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• New Mexico to Require All Officers to Carry Naloxone

  08-04-2017 01:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesNew Mexico on Thursday became the first U.S. state to require all local and state law enforcement agencies to provide officers with antidote kits as the state works to curb deaths from opioid and heroin overdoses, reports the Associated Press.Surrounded by advocates and parents who had lost children to overdoses, Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation that was approved unanimously by lawmakers during their recent session.The former prosecutor and two-term Republican gover
  
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• Olympus Introduces VN-541PC Audio Recorder

  08-04-2017 01:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Olympus has updated its popular VN Series with the introduction of the VN-541PC audio recorder, the latest edition to the VN Series line. Similar to previous VN Series recorders, the VN-541PC is engineered for smart functionality, intuitive operations, and one-touch recording.The simple device exudes simplicity and features the ability to start recording with the slide of a switch, even when the device is powered off, for worry-free recording. Designed with a noise-cancellation function for crys
  
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• How To Conduct Patrol-Level Interviews

  08-04-2017 00:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Patrol officers deal with interviews and interrogations in a way that's unique among law enforcement first responders. These officers share one thing in common; they don't have the luxury of time. Once they get a call assigned to them, they must accomplish certain basic tasks which include securing the scene, conducting interviews and interrogations, and obtaining enough information for a written report. It's the nature of the beast for an initial investigation. Handle the call at your level of
  
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• The Liability Plague

  08-04-2017 00:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last month a Chicago-area criminal was sentenced to nine years in prison for shooting a former member of his gang. This will be his second term in prison. His first experience with the penal system began when he was 13 years old.In 1993 Thaddeus Jimenez, who was a "peewee" member of a gang called the Simon City Royals, was convicted and sentenced to 45 years for killing a 19-year-old who was in a rival gang. He served only 16 years because it was proven that he had been wrongly convicted. Anothe
  
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• What Dreams May Come

  08-04-2017 00:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Of all the things you choose in life, you don't get to choose what your nightmares are. "You don't pick them; they pick you."—John IrvingDreams and their dark counterparts, nightmares, are always with us. They change in aspect, joy and horror, throughout our lives. As a child of the Cold War, I vividly remember doing "duck and cover" drills in the hallways of my elementary school, and being chided by a teacher for not covering my neck properly to protect it from the flash of the A-bomb. W
  
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• Avoid Stepping in It With K-9s

  08-04-2017 00:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You find yourself in between a police K-9 and the bad guy it's chasing down…what do you do? How about at the end of a physical arrest when you're trying to handcuff the suspect while the K-9 has physical hold of the suspect as well…what do you do? Did you ever think what you will do if the K-9 mistakes you for the bad guy? What do you do?Officers often come to me with these questions after the fact or at the "too late" stage. We plan, we train, we try to anticipate as many probabil
  
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