries, authorities said.The fatal shooting sparked a protest that started in the area of 27th Street and Martin Luther King Way in Oakland. Posts on social media show that at least 100 people gathered in the area at 8 p.m. to protest the officer-involved shooting.At around 10:
  
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• TASER Launches Axon Body Camera and Digital Evidence Management Solution in Canada

  13-08-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  TASER International today announced it is now offering its Axon body camera and digital evidence management solution to police agencies across Canada. The announcement includes the incorporation  of Axon Public Safety Canada Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary of TASER International. The company is now active and poised to function as TASER’s primary contracting and hiring entity in Canada for its Axon solution going forward. TASER says its approach to entering the Canadian market
  
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• Michigan Conservation Officer Killed in Plane Crash

  13-08-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Michigan Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officer died Sunday after the plane he was piloting crashed in northern Michigan, the DNR said in a news release.First Lt. Arthur Green III, 58, of Farmington Hills, was supervisor of the DNR district covering Wayne, Oakland, Monroe, Genesee, Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties, the release said. He was flying a private Piper Cherokee to a meeting of the DNR Law Enforcement Division at about 11 p.m. Sunday when the plane crashed during
  
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• Los Angeles Pays $15 Million to Settle Case of Teen Shot by Police While Brandishing Pellet Gun

  13-08-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to spend $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen who was paralyzed in a police shooting, struck with a single shot after an officer said he mistook a pellet gun for a real firearm.Five years ago, 13-year-old Royahent Gomez Eriza was shot and wounded when police happened upon him and two friends playing on a dark Glassell Park street, the Los Angeles Times reports.At the time, police officials said the officer belie
  
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• Justice Department Opens Probe into Shooting of South Carolina Man

  13-08-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting in South Carolina.The department's civil rights division, the FBI office in Columbia, South Carolina, and the U.S. attorney for the state have launched the probe into the shooting of 19-year-old Zachary Hammond, Justice Department spokeswoman Dena Iverson announced Wednesday.Hammond was shot by a police officer on July 26 while in the parking lot of a Hardee's fast-food restaurant in Seneca
  
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• Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill Barring Use of Secret Grand Juries in Deadly Force Cases

  13-08-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a measure that prohibits secret grand juries from weighing in on cases involving excessive or deadly force by law enforcement, and another affirming the public’s right to take audio or video recordings of police officers.Both measures were part of a spate of proposals introduced by lawmakers earlier this year on police accountability; some of the more controversial bills dealing with body-worn cameras or reporting on use-of-force incident
  
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• Family Files Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Agency, Officer for March Fatal Shooting

  13-08-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The family of a 19-year-old man fatally shot by a Wisconsin police officer in March filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing the officer of acting unconstitutionally and lying to investigators.Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. was shot and killed by Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny on March 6, after police said Kenny responded to a report of a possible battery, entered a home where he believed an assault was taking place, and was then allegedly attacked by Robinson in a stairwell. Th
  
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• Video: Toledo K-9 Killed by Suspect During Standoff

  13-08-2015 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Toledo K-9 Killed by Suspect During StandoffA Toledo Police K-9 officer is dead after a standoff in East Toledo Wednesday night.Police say it all started when officers spotted a stolen car near Woodville and Varland. After a short pursuit by police, the two men fled from the car. One was arrested immediately. The other barricaded himself inside an abandoned home on Earl Street. Toledo Police and a SWAT team surrounded the home. Police say the K-9, Officer Fal
  
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• Killing of Infamous San Quentin 6 Prisoner Sparks California Prison Riot

  13-08-2015 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A notorious inmate, who was part of a deadly prison escape attempt in 1971, was stabbed to death Wednesday afternoon at New Folsom prison in California, triggering a riot of about 70 inmates, authorities said.Hugo Pinell, 71, was once one of the country's most infamous prisoners. The convicted rapist was one of the "San Quentin Six" whose escape attempt ended the lives of six people, including two corrections officers, three inmates and George Jackson, founder of the Black Guerilla Family prison
  
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• Police: No Arrests During Peaceful Ferguson Protest - ABC News

  13-08-2015 08:43 via abcnews.go.com
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  St. Louis County Police say no arrests were made after a group of protesters returned to West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson. A statement from police spokesman Shawn McGuire says protesters demonstrated peacefully from around 8 p.m. Wednesday into ...
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• Police: 11-year-old boy takes joyride in stolen car in SeaTac - KOMO News

  13-08-2015 08:19 via komonews.com
  
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  Police: 11-year-old boy takes joyride in stolen car in SeaTac
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  SEATAC, Wash. -- An 11-year-old boy is in some serious trouble after police say he stole a car and took it for a joyride down a busy SeaTac street Wednesday afternoon. Police say the boy managed to find a hide-a-key for a red Subaru that was parked ...and more »
  
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• Protests After Oakland Police Officer Fatally Shoots Suspect In Armed Robbery ... - CBS Local

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  OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Protesters burned Confederate flags and shut down a freeway in Downtown Oakland Wednesday night, hours after police fatally shot a man suspected in an armed robbery and alleged carjacking attempt. On Wednesday evening, a ...
  Oakland: Robbery suspect fatally shot by police after chaseContra Costa Times
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• Pakistan police officers held in child-abuse probe - Aljazeera.com (blog)

  13-08-2015 06:19 via aljazeera.com
  
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• Police investigating fatal shooting near MIT; university police say no threat ... - Fox News

  13-08-2015 05:56 via foxnews.com
  
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  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Cambridge police are investigating the fatal shooting of a person in a car a few blocks from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus. After being shot, the victim drove toward Kendall Square where the car stopped in front of ...and more »
  
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• Toledo police K-9 shot and killed - Toledo Blade

  13-08-2015 05:22 via toledoblade.com
  
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  Toledo police K-9 shot and killed
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  Police prepare to enter a vacant home to search for the suspect during a police standoff at 1137 Earl St. in Toledo. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo. A Toledo K-9 was shot and killed by a suspect who fled police into a vacant house in East ...and more »
  
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• Police: Puyallup shooting rampage 'a random act of violence' - KING5.com

  13-08-2015 05:22 via king5.com
  
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  Police: Puyallup shooting rampage 'a random act of violence'
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  Police say suspect Nathan Ryan Terault shot and killed Richard Neil Johnson, 71, before leading police on a chase and shooting rampage. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police: Puyallup shooting rampage 'a random act of violence' Police say suspect Nathan ...and more »
  
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• Texas Officer Who Killed Unarmed Man Made Mistakes, Police Experts Say - New York Times

  13-08-2015 04:44 via nytimes.com
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  Texas Officer Who Killed Unarmed Man Made Mistakes, Police Experts Say
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  ARLINGTON, Tex. — When Officer Brad Miller, a trainee in the Arlington Police Department, walked through the shattered glass in an automobile showroom here in pursuit of a suspected burglar, he had already violated several basic principles of modern ...
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• Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed in Police Killing of Tony Robinson - NBCNews.com

  13-08-2015 03:00 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed in Police Killing of Tony Robinson
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  The family of an unarmed 19-year-old man fatally shot by a Wisconsin police officer in March on Wednesday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, accusing the officer of acting unconstitutionally and lying to investigators. Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. was ...and more »
  
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• Police: 2 dead in Surprise shooting were father and son - azcentral.com

  13-08-2015 02:53 via azcentral.com
  
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  Police: 2 dead in Surprise shooting were father and son
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  Surprise police are investigating a deadly encounter between a father and son that left both men dead on Wednesday. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police: 2 dead in Surprise shooting were father and son Surprise police are investigating a deadly encounter ...and more »
  
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• Family of slain Indy teen wants no protests against police - USA TODAY

  13-08-2015 02:28 via usatoday.com
  
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  Family of slain Indy teen wants no protests against police
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  INDIANAPOLIS -- The family of a 15-year-old carjacking suspect who was shot and killed by Indianapolis police officers over the weekend said they don't want protests, only answers. "If he was in the wrong, he was in the wrong," Andre Green's father ...and more »
  
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• Zachary Hammond shooting by police draws federal probe in South Carolina - CNN

  13-08-2015 01:56 via cnn.com
  
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  Zachary Hammond shooting by police draws federal probe in South Carolina
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  (CNN) The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting -- though this one, in South Carolina, is different than others given that the victim is a white teenager. The department's civil rights ...
  Justice Department Will Investigate Zachary Hammond's Police Shooting DeathHuffington Postall 81 news articles »
  
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• Texas inmate executed for killing police officer in chase - Fox News

  13-08-2015 01:45 via foxnews.com
  
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  Texas inmate executed for killing police officer in chase
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  HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Texas inmate Daniel Lee Lopez got his wish Wednesday when he was executed for striking and killing a police lieutenant with an SUV during a chase more than six years ago. The lethal injection was carried out after the U.S. Supreme ...
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• Police seize knockoff clothes at 10 Michigan malls - WZZM

  13-08-2015 01:04 via wzzm13.com
  
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  Police seize knockoff clothes at 10 Michigan malls
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  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) – What began as a probe into tobacco tax violations has expanded into a far-reaching investigation of counterfeit clothes sold at 10 Sleeping Tiger Imports stores across Michigan. Michigan State Police detectives seized more ...
  
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• Armed woman shot by police in Crenshaw District - KABC-TV

  13-08-2015 00:55 via abc7.com
  
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  Armed woman shot by police in Crenshaw District
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  A female suspect allegedly armed with a knife was shot by Los Angeles police responding to a strong-arm robbery call at a pharmacy in the Crenshaw District. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=925223" ...and more »
  
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• Dashcam video shows something shocking after officer-involved shooting; and ... - fox6now.com

  13-08-2015 00:01 via fox6now.com
  
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  GLENDALE — FOX6 News has obtained dramatic dashcam video showing a shootout between a Glendale police officer and 28-year-old Deandre Wise. This all began when Wise allegedly stole a Porsche from Concours Motors on W. Silver Spring Drive in ...
  
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