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• AS&E Receives Contract from Customs and Border Protection for Mobile Scanners

  24-09-2015 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  American Science and Engineering Inc. ("AS&E"), worldwide supplier of X-ray detection solutions, today announced that it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). AS&E is one of four vendors that received the award and an initial delivery order under the IDIQ contract for one mobile scanner. The AS&E Medium Energy Mobile Scanner will leverage the Company's detection technology on a new mobile platform an
  
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• Bergara Completes Custom Build Rifle for Cobb County S.W.A.T.

  24-09-2015 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bergara USA, a division of BPI Outdoors, announced today that it has completed its custom build tactical rifle for the Cobb County (Ga.) Police Department S.W.A.T. unit. Cobb is an Atlanta metro county that includes a large percentage of the city's northwestern suburbs. According to company officials, the rifle is based on its "Heavy Tactical" model and includes various customized features and components. The rifles are also equipped with the Dead Air Keymount combination muzzle brake and suppre
  
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• Ride & Run to Remember Bike Ride Taking Place October 10 & 11

  24-09-2015 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is encouraging all law enforcement supporters to register for the fifth annual Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember, which will take place October 10 and 11, on-site in the Washington DC area or virtually from any location. This fun, community-oriented athletic event is designed to raise awareness of the service and sacrifice law enforcement officers make every day and to generate funds in support of the National Law Enforcement Officers
  
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• Video: Suspected Human Smuggling Vehicle Rolls During Texas Chase, 6 Dead

  24-09-2015 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Suspected Human Smuggling Vehicle Rolls During Texas Chase, 6 DeadEdna, Texas, police say that at least six people are dead and seven others are injured after a chase ended in a crash.The crash happened along Highway 59 early Thursday around 1:30 a.m.Police started chasing the suspects in an SUV near Corpus Christi after an alleged traffic violation. The driver refused to stop and led authorities to the Edna area.The SUV eventually rolled north of the Loop 521 exit, ejecting several occup
  
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• Video: Black Executive's "Respect" Selfie with Indiana Trooper Goes Viral on Facebook

  24-09-2015 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Black Executive's "Respect" Selfie with Indiana Trooper Goes Viral on FacebookGregory Barnes Jr. was driving in his hometown of Muncie, Ind., when a patrol car pulled up behind him and signaled him to the side of the road.After officer Shawn Cosgrove pulled Barnes over, Barnes took out his phone -- but the selfie he later posted on Facebook Friday has gone viral for all the right reasons, PIX 11 TV reports.In his post, which has been shared half-a-million times, Barnes, who work
  
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• Texas Agency Seizes Corvette Z06 from Drug Dealer, Renames It "Coptimus Prime"

  24-09-2015 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The New Braunfels (Texas) Police Department is rolling out the sleekest member of its vehicle fleet: a seized 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 named "Coptimus Prime" that previously belonged to a San Antonio-based drug trafficker with Mexican cartel ties.Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Comal County Metro Narcotics Task Force, which includes the police department, seized the Corvette during a 2011 raid on a methamphetamine trafficking cell linked to the Mexican drug c
  
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• Video: Pistol-Wielding Man in Wheelchair Killed by Delaware Officers

  24-09-2015 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Delaware Officers Shoot, Kill Pistol Wielding Man in WheelchairWilmington, Del., police officers shot and killed an armed man in a wheelchair after responding to a call that the man had a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The man failed to comply with multiple requests from officers to drop his gun.Wilmington Police said in a news release that they encountered the man Wednesday afternoon "armed with a handgun" at Tulip and S Scott streets.Authorities say "a departmental shooting ensued" and t
  
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• Video: Chicago Cop Killer Gets Life Plus 115 Years

  24-09-2015 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Chicago Cop Killer Gets Life Plus 115 YearsWearing a blue and white dress, the widow of slain Chicago police Officer Thor Soderberg walked to the front of a packed Cook County courtroom Wednesday and poured out some of the pain from her vast loss."I lost everything," Jennifer Loudon said, at times dabbing the tears from her eyes as she spoke of the couple's plans to become foster parents, buy a house and live abroad. "I had no idea it was possible to lose so much in a single lifetime, muc
  
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• San Diego Officer Shot Last Spring was Hit by Friendly Fire

  24-09-2015 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A San Diego police officer wounded last spring in an exchange of gunfire with a fleeing suspect was struck by a round discharged by a fellow officer, SDPD Chief Shelley Zimmerman confirmed Wednesday.Officer Heather Seddon suffered a bullet wound to her neck while chasing 34-year-old Dennis Richard Fiel through Clairemont Mesa along with other patrol personnel on the morning of May 17.When Fiel -- a suspect in a months-long series of non-injury shootings of buildings in Kearny
  
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• Fresh Evidence in Freddie Gray Case Could Delay Officers' Trials

  24-09-2015 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The trials of six officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray could be postponed after prosecutors turned over more evidence and defense attorneys requested additional materials.The first trial had been tentatively scheduled to begin next month, the Baltimore Sun reports.Attorneys for all six officers, who are to be tried separately, said in a filing late last week that their clients wanted to attend a scheduling conference Thursday with Judge Barry Williams in order to "place on th
  
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• Call Them "Terrorists"

  24-09-2015 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  "Domestic terrorism" means activities with the following three characteristics:They are dangerous to human life and violate federal or state lawThey appear intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, and/or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnappingThey occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United StatesThis year the blood of police officers and sheri
  
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• Citizen police panel tells Justice Department official it's being ignored - The Seattle Times

  24-09-2015 04:58 via
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  Citizen police panel tells Justice Department official it's being ignored
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  Vanita Gupta, assistant attorney general of the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, meets with the Seattle Community Police Commission at City Hall. (Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times). The remarks Wednesday by members of the Community Police ...
  

• Police charge 4 teens with armed robbery in Newark - The News Journal

  24-09-2015 04:50 via
  Police charge 4 teens with armed robbery in Newark
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  Four teenagers were arrested in connection with an armed robbery Friday in Newark, city police said Wednesday. Two 14-year-olds and two 15-year-olds are charged with hitting a man in the head with a handgun at about 11:30 p.m. along Marrows Road ...and more »
  

• Police: Man in police custody after confessing to killing 'his family' while ... - wtvr.com

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  CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – A man is in police custody Wednesday night after allegedly confessing to killing family members on the Robert E. Lee Bridge in Richmond. According to police, the man threatened to commit suicide and jump off the bridge ...and more »
  

• Police arrest man accused of burglary, luring dog to broken glass - SFGate

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  Police arrest man accused of burglary, luring dog to broken glass
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  A 21-year-old Oakland man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of burglary and animal cruelty after he and an accomplice allegedly broke into a Fremont home in August and then baited the homeowner's dog into eating broken glass. On Aug. 28 around ...and more »
  

• Neighbors say video of Shelbyville police-action shooting doesn't match story ... - Fox 59

  24-09-2015 03:57 via
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  Neighbors say video of Shelbyville police-action shooting doesn't match story ...
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  SHELBYVILLE, IND. (September 23, 2015)- Several Shelbyville residents living in the 800 block of West Washington street are calling a police-action shooting into question. Exclusive video obtained by FOX59 that was taken during the standoff may be used ...and more »
  

• Police Who Shot And Killed Farmworker Antonio Zambrano-Montes Cleared Of ... - Huffington Post

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  Three Washington officers who shot and killed a Mexican farmworker last February "did not violate Department policies and procedures," an internal investigation from the Pasco Police Department found Wednesday. Officers Adam Wright and Adrian Alaniz ...
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• Man fatally shot by police after faking prescription, foot chase in Reisterstown - Baltimore Sun

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  Man fatally shot by police after faking prescription, foot chase in Reisterstown
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  A man was shot to death by a Baltimore County police officer in Reisterstown Wednesday after trying to pass off a fake prescription at a pharmacy, then running from the officer, police said. lRelated State calls Adnan Syed's request to reopen ...
  Man dies in police-involved shooting in ReisterstownWBAL Baltimoreall 18 news articles »
  

• Dukes of Hazzard combine: Kansas man 'recklessly' leads police on chase in ... - RT

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  Dukes of Hazzard combine: Kansas man 'recklessly' leads police on chase in ...
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  A Kansas man led police on a dixie-style car chase: stealing a combine, “racing” down the road, ramming a patrol car, striking power lines and hitting a car before finally stopping. Police ultimately fired at the combine to disable it -- just like on ...and more »
  

• Police involved in car chase with robbery suspects - wreg.com

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  Police involved in car chase with robbery suspects
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  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police have taken three suspects into custody after they led officers on a chase across the city. Dispatch received a robbery call from the Southland Mall around 6 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, witnesses told ...and more »
  

• IPRA supervisor sues Chicago police, alleging excessive force - Chicago Tribune

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  IPRA supervisor sues Chicago police, alleging excessive force
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  A supervisor with the agency that investigates allegations of misconduct against Chicago police officers has filed a lawsuit claiming he was falsely arrested and mistreated when police charged him with driving under the influence and other traffic ...
  

• Convenience store shutdown after police raid yields drugs and guns - fox2now.com

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  Convenience store shutdown after police raid yields drugs and guns
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  JENNINGS, MO (KTVI) - A Jennings convenience store has been shut down after police discovered employees selling marijuana from behind the counter and more. The brazen activity was all going on within 100 yards of the police commander's office ...and more »
  

• 'All lives matter' a creed for Richmond, Calif. police - USA TODAY

  24-09-2015 01:21 via
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  'All lives matter' a creed for Richmond, Calif. police
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  RICHMOND, Calif. — In a town that once had one of the highest per capita homicide rates in the nation, Capt. Bisa French can't find any law-breakers. “It just trips me out,” the 17-year veteran police officer said during a morning drive around this ...
  

• Police: North Carolina Girl Dies After Dad Tries to Drown Kids in Pond - NBCNews.com

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  Police: North Carolina Girl Dies After Dad Tries to Drown Kids in Pond
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  DURHAM, N.C. — A 3-year-old girl died after her father tried to drown her and her siblings in an apartment complex pond, police said Wednesday. Durham Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said the girl died three days after her fully submerged body was ...
  North Carolina girl dies after dad's drowning attempt, police sayFox News
  Police: Girl, 3, dies after dad's drowning attempt in pondCBS New
  

• 15 prisoners injured after Phoenix-area police van crashes - U.S. News & World Report

  24-09-2015 00:53 via
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  15 prisoners injured after Phoenix-area police van crashes
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  Fire and police crews work to remove the driver from a wrecked police transport, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, in Mesa, Ariz. Authorities say a police transport van crashed into another vehicle on U.S. 60 near the Loop 101. (AP Photo/Matt York ...
  15 prisoners, driver hurt in Arizona police van crashFox News
  5 inmates, driver hospitalized after Mesa police-van crash on U.S. 60azcent
  

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