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• Austin Police Try New Recruiting Tactics to Bolster, Diversify Ranks

  30-08-2016 22:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police Sgt. Marci Graham didn't sugarcoat it for the 56 women who gathered one Saturday this month in Northeast Austin to learn about joining the Austin (TX) Police Department. It can be tough, she said.Graham knows. In her 17 years on the force, she has raised three children while working for a department where women make up only about 10 percent of the rank and file.Outreach efforts toward prospective female applicants, like her information session with the women, are part of a series of respo
  
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• Video: Bicyclist Wanted for Shooting NM Officer After Traffic Stop, Foot Pursuit

  30-08-2016 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Bicyclist Wanted for Shooting NM Officer After Traffic Stop, Foot PursuitClovis, NM, police are searching for a man accused of shooting an officer in the leg late Monday night following a traffic stop, reports KRQE.Clovis police say Officer Chris Caron stopped a man on a bicycle in the 900 block of Wallace St. for a minor traffic offense around 11:30 p.m. A warrant check revealed the man, 34-year-old Anthony Baca, had an outstanding felony warrant for failure to appear in court.When Offic
  
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• Chris Brown bailed out of jail following hours-long police standoff that ended in his arrest - Washington Post

  30-08-2016 21:24 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Chris Brown bailed out of jail following hours-long police standoff that ended in his arrest
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  Singer Chris Brown has been released from jail on $250,000 bail following his arrest Tuesday on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, according to booking records. Los Angeles police spokesman Tony Im said a woman called 911 Tuesday morning ...
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• Chicago Civilian Office on Police Accountability to Replace IPRA

  30-08-2016 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The new agency charged with investigating possible police wrongdoing in Chicago will be called the Civilian Office on Police Accountability, aldermen were told Monday as they haggled with the mayor's office over final language.Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd), leader of the City Council's Progressive Caucus, said he was generally pleased with the draft ordinance he was shown Monday. But there are several points of contention, reports the Chicago Sun Times.COPA, the new agency that will take the plac
  
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• Martinez inmate escape: Rodeo woman sought by police - East Bay Times

  30-08-2016 02:48 via eastbaytimes.com
  
  Martinez inmate escape: Rodeo woman sought by police
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  MARTINEZ -- The woman who escaped police custody as she was being transported to county jail Friday also gave officers a false name, causing San Pablo police to send out a news release containing incorrect suspect information. On Monday afternoon ...and more »
  
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• The Latest: Police Say Highway Shooting Was Not Random Act - ABC News

  30-08-2016 02:10 via abcnews.go.com
  The Latest: Police Say Highway Shooting Was Not Random Act
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  Authorities say they believe that the people in two cars involved in a highway shootout in New Jersey knew each other and it was not a random act. State police Capt. Stephen Jones said that police have recovered a number of weapons after the shooting ...and more »
  
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• Virginia Tech Police Investigating Threatening Emails - ABC News

  30-08-2016 02:00 via abcnews.go.com
  Virginia Tech Police Investigating Threatening Emails
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  Virginia Tech Police say they are investigating after dozens of people in the campus community received a threatening email message. Tech Police said in a statement Monday that the email "included a threat to campus safety." Police did not say what ...and more »
  
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• Silvus Technologies Introduces Stream Caster 4200 Tactical Radio

  30-08-2016 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Silvus Technologies' StreamCaster radios provide law enforcement with the performance of COFDM and the ease and flexibility of IP. Silvus’ Mobile Networked MIMO (MN-MIMO) technology utilizes a combination of Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM) modulation and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna techniques.The radios can combine to form a single frequency network, operating in your choice of licensed and unlicensed bands from 400MHz to 6GHz. The Silvus radio al
  
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• MSAB to Help LEOs fight Child Predators through Digital Forensics Tools

  30-08-2016 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MSAB, known for its mobile forensic technology for mobile examination and XRY, has announced its participation in the Crimes Against Children Conference (CACC) in Dallas, TX.  Internationally recognized, the Crimes Against Children Conference provides practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal.The conference is presented annually by the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC) and the Dallas Police Department. The conference is
  
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• ATN's X-Sight II Adds Smart Shooting Solution

  30-08-2016 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ATN - known for its thermal imaging and digital Smart HD optics for hunters, outdoor enthusiasts, military and law enforcement - has released its latest firmware update (V2 1.05.619) for the X-Sight II HD 3-14x and 5-20x.ATN has activated the X-Sight II's Obsidian Smart Shooting Solution. The Smart Shooting Solution gives users the option to use an intuitive and intelligent ballistic calculator that does the hard work for you. Range in with your Smart Range Finder, enter your wind readings, and
  
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• DKX Armor Announces DKX M3 Series

  30-08-2016 01:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The DKX M3 (MAX III) Series ballistic plates are NIJ 0101.06 level III certified stand-alone. The M3 also stops special, non-armor piercing threats, such as the Winchester Ranger and 7.62x39 MSC. The positive buoyancy of the M3 plates provides users in waterborne or maritime environments added support and flotation, while a rigid polycarbonate backing gives superior blunt force trauma protection. Each DKX M3 Series plate comes equipped with Radio Frequency Embedded Verification (RFEV) tracking f
  
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• Police Investigate Report That Female Inmates Were Assaulted - ABC News

  30-08-2016 01:12 via abcnews.go.com
  Police Investigate Report That Female Inmates Were Assaulted
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  Nearly two dozen female inmates have been removed from a Missouri jail after two women said they were sexually assaulted by male inmates who somehow got into their cells. One of the victims told police that three men she initially thought were guards ...and more »
  
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• SF police union rips Kaepernick, citing 'foolish' statements - SFGate

  30-08-2016 00:41 via sfgate.com
  
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  SF police union rips Kaepernick, citing 'foolish' statements
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  The San Francisco police officers' union on Monday ripped Colin Kaepernick's statements about police brutality, saying the Niners quarterback's comments on race and policing after he declined to stand for the national anthem showed not just “an ...
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  Colin Kaepernick -- Police Org. Demands Apology ... How Dare You Attack Cops!TMZ.com
  San Fran police demand NFL, 49er
  
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• 1 dead, 4 injured after shooting on Expressway, police say - NJ.com

  30-08-2016 00:39 via nj.com
  
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  1 dead, 4 injured after shooting on Expressway, police say
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  EGG HARBOR TWP. — One person was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting that began on the Atlantic City Expressway and ended with victims on the Garden State Parkway and in a Wawa parking lot, according to New Jersey State Police.and more »
  
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• Sheriff Clarke Named NYPD Union's Man of the Year

  30-08-2016 00:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe largest union representing New York City police officers has awarded its Man of the Year honor to an outspoken conservative sheriff from Wisconsin.Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, known for his criticisms of the Black Lives Matter movement as well as President Obama, was named Man of the Year by the New York Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association.Association President Patrick Lynch said Sheriff Clarke’s unflinching support of law enforcement dur
  
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• Mexico's top police chief out after execution allegations - Fox News

  30-08-2016 00:07 via foxnews.com
  
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  Mexico's top police chief out after execution allegations
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  MEXICO CITY – Mexico's president has dismissed the chief of the federal police less than two weeks after the country's human rights commission released a scathing report alleging federal police executed suspected drug cartel members. Interior Secretary ...
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