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• Under the Microscope After an OIS

  07-01-2016 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In Graham v. Connor in 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court said this about after-the-fact evaluations of an officer's use of force: "The reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight. The calculus of reasonableness must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments—in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolvin
  
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• President Seeks to Boost FBI, ATF Staff as Part of Executive Action on Guns

  07-01-2016 23:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  This week President Obama announced a series of executive actions and proposals involving guns. The measures could spur the hiring of additional personnel at a number of federal agencies, including law enforcement agencies.The President proposed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) would both see additional staff hired to enhance background checks and to enforce gun laws.The ATF is finalizing rules to requ
  
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• Gould & Goodrich Acquires Tactical Design Labs

  07-01-2016 23:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Gould & Goodrich (G&G) announced today that it has acquired Tactical Design Labs (TDL) of Coeur d'Alene, ID. Founded in 2003 by Mike Lowe, TDL has developed a reputation for cutting edge designs that incorporate the Science of Human Factors to meet the needs of law enforcement and military personnel, according to the company.According to Scott Nelson, President of G&G, "The addition of TDL's designs and intellectual property provides an opportunity to broaden and modernize our produc
  
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• Video: Texas Trooper who Stopped Sandra Bland Charged with Perjury, to be Fired

  07-01-2016 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Texas Trooper who Stopped Sandra Bland Charged with Perjury, to be FiredA Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was charged with perjury in connection to a contentious traffic stop last summer where a woman wound up arrested for assault and then died three days later in jail. Hours after the indictment, the DPS began termination proceedings.A grand jury indicted Trooper Brian Encinia on the misdemeanor count, alleging he lied about how he removed 28-year-old Sandra Bland from her vehi
  
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• Man Photographing Illinois Schools while Carrying Replica Gun Fatally Shot by Police

  07-01-2016 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man wearing a homemade tactical-style—but not bullet resistant--vest and carrying an Airsoft BB gun was fatally shot after he led police on a chase that ended in a struggle in a Zion, IL, alley Wednesday morning, Lake County authorities said.Zion police officers responded to a report that a suspicious person was taking photographs of two schools just after 8:30 a.m. at 22nd Street and Bethesda Boulevard, according to Zion police and the Lake County Major Crime Task Force."The suspicious
  
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• Judge Rules Porter Must Testify in Trial of Other Baltimore Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Case

  07-01-2016 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams denied a motion by Officer William Porter's attorneys to quash a subpoena for him to appear at the trial of fellow Officer Caesar Goodson trial, the second of six Baltimore police officers to face trial in the death of Freddie Gray.Williams said Porter will be compelled to testify. Porter's attorney, Gary Proctor, filed an injunction Thursday with the Court of Special Appeals in Annapolis to block the order to compel his testimony in Goodson's trial.Porter was
  
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• New York to Appoint Civilian to Monitor Police's Counterterrorism Activity - New York Times

  07-01-2016 21:21 via
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  New York to Appoint Civilian to Monitor Police's Counterterrorism Activity
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  The mayor will appoint an independent civilian to monitor the New York Police Department's counterterrorism activities, lawyers said in court documents on Thursday as they moved to settle a pair of lawsuits over surveillance targeting Muslims in the ...
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• Video: New Philly Police Commissioner Wants Squad Cars to be More Stealthy

  07-01-2016 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: New Philly Police Commissioner Wants Squad Cars to be More StealthyPhiladelphia’s new police commissioner took action this week to turn off the red and blue bar lights on top of squad cars.Commissioner Richard Ross announced the directive to staff, referring to the still blue and red bar lights, not the emergency flashing colored lights.“They’ll (squad cars) be able to get there before people see that they’re coming,” Lieutenant John Stanford told Eyewitness
  
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• Video: California Deputies Tell Story of Their Shootout with San Bernardino Terrorists

  07-01-2016 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: California Deputies Tell Story of Their Shootout with San Bernardino TerroristsFor three San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies, the day two terrorists went on a deadly shooting spree Dec. 2, will be a day they never forget.Deputy Shaun Wallen recalled the moment he came face-to-face with Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik -- a husband and wife team that killed 14 people and wounded 22 others at the Inland Regional Center."It was very, very frightening. I was very scared," Wallen sai
  
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• Tucson Police Station Standoff Ends Peacefully with Suspect's Arrest

  07-01-2016 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Arizona police say a man threatening to detonate his recreational vehicle outside a Tucson police substation was arrested without incident after a nearly 10-hour standoff yesterday.They say the man showed officers a can of gasoline and a hammer and said he had propane tanks and guns.The name of the man wasn't immediately released Wednesday evening, AZCentral.com reports.Tucson police Sgt. Pete Dugan said the man showed up at the West Side substation around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. He walked up to th
  
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• Suspect Wanted for Disarming Nebraska Officer Shoots Self on Sioux Reservation

  07-01-2016 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Authorities say a man sought after assaulting and disarming a police officer shot himself as officers tried to arrest him on the Santee Sioux Indian Reservation in northeast Nebraska.Authorities say David Hoffman refused to surrender when found on the reservation Wednesday. He was taken to a local hospital where he died. FBI spokeswoman Sandy Breault says no officers were injured.The search began Tuesday afternoon after a Niobrara police officer tried to arrest Hoffman on a Knox County warrant a
  
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• Man Shooting into Apartment Complex Killed by California Police

  07-01-2016 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man was shot and killed Tuesday night by Redding, CA, police after they were called to an apartment complex for a reported shooting.Police said someone called 911 before 6 p.m. to report a man firing a gun indiscriminately at an apartment complex in the 200 block of Boulder Creek Drive just north of Lake Boulevard.Redding police Lt. Pete Brindley said several officers arrived at the apartment and tried to negotiate with him. The man was not identified by police. Police heard from a witnes
  
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• California Officers Shoot Suspect After He Stabs K-9

  07-01-2016 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A knife-wielding suspect was shot by Fullerton, CA, police after stabbing a police K-9 early Wednesday morning, authorities said.Officers responded to a report of a male brandishing a weapon in the 1100 block of E. Chapman Avenue at about 1 a.m.At the scene, police ordered the suspect, later identified as Jimmy Lastra, 42, of Artesia, to drop his knife but he repeatedly refused. That's when police say they used non-lethal sponge rounds to no avail.K-9 Rotar was then deployed in an attempt to bri
  
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