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• Ohio Department May Drop Use of Helicopter

  26-05-2016 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Toledo (OH) Police Department is considering "getting out of the helicopter business" if it can't find grant money to cover the cost of an upcoming mandatory factory overhaul of its helicopter, Chief George Kral said.The chief said he is looking for grant money for that $300,000 expense that will soon come due. Without such grant money, the police bird could be grounded, he said.Toledo bought the Robinson R44 helicopter in 2001 for the department's aviation unit, which was organized that yea
  
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• Bill to Enhance Retirement Benefits for Federal LEOs Introduced

  26-05-2016 23:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Legislation introduced last week would ensure all federal law enforcement officers receive enhanced retirement benefits, reports FedAgent.com.Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) introduced the Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act (S. 2946).According to the senators, certain federal law enforcement officers are not eligible for enhanced benefits even though they perform the same tasks as other law enforcement officers – an imbalance the legislation is designed to rectify
  
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• Video: Albuquerque Officers Injured at Anti-Trump Protest

  26-05-2016 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Albuquerque Officers Injured at Anti-Trump Protest"Several" officers were injured after being hit by rocks, and at least one person was arrested in Albuquerque on Tuesday after protests near a Donald Trump event turned violent, according to authorities.Police threw smoke devices and used what appeared to be pepper spray on crowds, officials said.At around 8 p.m., protesters opposed to the presumptive GOP nominee rushed past a barricade and officers in riot gear were called in to block the
  
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