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• Video: Vest Saves Pennsylvania Officer's Life

  01-09-2015 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Vest Saves Pennsylvania Officer's LifeA Delaware County, Pa., police officer's life was saved by his ballistic vest when police say an armed man shot him early Sunday morning, reports NBC Philadelphia.Ridley Park Police Officer Marc Hanly has been released from the hospital and is home celebrating with his family and his fellow officers. Authorities and Hanly credit his U.S. Armor vest with saving his life."If I didn't have my vest on we wouldn't be here for this party," he said. "I'm ali
  
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• 3 California Deputies Charged in Televised Beating

  01-09-2015 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  San Bernardino County, Calif., prosecutors have charged three deputies with assault by a peace officer in connection with the videotaped beating of a man who led them on a pursuit on horseback in the high desert in April, Dist. Atty. Mike Ramos said Tuesday, reports the Los Angeles Times.The April 9 beating of Francis Jared Pusok led Sheriff John McMahon to put 10 deputies on administrative leave, saying the use of force appeared to be excessive.The FBI also launched a civil rights investigation
  
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• Video: Baltimore PD Cancels Officers' Leave Ahead of Freddie Gray Court Hearings

  01-09-2015 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Baltimore PD Cancels Officers' LeaveThere will be no time off for Baltimore Police Department officers on Wednesday or next Thursday. Those are the dates for the pretrial motion hearings for the six officers charged in connection with Freddie Gray's death, reports ABC2."We have to be ready in the instance of protests or anything like that. People of course have the right to protest but at the same time we just want to be prepared and that's all we're doing," says TJ Smith with the Baltimo
  
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• Video: Illinois Officer Killed, Manhunt Underway for Armed Suspects

  01-09-2015 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Illinois Officer Killed, Manhunt Underway for Armed SuspectsSources tell WGN that a Fox Lake, Ill., police officer has died after being shot Tuesday morning.Sources tell WGN that the officer's gun and pepper spray were taken.Meanwhile, police are searching for two suspects: one white male and one black male. There is also possibly a third suspect. Multiple helicopters and K-9s are searching this area outside Chicago.All area schools are on lockdown. 
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• VizuCop Launches New Website Showcasing Law Enforcement Surveillance Systems

  01-09-2015 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  VizuCop, an AngelTrax brand of in-car police video, this week launched a new website featuring greater detail about VizuCop surveillance systems engineered exclusively for law enforcement. The new site is available at the original website's location: www.vizucop.com.The new site showcases the VizuCop 360 system that provides secure storage, dual views from the windshield, back seat camera coverage and a street-map view synced with video displayed on the all-in-one monitor, which includes built-i
  
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• Man Charged with Murder of Texas Deputy Has History of Mental Illness

  01-09-2015 15:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The man charged with the ambush murder of a Texas sheriff's deputy reportedly has a history of mental illness and one of his court-appointed attorneys says he will plead not guilty to the charges.Shannon J. Miles is being held without bond in the Harris County Jail in the murder of Deputy Darren Goforth Friday night.The Associated Press reports Miles' criminal history dates back to 2005 and includes an arrest in Austin in 2012 that led to Miles being sent to a state mental hospital for several m
  
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