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• Video: WI Officer Reunited with Boy He Saved 11 Years Ago

  24-04-2017 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: WI Officer Reunited with Boy He Saved 11 Years AgoIn the Kaukauna (WI) Police Department, there is a framed newspaper article about an officer who saved the life of a choking baby.That officer was Charlie Vosters, and the baby was 10-month-old Zeke Tomlin.Fast-forward 11 years and one of Tomlin's assignments for music class was to write a story about a hero."I chose Officer Vosters," Tomlin said.He read his story during his music concert Thursday night.Vosters also attended the concert, F
  
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• Video: Seattle Chief Says It's Miracle Officer Wasn't Killed in Downtown Shootout Last Week

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  VIDEO: Seattle Chief Says It's Miracle Officer Wasn't Killed in Downtown Shootout Last WeekSeattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole was visiting an officer seriously wounded in Thursday's downtown robbery shootout Friday and spoke with KOMO News about the incident.Three officers shot following a robbery, and chase near Pioneer Square are recovering from their injuries.The officers exchanged gunfire with 19-year-old Damarius Butts who had just robbed a 7-Eleven store of beer and doughnuts.
  
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• Video: SC Deputy Placed on Leave After Fatal Collision with Speeding Motorcyclist

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  VIDEO: SC Deputy Placed on Leave After Fatal Collision with Speeding MotorcyclistThe Berkeley County (SC) Sheriff's Office has released video of a high-speed pursuit that ended with the death of the pursued motorcyclist. The Wednesday night pursuit lasted more than five minutes and the involved deputy has been placed on leave.The video footage appears to show the deputy's patrol vehicle hit the motorcycle twice during a crash that officials attributed, in part, to the rider's sharp braking.Rober
  
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• Video: Maine Officer Rescues Lost Goats, Takes Them for Ride in Patrol Car

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  VIDEO: Maine Officer Rescues Lost Goats, Takes Them for Ride in Patrol CarTwo kids, baby goats, were picked up by the Belfast (ME) PD wandering near High Street early Sunday morning.Sgt. Daniel Fitzpatrick 'captured' the two kids and had them in his squad car driving around town. While driving around all morning, he posted photos of himself and the goats on the Belfast Police Department Facebook page. The post said that while Sgt. Fitzpatrick loves the company, he is running out of vegetabl
  
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• Texas Detective Says Nation's Police Need More Cybercrime Investigation Training

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  Imagine calling your local police after you’ve been mugged and being told, “Sorry, muggings are complicated. We don’t handle those. Try the FBI.”That’s exactly what happens every day when Americans call their local police to report online bank fraud, tax-return fraud and other crimes committed via the Internet. I work on this a lot as a police detective. From what I’ve seen, outside of a few cutting-edge offices like Manhattan’s district attorney and som
  
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• FOP Gives Defibrillators to Wyoming Highway Patrol

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  Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers will now have access to two defibrillators when responding to emergency calls thanks to a donation from the Wyoming Fraternal Order of Police.The group bought the AEDs through a grant funded by the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, which raises money for first responders. The defibrillators are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest by sending a shock to the heart and cost about $950. The devices will be especially useful in rural areas where it takes mor
  
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• Teen shot by police during fugitive takedown has died - AZCentral.com

  24-04-2017 22:14 via azcentral.com
  
  Teen shot by police during fugitive takedown has died
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  A 17-year-old girl who was shot by Mesa officers during an attempt to apprehend a fugitive in Glendale on Thursday has died from her injuries, police said. The teen, whose name was not immediately released Monday, was one of two passengers inside a ...and more »
  
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• De-Escalation is Nothing New

  24-04-2017 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There was quite a bit of media coverage earlier this month when the Los Angeles Police Department announced that it had revised its use-of-force policy. However, the reality is that very little has changed since the major revision to the policy in 2009.The 2017 policy revision consists of one new sentence (in the Preamble section, strangely not in the policy itself) and one modified sentence in the Policy section.The new sentence in the Preamble is:Officers shall attempt to control an incident b
  
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• Pryme and Zello Collaborate to Bring User-Friendly PTT Communications Over Smartphones to Law Enforcement

  24-04-2017 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pryme Radio Products is now working with Zello, a cellular data walkie-talkie app developer, to transform the way that public safety professionals communicate. The Zello app can run on any smartphone over WiFi or over 4G networks to provide secure push-to-talk (PTT) communications.Dave George, Pryme's founder and president, says the company has been building its relationship with Zello since 2014. He believes PTT communications over smart devices will soon be commonly in use in law enforcement,
  
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