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• Investigation into Murder of French Police Couple Reveals Disturbing Details

  17-06-2016 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The killer who knifed to death two French police officials in their home this week, claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group, tracked the couple days before the gruesome murders and uploaded his claim of responsibility on the family computer, a judicial official said on Friday.As the investigation into the gruesome deaths on Monday advanced, France honored the couple, Commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, No. 2 officer in Mureaux, a hardscrabble town west of Paris, and Jessica Schneider, a pol
  
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• Defense Rests in Baltimore Officer Goodson's Trial in Freddie Gray Case

  17-06-2016 23:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Testimony concluded Friday in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. over the death of Freddie Gray, with the officer opting not to take the stand and the judge scheduling closing arguments for Monday, reports the Baltimore Sun.That puts the case, which carries the most serious charges any of the six officers face, on track for a verdict by midweek.The defense rested its case just before 11:30 a.m. Friday after brief testimony from Officer Edward Nero, who was acquitted of all
  
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• Video: Teen Who Rescued Philly Officer Graduates from Police Academy

  17-06-2016 22:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Teen Who Rescued Philly Officer Graduates from Police AcademyA 19-year-old man who rescued a Philadelphia police officer from a burning patrol car recently graduated from the Delaware County Police Academy. His chance encounter with Philadelphia Police Officer Matt Kimsey led him to seek a career in law enforcement.Their paths crossed when Officer Kimsey found himself trapped in his patrol vehicle, which was on fire, and Chambers, then a volunteer firefighter, pulled him to safety, report
  
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• Budget Proposal Holds San Francisco PD Funding Hostage Until Reforms Happen

  17-06-2016 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  'Reform or don't get paid' is the message Supervisor John Avalos is sending to the San Francisco Police Department as part of the Board of Supervisors' review of Mayor Ed Lee's $9.6 billion budget proposal, which began Thursday, reports the San Francisco Examiner.On Friday, Avalos will ask the five-member board Budget and Finance Committee to support placing on reserve $200 million of the San Francisco Police Department's salary budget. Avalos said that would leave the department with enough fun
  
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• Suspect in British MP Jo Cox Slaying a Longtime Neo-Nazi Supporter

  17-06-2016 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The man suspected of killing British lawmaker Jo Cox was a longtime supporter of a U.S.-based. neo-Nazi organization, according to a watchdog group that tracks extremists, reports ABC News.Cox, a British Member of Parliament (MP) and mother of two, was killed in a shooting and stabbing midday Thursday after a town hall meeting in West Yorkshire, England.She was an MP for the Labour Party. Cox, 41, was campaigning for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union and was known for her work o
  
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• Active Shooter Incidents Continue to Rise, New FBI Data Show

  17-06-2016 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Active shooter incidents in the United States continue to rise in frequency, with new FBI statistics showing the highest average of incidents ever in a two-year period, reports ABC News.The release Wednesday of the FBI's latest review of active shooter incidents came just three days after the worst mass shooting in American history, when a 29-year-old Florida man, identified by authorities as Omar Mateen, opened fire in an Orlando nightclub frequented by members of the gay community, killing 49
  
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• Video: NYC Names Intersection for Officer Who Founded LGBT Group

  17-06-2016 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: NYC Names Intersection for Officer Who Founded LGBT GroupA New York City intersection was renamed on Friday for a police sergeant who formed the first lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender police fraternal organization, reports WPIX.Sergeant Charles H. Cochrane Way was unveiled Friday in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood. Cochrane is believed to have been the first New York City police officer to come out as openly gay in 1981.He founded the Gay Officers Action League a year la
  
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• New Lightweight Havis Touch Screen Display to be Introduced at the 2016 Police Security Expo

  17-06-2016 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Havis Inc., a leading manufacturer of mobile office solutions for public safety, public works, government agencies and mobile professionals, will introduce a new lightweight touch screen display that mounts directly to a vehicle’s dash panel. The new space-saving display functions as an external monitor and provides the option of docking and mounting computing devices in the trunk to maximize space and create a  comfortable work environment inside the cabin.Havis will introduce the ne
  
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• Amazon Web Services Signs CJIS Agreement with the State of Colorado

  17-06-2016 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced it has signed a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) agreement with the State of Colorado. Colorado is the latest CJIS agreement AWS has signed, on the heels of CJIS agreements with the California Department of Justice and the State of Minnesota.AWS says with this CJIS agreement, law enforcement throughout the State of Colorado can leverage cloud technology in ways that increase IT and data security, improve operational efficiencies, and provide ac
  
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• 32 agencies Purchase Spillman, 68 Expand Systems in First Quarter of 2016

  17-06-2016 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thirty-two public safety and private security agencies chose Spillman Technologies as their new software vendor during the first quarter of 2016, bringing Spillman’s total customer count to nearly 1,700 agencies across the United States. In addition to these new agencies, 68 existing Spillman customers expanded their current systems by purchasing additional software modules.In Wisconsin, the Sturgeon Bay Police Department added three modules to its Spillman Flex system: Mobile Field Report
  
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• Tennessee Deputy Dies of Complications from 2015 Crash Injuries

  17-06-2016 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Jackson County (TN) Sheriff’s Office deputy died on Wednesday from complications related to a car crash, reports WSMV.Dep. Zachary Larnerd died from an infection and a heart attack due to injuries he received in responding to a domestic call in 2015 when he was an officer with the Gainesboro (TN) Police Department.Despite being thrown 17 feet from the car, he was able to radio for help.The deputy is the son of Gainesboro Police Chief Rick Larnerd. 
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