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• AEE Announces P60 Body Cam for Law Enforcement

  17-12-2015 22:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AEE Technology, provider of body cameras and drones, has announced the availability of its P60 body camera in the United States. Following its successful rollout and wide use with international law enforcement agencies, the rugged and high quality P60 brings advanced features for the most demanding situations.The P60 highlights include the latest technology for body cameras. A key feature of the P60 is its support of interphone/intercom equipment such as walkie-talkies, allowing pairing with com
  
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• Dynamic Plaques

  17-12-2015 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FVT Plaques, supplier of award plaques, is introducing new dynamic plaques to recognize police and sheriff's departments. Both an award and a piece of art, this stainless steel plaque is made in the USA, a plaque you can be proud to present and proud to display. 
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• Diamondback Knife Tanto

  17-12-2015 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  First Tactical's Diamondback Knife Tanto is constructed with a wider blade and handle for extra grip and control while the extra thick liner lock delivers a secure locking blade. Thumb bridge technology and enhanced grip on the pocket clip give you sure control, while AUS8 steel provides a lasting edge to the smooth tanto-shaped blade. 
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• Video: Tokyo Police Plan to Fight Drones with Drones

  17-12-2015 15:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Tokyo Police Plan to Fight Drones with DronesAmerican law enforcement agencies wondering what to do about the threats presented by civilian-owned unmanned aircraft may want to consider an innovative idea from Japan, if they can legally operate their own law enforcement drones.Officers in Tokyo recently unveiled their plans to help fight drones. Civilian drones are banned in parts of the Japanese capital, but police drones will use nets to capture flying objects and bring them to the groun
  
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• Video: Texas Deputy Constable Stops Wrong-Way Driver with Patrol Car

  17-12-2015 15:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Texas Deputy Constable Stops Wrong-Way Driver with Patrol CarNewly released video shows the shocking moment when a Harris County (TX) deputy constable used his patrol car to stop a wrong-way car flying down the Westpark Toll Road outside Houston Monday.Law enforcement officers got a report early in the morning of a wrong-way driver heading inbound in the outbound lanes. The deputy worked to keep traffic behind him, then used his patrol car to get that driver to stop.The wrong way driver,
  
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• Video: NYPD Union Releases Powerful Holiday Message from the "Good Guys"

  17-12-2015 15:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: NYPD Union Releases Powerful Holiday Message from the "Good Guys"The NYPD Sergeants Benevolents Association union has released a powerful holiday video challenging the messages of anti-police activists and celebrating the courage and sacrifice of law enforcement officers.After showing numerous scenes of anti-police protests and riots, the video cuts to an image of Detective Jorge Lozano of the San Bernardino Sheriff's Office, one of the first responders to the Islamist terror attack in Sa
  
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• Man Opens Fire on Tennessee Sheriff and Deputies, Wounds 2

  17-12-2015 15:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man accused of opening fire on the Carter County, TN, sheriff and three deputies, wounding two, in Stoney Creek Wednesday night has been charged with attempted first-degree murder.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation charged Kelly Lee Pitts, 36, Hickory, N.C., on Thursday following his capture in a cave near the Dry Cove Road trailer where the shooting took place, according to a report on the Sheriff’s Department website.Pitts allegedly fired between 30 and 40 shots at Sheriff Dext
  
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• FBI Document Depicting Relationship Between CAIR and Terror Group Hamas Published

  17-12-2015 15:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An FBI chart has surfaced depicting connections between the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Hamas, which is designated by the State Department as a terror group. Obtained by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the chart shows CAIR falling under the umbrella of the jihadi outfit.The IPT also obtained groundbreaking new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) documents that trail CAIR back to its roots as a Hamas-related group.In
  
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• Critically Wounded Denver Officer Takes First Steps After Shooting

  17-12-2015 15:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gunshot wounds are not enough to stop Denver Police officer Tony Lopez Jr. A week after he was shot five times at a traffic stop, Lopez took his first steps through the halls of Denver Health. The police department shared Facebook photos of Lopez's walk, which he did Tuesday in front of other officers. Among them was his father, Tony Lopez Sr., a commander with Denver Police Department.The wounded officer underwent his third major surgery on Friday. His sister has said that Lopez alrea
  
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• Video: Nebraska Deputy Ends Chase by Jumping onto Moving Semi-Truck

  17-12-2015 14:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Nebraska Deputy Ends Chase by Jumping onto Semi-TruckA 12-mile long chase near Omaha came to an end earlier this month when a Madison County Sheriff's sergeant leaped onto a moving vehicle and brought it to a stop.Video obtained by WOWT 6 News shows the chase come to an end on Highway 81 in Madison County. According to Sgt. Todd Volk, who is credited with bringing the big rig to a stop, the driver wasn't trying to evade arrest. It turns out the driver was having a diabetic
  
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• Black Pastors Group Slams Black Lives Matter for "Demonic" Message

  17-12-2015 14:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  A group of black pastors said Wednesday that in order to change the impoverished, crime-stricken cultures in America's inner cities, more emphasis needs to be placed on responsibility, education and entrepreneurship instead of blaming the police for problems facing troubled African-Americans.Bishop E.W. Jackson from The Called Church in Chesapeake, Virginia, and other black ministers from the organization STAND (Staying True to America's National Destiny) gathered at the National Press Club to a
  
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• Baltimore Calm Overnight After Freddie Gray Mistrial

  17-12-2015 14:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The streets of Baltimore were calm overnight after the Wednesday announcement of a mistrial in the trial of police officer William Porter.Porter was charged in connection with the April death of Freddie Gray from injuries he sustained while in police custody., facing four charges: second-degree assault, involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges, as have the other five officers charged in connection with the death.It's
  
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• 2015 Police Reader Choice Awards

  17-12-2015 01:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This year POLICE featured hundreds of products in our coverage of law enforcement technologies, tools, weapons, and apparel. Through analysis of reader interest shown on PoliceMag.com and through the insight of our editorial staff, we have determined these 20 products to be the most popular covered in the magazine during 2015. 5.11 Tactical • UCR SlingpackThe UCR Slingpack was designed to provide first responders with a solution for reacting to active shooter or mass casualty incidents
  
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• Protesters Gather in Baltimore After Freddie Gray Case Declared a Mistrial

  17-12-2015 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Protesters and police gathered in front of the Baltimore court where a judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the first case connected to the death of Freddie Gray, reports Good Morning America.Footage from outside the court shows demonstrators gathered and a line of sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement formed in front of the Baltimore Circuit court.The Associated Press reports that at least one protester had been detained by police.Chief Kevin Davis said that the police are prepared to
  
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