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• Video: Wild Car Chase in California Rain Includes 'Doughnuts' and a TMZ Tour Bus

  08-04-2016 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Wild Car Chase in California Rain Includes 'Doughnuts,' Hugs, and a TMZ Tour BusA combination of rainy weather and a high-speed chase produced a bizarre image in the annals of televised pursuits: The suspects doing 'doughnuts' on live television and later nearly being blocked by a TMZ tour bus in Los Angeles.The suspects, driving in a Ford Mustang convertible with the roof down, led police on a chase from the Cerritos area into downtown Los Angeles and eventually to Hollywood, reports th
  
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• Police: Homeowner shoots, kills intruder in south Fulton County - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  08-04-2016 21:55
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Police: Homeowner shoots, kills intruder in south Fulton County
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  The Fulton Medical Examiner's office identified the dead intruder as 35-year-old Marquis Jackson of Atlanta. Cinnabon to Chick-fil-A: The flavor chase is on. Free access to myAJC for AJC subscribers. Explore ...and more »
  

• Video: California Motor Officer Injured in Hit and Run, Suspect Arrested

  08-04-2016 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: California Motor Officer Injured in Hit and Run, Suspect ArrestedA California officer was injured in a hit-and-run accident on Interstate 80 when he stopped to help the driver of a disabled vehicle and was run over. The officer has been identified as Michael Ericson, California Highway Patrol officials said.Ericson has served with the CHP for 17 years, reports KXTV.The driver of the disabled truck backed up after Ericson tried to help him, intentionally hitting the officer, said CHP spoke
  
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• IACP Releases New Report on Citation in Lieu of Arrest

  08-04-2016 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) released Citation in Lieu of Arrest: Examining Law Enforcement's Use of Citation Across the United States — a comprehensive report documenting law enforcement's current use of citation in lieu of arrest.Supported by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, research was conducted to provide the law enforcement community and other criminal justice stakeholders with a reference point for information about citation practices around t
  
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• Mom, friend arrested after police find drugs in hotel room with 11-day-old boy - Fox 59

  08-04-2016 21:26
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  Mom, friend arrested after police find drugs in hotel room with 11-day-old boy
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  MUNCIE, Ind. (April 8, 2016)-- A mother and her friend were arrested by police after officers found drugs inside a Muncie hotel room. One of the women had her 11-day-old son with her. Police arrested Stephanie Hollingsworth, 24, of Kokomo, and ...and more »
  

• Police Product Test: First Tactical Tactix BDU Pants and Shirt and 8" Boot

  08-04-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Quality uniforms and duty clothing are hard to come by in our line of work. If you go cheap, most often you'll know it as you're dropping a worn-out pair of pants into the trash only a few months after you bought them. That doesn't mean there aren't a few companies out there trying to buck the system. First Tactical is a relatively new company offering a solid line of duty-grade uniforms and utility clothing made to take a beating but not beat up your wallet. The company's Tactix BDU shirt and p
  
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• Video: Two Killed in Shooting at Air Force Base in Texas

  08-04-2016 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Two Killed in Shooting at Air Force Base in TexasAn airman killed his commander before apparently turning the gun on himself, sparking a lockdown at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas Friday, a senior U.S. official told The Associated Press.The shooting was not an act of terrorism, an FBI investigator said, reports Fox News.The two men were found dead in an office in Forbes Hall on the base's Medina Annex, Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert D. LaBrutta reported. He added that teams found t
  
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• You Have the Right to Remain Vocal

  08-04-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution, they didn't exclude law enforcement officers from the right to free speech. So we do not have to remain silent while the fringe voices a cacophony of anti-police rhetoric. In particular, when celebrities from stage-left attempt to diminish the integrity of all who serve in the thin blue line, we have the right to respond. We are held accountable for our words and actions, and so should those who seek to bash cops.Which brings me to the recent a
  
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• Study Shows 91% of Sexual Assaults in Texas Go Unreported to Police

  08-04-2016 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  More than 400,000 Texans are sexually assaulted every year, and nearly 91% of the assaults go unreported to police, according to a University of Texas at Austin report.The study was presented at the 11th Annual Conference on Crimes Against Women in Dallas. The three-day conference concentrates on domestic violence, sex trafficking, sexual assault, and stalking, reports the Dallas Morning News.Since 2003, the rate of sexual assault has increased, while the number of people reporting the crime to
  
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• New Plastic Armor Lighter than Kevlar, Provides Same Protection

  08-04-2016 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lightweight plastic body armor will replace Kevlar-based protective equipment used by U.S. troops in 2019, reports Military.com.The new Torso and Extremities Protection system, which has been undergoing field testing at bases across the U.S., weighs about 23 pounds — 25% lighter than gear worn today, said Lt. Col. Kathy Brown, a program manager for Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment at Program Executive Office Soldier.It's unclear exactly how much the new gear will cost; however,
  
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• SF police shooting unfolded in 30 seconds, video shows - SFGate

  08-04-2016 20:34
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  SF police shooting unfolded in 30 seconds, video shows
  SFGate
  Two San Francisco police officers who killed a homeless man they say charged at them with a knife in the Mission District advanced on the man quickly, firing four beanbags and then seven bullets at him within 30 seconds of stepping out of their patrol ...and more »
  

• Oklahoma Officer Injured After Round Discharges in Ammo Bag

  08-04-2016 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Tulsa police officer suffered a minor injury after a round discharged inside an ammunition bag that had been dropped Wednesday morning, reports Tulsa World.The property-recovery officer was carrying a bag containing ammo that fell to the floor at Tulsa Police Department's Gilcrease Division shortly after 8 a.m., spokesman Leland Ashley said. A round inside the bag discharged when it hit the ground."We're not sure how, but it fired," Ashley said. "I'm guessing the primer was probably hit when i
  
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• Can We Minimize K-9 Deaths?

  08-04-2016 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In 2015, 27 police dogs were killed on duty, compared to an average of 10 dogs killed each year 15 years ago. This year, eight police K-9s were killed in January alone."Police violence is on the increase it seems, and there is more anger toward police. Perhaps some of this is manifesting itself in violence toward the police service dog," says Dr. David "Lou" Ferland, a retired police chief, longtime K-9 handler and trainer, and current executive director of the United States Police Canine Associ
  
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• Protecting and Serving on Two Wheels

  08-04-2016 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It would be hard to come up with an area of the country that presents more of a difficult year-round operating environment for motorcycle officers than Las Vegas. Traffic throughout the area is bad and on the Strip and downtown it sometimes doesn't move at all. Tourists are in town to have a good time, which often means more than a few intoxicating beverages and that means drunk driving.And then there's the weather. Vegas Metro motor officers are on patrol 24/7, 365 days per year, regardless of
  
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• Police nab homeless teen in on-campus killing of University of Texas freshman - Fox News

  08-04-2016 19:18
  Fox News
  Police nab homeless teen in on-campus killing of University of Texas freshman
  Fox News
  A 17-year-old homeless man has been charged in the “horrific” murder of a University of Texas freshman dance student whose body was found in a creek on campus, officials confirmed Friday. Meechaiel Criner was charged with first degree murder in the ...
  Police share video of suspect in homicide of a freshman dance major at UT AustinWashington Post
  Teen suspect held in University of Te
  

• Video: Race Car Driver Unveils Tribute to Fallen Omaha Officer Kerrie Orozco

  08-04-2016 19:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Race Car Driver Unveils Tribute to Fallen Omaha Officer Kerrie OrozcoDriver Jim Cahill's four-cylinder, front-wheel-drive Chevrolet Cobalt will bear a large portrait of Omaha Police Officer Kerrie Orozco on its hood while kicking up dust in the sport compact class on the dirt tracks of I-80 Speedway and Eagle Raceway this season. The car is also emblazoned with the logos "Support Blue" and "Kerrie On," reports Omaha.com."I wanted to bring attention to the Support Blue campaign and in part
  
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• Chicago aviation police chief resigns - CNN International

  08-04-2016 19:07
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  Chicago aviation police chief resigns
  CNN International
  (CNN) The embattled police chief who oversees aviation officers at Chicago's two airports is stepping down. Richard Edgeworth, the subject of a CNN investigation into why his officers could not carry guns or respond to an active shooter, will leave the ...and more »
  

• Two High-Ranking NYPD Officers Stripped of Guns and Badges Amid FBI Probe

  08-04-2016 02:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two high-ranking NYPD officials have been stripped of their guns and badges Thursday morning amid an FBI probe of suspected corruption in the department, reports the New York Post.Deputy NYPD Inspector James Grant, commander of the Upper East Side's 19th Precinct, and Deputy Housing Chief Michael Harrington were placed on modified duty and transferred, Police Commissioner William Bratton announced."This is not a particularly good day for the department," Bratton said at a press conference.The ac
  
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• Video: Phoenix PD Submitting Fewer Felony Cases to County, Cause Disputed

  08-04-2016 01:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Phoenix PD Submitting Fewer Felony Cases to County, Cause DisputedThe Phoenix Police Department has had a significant drop in felony cases submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in recent months, according to data obtained by ABC15.From October of 2015 through February of 2016, Phoenix police submitted 25% fewer cases to county prosecutors compared to the same time period one year earlier.In total cases, the decrease equates to nearly 1,600 felonies.Recently, the number of mis
  
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• Man Convicted of Killing NYPD Officer in 1981 Dies in Jail

  08-04-2016 01:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  A convicted cop-killing militant who went to jail for gunning down two NYPD officers on a Queens street in 1981, has died, officials said Monday.Abdul Majid, 65, who was serving a 25-years-to-life sentence at the upstate Five Points Correctional Facility, died in a hospital over the weekend, according to a correction department spokesman, reports the New York Daily News.A spokesman for the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's office said Majid died of natural causes — acute cholecystitis, wh
  
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• Illinois Officer Shot in Head Improving, Moved to Rehab Facility

  08-04-2016 01:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Park Forest (IL) Police Department posted on its Facebook page Wednesday an encouraging update on the condition of Officer Timothy Jones, who was severely wounded investigating a break-in last month:Officer Timothy Jones, who was critically wounded in the line-of-duty on Saturday, March 19, 2016 after suffering gunshot wounds while attempting to take a suspect into custody, has been released from the Intensive Care Unit of Advocate Christ Medical Center and has been transported to a rehabili
  
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• How To Motivate Law Enforcement Officers

  08-04-2016 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With the challenges facing our country, highly motivated law enforcement officers and respected law enforcement agencies are needed now more than ever in our communities. Motivated officers with strong ethics are the most important elements in the long-term success of a law enforcement agency. Properly motivated officers are critical to ensuring a safe community and a respected agency.The individual officer's productivity is key to the effectiveness of American law enforcement. Most municipal an
  
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• Video: Tennessee Trooper Assaulted During Traffic Stop, Video Goes Viral

  08-04-2016 01:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Tennessee Trooper Assaulted During Traffic Stop, Video Goes ViralA man punched a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Friday night during a traffic stop, and many on Facebook are using video of the incident to promote support for law enforcement.Trooper William Matsunaga pulled over a vehicle and was in the middle of conducting a sobriety test with the driver on Demonbreun in Nashville, TN. Witnesses noticed the passenger in the car, David Snodgrass, seemed unruly and would not stay in the ve
  
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• Community Caretaking Searches

  08-04-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Many of us do not know the names of our next door neighbors. Because of this, tasks that neighbors, friends, or relatives may have performed in the past now fall to the police."(People v. Ray, 21 Cal.4th (1999))It's 0200 hours on a hot August night. You are at an apartment fourplex on a loud noise complaint. As you walk up the stairs in an attempt to determine the location of the noise, you observe an open door. It's completely quiet.As you illuminate the apartment's interior with your flashligh
  
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• Ohio Police Cadet Injured in Gun-Training Shooting

  08-04-2016 00:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
   http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2016/04/07/Police-cadet-injured-in-gun-training-exercise.htmlA police cadet in Napoleon, OH, was critically injured after being accidentally shot in the back by one of his classmates on a shooting range, reports the Toledo Blade."[The shooter] was very, very, very emotional and upset," Henry County Sheriff Michael Bodenbender said Wednesday. "He was very distraught."The victim of the shooting, which occurred at a city-owned firing range Tuesday night,
  
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• Gallatin police release graphic video of officer shooting woman with ax - The Tennessean

  08-04-2016 00:47
  The Tennessean
  Gallatin police release graphic video of officer shooting woman with ax
  The Tennessean
  New police surveillance video released Thursday shows a Gallatin police officer shooting a woman who police say attacked a Sumner County sheriff's deputy with an ax. In the video, which was captured from a camera on officer James Spray's vest as well ...
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  Police release video of Tennessee officer fatally shooting wo
  

• Enhancing Judicial Security

  08-04-2016 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last month a bomb exploded in the driveway of an Indiana judge's home. It was just one of the many attempts to intimidate or harm a judge that occurs each year. This is why New Jersey has developed a new approach to judicial security that could be a model for the rest of the country. In February of 2015, courthouse managers and law enforcement officers from all 21 sheriff's offices and other agencies in the Garden State attended the inaugural New Jersey Judiciary Security Management Respons
  
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• Gaining Compliance with Targeted Pressure

  08-04-2016 00:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There are many techniques and tactics law enforcement officers can use to gain compliance from resisting suspects. Some of these techniques require the use of the many tools on your duty belt. But there are situations where empty-handed techniques can be just as effective.One empty-handed technique that some officers seem to have forgotten is the application of pressure to certain sensitive areas of a suspect's body to gain compliance. Pressure point techniques have been taught in police work fo
  
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