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• Glock Celebrates 30 Years in the United States

  28-01-2016 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This year marks the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Glock pistols to the U.S. market. Glock Inc. was established in the United States in 1986. Glock pistols are now the sidearm of choice for over 65% of the law enforcement agencies across the U.S., and they are used in more than 50 elite military units worldwide, according to the company."When I brought the Glock 17 to America in 1986, I could not have imagined or predicted the success Glock enjoys today," said company founder, Gaston Gl
  
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• Chicago police are destroying their own dashboard cameras - The Verge

  28-01-2016 17:27 via
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  Chicago police are destroying their own dashboard cameras
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  Chicago's police camera system has run into a big problem: Chicago police. According to new documents obtained by DNA Chicago, the department is struggling with widespread equipment failures in its body and dashboard cameras, in many cases driven ...
  Chicago Police Hid Mics, Destroyed Dashcams To Block Audio, Records ShowDNAinfo
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• Widow of Disgraced Illinois Lieutenant Indicted for Money Laundering

  28-01-2016 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A grand jury has indicted the widow of former Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph "Joe" Gliniewicz on felony charges.Melodie Gliniewicz was in custody Wednesday afternoon after she turned herself in to authorities. She later left jail after posting a $50,000 bond, WGN TV reports.According to a statement by the Lake County Sheriff's Office, Melodie Gliniewicz was indicted on three counts of disbursing charitable funds without authority and for personal benefit (Class 2 felonies), one count of disb
  
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• Video: Off-Duty Colorado Deputy Critically Wounded in Robbery Shooting

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  VIDEO: Off-Duty Colorado Deputy Critically Wounded in Robbery ShootingAn off-duty Jefferson County, CO, sheriff's deputy was shot several times in southeast Aurora late Tuesday night.He was taken to the hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, the Aurora Police Department told KDVR TV.On Wednesday morning, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the unidentified deputy was upgraded to stable condition and that his prognosis for recovery is good.Police called the incident
  
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• Video: Georgia Trooper Shot, Suspect Killed at End of High-Speed Chase Near Atlanta

  28-01-2016 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Georgia Trooper Shot, Suspect Killed at End of High-Speed Chase Near AtlantaA Georgia State Patrol trooper is recovering at Kennestone Hospital after police said a suspect shot him following a chase. The suspect later died.Jacob Fields, a 3-year veteran of the Georgia State Patrol, was attempting to pull over Israel Vladimir Rodriguez, 26, of Acworth on Interstate 75 in Cobb County for speeding, when the suspect started to take off.Capt. Mark Perry, with the Georgia State Highway Patrol,
  
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• Video: 2 Florida Deputies Hospitalized After Attack by Baton-Wielding Man at Domestic

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  VIDEO: 2 Florida Deputies Hospitalized After Attack by Baton-Wielding Man at DomesticTwo Brevard County, FL, sheriff’s deputies were hospitalized Tuesday after they were bludgeoned by a man while investigating a domestic disturbance call, investigators said.When Deputy Michael Hriciso and Deputy Maria Skinner arrived at a home on Pineapple Avenue in Mims at about 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, they heard a man and woman screaming at each other in the back of the home, Brevard County Sheriff
  
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• Man Who Killed Texas Game Warden Executed

  28-01-2016 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man convicted in the 2007 shooting death of a Texas game warden in Wharton County was executed Wednesday evening.James Garrett Freeman, 35, shot and killed Justin Hurst, a game warden with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, following a 90-minute chase on country roads in the early morning of March 17, 2007, according to court documents. It was Hurst’s 34th birthday.Freeman was injected with a lethal dose of pentobarbital and died at 6:30 p.m., according to the Texas Department of C
  
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• Hundreds of DHS Badges, Guns, Cellphones Lost or Stolen Since 2012

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  Hundreds of badges, credentials, cell phones, and guns belonging to Department of Homeland Security employees have been lost or stolen in recent years -- raising serious security concerns about the potential damage these missing items could do in the wrong hands.Inventory reports, obtained by the news site Complete Colorado and shared with FoxNews.com, show that over 1,300 badges, 165 firearms, and 589 cell phones were lost or stolen over the span of 31 months between 2012 and 2015.The
  
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• Colorado City Pays More Than $256K Over Officer's Shooting of Pet Dog

  28-01-2016 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In what’s being called the largest settlement of its kind, Commerce City, CO, has agreed to pay $262,500 to a man whose dog was killed by a police officer.Gary Branson lost his dog Chloe in November 2012.Commerce City police were called to check on complaints that a dog was running loose. One of the officers who responded shot at and killed Chloe..The officer was taken to trial on animal cruelty charges and found not guilty by a jury.Attorney Jennifer Edwards with the Englewood-b
  
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• Brother of Man Killed in Police Shooting Threatens Memphis Officers

  28-01-2016 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Memphis Police are on heightened alert after the brother of a suspect killed during an officer-involved shooting Wednesday called a local precinct, identified himself, and said he was going to kill police officers.All officers were told to double up on patrol tonight, meaning two officers to each car.On Wednesday, officers had just called off a car chase on South Parkway when the suspects they were chasing crashed into two vehicles.The suspects reportedly jumped out of the car and the officers g
  
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• Arkansas Chief Wounded, Suspect Killed in Wednesday Shooting

  28-01-2016 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Mountain Pine (AR) Police Chief is now recovering in a local hospital after being shot multiple times on Wednesday morning.Chief and commissioned Garland County Deputy Chad King was volunteering to respond to a criminal trespassing call in the 2900 block of Little Blakely Creek Road. When he arrived, he found the suspect in a van that was stuck in the mud. After that, an unknown altercation occurred between the suspect and King. Several minutes passed before he radioed for help.Kin
  
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• 5 Associates of Escaped Inmates Arrested in California

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  Authorities have arrested five people believed to have links to three dangerous inmates who escaped from a Southern California jail last week, it was announced Wednesday as a manhunt continued with no sighting of the fugitives.The arrests come as more than 250 law enforcement personnel are searching for Hossein Nayeri, 37, Jonathan Tieu, 20, and Bac Duong, 43, who cut through steel bars and rappelled from the roof to escape sometime Friday.Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Sandra Hutchens told NBC T
  
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• San Jose police: Man molested, killed girlfriend's 2-year-old son - San Jose Mercury News

  28-01-2016 06:57 via
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  San Jose police: Man molested, killed girlfriend's 2-year-old son
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  SAN JOSE -- A 22-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting and killing his girlfriend's 2-year-old son, police said. Manuel Lopez was arrested Tuesday, 10 days after the boy died. He was booked on murder and child molestation charges.
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• Police: Woman tried running down officers before fatal shooting - Fox 2 Detroit

  28-01-2016 04:34 via
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  Police: Woman tried running down officers before fatal shooting
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  A woman was shot and killed police in Dearborn, they say she was trying to run them over with her vehicle. By: Hannah Saunders. Posted:Jan 27 2016 10:34PM EST. Updated:Jan 27 2016 11:13PM EST. DEARBORN, Mich. (WJBK) - A woman was shot and ...
  Dearborn police kill woman after chaseDetroit Free Press
  Police: Suspect shot, killed fleeing Dearborn mallThe Detroit News
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• Police: Providence man charged in crash, gun incident - Turn to 10

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  Police: Providence man charged in crash, gun incident
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  Providence police say a car cash on Eddy Street was followed by gunfire, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. carcrasheddy.jpg · PROVIDENCE SCENE VO 5P_frame_210.jpg · PROVIDENCE SCENE VO 5P_frame_828.jpg · PROVIDENCE SCENE VO ...and more »
  

• Police Arrest Five Associates Following California Jail Escape - NBCNews.com

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  Police Arrest Five Associates Following California Jail Escape
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  Authorities have arrested five people believed to have links to three dangerous inmates who escaped from a Southern California jail last week, it was announced Wednesday as a manhunt continued with no sighting of the fugitives. The arrests come as more ...
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• Police: Officers Fatally Shoot Man, Searching for 1 Other - ABC News

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  Police: Officers Fatally Shoot Man, Searching for 1 Other
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  Memphis police fatally shot one man and were still looking for another involved in a chase Wednesday, authorities said. The incident began when officers in two Memphis police cruisers tried to stop a Chevrolet Impala for a routine traffic violation but ...and more »
  

• 2 Fresno Police cars hit by gunfire in officer involved shooting, police say - KFSN-TV

  28-01-2016 03:36 via
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  2 Fresno Police cars hit by gunfire in officer involved shooting, police say
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  A dangerous shootout on the streets of Fresno as police tracking a shooting suspect say they came under attack. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc30.com/video/embed/?pid=1176083" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>. KFSN.and more »
  

• Police: Teen deliberately hit two students with car - KHOU

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  Police: Teen deliberately hit two students with car
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  HUMBLE, Texas - A teenager was arrested after intentionally running over two other teens with his car Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police: Teen deliberately hit two students with car HUMBLE, Texas - A teenager ...
  

• Widow of Fox Lake cop helped him misuse youth police program funds: charges - Chicago Tribune

  28-01-2016 02:38 via
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  Widow of Fox Lake cop helped him misuse youth police program funds: charges
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  Lake County sheriff's Detective Chris Covelli speaks about Melodie Gliniewicz's indictment on Jan. 27, 2016. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune). Lake County sheriff's Detective Chris Covelli speaks about Melodie Gliniewicz's indictment on Jan. 27, 2016.
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  Grand jury indicts wife of Illinois officer who police said stole money, staged s
  

• Police: No mechanical isssues with school bus involved in fatal Lawrence Township crash - Fox 59

  28-01-2016 02:14 via
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  Police: No mechanical isssues with school bus involved in fatal Lawrence Township crash
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  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (January 27, 2016) – Indiana State Police investigated the school bus involved in the crash outside of Amy Beverland Elementary School yesterday, and they found nothing mechanically wrong with the bus. Bus 244 had previously been ...and more »
  

• Baltimore police: Officers shoot man who rammed car - WBAL Baltimore

  28-01-2016 01:56 via
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  Baltimore police: Officers shoot man who rammed car
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  IN NORTHWEST BALTIMORE. OMAR FOR MAN IS IS LIVE TELL US WHAT HAPPENED. REPORTER: THIS CASE IS BEING HANDLED BY THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR RESPONSE TEAM. TWO PLANES CLOSE OFFICER BELIEVED PEOPLE IN A ...
  Man shot in neck by Ceasefire police officers in Northwest BaltimoreBaltimore Sunall 41 news articles »
  

• 10 Facts about Criminal Psychology the Police Routinely Get Wrong - Big Think (blog)

  28-01-2016 01:45 via
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  10 Facts about Criminal Psychology the Police Routinely Get Wrong
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  It's reasonable to expect the police to know the basic facts about psychology that are vital to properly doing their job, but according to a recent study published in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology which tested a small sample of British ...
  

• California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones - WIRED

  28-01-2016 01:12 via
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  California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones
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  The government's use of a controversial invasive technology for tracking phones just got a little more controversial. The Anaheim Police Department has acknowledged in new documents that it uses surveillance devices known as Dirtboxes—plane-mounted ...and more »
  

• UPDATE: Hours-long standoff ends after suspect stabs self, police say - KTUU.com

  28-01-2016 01:07 via
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  UPDATE: Hours-long standoff ends after suspect stabs self, police say
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  A police standoff with a man barricaded inside an O'malley Road home ended when the suspect emerged with what appeared to be a self-inflicted stab wound to the neck, Anchorage police said. Police say 28-year-old Peter Anasogak threatened to harm ...and more »
  

• Officials: Georgia Trooper Shot in Atlanta-Area Police Chase - ABC News

  28-01-2016 00:30 via
  Officials: Georgia Trooper Shot in Atlanta-Area Police Chase
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  A Georgia state trooper was shot and a driver who led him on a chase in suburban Atlanta was fatally wounded in an exchange of gunfire Wednesday, authorities said. Trooper Jacob Fields was patrolling Interstate 75 southbound in Cobb County shortly ...and more »
  

• Roads closed in Brentwood during heavy police presence - WMUR Manchester

  28-01-2016 00:07 via
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  Roads closed in Brentwood during heavy police presence
  WMUR Manchester
  BRENTWOOD, N.H. —Roads were closed Wednesday evening in Brentwood amid a heavy police and fire presence, but few details were released. Related. Bush speaks to Granite Staters via... Manchester police chief, Ayotte,... Judge orders release of ...
  

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