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• 2 Chicago Officers Shot in 'Targeted' Attack; Manhunt Underway

  03-05-2017 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A manhunt is underway in Chicago after two on-duty police officers were shot and wounded by an at-large gunman who fired "indiscriminately" in what is thought to be a targeted attack, the Chicago Police Department said.The officers, both male, were conducting an investigation on the city's South Side when "one, possibly two vehicles, pulled alongside them and started firing indiscriminately at the officers," Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said during a press conference early Wednesd
  
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• JW Fishers' Metal Detectors Being Used Worldwide to Locate Underwater Evidence and Explosives

  03-05-2017 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Before 1970 the widely accepted solution for disposal of old munitions, typically called unexploded ordnance (UXO), was to dump them into rivers, lakes and oceans. Today we know this creates a multitude of problems, the worst of which are pollution and the risk of an explosion. Many people have already lost their lives to these underwater booby traps. The uncertainties surrounding their precise location and degree of decomposition, makes attempting to recover these dangerous devices an even more
  
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• ATF's Ballistics Van to Help Baltimore as Murder Rate Increases

  03-05-2017 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Baltimore has experienced its highest murder rate in history through the first four months of 2017—but authorities there are now receiving federal help in the form of a mobile gun-tracking van from the ATF, reports Forensic Magazine.The mobile laboratory van is brand new, with its deployment in Baltimore yesterday being the first time it's been used in a major metropolitan city.The van is part of ATF's National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), which provides equipment to p
  
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• Washington DC Police Chief Officially Confirmed

  03-05-2017 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The D.C. Council on Tuesday confirmed Peter Newsham as police chief, voting 12 to 1 to make the veteran the 30th leader of the District’s crime-fighting force since the department was formed at the start of the Civil War, reports the Washington Post.Newsham, 52, has been serving as acting chief since Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) chose him to fill in for Cathy L. Lanier, who retired in September after serving for nearly a decade. In February, Bowser named Newsham to lead the police force.In a
  
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• Chief Fires TX Officer Who Fatally Shot Teen in Car Leaving House Party

  03-05-2017 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police in suburban Dallas fired an officer Tuesday who reportedly shot and killed a 15-year-old riding in a vehicle leaving a chaotic house party, reports the Associated Press.The Balch Springs, TX, officer, identified as Roy Oliver, was terminated for violating department policies in the shooting death of Jordan Edwards, police chief Jonathan Haber said.Edwards, a high school freshman, was leaving the party with his two brothers and two other teenagers Saturday night. Police arrived at the scen
  
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• Propper Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary

  03-05-2017 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Propper Celebrates 50-Year AnniversaryLaw enforcement and military apparel company Propper International turns 50 this year. To honor the company’s strong history and its commitment to build upon that heritage, Propper is celebrating all year long with promotions and special events throughout 2017, starting with the launch of a redesigned website (propper.com), an iconic 50th Anniversary logoed badge and a brand new corporate video chronicling the company’s heritage and vision
  
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• Police have killed nearly 200 people who were in moving vehicles since 2015, including 15-year-old Jordan Edwards - Washington Post

  03-05-2017 19:20 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Police have killed nearly 200 people who were in moving vehicles since 2015, including 15-year-old Jordan Edwards
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  Police in the Dallas suburb of Balch Springs announced Tuesday night that they fired officer Roy Oliver for a violation of department policy after he shot and killed Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old boy riding in the passenger seat of a car that was ...
  Police Officer Who Fatally Shot 15-Year-Old Texas Boy Is FiredNew York Times
  Teen Shot Dead By Police
  
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• FL K-9 Found Dead in Handler’s Patrol Vehicle

  03-05-2017 01:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Investigators are conducting a criminal investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of a Sebastian (FL) Police Department K-9 in his handler’s car in Melbourne on Friday.The Sebastian officer found the German shepherd’s remains in the sweltering vehicle about 7:30 p.m. Friday. Sebastian Police Department's dispatchers contacted Melbourne's, who then called Brevard County Animal Services. Investigators are looking into reports the officer may have f
  
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