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• Las Vegas Metro PD Takes Delivery of Getac Rugged Tablets

  29-09-2015 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Getac Inc., manufacturer of rugged computers, announced that the Las Vegas (Nev.) Metro PD has ordered 898 Getac rugged tablets for its police force. The department ordered 778 Getac F110 rugged tablets to be installed in its cruisers. Another 120 Getac T800 rugged tablets will be deployed by the department's Motor Division to support traffic control and citations.Las Vegas Metro PD selected the Getac F110 fully rugged tablet for its standout characteristics. These include a large sunlight-reada
  
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• Smiths Detection Launches HI-SCAN 6040C X-ray Scanners for Public Buildings

  29-09-2015 23:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Smiths Detection today launches HI-SCAN 6040C, a compact checkpoint scanner designed specifically to screen hand-carried items in the entrance areas of public buildings.HI-SCAN 6040C meets all requirements for the screening of bags, packages and other objects for prohibited or dangerous items in buildings such as correctional facilities, courthouses, embassies, banks and hotels. With its contemporary design and small footprint, the HI-SCAN 6040C fits easily into any entrance area. Its electronic
  
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• Feds fail to track deadly police pursuits - USA TODAY

  29-09-2015 21:36 via
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  Feds fail to track deadly police pursuits
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  The U.S. government has drastically understated the number of people killed in high-speed police car chases, potentially by thousands of fatalities over several decades, a USA TODAY investigation shows. The National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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• Colorado Lawmakers Weigh Electronic Police Citations

  29-09-2015 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Colorado lawmakers studying ways to collect data on racial profiling by law enforcement said Monday they would consider having some agencies issue citations electronically to make it easier to compile information, reports the Associated Press.Their proposal would include a new optional system of people self-reporting their ethnicity when they get a driver's licenses to try to get more accurate information.Lawmakers are drafting the bill for next year. The measure would start as a test pilot for
  
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• Rookie Tennessee Deputy Killed in Single-Car Crash

  29-09-2015 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Madison County, Tenn., deputy was killed in a single-car crash at about 2 a.m. today while she was responding to a call for backup from another officer, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department confirmed, reports the San Benito News.According to Public Information Officer Tom Mapes, Rosemary Vela, 24, was working the midnight shift when she crashed. "There was heavy rain and I believe she just lost control of the car and ended up hitting a tree," he said. "She was a good one… we&rs
  
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• Court Records Show Man Shot in Wheelchair by Delaware Police Had Been Previously Suicidal

  29-09-2015 00:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Court Records show a Wilmington, Del., man who reportedly shot himself and refused commands to drop his weapon before being killed by police while in his wheelchair had previously expressed suicidal thoughts and had a history of being combative with police.Court records reviewed by The Associated Press show Jeremy McDole, 28, who had at least 16 arrests, expressed suicidal behavior in 2010 and was accused of being combative with law enforcement. In pleading guilty in 2011 to a drug charge, McDol
  
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