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• SureFire: Built for Concealed Carry

  14-06-2017 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The fastest growing market for firearms is civilian and professional concealed carry. More and more manufacturers are making compact and subcompact handguns designed for comfortable daylong carry, but the options for suitable accessories such as weapon lights for these lightweight pistols are limited.That's why last year SureFire decided to develop a line of weapon lights specifically for the concealed carry market. The company also believes the new XC lights, which are available with and withou
  
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• Why Capitol Police were with Rep. Scalise at the congressional baseball practice in the first place - Los Angeles Times

  14-06-2017 23:24 via latimes.com
  
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  Why Capitol Police were with Rep. Scalise at the congressional baseball practice in the first place
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  The president's Secret Service detail is a constant and visible reminder that even though the possibility of an assassination may often be out of sight, it is never out of mind. For most members of Congress, the threat of a personal attack is less ...and more »
  
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• Video: Oregon Deputy Hit Twice in 3 Months by Drunk Drivers

  14-06-2017 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Oregon Deputy Hit Twice in 3 Months by Drunk Drivers For the second time in 2 months, a Washington County Deputy found himself involved in a crash with a drunk driver.Deputy David Huey was rear-ended for the first time on St. Patrick’s Day and ended up getting a concussion and missing 2 months of work, KOIN TV.Because of that experience, early Sunday morning when Huey was helping another deputy with a stop involving an alleged drunk driver, he was “hyper aware.”The deput
  
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• Feds Search Dark Web for Fentanyl Sellers

  14-06-2017 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The arrest of an Ohio couple on drug smuggling charges last week illustrated the investigative methods federal agents are using to track down and build cases against people who sell deadly drugs like fentanyl on the dark web. In this case, a Homeland Security agent, a postal inspector and a drug-sniffing DEA dog named Sadie teamed up to gather evidence against James Halpin and Grace Bosworth, according to the new criminal complaint charging the Cincinnati couple.The complaint lays out how federa
  
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• Capitol Police Officers Stopped "Massacre" at Congressional Baseball Practice

  14-06-2017 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesWhen a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, VA, Wednesday morning, officers of the U.S. Capitol Police Department returned fire and killed the shooter before he could kill his targets. Both officers were wounded. They are expected to make full recoveries."Had they not been there, it would have been a massacre," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told MSNBC. Paul was participating in the practice.Although the practice was taking place in Alexandria, VA
  
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• 4 NC Officers Injured in Explosive Device Attack

  14-06-2017 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Investigators say four Asheville, NC, police officers were injured by a blast that went off no more than a foot away from them while they were on patrol Saturday.The officers had to have metal shrapnel removed from their skin after someone threw an explosive device at them.It happened about 9:45 p.m. as Housing Unit officers were patrolling a public apartment complex on foot.Officers said while checking around some buildings they noticed sudden movement, followed almost immediately by a blast ne
  
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• Knoxville Police: Suspect bites officer's thumb off during traffic stop - WBIR-TV

  14-06-2017 22:56 via wbir.com
  
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  Knoxville Police: Suspect bites officer's thumb off during traffic stop
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  KNOXVILLE - Two Knoxville Police Department officers are being treated after a suspect bit one officer's thumb off and injured another officer's leg during a fight. According to KPD, Officer Trey Lane and Tim Edwards were conducting a traffic ...
  Police: 'Sovereign citizen' takes bite out of Knoxville officer's thumbKnoxville News Sentinelall 7 news articles »
  
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• DC Police Say 2 Arrests Made in Turkish Embassy Melee Case - NBCNews.com

  14-06-2017 22:51 via nbcnews.com
  
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  DC Police Say 2 Arrests Made in Turkish Embassy Melee Case
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  WASHINGTON — Two men have been arrested for their role in a violent altercation outside the Turkish ambassador's residence during a recent visit to Washington by Turkey's president, police said Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police Department said in a ...
  Erdogan visit violence: Washington police arrest two Turkish menBBC Newsall 81 news articles »
  
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• Capitol Police played key role in saving people's lives, officials say - CBS News

  14-06-2017 20:39 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Capitol Police played key role in saving people's lives, officials say
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  Last Updated Jun 14, 2017 11:22 AM EDT. Rep. Steve Scalise's presence at the congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, where a shooting unfolded Wednesday morning may have saved a number of lives, Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday.
  Rand Paul on Scalise Shooting: Capitol Police Prevented 'Massacre' in VirginiaNBCNews.comall 86 news articles »
  
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• The Attack That Launched the US Capitol Police - TIME

  14-06-2017 18:11 via time.com
  
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  The Attack That Launched the US Capitol Police
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  When a gunman ambushed a practice for a charity congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday, at least five people were injured. And, witnesses have suggested, that number might have been higher had members of the U.S. Capitol ...and more »
  
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• Preventing Police Suicides

  14-06-2017 02:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When one of Sgt. Andy Callaghan's closest friends committed suicide, he said at his friend's eulogy, "I’m sad I couldn't help him." Callaghan heads up the Philadelphia Police Department's Law Enforcement Peer Support Network. He recognized signs that his friend needed help and took him to treatment. "But he walked off the campus where he was being treated and went home and picked up a gun and killed himself," says Callaghan. "It was awful." Yet there are so many more who have been helped.
  
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• VA Officer Shot Serving Warrant, Suspect in Custody After Standoff

  14-06-2017 01:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Virginia Beach, VA, police officer is recovering after he was shot multiple times while trying to serve a search warrant Tuesday morning, touching off a six-hour standoff in a neighborhood north of Naval Air Station Oceana, reports the Virginian-Pilot.Police were serving a warrant for child pornography distribution around 6:30 a.m. in Oceana Gardens. The officer was shot when police breached the door of a second-floor apartment above a detached garage.Four officers returned fire. Those involve
  
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• Pot-Sniffing Dogs Still Useful in CA, Officers Say

  14-06-2017 01:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesLegal marijuana is in the air across California, but local and state law enforcement agencies say they won’t retire their pot-sniffing narcotics dogs anytime soon, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.At first, it might seem like California’s legalization of recreational pot would render canine units’ weed-sensitive noses obsolete. Indeed, some dogs are being pulled from routine patrols, and new ones are sometimes not trained on pot. But police agencies sa
  
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• Baltimore Officers Put on 12-Hour Shifts Effective Immediately

  14-06-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Six people were killed and at least two others wounded in separate shootings in Baltimore Monday night and early Tuesday morning, prompting Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis to announce a weeklong deployment initiative to put more officers on the street, reports the Baltimore Sun.Effective immediately, all patrol officers and detectives will be required to work 12-hour shifts, rather than their standard 10-hour shifts, and every sworn officer in the department capable of being deployed w
  
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• 'Minor' Offenses Warrant Civil Summonses Under New NYPD Patrol Rules

  14-06-2017 00:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The NYPD is directing officers to give out civil instead of criminal summonses, in most cases, for a series of minor offenses, according to guidelines issued Tuesday, reports the New York Daily News.The updated patrol guide regulations spell out how officers will overhaul enforcement against quality-of-life offenses under the Criminal Justice Reform Act, which the City Council passed last year.The rules say civil summonses can be given out for instances of public drinking and urination, litterin
  
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• Witmer Public Safety Group, Home of OfficerStore, Acquires Our Designs Inc.

  14-06-2017 00:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Witmer Public Safety Group Inc., parent company of OfficerStore, has announced its recent acquisition of Our Designs Inc., a retailer of gifts and accessories geared toward firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical professionals.According to the company, WPSG will be able to provide Our Designs' current customer base with some great new features: a new and innovative customization process using the Build It. See It. Buy It. method of personalization, a secure, more streamlined checkou
  
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