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• Ohio Motor Officer Killed in Training Exercise Crash

  19-05-2016 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An on-duty Hilliard, OH, police officer was killed in a fatal accident Thursday near the intersection of 270 and 161 close to Strawberry Farms. Officials from the Columbus Fire Department confirmed that the accident was fatal, reports WSYX.On its Twitter account, the Hilliard Police Department said the as yet unidentified officer "died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash as part of a training exercise.""I have heard that one of our motorcycle officers was involved in a fatal accident,"
  
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• California State Senate Approves Sweeping New Gun Control Laws

  19-05-2016 23:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The state Senate on Thursday approved sweeping new restrictions on using guns in California in response to the December mass shooting by two terrorists that left 14 dead in San Bernardino, reports the Los Angeles Times.Lawmakers approved 11 bills including measures mandating background checks for Californians buying ammunition and outlawing the manufacture and sale of semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines.The bills, which next go to the Assembly for consideration, represent the most amb
  
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• Phoenix Officer Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Shooting

  19-05-2016 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Phoenix police officer who was shot by a suspect on Wednesday has died, authorities said.Officer David Glasser was responding to an emergency call near 51st Avenue and Baseline Road when he was shot by a suspect who was sitting in a vehicle in front of a home, reports KTAR.The suspect, who was allegedly stealing guns from his father, was killed by police.Glasser, a Phoenix native, was with the department for 12 years. He had a wife and two children. 
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• Georgia Officer Comforts Toddler Alone in the Hospital, Photo Goes Viral

  19-05-2016 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A toddler found wandering a Georgia street alone last week screamed and sobbed while being examined in the hospital emergency room. That was until the scared 16-month-old boy found comfort in the arms of a police officer, reports the Today show.Officer James Hurst scooped the boy into his arms to comfort him and he quickly fell asleep, snoozing on the officer's chest for nearly an hour. The tender moment was caught in a photo that is drawing heaps of online praise.Hurst, a father of two who has
  
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• FLEOA Supports Booker Bill for Equitable Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits

  19-05-2016 21:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today, Senator Corey Book (D-NJ) introduced the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would amend the definition of "law enforcement officer" to encompass all law enforcement employees whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the U.S., including uniformed officers from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department.In response, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
  
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• Protect What Protects You With a First Tactical Pistol Sleeve

  19-05-2016 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  First Tactical’s Pistol Sleeve is designed to provide safe and convenient transportation for your pistol. The inside of the Sleeve features a padded slash pocket and a hook/loop platform with five integrated loop elastic slots for pistol mags while securing a pistol safely in a slash pocket away from the compartmentalized organizer. The exterior uses 10mm closed cell foam to ensure that your arms are protected and within reach at all times. Like a majority of First Tactical’s sl
  
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• California Sheriff's Department Expands Facial Recognition Program to 500 Officers

  19-05-2016 18:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vigilant Solutions announced today that the Sacramento County (CA) Sheriff's Department is expanding the use of its FaceSearch facial recognition solution to approximately 500 agency users based on its success over the past year in a pilot operation."We are deploying facial recognition to approximately 500 officers here at Sacramento County Sheriff's Department," states Sergeant Kyle Hoertsch. "Over the past year we have made as many as 35 criminal identifications resulting from its use. Two not
  
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