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• Texas Corrections Officer Killed by Inmate at Maximum Security Prison

  20-07-2016 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An inmate who worked in the kitchen area of the French Robertson Unit 10 miles northeast of Abilene, TX, killed correctional officer Mari Johnson, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in a statement Monday.Inmate Dillion Gage Compton, 21, attacked Johnson when she entered a storage area, according to the department. Johnson, 55, was found unresponsive early Saturday and later pronounced dead. She began working for the department in 2009, reports the Texas Tribune.Compton is serv
  
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• Havis Releases Professional Installation and Upfit Guide for Fleet Mobility

  20-07-2016 20:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Havis Inc., known for designing and manufacturing computer docking and equipment mounting solutions for mobile applications, participates in producing whitepapers intended to provide facts, figures, and interesting perspectives in order to assist readers in making educated and informed business decisions in their role.Havis has released a new whitepaper to guide fleet managers through the process of upfitting and installing in-vehicle equipment to maximize driver comfort and safety, and increase
  
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• Sugar Land Public Safety Dispatch Receives Total Response Reaccreditation

  20-07-2016 20:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sugar Land Public Safety Dispatch in Texas has earned a two-year Total Response Reaccreditation for emergency call handling. Total Response Accreditation is provided by 911 call-handling-system provider PowerPhone. Reaccreditation demonstrates an agency's continued commitment to quality and accountability in emergency call handling and was awarded after a thorough agency audit.This reaccreditation highlights Sugar Land Public Safety Dispatch's ongoing commitment to advancing its documented 911 c
  
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• Intellicheck Mobilisa Awarded Contract for Site Secure Access Control at Classified Federal Facility

  20-07-2016 19:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Intellicheck Mobilisa Inc. today announced it has been awarded a federal contract to expand the deployment of Defense ID at a highly classified federal government facility in the Washington, D.C. area. The $250,000 purchase will increase the ability of security personnel to protect the highly sensitive federal installation with Intellicheck's real-time identification authentication solution.Dr. William Roof, Intellicheck CEO, noted, "The world is a very different place than it was only a few sho
  
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• Controversial 'Hate Cops?' Billboard Sparks Outcry in Indiana Ahead of Police Brutality Protest - TheBlaze.com

  20-07-2016 16:09 via theblaze.com
  
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  Controversial 'Hate Cops?' Billboard Sparks Outcry in Indiana Ahead of Police Brutality Protest
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  A police-related billboard above an Indiana liquor store received widespread criticism over the weekend that eventually led to public outcry for the sign's removal. It read: “Hate cops? The next time you need help call a crackhead.” As Muncie residents ...and more »
  
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• Police surround suspected terrorist in 'bomb alert' in Brussels - RT

  20-07-2016 16:08 via rt.com
  
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  Police surround suspected terrorist in 'bomb alert' in Brussels
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  Police have surrounded a suspected terrorist wearing a “long coat and wires” in Brussels, local media report. It comes as Belgium prepares for National Day, which is celebrated on July 21. "A person wearing a long coat, with wires coming out, is ...
  Brussels police 'surround man wearing long coat and wires'Telegraph.co.uk
  brussels bomb scare City in lockdown amid stand-off between armed cops and suspected jihadi b
  
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• Police shootings strike a nerve among Marines, vets - Fox News

  20-07-2016 15:55 via foxnews.com
  
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  Police shootings strike a nerve among Marines, vets
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  Back-to-back attacks on police in Texas and Louisiana by former military men have touched a nerve among veterans who traditionally share a close bond with law enforcement. Veterans and active-duty troops started posting messages on social media almost ...and more »
  
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• Bellefontaine Neighbors police seek girl, 13, in shooting that left two critically wounded - STLtoday.com

  20-07-2016 15:03 via stltoday.com
  
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  Bellefontaine Neighbors police seek girl, 13, in shooting that left two critically wounded
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  Kings Beauty Supply at10073 Lewis and Clark Boulevard, near Chambers Road in Bellefontaine Neighbors. Two people were shot inside the store on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Photo by Ashley Jost, [email protected]. prev. next. UPDATED at 10 a.m. to ...and more »
  
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• The Privilege of Extraordinary Police Protection - The Atlantic

  20-07-2016 12:00 via theatlantic.com
  
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  The Privilege of Extraordinary Police Protection
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  CLEVELAND––As I write Tuesday afternoon, having just departed a rally where Black Lives Matter supporters, a group of armed open-carry advocates, and uniformed members of at least a dozen different law enforcement agencies co-mingled in a public ...and more »
  
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• Police & youths clash in Paris suburbs after death of 24yo man - RT

  20-07-2016 11:40 via rt.com
  
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  Police & youths clash in Paris suburbs after death of 24yo man
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  Violence scenes gripped a north Paris suburb overnight as local residents in the Val d'Oise area fought running battles with the police after news broke out that a young man had died at a police station in Beaumont. A 24-year-old man named Adama had ...and more »
  
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• Police Body Cam Catches Distracted 'Pokemon Go' Driver Crashing Into Baltimore Police Car - ABC News

  20-07-2016 07:30 via abcnews.go.com
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  Police Body Cam Catches Distracted 'Pokemon Go' Driver Crashing Into Baltimore Police Car
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  A Baltimore police body camera caught a distracted "Pokemon Go" driver crashing into a parked police patrol car. The incident happened early Monday morning when three officers were standing next to a police cruiser as an SUV approaches, as seen on ...
  Pokémon stop! Driver immersed in game craze rams police car in BaltimoreRT
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• Shots Fired at Two Officers in Brooklyn, Police Say - New York Times

  20-07-2016 06:40 via nytimes.com
  Shots Fired at Two Officers in Brooklyn, Police Say
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  The Police Department was investigating gunfire aimed at two uniformed officers in Brooklyn around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The department said no one was injured, and it was not clear how many shots were fired. The Sergeants Benevolent Association said ...and more »
  
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• Why There Is No War on the Police - New York Times

  20-07-2016 06:39 via nytimes.com
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  Why There Is No War on the Police
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  IS there a war on cops? With five police officers shot dead and seven more wounded in Dallas, and three killed, three wounded in Baton Rouge, La., it is hard to argue that there isn't. Hours before the slaughter in Dallas, a man in Bristol, Tenn., went ...
  After recent police shootings, Obama tells officers 'we have your backs'PBS NewsHour
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• Dead animals, burning trash found at Westport site, police say - The Boston Globe

  20-07-2016 03:57 via bostonglobe.com
  
  Dead animals, burning trash found at Westport site, police say
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  Police are investigating a 70-acre property in Westport after hundreds of dead and injured animals were found there, along with makeshift cabins, burning trash, and illegal stoves, authorities said. The investigation, which involves police from ...and more »
  
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• Kansas police officer shot and killed responding to shooting report - Fox News

  20-07-2016 03:52 via foxnews.com
  
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  Kansas police officer shot and killed responding to shooting report
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  A Kansas City, Kan. police officer was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon while responding to a reported drive-by shooting. Officials said Capt. Robert David Melton, 46, was pronounced dead at University of Kansas Hospital at 2:55 p.m. local time.
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• Secret weapon in handling RNC protesters: police bikes - USA TODAY

  20-07-2016 03:49 via usatoday.com
  
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  Secret weapon in handling RNC protesters: police bikes
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  CLEVELAND — During the uneasy run-up to the Republican National Convention, local police were forced to defend the purchases of millions of dollars in gear to prepare for an expected wave of demonstrations during the four-day political spectacle.and more »
  
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• Police Ramp Up Scrutiny of Online Threats - Wall Street Journal

  20-07-2016 02:27 via wsj.com
  
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  Police Ramp Up Scrutiny of Online Threats
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  A number of people have been arrested in recent weeks for online threats against police, in what appears to be a crackdown by officials after the killings of officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La. But whether the charges will turn into criminal cases ...
  After Baton Rouge, 'extra precautions' for Cincinnati policeCincinnati.comall 109 news articles »
  
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• Cleveland Police Swarm Protestors Brandishing Tennis Balls - The Intercept

  20-07-2016 02:27 via theintercept.com
  
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  Cleveland Police Swarm Protestors Brandishing Tennis Balls
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  Dozens of police officers swarmed protestors from the activist group CodePink outside a main entrance to the Republican National Convention Tuesday, because they were holding tennis balls. In June, the City of Cleveland added tennis balls to its list ...and more »
  
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• Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Attacked, Killed in Fall Down Elevator Shaft

  20-07-2016 01:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Corrections officer Kris Moules, 25, was killed in a fight with an inmate Monday night at the Luzerne County Prison in Wilkes-Barre, PA, when the two men fell down an elevator shaft.Both the officer and the inmate are dead and county officials are pledging to make sure nothing like this ever happens again, reports WNEP.Luzerne County manager David Pedri said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon that the incident occurred Monday shortly before 6 p.m. after a fight broke out on the fifth floor.
  
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• Damage Shown From Blast That Stopped Police-Killing Sniper - ABC News

  20-07-2016 01:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Damage Shown From Blast That Stopped Police-Killing Sniper
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  The blood stains have been removed. So has most of the debris. But some remnants of the blast that ended Micah Johnson's deadly police ambush in Dallas remain at El Centro College: a wall and door frame blown back several feet, and wires and metal ...
  El Centro chief: Micah Johnson talked with police before shooting themDallas Morning News
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• Police dog dies after search for suspect - CNN

  20-07-2016 01:32 via cnn.com
  
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  Police dog dies after search for suspect
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  (CNN) A north Texas police department is mourning the loss of its K-9 partner, which died after a pursuit of a suspect. Mojo, an officer with the Arlington Police Department, was "overcome by the heat" while helping serve a felony warrant on Tuesday ...and more »
  
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• Missouri Officer Paralyzed After Shot in Neck at Traffic Stop

  20-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A suburban St. Louis police officer shot in the neck during a traffic stop is paralyzed from the neck down due to what the Ballwin, MO, police chief calls "catastrophic damage to his spinal cord."Officer Michael Flamion was shot from behind on July 8 after stopping a man for speeding in Ballwin, a well-to-do St. Louis County town of about 30,000 residents. Antonio Taylor of St. Louis was arrested later that day and is jailed on $500,000 bond on several charges, including first-degree assault of
  
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• Texas Governor Announces Police Protection Act

  20-07-2016 00:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday an effort to strengthen penalties for crimes committed against law enforcement officers. It's called the Police Protection Act."At a time when law enforcement officers increasingly come under assault simply because of the job they hold, Texas must send a resolute message that the State will stand by the men and women who serve and protect our communities," said Abbott.The proposal is punctuated by making it a hate crime for anyone to commit a crime aga
  
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