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• Washington Chief Dies of Respiratory Failure After Stressful Arrest

  12-01-2017 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kalama, WA, police Chief Randy Gibson died at home Tuesday evening after a long battle with cancer. He was 59.Gibson’s death is being considered a line-of-duty death because he died after going into respiratory distress that was brought on by a high-stress arrest he performed Tuesday. According to a city press release, Gibson drove himself to the hospital. He was later discharged to his home at his own request, and he died there later in the day.Gibson had been chief since October 2011, wh
  
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• Video: Footage Released of Shootout Involving GA Deputy

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  VIDEO: Footage Released of Shootout Involving GA DeputyDash camera footage obtained exclusively by Channel 2 Action News shows a shootout between a Troup County (GA) Sheriff's deputy and a suspect.The shooting happened Monday afternoon as the deputy was performing a welfare check at the suspect’s home on Jackson Street. Officers said the man’s father had called in a report that his adult son was in the midst of a mental health episode.In the video Deputy Michael Hockett heard ye
  
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• Video: Austin Police Explain How Suspect Shot Himself in Patrol Vehicle

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  VIDEO: Video: Austin Police Explain How Suspect Shot Himself in Patrol VehicleAustin police are explaining how a handcuffed man was able to shoot himself in the head while in the backseat of a patrol car.Interim Chief of Police Brian Manley says everything unfolded in less than six minutes. Police say video from inside the patrol car shows Zachary Anam, 19, was able to pull his arms around the right side of his body, almost to the front of his body. Once he pulled his arms around, Manley says An
  
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• Baltimore PD Commits to Consent Decree, Changes in Policy

  12-01-2017 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Baltimore police department committed to a sweeping overhaul of its practices Thursday under a court-enforceable agreement with the federal government.The Justice Department agreement , which was approved by the city government and will now be submitted to a judge, mandates changes in the most fundamental aspects of police work. The agreement, known as a consent decree, is the culmination of months of negotiations with the federal government and is meant to correct constitutional v
  
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• 3 Arrested for Helping Suspect Before Orlando Officer's Murder

  12-01-2017 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Florida authorities have arrested three people they say helped a Florida man who is wanted in the murder of an Orlando police officer before the officer was shot.Two of the arrests stem from the investigation into the shooting death of Sade Dixon, Markeith Loyd's pregnant girlfriend, in December. Authorities told CNN the suspects aided Loyd's attempts to avoid apprehension after that killing.Loyd also is suspected of killing Master Sgt. Debra Clayton on Monday when she tried to approac
  
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• Federal Marshals Seize Personal Property of FL Officer Over $22.4 Million Shooting Verdict

  12-01-2017 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Federal marshals have seized the car, furniture and other belongings of a Palm Beach County sheriff's sergeant who was found liable by a jury for shooting an unarmed man, leaving him paralyzed.The property was seized Saturday at Deputy Adams Lin's house, according to Barry Golden, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service.A jury awarded Dontrell Stephens more than $23.1 million, an amount later lowered to $22.4 million, in a lawsuit against Lin and the Sheriff's Office. Stephens was shot by Lin
  
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• Video: PA Officer Saves Transplant Team and Donor Organ After Crash

  12-01-2017 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: PA Officer Saves Transplant Team and Donor Organ After CrashAn East Cocalico Township, PA, police officer saved a life this past weekend helping stranded motorists in an SUV, but not in the way you might expect.Doctor Warren Maley was in that SUV, along with a transplant team taking a liver from a donor at York Hospital to a patient already prepped for surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. The liver would only be viable for transplant for a short time.So Sergean
  
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• AZ Trooper Shot at Accident Scene, Suspect Killed by Civilian

  12-01-2017 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was ambushed and shot early Thursday morning on I-10 near Tonopah. The attack against the trooper ended when a civilian shot and killed the suspect.The incident began with a report from a citizen that another motorist had fired shots at their vehicle.A trooper in the area left another traffic stop nearby to investigate the call when he came upon a rollover crash near milepost 89. He saw a woman who had been ejected from the crash and began working t
  
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• Vertx Launches New VaporCore Feature with 37.5 Active Particle Technology

  12-01-2017 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vertx, a tactical and outdoor brand of apparel and gear, has announced the launch of VaporCore powered by 37.5 Active Particle Technology. VaporCore denotes the inclusion of 37.5 Active Particle Technology in a variety of new, existing, and future products. This technology is utilized solely by Vertx in the public safety market, according to the company.37.5 Technology has been scientifically proven to increase performance, comfort, and stamina regardless of the operational environment, accordin
  
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• Sighting Devices 2017

  12-01-2017 01:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Companies will be showing all sorts of firearms-related gear at the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas this month, including optics and sights well suited to police work. The following is a sampling of devices that may soon be on the wish lists of many law enforcement officers.Advantage Tactical (www.advantagetactical.com) began making sights to help those with the most compromised vision improve their shooting. The Advantage Tactical Pyramid Sight (ATPS) system with i
  
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• Ammunition 2017

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  A wide range of rounds is available to meet the varying needs of law enforcement. Here's a look at what's currently out there for purchase.Cor-Bon DPX Handgun AmmunitionCor-Bon DPX is a solid 100% copper hollow-point bullet that features a polymer nickel coated case with Ducta-Bright 7a. The nose is reshaped for quicker expansion and to provide deeper penetration. It improves low-light chamber checks and will ease extraction from a dirty chamber. Improvements to the DPX bullets include six cuts
  
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• Baltimore, Justice Department Reach Consent Decree Agreement

  12-01-2017 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement on city policing reforms as part of a formal consent decree, which is now slated to be approved by the city's spending panel on Thursday, reports the Baltimore Sun.The agreement also must be approved by a U.S. District Court judge before becoming binding. It has not been made public."We're very, very close," Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday morning in Baltimore. "We're going to get it done."Pugh's office said she and U.S.
  
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