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• IPS Introduces Shieldsak Mobile Phone Shield

  24-02-2016 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  For over 25 years International Procurement Services has provided security solutions to government agencies, international companies and high net worth individuals supplying surveillance, debugging sweep team services, countermeasures and consultancy services and now, along with REI, Audiotel, Shearwater, Scanna, Flir and QCC equipment ranges, they have added ShieldSak to their product range.ShieldSak is a lightweight fabric bag that is proven to block RF, infrared, skim and quick scan signals t
  
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• OPS Public Safety Introduces Stacked Radio Drawer Unit

  24-02-2016 22:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Keeping your radio equipment cool is very important. The new vented Stacked Radio Drawer Unit does just that. OPS Public Safety has combined secure storage with the added convenience of keeping your communications equipment cool. The vented drawer can also be used for damp equipment storage.Available for the Ford Explorer PIU and the Chevy Tahoe PPV.For more information visit www.opspublicsafety.com. 
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• Colorado Deputy Killed, 2 Others Wounded Serving Eviction Notice

  24-02-2016 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Three Park County (CO) Sheriff's deputies were shot, one was killed, while serving an eviction notice in Bailey on Wednesday morning.The man at the home at 36 Iris Drive, Martin Wirth, was armed with a rifle and opened fire on the deputies, according to Susan Medina, spokeswoman for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.Wirth was shot and killed by deputies returning fire. Wirth has previously run for office and had been fighting foreclosure for years, ABC7 reports.None of the deputies have
  
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• FLIR Systems to Power the New Cat S60, the World's First Thermal Imaging Smartphone

  24-02-2016 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FLIR Systems Inc. announced that Bullitt Group, a leading manufacturer of ruggedized smartphones, will integrate FLIR's Lepton microcamera in the new Cat S60, creating the world's first thermal imaging smartphone. The Cat S60 smartphone, part of the extensive Cat Phones lineup of ruggedized handsets, is the latest consumer product to feature FLIR's thermal imaging technology and will be unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.Leveraging FLIR's Lepton core, the world's smallest
  
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• Elbeco Pioneers Reversible Soft Shell Jacket for Law Enforcement

  24-02-2016 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elbeco has launched the Shield HiVis Reversible Soft Shell, which the company says is the first in the industry. When law enforcement professionals are constantly on the go, their outerwear has to be just as flexible to situations as the professionals. To fit this need, Elbeco, known for its manufacture and supply of professional uniforms for over a century, combined two of its most desired jackets – the Shield HiVis Soft Shell and the Shield Performance Soft Shell – to result in one
  
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• Point Blank Enterprises Forms Joint Venture in Mexico; Establishes 'Protactic by Point Blank'

  24-02-2016 21:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Point Blank Enterprises ("PBE"), known for its body armor and related protective solutions, has entered into a joint venture in Mexico with Protactic, a 100% owned Mexican company, specializing in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of a wide range of garments and accessories. Protactic is a proven leader in the Mexican market, providing equipment to the law enforcement and military sectors.This joint venture brings together two industry leaders with complementary strengths in ma
  
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• Smiths Detection Inc. Wins Award From DNDO for Handheld Radseeker Detectors

  24-02-2016 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) announced an initial award of $1.27 million for its RadSeeker handheld radioisotope detector and identifier under a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO).Radseeker is a next-generation, self-calibrating, and highly accurate radiation detection system. The handheld device locates the source of radiological material and is used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and
  
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• AngelTrax Debuts New Driver Behavior Feature of MotoTrax

  24-02-2016 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AngelTrax, a mobile video surveillance provider, recently debuted a powerful new tool for fleets of any size - the new MotoTrax Driver Behavior feature, designed specifically to help fleet managers instantly identify their riskiest drivers in real time.Driver Behavior is the most advanced in an impressive array of features in MotoTrax, the AngelTrax online surveillance manager. This optional feature equips transportation directors with the data and analysis needed to pinpoint the drivers and beh
  
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• IWI US Expands U.S. Manufacturing to Include Barrel Production

  24-02-2016 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IWI US Inc., a subsidiary of Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Ltd., and producers of the 2014 American Rifleman "Rifle of the Year" TAVOR SAR, is now expanding its manufacturing capabilities by producing cold-hammer forged barrels for themselves and OEM customers in the United States.The IWI US barrel producing facility is using brand new GFM cold hammer forging machinery producing barrels with tighter tolerances than many currently on the market today, according to the company. Barrel blanks are
  
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• DNA Labs International Signs Laura Burgess Marketing for Public Relations and Marketing

  24-02-2016 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DNA Labs International, a specialist in forensic casework for law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and government forensic labs, announced today that Laura Burgess Marketing (LBM) will be providing public relations and marketing services to extend the brand across all channels. DNA Labs International is built on 30 years of hands-on crime lab experience to obtain the best results for their clients."DNA Labs International has been providing DNA analysis through service excellence for over 12 year
  
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• New Looseleaf Law Release Explores Close-Quarters Gun Fighting

  24-02-2016 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Looseleaf Law Publications has released gunFIGHT! An Integrated Approach to Shooting and Fighting in Close Quarters, a 200-page book authored by firearms and defensive tactics instructor Richard Nance. In addition to extensive police experience, Nance is an accomplished martial artist, widely published author, and a television personality.gunFIGHT! fills a critical gap in firearms training by exploring the area of fighting with a gun—either in your possession and drawn, in your possession
  
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• First Tactical's Hard Knuckle Glove Provides Solid Protection and Movement

  24-02-2016 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  First Tactical's Hard Knuckle glove is designed to be both reliable and durable, without giving up the mobility of lighter wear alternatives. The TPR knuckle design is isolated and hidden, allowing independent knuckle splay and rotation and providing amazing tactility while maintaining solid, reliable protection. Reinforced neoprene padding and TouchPoint fingertip design come together to give you a complete and functional tactical glove.These gloves are made with a machine washable goatskin pal
  
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• Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Denver Burglary, Shootout

  24-02-2016 01:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police in Denver say a suspect was killed and an officer shot while responding to reports of a burglary, reports the Associated Press.Police spokesman Doug Schepman says the female officer was hit in the foot and is expected to recover after the Monday shootout. Officers arrested one burglary suspect, while a second suspect ran to an intersection and exchanged gunfire with officers.Schepman says the suspect continued to run, carjacked a vehicle, and led police on a short chase before losing cont
  
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• Surfing the Digital Video Tsunami

  24-02-2016 01:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Short of TV and film production, law enforcement has become the most video intensive of all professions. Contemporary law enforcement agencies must cope with terabytes and even petabytes of digital video data from numerous sources, including officer-worn cameras, in-car video systems, interrogation room cameras, jail cameras, civilian smartphones, the surveillance systems of businesses, the anti-crime cameras of local governments, and footage from broadcast media.All of this video presents law e
  
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• Barricaded Suspect, Mutual Aid

  24-02-2016 01:04 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.SituationYou are on patrol when you get a call for assistance from the local PD in your jurisdiction. Apparently they have a "frequent flyer" who threatened his mother, took the phone away when s
  
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• Hospital to Pay $1M to Family of Eric Garner

  24-02-2016 00:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  The hospital center that dispatched paramedics and treated Eric Garner as he died after being placed into a chokehold by police has agreed to pay $1 million to the family, according to court records obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.The settlement with Richmond University Medical Center is confidential and wasn't part of the $5.9 million agreement announced by the city in July. But the figure was disclosed in court documents filed in Surrogate's Court on Staten Island that outline how the
  
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• Video: Officers Tried to Rescue Family Shooting Victims from House Fire

  24-02-2016 00:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Officers Tried to Rescue Family Shooting Victims from House FirePolice say five people, including a shooting suspect and child, have died in a family shooting in Phoenix on Tuesday morning, reports KSAZ.The Phoenix Police Department tells Fox 10 that the shooting happened near 51st Avenue and Cactus, and at some point the home was set on fire.Police have confirmed that the suspect and four others, including a 6-year-old girl, were killed in the shooting. The girl, who was transported to a
  
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