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• Video: Man Ropes Calf While Riding on TN Sheriff's Cruiser

  05-01-2017 23:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Man Ropes Calf While Riding on TN Sheriff's CruiserWhen one rogue calf was spotted running down Highway 79, Sheriff Monte Belew of the Henry County (TN) Sheriff's Office grabbed his 'ole buddy' David Bevill, who hopped on the hood of the sheriff's patrol car with a cowboy hat and a lasso, reports KOBI.Bevill successfully roped the calf, much to the delight of Sheriff Belew. "We just got him! Bevill just… tie him to the front of my car!" the sheriff says in a video posted on Faceboo
  
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• Indiana VA Hospital Officer to Receive National Heroism Award

  05-01-2017 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Indiana Veterans Affairs Hospital police officer is being honored after he helped save the life of a military veteran, reports WPTA.The VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System says Capt. Roger Humphries is being honored for his "selfless heroism" on patrol June 16. He used CPR on an unconscious veteran while directing the response of other emergency personnel at the Marion, IN, campus, reports the Journal Gazette.Capt. Humphries, who was recently promoted to training captain, will receive the a
  
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• Man Accused of Killing El Paso Officer Offered Plea Deal

  05-01-2017 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The State of Texas has offered the man accused of killing an El Paso Police Officer a plea deal, a spokeswoman with the District Attorney's Office confirmed.In court Wednesday, John Paul Perry was offered the opportunity to plead guilty to a charge of manslaughter and receive up to 45 years in prison, reports KVIA.Perry is scheduled to go on trial January 20, 2017.Last year, prosecutors announced they were not seeking the death penalty against Perry, the man accused of intentionally crashing int
  
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• Video: Naked Woman Crashes Stolen AZ Sheriff's Truck After Pursuit

  05-01-2017 22:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Naked Woman Crashes Stolen AZ Sheriff's Truck After PursuitA naked Arizona woman is in custody after allegedly stealing a sheriff's vehicle and leading authorities on a 75-mile high-speed pursuit before crashing along Interstate 10, reports KSAZ.The Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff's Office says it began when employees at a gas station dialed 911 to report a naked woman causing a disturbance.When a sheriff's deputy arrived at the gas station, the naked woman told the deputy she had been sexua
  
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• Getting the Gun

  05-01-2017 01:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  At some point in a law enforcement career, you may be faced by an assailant who is pointing a handgun at you. The assailant may have taken your duty weapon from you or produced a handgun of their own. Officers may wonder how they will react if confronted with this situation, which is why training for this critical situation is essential.Circumstances dictate tactics. Imagine yourself in such a situation. Does the assailant possess your handgun? Their own handgun? What is the assailant's demeanor
  
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• Box Breathing

  05-01-2017 01:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  So much has changed in my 25 years in law enforcement. Communications devices, less-lethal devices, tactics, training, paperwork—and more paperwork. In fact, when I see photos of my 1992 patrol vehicle, that car looks old-school. No matter what equipment or ideas have changed, though, one inescapable feature of this job has not changed: stress. That is why I am so glad that a tried and true, simple and highly effective stress-reduction tool has been written about and taught since before my
  
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• Resolve to Support Law Enforcement

  05-01-2017 01:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With the onset of 2017, here are 10 New Year's resolutions for cop-bashing politicians and media to contemplate on behalf of law enforcement. Please note that this does not apply to the stand-up politicians that consistently support cops.No one dies in the line of duty. As former Attorney General John Ashcroft recently stated in his capacity as the Chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), "The way to honor the fallen is to stop the falling." We endured a horrific
  
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• A New Day

  05-01-2017 01:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Well, it seems the times they are a changin' after all. The bizarre "War on Cops" seems to be diminishing somewhat, perhaps thanks in part to the rise in murder rates in major cities. Recent polls reveal that America does not, in fact, think that law enforcement officers are oppressors or the cause of crime, any more than doctors are the cause of disease.Actually, the results of a nationwide poll showed that the American people respect our profession at the highest levels since the 1960s. Maybe
  
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