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• SniperWeek 25 Training Event Registration Open

  31-01-2017 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This year, Snipercraft celebrates its 25th year producing SniperWeek, which will take place in St. Petersburg, FL, Apr. 5–8, 2017. SniperWeek is a unique training event for police and military snipers. It combines two days of comprehensive classroom lectures and presentations with two days of intense, job-related range training and competition. SniperWeek is recognized as the largest, and longest running police sniper training event of its kind in the world, according to the organization.
  
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• WA Legislators Weigh Bills to Change Law on Police Use of Force

  31-01-2017 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lawmakers in Washington state are weighing bills that would raise the bar on when an officer can use deadly force.Current law shields officers from prosecution unless they acted with malice and without good faith. That could change with new legislation proposed in the House and the Senate this year, the Associated Press reports. 
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• Video: Off-Duty LAPD Officer Shoots Burglary Suspects in His Home

  31-01-2017 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Off-Duty LAPD Officer Shoots Burglary Suspects in His HomeAn off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer shot and wounded two people who reportedly tried burglarizing his home early Monday.The two suspects and the officer were rushed to the hospital, Fox 11 reported. The shooting unfolded around 1 a.m. in Downey, southeast of LA.The officer confronted the burglary suspects who then "assaulted" him -- so he fired his weapon, LAPD Capt. Andy Neiman told KABC. Neither
  
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• Remote Colorado Schools Arm Staff to Counter Attacks

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  Teachers and staff members in at least a dozen of Colorado’s most remote school districts are arming themselves instead of waiting for local law enforcement to rescue them in the face of a Columbine-style attack.Those districts have employees carry concealed weapons, train like law officers and then be the first line of security should a school or classroom be targeted by assault.Colorado law prohibits firearms in the classroom but does allow for security personnel to be armed. These small
  
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• Police Unions Want Trump to Renegotiate Consent Decrees

  31-01-2017 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Emboldened by Trump's election, some of the country’s biggest police groups want to renegotiate "consent decrees" agreed to under President Barack Obama, the police labor groups said in interviews.Consent decrees are agreements between a police force and the Justice Department that can prescribe changes to use of force, recruiting, training and discipline. They are enforced by a federal court with the oversight of court-appointed monitors.Currently 14 police departments, including Seattle
  
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• Omaha Officer and Suspect Shot in Gunfight

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  A police call in Omaha quickly turned violent Monday when an officer was wounded in the leg and a 20-year-old man was shot multiple times by police.The man, Monroe G. Evans III, was taken in critical condition to the Nebraska Medical Center, where he underwent surgery. He remained in critical but stable condition Monday night, his father said.The police officer, Jill Schillerberg, 39, was treated at the medical center and released. She had been struck in the lower left leg, Omaha.com reports.Pol
  
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• NYPD Deputy Chief Dies from 9/11-Related Cancer

  31-01-2017 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An NYPD chief has died of 9/11-related brain cancer after a long struggle, officials said Tuesday.Deputy Chief James Molloy, 55, died Monday night at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip on Long Island with his family by his side. He left behind his wife, Mary Williams Molloy, and two daughters, Christina, 16, and Alexa, 25.Roy Richter, head of the Captains Endowment Association, told the New York Daily News that Molloy led the search efforts at Ground Zero for six months following the 9/11 ter
  
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• MD Legislators Sponsor Bill to Give Officers Hate Crime Protections

  31-01-2017 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two Anne Arundel (MD) County lawmakers want to add crimes against law enforcement officers to the list of hate crimes prosecuted by the state.A House of Delegates committee on Tuesday was expected to hear testimony on legislation sponsored by Sen. Bryan Simonaire and Del. Meagan Simonaire, Republicans from Pasadena who argue the state's police and corrections officers should have another layer of protection under the law, the Baltimore Sun reports."Brave men and women are being targeted sim
  
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• LAPD Officers Say They Won’t Enforce Immigration Laws

  31-01-2017 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesDetectives investigating crimes in Los Angeles say some witnesses are now uncooperative because of fear of Trump immigration policies.They say they could face even more difficulties, depending on how far President Trump goes in enlisting local law enforcement to rid the country of people who are in the U.S. illegally.After Trump’s unveiling last week of two executive orders that called for empowering local law enforcement officers to take on the duties of i
  
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• LAPD Chief Says He Will Risk Federal Funding to Avoid Immigration Enforcement by Officers

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  Embed from Getty ImagesLAPD Chief Charlie Beck says he is willing to risk millions in federal funding, if President Trump decides to punish cities that don’t comply with federal immigration laws.“I’d risk losing my beliefs,” Beck told the Los Angeles Times if he were to comply. “There’s not a price for me to do this differently.”Beck says his force is about 47% Latino, and many officers have what he called blended families. In other words,
  
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• CT Officer Shoots, Kills Man Beating Her with TASER

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  What began as an unwanted person at a local motel Sunday ended with deadly violence as an officer fatally shot a man who had been hitting her with her own TASER, police said."It's a very difficult time for us," said Leonard Bunnell, lieutenant of the 26-member Montville police force, which operates under the supervision of the Connecticut State Police. The officer is recovering at home and will return to work when her physician says it's OK, he told the Hartford Courant Monday.On Tuesday, s
  
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• TacTec Plate Carrier

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  Constructed to ensure high performance while remaining lightweight and mobile, the TacTec Plate Carrier features a skeletonized waistband and yoke shoulder pads for a secure and comfortable fit, an integrated web platform, a one-handed quick-release/escape system, and adjustable elastic tensional bands for stability during periods of high activity. These vests were designed to be the most lightweight and best- fitting plate carriers you can find. 
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• Scorpion Knife Tanto

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  First Tactical’s Scorpion Knife Tanto was one of the most well-received products at this year’s Shot Show 2017. Their newest addition to an exciting knife line will be available mid February. 
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• Police: Man missing from Lincoln Park - Chicago Sun-Times

  31-01-2017 10:54
  
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Police: Man missing from Lincoln Park
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Police are looking for a man who was reported missing Monday from the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side. Kevin Narko, 52, was last seen near the lakefront in the vicinity of North or Fullerton avenues, according to a high-risk missing person ...and more »
  
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• Philippines narcotics agency takes over drugs war amid police shakeup - Reuters

  31-01-2017 09:48
  
  Reuters
  Philippines narcotics agency takes over drugs war amid police shakeup
  Reuters
  MANILA The Philippines handed its anti-narcotics agency the lead role in running a controversial war on drugs on Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte lambasted the national police for rampant corruption and took them off the job. More than 7,600 ...
  Philippines Temporarily Halts Anti-Drug Raids, Citing Crimes By PoliceNPR
  Philippines Police Chief to Overhaul Force, but Rodrigo Duterte Says Drug War Will Go
  
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• Police Use Pepper Spray on Anti-Trump Protesters in Ohio - ABC News

  31-01-2017 09:36
  Columbus Dispatch
  Police Use Pepper Spray on Anti-Trump Protesters in Ohio
  ABC News
  Demonstrators chant against President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. and suspending the nations refugee program Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, outside City Hall in ...
  Police use mace to disperse protesters in downtown Columbus10TV
  Police use pepper spray to disperse Downtown protestersColumbus Dispatchall 11 news articles&nb
  
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• Indonesia police vow to block 'political' rally led by Islamists - Reuters

  31-01-2017 08:32
  
  Reuters
  Indonesia police vow to block 'political' rally led by Islamists
  Reuters
  Jakarta Police Chief Mochamad Iriawan listens during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Fatima El-Kareem. 1/3. left. right. FILE PHOTO - Members of the hardline group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) march with ...
  Indonesia police accuse Muslim hardliner of defaming founding president SukarnoThe Guardianall 29 news articles »
  
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• Police: 4 North Carolina women arrested for anti-Trump, anti-police graffiti spree - Fox News

  31-01-2017 08:01
  
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  Police: 4 North Carolina women arrested for anti-Trump, anti-police graffiti spree
  Fox News
  Four North Carolina women were charged for allegedly painting anti-police, anti-Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter slogans on several businesses and a police car. Boone police said Taryn Bledsoe, 22, Juliana Grainger, 22, Elizabeth Prier, 22, and ...and more »
  
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• Police use mace to disperse protesters in downtown Columbus - 10TV

  31-01-2017 04:55
  
  Columbus Dispatch
  Police use mace to disperse protesters in downtown Columbus
  10TV
  A protest in downtown Columbus came to an end after police used mace on the crowd who said the protesters were blocking traffic Monday evening. The Columbus chapter of Socialist Alternative announced the march on the group's Facebook page.
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• Mom facing charges after Amber Alert, police say 4-year-old was never in stolen car - ABC6OnYourSide.com

  31-01-2017 03:45
  Mom facing charges after Amber Alert, police say 4-year-old was never in stolen car
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) - The mother of a 4-year-old is facing charges after reporting her car had been stolen with the little girl inside. Police say she made up the story because she wanted them to find her car faster. An Amber Alert was issued ...and more »
  
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• Police Superintendent asks IG to look into incident involving fiancee's son - Chicago Tribune

  31-01-2017 03:30
  
  Police Superintendent asks IG to look into incident involving fiancee's son
  Chicago Tribune
  Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has asked the city's watchdog to look into whether Johnson's fiancee, a police supervisor, inappropriately intervened for her son on a traffic offense, a police spokesman said Monday evening. Police spokesman ...
  
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• Police: Man barricaded in home in Wauconda - WLS-TV

  31-01-2017 02:40
  
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  Police: Man barricaded in home in Wauconda
  WLS-TV
  The Wauconda Police Department responded to a situation in which a man barricaded himself in a home and threatened to harm himself Monday night. Police said the man was barricaded in a home in the 600-block of East Bonner Road. Police said no one ...and more »
  
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• Las Vegas police investigating kidnapping in which bound woman was dragged, forced into vehicle - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  31-01-2017 02:38
  
  Las Vegas Review-Journal
  Las Vegas police investigating kidnapping in which bound woman was dragged, forced into vehicle
  Las Vegas Review-Journal
  The kidnapping victim has been identified as Jane Priebe, described as white, 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing about 140 pounds. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department). img. Jack Morgan, 31, has been named a person of interest in the kidnapping ...and more »
  
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• Ex-Police Supt. Joe DiLeonardi, Chicago's 'Kojak,' dead at 84 - Chicago Sun-Times

  31-01-2017 02:11
  
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Ex-Police Supt. Joe DiLeonardi, Chicago's 'Kojak,' dead at 84
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Joseph “Joe D” DiLeonardi looked like a TV detective with his brushed velvet fedora cocked on his head, his tailored suits and the cigar in his mouth. In the summer of 1979, when then-Mayor Jane Byrne promoted him to acting police superintendent, one ...
  
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• Baytown Police Department searching for two suspects in connection with card skimmer attempt - Chron.com

  31-01-2017 02:01
  
  Chron.com
  Baytown Police Department searching for two suspects in connection with card skimmer attempt
  Chron.com
  The Baytown Police Department are seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects in connection with a credit card skimmer attempt on January 21. Officers were called to investigate suspicious activity at Texas Citizens Back located at 507 W ...and more »
  
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• Lynnwood police shoot, kill man allegedly armed on Highway 99 - The Seattle Times

  31-01-2017 01:10
  
  The Seattle Times
  Lynnwood police shoot, kill man allegedly armed on Highway 99
  The Seattle Times
  The owner and an employee of a Lynnwood carpet store recalled the strange encounter they had with a young man who came into the business Monday morning, asked to use the restroom and launched into an odd rant. Minutes later, the man was fatally ...
  Man with knife shot, killed by police in LynnwoodKING5.comall 10 news articles »
  
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• Nassau police overtime soars to $70M, report eyes reasons - Newsday

  31-01-2017 01:06
  
  Newsday
  Nassau police overtime soars to $70M, report eyes reasons
  Newsday
  The Nassau legislature's Office of Budget Review noted in a report that soaring police overtime in Nassau, which topped a record $70 million last year, cannot be blamed on low staffing levels or union work rules, a fiscal adviser to the county ...and more »
  
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• San Francisco police probing two weekend homicides - SFGate

  31-01-2017 00:24
  
  SFGate
  San Francisco police probing two weekend homicides
  SFGate
  Two men were killed in unrelated homicides in the Bayview and the Excelsior neighborhoods of San Francisco on Sunday, police say. The first slaying happened at Mission Street and Excelsior Avenue in the Excelsior district just after 9 am. The victim ...and more »
  
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• Skaneateles police bust underage drinking party with 75 teens from 5 schools - Syracuse.com

  31-01-2017 00:13
  
  Skaneateles police bust underage drinking party with 75 teens from 5 schools
  Syracuse.com
  SKANEATELES, N.Y. -- Two Village of Skaneateles parents were charged after a house party was held at their home Saturday involving 75 teens, including an intoxicated girl who had to be taken to an area hospital. Police found the party included hard ...and more »
  
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