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• Video S.M.A.R.R.T.

  21-07-2016 23:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There simply aren’t enough hours in the day to review every last minute of body camera footage. Video S.M.A.R.R.T. automates your body camera video management—or even inmate phone calls—by metatagging everything and transcribing dialogue. This enables you to search for faces, objects, text, and more. Be Video S.M.A.R.R.T. 
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• V-Crown Elite Performance Ammunition

  21-07-2016 23:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Designed specifically for personal defense, SIG Sauer V-Crown ammunition features a proprietary stacked hollow point bullet for consistent, controlled expansion and optimal terminal performance. V-Crown loads are made to deliver exceptional on-target energy with maximum weight retention and expansion – for ultimate stopping power. Additional features include low-flash propellant and DUCTA–BRIGHT 7A coated brass cases. Available in numerous calibers and bullet weights.  
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• Master's Degree in Law Enforcement Leadership

  21-07-2016 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Prepare yourself to move up the ranks with a Master’s degree in law enforcement leadership. University of San Diego’s accredited program is endorsed by law enforcement associations and can be completed 100% online in just 20 months. Union/association members & military receive discounted tuition. Arm yourself with education! 
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• XCAT

  21-07-2016 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fielded since March 2013, the XCAT Explosives, Narcotics, and Gunshot Residue Detection System now detects peroxides in addition to nitrates, nitramines, and nitroaromatics. The XCAT utilizes simple swipes to obtain a sample and provides users a red light/green light result. Made to be affordable, rugged, and easy to use, the XCAT samples hands, vehicles, bags, and surfaces for trace explosives. 
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• Transparent Armor Window

  21-07-2016 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Hardwire Transparent Armor Window Insert is a custom-designed piece of transparent armor that seamlessly covers the existing window in a police car door. It provides ballistic protection for the officer inside the vehicle while still allowing for community engagement.  The insert requires NO modifications to the car. 
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• Online Degree

  21-07-2016 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Earn an undergraduate or graduate degree in criminal justice online at Troy. Troy knows the commitment that comes with a career in law enforcement, corrections, legal systems, or homeland security. This state university gives you the education, flexibility, and personal attention you need to succeed. That’s the Trojan Warrior Spirit. 
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• 5.56 TAP SBR

  21-07-2016 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hornady 5.56 TAP SBR is designed specifically for 10.5-inch to 11.5-inch short-barreled rifles. Designed to meet the requirements of the FBI protocol, TAP SBR is made to deliver exceptional performance in suppressed or unsuppressed SBRs. It produces virtually no flash or residue, dramatically reduces sound signature, will not foul or overheat suppressors, and provides controllable rate of fire in automatic platforms, according to the company. 
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• Mini Scabbard Holster

  21-07-2016 21:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Mini Scabbard holster, Style 019, is 1 of 5 different DeSantis holsters designed to fit Crimson Trace Green Laserguards. This distinctive holster has been reduced to the barest of essentials, yet offers a secure grip on the handgun thanks to exact molding. The holster is available for: Glock 43/ with LG-443G, Glock 42 /with LG-443G, S&W M&P Shield/ with LG489G.    
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• Groups Unite Across America to Protest Police Shootings - New York Times

  21-07-2016 19:39 via nytimes.com
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  Groups Unite Across America to Protest Police Shootings
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  People gather at a rally outside the Office of Police Complaints in Washington, D.C., to protest against police violence. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times. WASHINGTON — A coalition of black racial-justice organizations started a series of ...and more »
  
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• Why Are So Many Black Americans Killed By Police? - FiveThirtyEight

  21-07-2016 19:24 via fivethirtyeight.com
  
  Why Are So Many Black Americans Killed By Police?
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  Racism almost certainly plays a role. Understanding exactly how is crucial for addressing the problem. By Carl Bialik. Filed under Law Enforcement · Email · Twitter · Facebook. Black Americans are more than twice as likely as white Americans to be ...and more »
  
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• Cleveland Police, RNC Protesters Clash Over Flag-Burning Arrests - NBCNews.com

  21-07-2016 18:17 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Cleveland Police, RNC Protesters Clash Over Flag-Burning Arrests
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  CLEVELAND — The group behind the flag-burning protest that resulted in 17 arrests outside the Republican National Convention disputed the police account of what happened and demanded its members be released. Joey Johnson, a member of the ...
  Best of the police scanner in Cleveland: 'They're playing duck-duck-goose'USA TODAY
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• Video: Utah Agency Buys Rifle Protection for Officers

  21-07-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Columbus Officers Fired on During Early Thursday CallThe Orem (UT) Department of Public Safety has purchased rifle-rated armor plates and helmets for its patrol officers."We never know when things can go south and when they can go bad," Lt. Craig Martinez told KSL TV.The department now has 85 active shooter kits with front and back rifle protection and 85 new helmets."It's heavy but when they're needed, our officers are definitely going to want to wear them," Martinez said.All the new equ
  
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• Video: Oklahoma City Officer Fatally Shoots Man After Gun Grab Attack on Bus

  21-07-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Oklahoma City Officer Fatally Shoots Man After Gun Grab Attack on BusVideo from a gun grab attack that resulted in a fatal officer-involved shooting in northwest Oklahoma City was released Monday.Police say the events started June 24.The deceased subject, Miguel Angel Chavez-Angles, first encountered police around 12:33 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church where he was acting erratically. He was distraught reportedly about an impending divorce and officers convinced him to go to a local hosp
  
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• Video: Officer to Flag Burner at Republican Convention: "You're on Fire, Stupid"

  21-07-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A flag-burning protest outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Wednesday turned into a melee when officers waded into the crowd to put out a man who accidentally set himself and others on fire.Two officers were assaulted during the action and 17 protesters were arrested on a variety of charges.Los Angeles Times reporter James Queally tweeted that officers only converged on the demonstration once a protester's pants caught on fire and not because of the flag burning.One of the off
  
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• Video: Columbus Officers Fired on During Early Thursday Call

  21-07-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Columbus Officers Fired on During Early Thursday CallColumbus, OH, police officers were targeted by gunfire early Thursday morning, according to police. Officers have not released a suspect description at this time and no injuries have been reported.Police say they were investigating a report of a firearm discharged into an apartment in the area of 1175 Windsor Avenue. Officers found two apartments along with multiple vehicles struck by gunfire.While officers were waiting for detectives,
  
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• Unconscious, Critically Wounded Baton Rouge Deputy Reportedly Squeezes Loved One's Hand

  21-07-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A sheriff’s deputy who has been unconscious since being shot by the Baton Rouge cop killer on Sunday squeezed the hand of a family member when she told him: “We need you.”Nicholas Tullier, 41, responded when given the message by his family who have not left his bedside since he was shot in the stomach and the back of the head on Sunday morning.Tullier, a father of two teenage boys, is in “very, very critical condition” and doctors are using a ventilator to keep him
  
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• Stress, Trauma, and Grief Weighing On Baton Rouge Officers

  21-07-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In the Baton Rouge Police Department’s sprawling 3rd District, the days and nights grew long in recent weeks. But Sunday took a completely different kind of toll.Based inside an old hospital complex on Airline Highway now serving as police headquarters, the district’s 80 officers were on the front lines of the Alton Sterling protests that had moved to just across the street. Then, just days ago, the district lost two men, Montrell Jackson and Matthew Gerald, to a lone gunman from Mis
  
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• Police Bicycle Patrols Play Major Role in Republican Convention Security

  21-07-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  During the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week, the centerpiece of the law enforcement crowd management strategy has been the simple mountain bike.Local police have assembled a team of 300 bicycle officers, divided across two shifts, to guide and manage marches that have weaved through the heart of downtown, so far without incident.Supplemented with recruits drawn from more than a dozen agencies, including Fort Worth and nearby Akron, the units have put a softer face on a
  
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• Massachusetts Attorney General Bans Sale of “Copycat” Rifles

  21-07-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Wednesday that she will enforce a ban on the sale of what she called "copycat" assault-style weapons, effective immediately."Gun manufacturers have manufactured these weapons as legal versions of prohibited guns," Healey said. "These weapons are illegal. They are copies or duplicates of banned weapons, and they cannot be bought or sold in Massachusetts.""The gun industry doesn't get to decide what's compliant (with state law)," Healey said. "
  
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• Man to Face Capital Murder Charge in Killing of Kansas Captain

  21-07-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wyandotte County (KS) District Attorney Jerome Gorman announced the alleged killer of veteran police captain Robert Melton will face capital murder charges. Capt. Robert D. Melton was shot to death Tuesday while investigating a drive-by shooting. Police have said they don't believe his death was a planned ambush.Two suspects were arrested the same day. Gorman said the two men being held in connection to the fatal shooting are Jamaal Lewis and Daqon Sipple. Police say they are not
  
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• Will Dallas And Baton Rouge Set Back Police Reform Efforts? - NPR

  21-07-2016 05:17 via npr.org
  
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  Will Dallas And Baton Rouge Set Back Police Reform Efforts?
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  On Sunday, in the hours after the attack on officers in Baton Rouge, La., police reformers were quick to condemn the killings — and there were touching efforts to bridge the divide between the black community and police, such as a cookout in Wichita, Kan.
  Gunman stalked Baton Rouge officers before shooting, police sayCNN
  Why There Is No War on the PoliceNew York Times
  US police shootings: How many die each year?BBC News
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