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• Florida Shelter Dog Trained to Sniff Out Child Porn

  22-04-2016 23:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A former shelter dog is now fighting crime and stopping child predators in Manatee County, FL. Sheriff’s deputies added a shelter dog named Gia to their K-9 unit.She’s trained to find hidden computer hard drives, flash drives and SD cards that may contain child porn. Pedophiles often stash away these incriminating devices, and Gia’s one of a handful of dogs in the entire world that’s trained to find them, WFLA TV reports.“She’s like using a flashlight in a dar
  
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• Digital Data Security Expert Answers Officers' Questions About CJIS Requirements and the Cloud

  22-04-2016 23:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Data management and data security for law enforcement agencies is becoming more and more complicated and many officers have questions and concerns.That's why former Maryland State Police First Sgt. Mark Rivera is making himself available to answer questions posed by the readers of PoliceMag.com through the "Ask the Expert" feature on the site. Rivera now serves as CJIS security compliance officer with Vigilant Solutions, and he holds a master's of science degree in management from the Johns Hopk
  
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• Video: Footage of Fallen Oregon Officer's Fatal Shooting Released

  22-04-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Footage of Fallen Oregon Officer's Fatal Shooting Released Police body camera footage released Thursday shows the brief confrontation in February between a Seaside, OR, police sergeant and his attacker that ended in both their deaths as it quickly devolved into chaos and gunfire.Sgt. Jason Goodding and Officer David Davidson appear to be caught off-guard when a single shot rings out as they tried to take Phillip Ferry into custody outside a restaurant in downtown Seaside on
  
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• Video: Florida Officer's Retired Police Dog Tangles with Alligator

  22-04-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Florida Officer's Retired Police Dog Tangles with AlligatorSt. Petersburg, FL, Police Officer Chris Leister was busy taking down a basketball hoop when he heard a tussle by the water behind his Palmetto home.It was Tuesday afternoon and Arek, a retired Palmetto police dog who was Leister's partner on the Palmetto Police Department and is now Leister’s pet, had been running around the yard with a toy and vanished behind a bush. It was out of character for Arek, who isn’t a big
  
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• Video: FBI Paid More Than $1.3 Million to Crack Terrorist's iPhone

  22-04-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: FBI Paid More Than $1.3 Million to Crack Terrorist's iPhoneThe FBI paid at least $1.3 million dollars for the tool that allowed it to break into the iPhone 5 used by San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook, agency director James Comey said Thursday.Asked how much it cost to buy the hacking tool, Comey told attendees at the Aspen Security Forum in London it was more than he will be paid in the remainder of his job, which is 7 years and 4 months. Comey make
  
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• Video: 7 Killed "Execution Style" in Southern Ohio

  22-04-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 7 Killed "Execution Style" in Southern OhioPolice responded Friday to multiple scenes in Pike County, OH, where at least eight people were found dead.Law enforcement sources say there are a total of four scenes near Piketon, Ohio along Union Hill Road. The Ohio Attorney General's office said seven of the victims were shot execution-style, WCMH TV reports.An eighth body was discovered just before 2pm Friday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine told WLW radio, adding that&
  
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• New Jersey Law Requiring Police-Car Cameras Ruled Unconstitutional

  22-04-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 2014 law requiring all New Jersey municipalities to outfit new police patrol cars with dashboard cameras is unconstitutional because it does not provide an adequate funding source, a state board ruled Wednesday.The ruling by the Council on Local Mandates on a challenge brought by Deptford Township, Gloucester County, could relieve stress on municipal budgets across the state. The council did not weigh in on the merits of the politically charged debate over the utility of dashboard and body cam
  
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• Police Commissioner receives North Perth sex attack tip-off during 6PR radio gig - WA today

  22-04-2016 05:49
  
  WA today
  Police Commissioner receives North Perth sex attack tip-off during 6PR radio gig
  WA today
  Police searching a home in North Perth over a child sex attack may have been acting on a tip-off given directly to the Police Commissioner himself during a radio interview on Thursday morning. Detectives and forensic officers cordoned off a house three ...and more »
  
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• Police dog shot dead at New Zealand gun siege - The Guardian

  22-04-2016 05:28
  
  The Guardian
  Police dog shot dead at New Zealand gun siege
  The Guardian
  A siege was under way in Wellington after a man shot and killed a police dog. Photograph: Alan Gibson/AP. Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin. @EleanorAingeRoy. Thursday 21 April 2016 23.28 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...
  Hunt for armed offender in Porirua, after police dog shot dead and officer injuredStuff.co.nz
  'Close-knit family': Shot police dog's handler supported as manhunt
  
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• Police seek man accused of assaulting woman outside North Park restroom - WPXI Pittsburgh

  22-04-2016 05:10
  
  WPXI Pittsburgh
  Police seek man accused of assaulting woman outside North Park restroom
  WPXI Pittsburgh
  Allegheny County police officers are looking for the man who beat up a woman as she walked out of a restroom in North Park Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Officers responded to North Park after receiving a report that someone had been physically ...and more »
  
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• Virginia Police: Remains Likely Those of Missing Firefighter - ABC News

  22-04-2016 04:26
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  Virginia Police: Remains Likely Those of Missing Firefighter
  ABC News
  Female remains found Thursday in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park are likely those of a paramedic-firefighter who disappeared a week ago, Virginia State Police said. Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said in an email late Thursday that troopers have ...
  Police: Body of missing Va. missing firefighter found at Shenandoah National ParkFOX 5 DC
  Police, family believe body found is that of missing firefighterWTOP
  
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• Man with knife shot, killed by Everett police - WCVB Boston

  22-04-2016 03:50
  
  WCVB Boston
  Man with knife shot, killed by Everett police
  WCVB Boston
  EVERETT, Mass. —Everett police shot and killed a man armed with a knife who lunged at police, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office said. Police said they received a report that a man was harassing pedestrians in front of 432 Chelsea St ...and more »
  
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• Town's Entire Police Force Quits - CBS Local

  22-04-2016 03:05
  
  CBS Local
  Town's Entire Police Force Quits
  CBS Local
  GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, Colo. (CBS4)– A small town in Colorado is without a police force after all the officers quit. The Green Mountain Falls police chief announced his resignation and three other officers in the department followed his lead.and more »
  
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• Police: Baby dies after being left in car; boyfriend of mother arrested - WJLA

  22-04-2016 02:33
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  Police: Baby dies after being left in car; boyfriend of mother arrested
  WJLA
  Police: 2-year-old found dead after caregiver forgets child in back of car. (ABC7 photo). 0shares. tweet now! 0shares. tweet now! More Media. Police: 2-year-old found dead after caregiver forgets child in back of car. (Brianne Carter, ABC7). Police: 2 ...and more »
  
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• Massive police bust targets Fresno gang, mostly for financial & sex crimes - KFSN-TV

  22-04-2016 02:30
  
  KFSN-TV
  Massive police bust targets Fresno gang, mostly for financial & sex crimes
  KFSN-TV
  A massive and mostly secretive operation has taken down one of Fresno's most powerful gangs. (KFSN). Embed. <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc30.com/video/embed/?pid=1303628" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>. KFSN.and more »
  
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• Disabled man dies after police encounter - WUSA9.com

  22-04-2016 02:17
  
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  Disabled man dies after police encounter
  WUSA9.com
  ANNADALE, Va. (WUSA9) -- Several investigations are underway into the death of a disabled man who died after a scuffle with a Fairfax County police officer on Wednesday. The altercation happened in Annandale near Round Tree Park. "This kind of thing ...
  Disabled Man Dies After Struggle With Officers in Fairfax County, Police SayNBC4 Washingtonall 38 news articles »
  
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• US|Rahm Emanuel Unveils Changes for Chicago Police but Ignores Much of Panel's Advice - New York Times

  22-04-2016 02:13
  New York Times
  US|Rahm Emanuel Unveils Changes for Chicago Police but Ignores Much of Panel's Advice
  New York Times
  Mayor Rahm Emanuel last week during a Chicago City Council meeting where Eddie Johnson was confirmed as the city's police superintendent. Credit Joshua Lott for The New York Times. CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on Thursday for better ...
  Mayor: Chicago to immediately adopt some police reform recommendationsUSA TODAY
  Chicago to Implement Some—But Not All&mdas
  
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• Police raid 2 Oswego County homes, seize meth and arrest 3 people - Syracuse.com

  22-04-2016 01:29
  
  Police raid 2 Oswego County homes, seize meth and arrest 3 people
  Syracuse.com
  CONSTANTIA, N.Y. -- Police raided two homes Wednesday morning in Oswego County, arresting three people and seizing drugs and materials used for methamphetamine labs. Around 5:50 a.m. investigators from the Oswego County Drug Task Force, the ...and more »
  
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• Harford Sheriff's deputies shoot off-duty Baltimore County police in standoff Thursday - Baltimore Sun

  22-04-2016 00:43
  
  Baltimore Sun
  Harford Sheriff's deputies shoot off-duty Baltimore County police in standoff Thursday
  Baltimore Sun
  A 42-year-old man, who has been identified as an officer with the Baltimore County Police Department, was shot by Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies. (MATT BUTTON | AEGIS STAFF / Baltimore Sun). Erika ButlerContact ReporterThe Aegis. Shooting ...and more »
  
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• Police, city officials will give Portland drivers a crosswalk test - OregonLive.com

  22-04-2016 00:20
  
  OregonLive.com
  Police, city officials will give Portland drivers a crosswalk test
  OregonLive.com
  The Portland Bureau of Transportation and police officers will be testing drivers in Southeast Portland next week to see if they're stopping for pedestrians. Every intersection on every Oregon road is a legal crosswalk under state law whether it's ...and more »
  
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• Texas Officer Donates Kidney to Fellow Officer

  22-04-2016 00:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For 15 years, Coppell Police Officer Jim Turner has patrolled streets, ready for unexpected criminal threats.A year ago, however, he learned that the greatest threat to his life was medical.Kidney failure put him on dialysis, the Dallas Morning News reports.Fortunately for Turner, fellow Coppell Police Officer Peter Dirks wound up being a perfect match for organ donation and has agreed to give his kidney to his brother in blue."He’s not even my best friend, and he’s not even my famil
  
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• Mayor Says Chicago to Immediately Implement Some Police Bias Task Force Reforms

  22-04-2016 00:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday that Chicago will immediately implement about one-third of the recommendations from a scathing police accountability task force report that charged the nation's second-largest police department was beset by systemic racism.Emanuel, however, stopped well short of embracing all of the more than 100 recommendations offered by the task force last week. Emanuel impaneled the group in the midst of angry protests late last year fo
  
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• Los Angeles to Fund Police Body Camera Program but Council Wants Review of Selection Process

  22-04-2016 00:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Los Angeles City Council agreed Tuesday to fund LAPD's body camera deployment. However, at least one councilman is requesting a formal review of the process to determine whether the Police Department selected the best product at the best price.Councilman Mitch Englander's motion took a step back from his call last week for the LAPD to restart the vendor selection process and accept new bids.That proposal prompted an awkward back-and-forth between Englander and other city officials, including
  
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• 6 Arrested in Freddie Gray Riots Sue Baltimore PD

  22-04-2016 00:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Six men arrested during the unrest prompted by Freddie Gray's death in police custody sued the Baltimore Police Department, the state and more than a dozen officers Tuesday, alleging that they were beaten, abused and deprived of their constitutionally protected right to protest.The lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the department, the state of Maryland and 22 police officers, as well as former police chief Anthony Batts, who was fired last July and heavily criticized for his response to the unre
  
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• Police: 16-year-old girl dead after fight at high school - STLtoday.com

  22-04-2016 00:03
  
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  Police: 16-year-old girl dead after fight at high school
  STLtoday.com
  A student cries in front of Howard High School of Technology on Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Wilmington, Del. A city official said a student has died after a confrontation inside the school. (Suchat Pederson/The Wilmington News-Journal via AP) NO SALES; ...
  Police: 16-year-old girl dead after fight at Delaware high schoolHonolulu Star-Advertiserall 87 news articles »
  
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