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• Video: Colorado Officer Beaten, Stomped Outside Gun Store

  11-04-2017 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Colorado Officer Beaten, Stomped Outside Gun StoreA Colorado Springs police officer is recovering after she was assaulted Monday evening.The attack happened in a parking lot in the southeast part of the city. One of the owners of the business, Specialty Sports & Supply, told 11 News a man walked into the store demanding guns and ammo. When the employees told him no, the suspect said he was going outside to get his own gun and come back in. Police were called to the parking lot.When th
  
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• Manhunt Underway for Suspects who Shot Ohio Officer

  11-04-2017 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A statewide manhunt remains underway for two men wanted in the shooting of a police officer in eastern Ohio.Newcomerstown village police officer Bryan Eubanks was shot Tuesday morning while investigating a mobile methamphetamine lab.The officer was taken to a hospital, treated, and released after being shot in the chest and arm. He was wearing body armor at the time.The two male suspects was last seen in a black Geo Tracker with no plates. The vehicle is blacked out with dark tinted windows.&nbs
  
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• Independent police review board proposed - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  11-04-2017 22:20 via democratandchronicle.com
  
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Independent police review board proposed
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Saying that the process for addressing police misconduct in Rochester is broken, local advocates have proposed legislation that would create an independent Police Accountability Board. "Our research indicates a lack of accountability and transparency ...and more »
  
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• 394 Fallen Officers to be Honored During Annual Police Week Vigil

  11-04-2017 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund released the roll call of names of 394 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. These names will be engraved this month and formally dedicated at the 29th annual Candlelight Vigil held on the National Mall, between 4th and 7th streets on Saturday, May 13, at 8 pm.Included in this list are the names of 143 officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2016 and 251 officers who were killed in prior years but had be
  
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• Alabama SRO Killed in On-Duty Vehicle Crash

  11-04-2017 21:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lowndes County (AL) Sheriff's Deputy Levy Pettway, 61, was killed Monday in an on-duty vehicle accident.Troopers say the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Pettway was driving left the roadway just before noon and struck several trees. “Alabama State Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on Alabama 21 in Lowndes County in the Hayneville city limits. It was a one vehicle crash involving a Lowndes County sheriff’s deputy and unfortunately, that deputy did succumb to his injuries in t
  
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• Ridge Footwear Launches New Website

  11-04-2017 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ridge Footwear is launching a new, redesigned website at www.ridgefootwear.com. The redesigned site has an updated layout with improved functionality and enhanced rich content focused on Ridge Footwear’s product information, industry news, press releases, and information on current promotions.The new website offers quick and easy access to essential information and products, while offering a view of the company's culture and mission. The Ridge Footwear website is now mobile responsive, mak
  
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• Wisconsin Trooper Killed in Single-Car Rollover Wreck

  11-04-2017 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper was killed in an on-duty rollover wreck on Interstate 90 Tuesday morning, officials said. The Sauk County Sheriff's Office told Channel 3000 that first responders were sent to the crash on east I-90 at about 4:30 a.m. near mile marker 89. Trooper Anthony Borostowski was headed east on I-90-94 when he lost control of his patrol car, according to the report. The car entered the south ditch and struck a tree.  
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• Panasonic Introduces Improved Arbitrator Body Worn Camera

  11-04-2017 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In response to requests from law enforcement users of the Arbitrator Body Worn Camera (BWC), Panasonic has re-engineered the system from the inside out and even tweaked its evidence management software.Greg Peratt, Panasonic's director of evidence management, says the company identified three aspects of the Arbitrator BWC that it wanted to improve in its third-generation (Mark III) version of the BWC, including extended battery life, increased durability, and enhanced compatibility with other Pa
  
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• Lessons Learned from Body Cam Users

  11-04-2017 03:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Law enforcement agencies considering the implementation of a body-worn camera system face a sometimes difficult process. It's not enough to buy the cameras and issue them to officers. There are decisions that need to be made at each stage of acquisition and implementation.You have to decide what camera systems will best suit your mission, who will wear them, when they will be worn, when will they be activated, and the list goes on and on. As one expert consulted for this story says, "It seems so
  
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• Qore Performance: Cool Companion

  11-04-2017 02:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Justin Li is an inventor and co-founder of Qore Performance Inc. But he was on duty as a member of the San Diego (CA) Sheriff's Department when he came up with the idea for the IcePlate as a way to keep himself and his friends cool while wearing ballistic vests.Friends in the special operations community told Li they would stuff frozen water bottles into their pants pockets and armor carriers to keep cool while working, but he wanted to devise a more elegant solution that would still meet the mi
  
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• Shooting in CA Elementary School Leaves 2 Adults Dead, 2 Children Critically Wounded

  11-04-2017 00:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An apparent murder-suicide inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino, CA, left a teacher and the shooter dead and two students critically wounded, police said.Police do not believe the children were targeted but were close to the female teacher at North Park School when the suspect came to the classroom to visit and then opened fire with a handgun, police Capt. Ron Maass said at a news conference.The students were taken to a hospital after what was believed to be a domestic dispute
  
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