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• Lenco Introduces New BearCat X3 Light APC

  24-05-2016 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lenco Industries, a producer of tactical armored security vehicles, has introduced a new light APC. The BearCat X3 utilizes Lenco technology in a lightweight, modular variant that’s designed for Special Ops, Counter Terrorism, or Internal Security applications. The pickup-style APC is designed to provide up to BR7 Armor Protection with high ground clearance for aggressive off-road performance and excellent maneuverability.The BearCat X3 features a large rear bed with a cargo capacity of 70
  
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• Imtradex to Announce New Discreet Communication Tools for Law Enforcement

  24-05-2016 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Imtradex plans to unveil its new communications products that are specifically tailored to the requirements of the security industry and authorities.OnGuard-Solutions, a new product line, is used for communication with colleagues during covered or semi-covered service through a link between users and their mobile phones. One of the products in this line is the OnGuard BlueTalk Clear+, which will be introduced to the public for the first time. The OnGuard BlueTalk Clear+ allow
  
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• Video: NYPD vs. NYFD Charity Football Game Ends in Brawl

  24-05-2016 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: NYPD vs. NYFD Charity Football Game Ends in BrawlThe NYPD and FDNY have a long history of working together to save lives in New York City. But put them together on a field of play and all hell usually breaks loose.It happened again on Sunday, when the city's Bravest and Finest squared off in what was supposed to be a friendly charity football game at MCU Park on Coney Island. Instead, it turned into an all out brawl that resulted in some bloody faces, bruised knuckles and soaring testoste
  
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• Video: Florida Officers Escort Fallen Comrade's Daughter to Prom

  24-05-2016 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Florida Officers Escort Fallen Comrade's Daughter to PromThe daughter of a fallen Tarpon Springs, FL, police officer was escorted to her senior prom by several of his brothers in blue.Tarpon Springs Police Officer Charlie Kondek was killed in 2014 on what was supposed to be a routine call. His daughter, Aleena Kondek, had no idea the officers would be waiting to see her off to the prom, Saturday night.“It’s our responsibility and our honor to stand in for Charlie,” Maj.
  
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• Judge Called Future Massachusetts Cop Killer "Troubling" Then Set $500 Bail

  24-05-2016 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Clinton (MA) District Court judge declined to take Jorge Zambrano off the street in February — more than three months before police say he murdered Auburn police officer Ronald Tarentino — over the objections of a Worcester County assistant district attorney and despite what the judge himself described from the bench as a “troubling” history of violence towards police, a recording of the Feb. 10 proceeding reveals.“This is troubling. Authority means nothing to him
  
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• Dallas Police Having Trouble Filling Ranks

  24-05-2016 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dallas is an attractive city, and its skyline one of the best in the world.But, apparently, it's not attractive when it comes to recruiting police officers."It's getting to the point that it's critical," said Mike Mata, vice president of the Dallas Police Association, as the department struggles to hire.The last two academy classes have been canceled because there weren't enough applicants. Now it may have to be canceled a third time."When you are getting recruit classes that you aren't able to
  
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• Baltimore Prosecutor Under Fire for Losing Freddie Gray Cases

  24-05-2016 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With two trials and no convictions in the trials of Baltimore officers involved in the Freddie Gray case, critics say that the prosecution may have moved too fast in bringing charges against the officers involved."This speaks to the notion a lot of people had when this first happened, which is that it was a rush to judgment," former civil rights prosecutor David Weinstein told the Associated Press. "The state's attorney was trying to balance what she had with the public outcry and call to action
  
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• 2 FBI Agents Shot Serving Warrant Near Chicago, Suspect Found Dead

  24-05-2016 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two FBI agents serving an arrest warrant suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds Tuesday morning at a Park Forest, IL, home, and a suspect in the residence was found dead, according to the FBI.The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the dead man as Melvin Toran, 50, the Chicago Tribune reports.Toran was a reputed high-ranking member of the Black P Stone Nation street gang, according to a federal law enforcement source. FBI agents had gone to the home in the south suburb of Chic
  
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• Bicyclist Shoots California Officer in Torso, Suspect at Large

  24-05-2016 02:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A West Covina, CA, officer approached a man who was riding a bicycle Friday night when the man started shooting. The officer was struck in the torso but returned fire, officials said. It was unclear whether the suspect was wounded before he fled the scene and escaped. A multi-agency manhunt began immediately afterward.Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau continued the search Sunday for 47-year-old suspect Jose Luis Chavez, reports the San Gabriel V
  
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• Video: Cleveland Officer Gives His Pokemon Card Collection to Boy Who Had His Stolen

  24-05-2016 01:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Cleveland Officer Gives His Pokemon Card Collection to BoyA Cleveland police officer who had been collecting Pokemon cards since he was a child gave them all away to a boy who shares his passion for the game, reports WJW.This week, 9-year-old Bryce was walking to a friend’s house in the Slavic Village neighborhood of Cleveland, OH, to show off a binder holding his prized collection of Pokemon cards, when an older boy stole the binder right out of his hands.Cleveland police officers
  
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• Scenes from Police Week 2016

  24-05-2016 00:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Friday May 13 more than 20,000 people, including officers, survivors of fallen officers, and police supporters gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC, for the 28th annual Police Week Candlelight Vigil. Normally held in and around the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, this year’s vigil was held on the Mall in the shadow of the Washington Monument and with the Capitol Hill as a backdrop. Attendees said the location made the event even more emotional.POLICE Magazine sent
  
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• Louisiana to Pass 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill

  24-05-2016 00:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With the nationwide friction between the Black Lives Matter movement and supporters of law enforcement as a backdrop, Louisiana is set to approve a bill that would expand the state's hate-crimes statute to add the targeting of police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel.The bill, also known as the "Blue Lives Matter" bill, has passed both chambers of the Louisiana legislature and heads to Gov. John Bel Edwards' desk. Edwards intends to sign the bill soon, his press se
  
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• Amid heightened scrutiny, it's 'a precarious time' for US police chiefs - USA TODAY

  24-05-2016 00:02 via usatoday.com
  
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  Amid heightened scrutiny, it's 'a precarious time' for US police chiefs
  USA TODAY
  The list of local police chiefs recently ousted in the wake of personnel disputes or racially charged episodes involving officers' conduct is long — and getting longer. San Francisco Chief Greg Suhr, who resigned last week after the fatal police ...
  San Francisco Mayor fires Chief of Police after officer involved shootingHot Airall 26 news articles »
  
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