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• Fobus Donates to Service Dog Non-Profit

  06-01-2016 23:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  First Samco Inc. (FSI), the exclusive distributor of Fobus Holsters & Pouches, has partnered with ECAD, a non-profit that has been training service dogs to assist individuals with disabilities and children with autism since 1995.Beginning in 2008, ECAD, which stands for Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities, started the PROJECT HEAL program to meet the specific needs of disabled veterans.FSI’s partnership with ECAD consists of donations to ECAD from the sale of Fobus products as
  
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• Beretta Holding Acquires Two U.S. Companies

  06-01-2016 23:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Beretta Holding, through its German subsidiary Steiner, announces the acquisition of STS, based in Beavercreek, OH, and Diffraction Ltd, based in Burlington, VT, both held by The O'Gara Group. The companies offer leading edge solutions in the field of night vision and related technologies relying on the strength of a solid and multifunctional team of highly skilled engineers. The two acquisitions represent an important strategic step in increasing the Group’s product offering in the field
  
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• Video: Man Threatens to Explode RV at Tucson Police Station, Standoff in Progress

  06-01-2016 20:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Man Threatens to Explode RV at Tucson Police Station, Standoff in ProgressSeveral agencies are on the scene after a man claiming to be armed with weapons and explosives showed up at the Tucson Police Department substation on Miracle Mile Wednesday morning, authorities said.Sgt. Pete Dugan, spokesman for the TPD, told Tucson News Now that negotiators are on the scene now and are talking with the suspect.Dugan said the man, who is in his mid 30s, drove an RV to the substation and tried to c
  
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• ExacqVision Integrates with Inex/Zamir for Enhanced License Plate Recognition

  06-01-2016 01:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Exacq has announced a new integration with Inex/Zamir license plate recognition software. This integration is designed to give exacqVision users greater video surveillance capabilities within one interface.Easily view video associated with license platesSaves time identifying vehicles with associated videoSearch recorded video to quickly find video evidence and identify suspectsThe exacqVision VMS software will show the following data:License plate numberDescriptionTime stamp of date and timeCon
  
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• NYPD Officer Dies of Heart Attack on Duty

  06-01-2016 01:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An officer died of a heart attack as he brought bicycles to an NYPD driver training facility in Brooklyn last Tuesday morning, authorities said.Police Officer Juan Feliciano, 44, was on duty when he suffered a heart attack and collapsed at Floyd Bennett Field after dropping off the bikes shortly after 10 a.m., police sources said.He was rushed to Lutheran Medical Center but doctors couldn’t save him, reports the New York Daily News.The 21-year veteran officer is survived by his wife and tw
  
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• FLEOA Responds to Armed Seizure of Federal Land in Oregon

  06-01-2016 00:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  In response to armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) National President Nathan Catura issued the following statement:"The illegal takeover of any federal property is a criminal act and all those involved should be arrested and federally prosecuted."The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service serves an important public purpose in the federal land management system and its conservation and protection of U.S. federal land
  
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• Former S.C. Officer Who Fatally Shot Walter Scott Released From Jail

  06-01-2016 00:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A former police officer who is charged with fatally shooting an unarmed man in North Charleston, S.C., has been released from jail and put on house arrest until his trial, reports the Washington Post.The judge in the case granted Michael Slager bail Monday night after he said he was disturbed by a delay in the trial, according to the Post and Courier. Slager has been charged with murder in the death of Walter Scott, who was shot in the back in April after fleeing from a traffic stop — a de
  
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• Video: Fugitive Ignored 24 Commands from Officers Before Being Shot

  06-01-2016 00:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Fugitive Ignored 24 Commands from Officers Before Being ShotA wanted man who Las Vegas police officers fatally shot on New Year's Eve ignored at least 24 verbal commands to surrender before the gunshots, reports KVVU.Las Vegas Metro police discussed Monday the officer-involved shooting of 23-year-old Keith Childress Jr. Officers and U.S. marshals confronted Childress while he was being sought as a fugitive.Undersheriff Kevin McMahill told media members marshals were seeking Childress afte
  
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