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• President Obama's Complete Speech to IACP 2015

  28-10-2015 21:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. Welcome to Chicago, my hometown. (Applause.) Chief Beary, thank you for that introduction because it was brief, which — (laughter) — and that’s what I like. At this point, one way or another, people know who I am.And let me also thank our outstanding mayor of the city of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, for hosting us. (Applause.) I know that thousands of you, from federal, state, county, local, and tribal agencies have
  
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• Police Product Test: Dara Holsters IWB Kydex Glock 42 Holster

  28-10-2015 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dara Holsters crafts some of the best custom Kydex holsters in the industry. I recently picked up a Glock 42 pistol for review and was pretty excited when Dara agreed to send me one of the company's inside-the-waistband holsters to round out the package.Simple in form and function, the Dara Holsters IWB Kydex holster is molded around the gun from a single piece of thin yet rigid Kydex sheeting. The seam in the front is secured with a single captured adjustable screw with rubber grommet to adjust
  
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• Bravo Company Manufacturing BCM MK12 Rifle

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  Bravo Company Manufacturing is an established maker of super high-quality AR-15 rifles, parts, and accessories. Based in Wisconsin, this good-old American company known for its "add-ons" is quickly becoming a varsity player in the duty-grade weapons game.Bravo Company rifles have earned a reputation for superb quality and durability that rivals those the military has been buying for decades. I first got my hands on one a few years back, and I was impressed by the bulletproof utilitarian nature o
  
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• Video: South Carolina SRO Fired Over Classroom Force Incident

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  VIDEO: South Carolina SRO Fired Over Classroom Force IncidentRichland County, SC, Sheriff Leon Lott said on Wednesday he has fired a school resource for his actions inside a Spring Valley High School classroom on Monday, which the sheriff says did not comply with policy,The sheriff's department conducted a swift internal affairs investigation after  videos surfaced that showed Dep. Ben Fields using force on a female student in a math class on Monday afternoon, WIS T
  
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• Time to Get Real

  28-10-2015 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An esteemed police training colleague of mine, Sgt. Rory Miller of Chiron Training (chirontraining.com), once correctly stated, "In theory, theory and reality are the same. In reality, they are not."The reality of close-quarter engagements is that they are some of the most dangerous situations faced by law enforcement officers. Statistics show that a majority of attacks against officers occur in close quarters during initial or first-contact situations.The "2013 Law Enforcement Officers Killed a
  
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• Grenade Left Behind After a Burglary

  28-10-2015 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In every call for service, you should think things through before you begin your response. Each call can be broken down into three phases: pre-response, response, and post-response. The following scenario is designed to help you think things through rather than give you a specific way to handle the call.SituationYour victim calls 911 to advise that someone has broken into her beauty salon. The salon is located in a popular strip mall off of a well-used secondary road. She stated that when she us
  
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• Lancaster County Police Log: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 - LancasterOnline

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  LANCASTER TWP.: A large amount of tools were taken from three garages in the 300 block of South Conestoga Drive sometime between Friday and Monday. DRUG CHARGES. LANCASTER TWP.: James D. Brown, 45, of Eby Street, Manheim, on Monday ...
  

• Oregon Police Probe Tank Blast That Killed 2 - ABC News

  28-10-2015 11:09 via
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  Oregon Police Probe Tank Blast That Killed 2
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  Oregon authorities are investigating an explosion inside a World War II-era tank that left two people dead. The blast occurred Tuesday afternoon at a public gun range east of Bend. Paramedics tried to save the victims but they died from their injuries.
  2 dead after explosion inside World War II-era tank, police sayFox Newsall 133 news articles »
  

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• Police: Man sold illegal guns in city - Eagle-Tribune

  28-10-2015 10:50 via
  Police: Man sold illegal guns in city
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  HAVERHILL — An ongoing police investigation into illegal guns and drug trafficking in the city resulted in the arrest on Tuesday of a man who was held on $400,000 cash bail. Early Tuesday, U.S. Marshals and Haverhill police arrested Willy Metz, 29, of ...
  

• Police: Burglars firing shots through business windows in Albany Park - Chicago Sun-Times

  28-10-2015 10:44 via
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  Police: Burglars firing shots through business windows in Albany Park
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  Police are warning store owners on the Northwest Side of two recent business burglaries in the Albany Park neighborhood. In both incidents, two suspects shattered the front window of a business by firing three or four gunshots, then entered the ...
  Police warn of Northwest Side burglariesChicago Tribuneall 5 news articles »
  

• Police ID car driver who hits Lehigh University bus, dies - lehighvalleylive.com

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  Police ID car driver who hits Lehigh University bus, dies
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  Emergency personnel work to free students trapped in a Lehigh University school bus on October 27th, 2015, on Route 22 in Bethlehem, Pa. (Chris Post | lehighvalleylive.com). Chris Post | For lehighvalleylive.com. Print Email · Tony Rhodin | For ...and more »
  

• Turkish Police Raid Company Tied to US-Based Cleric - New York Times

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  Turkish Police Raid Company Tied to US-Based Cleric
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  ISTANBUL — Police in Istanbul carried out a dawn raid Wednesday, using tear gas to enter the headquarters of a media company linked to a government critic, enforcing a court order to seize the business just days before a national election. A ...
  Turkish Police Storm Media Group Linked to Erdogan FoeVoice of America
  Turkish police raid offices of opposition TV channelsFRANCE 24
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• California police departments opt for nunchucks over batons - Fox News

  28-10-2015 09:16 via
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  California police departments opt for nunchucks over batons
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  SAN FRANCISCO – Sgt. Casey Day was skeptical. The chief of his rural Northern California police department wanted him to find out if an ancient martial arts weapon made famous in 1970s Bruce Lee movies could be used to subdue unruly suspects.
  Why are some California police now using nunchucks?Christian Science Monitor
  In Bruce Lee-like move, Northern California police department to adopt nunchak
  

• Effects of Greater Scrutiny of Police - New York Times

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  Effects of Greater Scrutiny of Police
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  To the Editor: Re “F.B.I. Chief Links Eyes on Police to Rise in Crime” (front page, Oct. 24): The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, draws a possible connection between recent scrutiny of violent policing and increased levels of violent crime. First, as ...and more »
  

• Australian Police Say Mom's Murderers Then Pretended to Be Her on Phone to Her ... - TIME

  28-10-2015 07:57 via
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  Australian Police Say Mom's Murderers Then Pretended to Be Her on Phone to Her ...
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  Those involved in killing an Australian woman and her toddler then repeatedly called the victims' family and duped them into believing the mother and daughter were still alive, Australian police revealed Wednesday. Perpetrators or conspirators also ...
  Karlie Pearce-Stevenson: NSW Police arrest man over alleged murder of motherABC Online
  Police narrow search for killers of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and Kh
  

• Oregon police recruits stumble on fitness, background checks - The Register-Guard

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  Oregon police recruits stumble on fitness, background checks
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  FILE - In this March 17, 2013 file photo, Oregon State Police Superintendent Richard Evans pins a badge on recruit Jonathan Boggs during a swearing-in ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy Hall of Heroes in Salem, Ore. For Oregon's police ...and more »
  

• Police want to find this man - The Journal News | LoHud.com

  28-10-2015 04:45 via
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  Police want to find the man in these photos. New York state police from Cortlandt are asking for the pubic's help in identifying the man in these photos, who is being sought for questioning, according to police. The man was seen on Sept. 27 driving a ...
  

• Fairfield police say 10-year-old boy fatally stabbed abusive stepfather - abc7news.com

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  Fairfield police say 10-year-old boy fatally stabbed abusive stepfather
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  Police say a 10-year-old boy in Fairfield who's accused of fatally stabbing his abusive stepfather to save his mom was not detained and it's likely he'll never be charged. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" ...
  Police: Fairfield man fatally stabbed by child during domestic disputeContra Costa Times
  Police: Fairfield Boy Stabs Stepdad to Death Protecting MomFOX40all 41 news articles&nbs
  

• Los Angeles police union supports boycott of Tarantino films - CBS News

  28-10-2015 04:17 via
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  Los Angeles police union supports boycott of Tarantino films
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  LOS ANGELES -- The union representing Los Angeles Police Department officers is joining a call to boycott filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's movies. Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, said Tuesday that the union fully ...
  Police union calls for Tarantino boycott after anti-cop rallyNew York Post
  Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' Headache: Will Police Boycott Impact Box Office ...TheWrap
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• Police chase ends with two arrested near Bellingham airport - The Bellingham Herald

  28-10-2015 01:48 via
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  Police chase ends with two arrested near Bellingham airport
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  Bellingham firefighters help a man to a sitting position after police detained him following a pursuit that ended near Bellingham International Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Evan Abell The Bellingham Herald ...
  

• Police use officer disguised as homeless man to catch drivers texting behind ... - FOX 5 DC

  28-10-2015 01:02 via
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  Police use officer disguised as homeless man to catch drivers texting behind ...
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  BETHESDA, Md. - Montgomery County police are using an interesting method to catch drivers they suspect of texting while behind the wheel. The department placed an officer -- disguised as a homeless man -- at the intersection of River Road and Goldsboro ...
  Police use homeless man disguise to catch drivers textingWTOPall 44 news articles »
  

• Man shot by police on Boise Bench - KTVB

  28-10-2015 00:35 via
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  Man shot by police on Boise Bench
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  A man is in the hospital after an officer-involved shooting on the Boise Bench late Monday night. Loading… Post to Facebook. Man shot by police on Boise Bench A man is in the hospital after an officer-involved shooting on the Boise Bench late Monday ...
  Deputy chief: Man shot by Boise police was armed, fired gun during incidentThe Idaho Statesmanall 21 news articles »
  

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