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• Head Coach, Packers Donate $200K to Green Bay Police Foundation

  09-09-2016 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy and the Packers organization announced today they have partnered to each make a $100,000 donation to the Green Bay Police Foundation.The donations are matching grants, requiring the Green Bay Police Foundation to raise an additional $200,000 in order to secure the donations from McCarthy and the Packers Corporation.The Green Bay Police Foundation, founded in June of this year, is a non-profit organization that promotes excellence in area police departme
  
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• Atlantic City Officer Shot Outside Casino Recovering

  09-09-2016 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Atlantic City officer shot outside a casino is now sitting up and talking, the police department said Thursday.Police say 29-year-old Officer Joshlee Vadell's ventilator has been removed as he continues to recover from the shooting."His family thanks everyone for their support," the Atlantic City Police Department said in a Facebook post.The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday outside the Caesars Atlantic City parking garage, located on Arkansas Avenue, when officers were on routine p
  
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• Alaskan Man Seriously Wounds Police Officer, Kills Self

  09-09-2016 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man in the Western Alaska village of Chevak shot and wounded a police officer Wednesday evening before killing himself, according to Alaska State Troopers.A trooper statement issued Thursday morning identified the deceased suspect as 24-year-old Harold Paniyak. Troopers subsequently identified the wounded officer as 40-year-old Derrick McDonald, ADN.com reports."Initial reports indicate (Paniyak) shot a village police officer," troopers wrote. "Paniyak then took his own life. (M
  
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• Operation Gratitude to Honor First Responders, Assemble 10,000+ Care Kits

  09-09-2016 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and in honor of all our nation's first responders, Operation Gratitude is inviting volunteers of all ages to gather for a very special First Responder Appreciation Day.Volunteers will work side by side with first responders from Los Angeles-area fire and police departments, corporate partners, and members of the media at this unique event to assemble more than 10,000 Care Kits and officially launch the Operation Gratitud
  
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• Pennsylvania 9/11 Memorial to Host Premiere of Song Dedicated to Fallen 9/11 First Responders

  09-09-2016 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This year, the Remembrance in Light ceremony at the Official Pennsylvania Memorial to the Victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks will feature the worldwide premiere of "You Were There" (A Tribute for the Fallen) (https://youtu.be/AV9rXP5ptB4) with music and lyrics by former police officer and Broadway composer/playwright Christopher Smith who composed the Broadway hit musical "Amazing Grace."Christopher Smith said, "As a former police officer, I wanted to compose a song in tribute to all who hold
  
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• Dallas Officer Asks NFL Player Not to Disrespect Flag on Sunday

  09-09-2016 23:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Dallas police officer’s plea to a Seattle Seahawks player is quickly going viral.Officer Dan Russell posted an open letter today, after hearing that some players planned to sit during the National Anthem again on Sunday, which is 9/11.In the letter (posted below), Russell, a native Washingtonian and life-long Seahawks fans, included photographs of himself on the job, as well some off-duty, with one photo showing him wearing a Seahawks t-shirt. The on-duty photos were taken the night of t
  
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• Suspended MS Police Chief Kills Self Outside Station

  09-09-2016 22:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Mississippi police chief who had just been suspended shot and killed himself in the police department’s parking lot Thursday, officials said, in what was described as “a bad day for law enforcement.”Bay St. Louis Police Chief Mike DeNardo shot himself in the chest, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Don Bass told CBS News. He said the Thursday shooting appeared intentional.“Our initial finding is a self-inflicted gunshot,” he said.Hancock County Sh
  
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• New Police Foundation Report Chronicles Police Response to San Bernardino Terror Attack

  09-09-2016 22:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesWhen a masked gunman burst through the door, sweeping the room with semiautomatic rifle fire, three men tried to stop the slaughter by rushing the attacker. He shot all three.Without saying a word, the gunman and his accomplice then stepped through the carnage, looking for signs of life and shooting the wounded. They fired 85 rounds and then fled two or three minutes after they arrived.A previously undisclosed Police Foundation report chronicles in vivid detail the Dec. 2
  
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• LAPD Honors Officers for Bravery and Restraint

  09-09-2016 22:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Los Angeles Police Officer Danielle Lopez and her partner were driving to a South L.A. jail when they spotted a man in the middle of the street pointing a semi-automatic rifle at other cars.The officers jumped out and drew their guns.“Drop the gun!” Lopez remembers shouting at the man. “Drop the gun!”It was a tense moment, a potentially life-or-death scenario that police train for but hope to avoid: one that could have ended in gunfire.Instead, Lo
  
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• Minority Youths Mistrust Police. A Brooklyn High School Has a Plan. - New York Times

  09-09-2016 22:32 via nytimes.com
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  Minority Youths Mistrust Police. A Brooklyn High School Has a Plan.
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  Students who had expressed negative feelings about the police made up an elective class at Liberation Diploma Plus High School, in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Credit Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times. On a chilly morning in November, Lt. Donzel Cleare ...
  
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• Mississippi police chief was investigated for illegal gun sales - Fox News

  09-09-2016 21:50 via foxnews.com
  
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  Mississippi police chief was investigated for illegal gun sales
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  BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. – A Mississippi police chief killed himself soon after learning that authorities were investigating allegations that he illegally sold city-owned firearms, including an assault rifle, a sheriff's official said Friday. Hancock ...
  After being suspended, Miss. police chief fatally shoots himself in parking lot of police dept.Washington Post
  Mississippi police chief kills self moments after
  
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• FLEOA Remembers Those Who Sacrificed on 9/11

  09-09-2016 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As we approach the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on American soil, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) National President Nathan Catura issued the following message in memory and recognition of those first responders and law enforcement who gave the ultimate sacrifice to aid their fellow Americans:"This date is forever burned into our memories as we all vividly recall exactly where we were and what we were doing when these heinous attacks occurred.
  
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• NLEOMF to Hold Ceremony in DC to Remember Officers Killed on 9/11

  09-09-2016 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  September 11, 2001, remains the deadliest day in U.S. law enforcement history: when 72 peace officers were killed in the line of duty during the terrorist attacks that shook the nation. Fifteen years after that horrific day, these heroic men and women will be remembered during a special ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.At 12:15 pm, on Monday, September 12, 2016, staff and supporters of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and dignitaries
  
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• Video: CA Deputy Critically Wounded, Suspect Killed at Domestic

  09-09-2016 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: CA Deputy Critically Wounded, Suspect Killed at DomesticA Merced County (CA) Sheriff's deputy is in critical condition but is recovering after being shot in Delhi, CA.Merced County Sheriff deputies rushed to a home near Harmony Ranch Drive on a domestic dispute in progress Thursday night when it took a turn for the worst."As they approached the house a suspect came out with an assault-style weapon and shot one of the deputies. The second deputy on the scene returned fire and killed the su
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers QB Announces Washington D.C. Area K-9 Grant

  09-09-2016 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today, Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl Quarterback and Findlay, OH, native Ben Roethlisberger announced the first grant of the 2016 season from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund. The Foundation will be distributing a grant to the Arlington County (VA) Police Department just west of Landover, MD, where the Steelers will play the Washington Redskins on September 12, 2016.The Arlington County Police Department will use the grant funds to purchase ballistic vests for their ex
  
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• Vigilant Solutions Fixed Camera Network Protects La Verne, CA

  09-09-2016 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vigilant Solutions announced today that its fixed cameras are being used by the La Verne Police Department in California to improve the safety of the community. La Verne is a small community within Los Angeles County covering just over 8 square miles and with a population of just over 30,000. The network of 21 fixed cameras has been active now for eight months and is having a noticeable impact on the department's ability to both protect its neighborhoods from known vehicles of interest and inves
  
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• Genetec Announces Mission Control—Situational Intelligence and Decision Support System

  09-09-2016 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Genetec Inc., provider of open-architecture, IP security solutions, today announced Mission Control, a Decision Support System (DSS) that will provide security professionals with new levels of situational intelligence, system visualization, and incident management.Designed to work seamlessly with Security Center, the company’s unified security platform that combines video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) and communications management, Mission Control
  
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• 4 Oakland Officers to be Fired Over Sex Scandal

  09-09-2016 00:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Four Oakland, CA, police officers involved in a sexual misconduct scandal will be fired, and seven more suspended without pay, for violations that include attempted sexual assault and assisting in the crime of prostitution, city leaders said Wednesday.In all 12 officers (including one who is ordered to receive counseling and more training) are being disciplined, officials said, making it one of the largest mass discipline cases in the department’s recent history.The recommended discip
  
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