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• Cleveland Police in Riot Gear Won't Wear Body Cameras During RNC

  31-05-2016 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Many Cleveland police officers will not be wearing body cameras if protests turn violent during the Republican National Convention in July, officials said.Police officials have told officers that a host of logistical issues, including an inability to attach the cameras to police riot gear, means officers will not be able to wear the devices, reports the Plain Dealer.The department says officers will use other methods to record police interactions with protesters and the public during the convent
  
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• Video: Georgia Deputy Shot in the Face, Suspect Denied Bond

  31-05-2016 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Georgia Deputy Shot in the Face, Suspect Denied BondA Harris County, GA, Sheriff's deputy was shot in the head early Saturday evening during a traffic stop. He is in much-improved condition but still in the hospital after surgery.Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley said that Deputy Jamie White is surrounded by family and friends and "is doing much better" and is out of ICU, but there is a possibility he may lose sight in his left eye, reports WTVM.White suffered a single shot to the face, a
  
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• Florida Officers Find Alligators Eating Dead Body

  31-05-2016 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Investigators from the Davie (FL) Police Department returned to a scene at the edge of the Everglades on Tuesday – the place where a body was found being eaten by two alligators, reports the Sun Sentinel.Officers were searching the canal bank for any clues that could lead to the identity of the person, or help determine how the person got there, said Davie Police Capt. Dale Engle."We are treating this as a homicide until we find otherwise," said Engle.The alligators are not suspected of ki
  
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• Public Safety Agencies Choosing IPT Radio Batteries

  31-05-2016 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Impact Power Technologies (IPT) announced that eight police departments and six university campuses are among those who have decided to use the company's  LifeSaver Series Batteries to maximize their land mobile radios' performance.In most incidents, this story began several years ago when these agencies determined they would benefit from more efficient radio batteries. They made a decision to try replacing the OE batteries in some of their radios with a longer lasting Lithium Polymer alter
  
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