Police news

• Video: Parolee Attacks, Grabs Gun of MO Officer at Traffic Stop

  08-09-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Parolee Attacks, Grabs Gun of MO Officer at Traffic StopA Calverton Park, MO, police officer's stop of a suspected drunk or high driver Wednesday morning led to a fight for his life when the motorist resisted arrest and attempted to take his gun.Driver Markarios Kirkwood initially complied with the officer, who was not identified, but resisted when the officer ordered him out of the car and tried to conduct a sobriety test, police say."…I see the pocket knife and I tell him (to) pu
  
  Read more

• MN Officer Struck, Killed While Clearing Highway Debris

  08-09-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Minneapolis police say a Wayzata, MN, police officer was struck and killed by a motorist on Highway 12 Friday afternoon.New Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced during his swearing-in ceremony Friday that the officer had died, and then called for a moment of silence.Officer William Matthews, 47, had pulled over to the side of eastbound Hwy. 12 to remove debris in the road at about 12:30 p.m. when he was struck by a car, said Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek.Matthews, who had b
  
  Read more

• Cleveland Police, NFL's Browns to Join in Show of Unity Before Sunday Game

  08-09-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe Cleveland Browns will take the field on Sunday with some area police and firefighters in a pregame show of unity.As part of a broader effort to connect with their community, Cleveland's players also will run onto the field before their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers with emergency workers and military personnel. The groups will then stand together for the national anthem.After some Browns were criticized for kneeling in prayer during the national anthem
  
  Read more

• Nonprofit E614 Donates Level III Ballistic Armor to LEOs

  08-09-2017 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  E614 is a small 100% non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that donates NIJ Level III ballistic armor to law enforcement officers in need. The charity was co-founded by John Tompkins and Jayne McBride, who both have sons who are veteran police officers. They know that Level III armor is often not standard issue by departments, due to budget constraints, but that wearing it can save officers' lives. Oftentimes, officers cannot afford to purchase this armor themselves, and that is why those who run E61
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Video: Detroit Officers Tackle Homicide Suspect on I-75

  08-09-2017 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Detroit Officers Tackle Homicide Suspect on I-75A large group of Detroit police officers tackled a man wanted for connection to a homicide in the middle of I-75 Friday after he led them on a high-speed vehicle pursuit throughout the city and then fled from his car on foot into traffic on the interstate.After a long chase, the man's SUV had a flat, forcing him to park on the shoulder of the highway. He got out of the SUV, jumped over the median, and ran into oncoming traffic.He tried to hu
  
  Read more

• Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man on Tarmac of Miami Airport

  08-09-2017 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Police shot and wounded a knife-wielding man who entered a restricted area of Miami’s airport and then got onto the tarmac Thursday.The incident began to unfold around 8:30 p.m., a hectic day for the airport after half a million people were ordered to evacuate South Florida because of Hurricane Irma.Police received a call about a man “acting erratically,” according to a news release from the Miami-Dade Police Department.Officers from the department’s incident containment
  
  Read more

• Mec-Gar USA Announces New 10-Round Browning BDA Magazines for Restricted Capacity States

  08-09-2017 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mec-Gar USA has announced the addition of blued and nickel 10-round Browning BDA magazines to the company's product line. Due to changes in several states, many shooters will not be able to use or possess any magazine in excess of 10 rounds. Mec-Gar’s position is that they disagree with these restrictive laws and their proposed effectiveness; however, they want shooters in those states to be able to continue to use their firearms.According to Mec-Gar USA Vice-President David Kochol, the ma
  
  Read more

• Portland police to halt, purge all gang designations - OregonLive.com

  08-09-2017 21:39 via oregonlive.com
  OregonLive.com
  Portland police to halt, purge all gang designations
  OregonLive.com
  Three Portland police supervisors announced Friday that the Portland Police Bureau would halt its more than two-decade practice of designating gang members on Oct. 15. From left to right is Tactical Operations Acting Capt. Andy Shearer, Capt. Mike ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• IPVideo Corporation Selected by San Jose PD to Upgrade Existing Interview Recording Platform

  08-09-2017 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  IPVideo Corporation, manufacturer of IP-based video surveillance and command center solutions, announced that it has been selected by the San Jose (CA) Police Department (SJPD) to help improve and upgrade their current interview recording platform. The SJPD implemented IPVideo Corporation's AVfusion solution, which is an easy-to-use network-based audio/video recording system designed for police interview rooms where recording frame-by-frame, synchronized audio and HD video is critical. The syste
  
  Read more

• JW Fishers ROVs Used by Agencies Throughout New York

  08-09-2017 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New York State is richly endowed with freshwater lakes, ponds, and reservoirs, as well as portions of two of the five Great Lakes and thousands of miles of rivers and streams. These inland bodies of water serve as drinking water; provide flood control to protect life and property; and support recreation, tourism, agriculture, fishing, power generation, and manufacturing. They also provide habitats for aquatic plant and animal life.The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) pr
  
  Read more

• Police: Officer arrested nurse after being told to let it go - Fox News

  08-09-2017 20:44 via foxnews.com
  Fox News
  Police: Officer arrested nurse after being told to let it go
  Fox News
  SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah police officer whose rough arrest of a hospital nurse has drawn condemnation put the woman in handcuffs even after investigators told him not to worry about getting a blood sample he was seeking from a patient, the chief whose ...
  Utah asks FBI to investigate police in nurse's rough arrestABC News
  Detective's body camera confirms that Logan police asked him to back off blood draw be
  
  Read more

• Milwaukee police chief revises police pursuit policy - PoliceOne - Police News

  08-09-2017 20:30 via policeone.com
  Milwaukee police chief revises police pursuit policy - PoliceOne
  Police News
  MILWAUKEE — Under new changes to the Milwaukee PD's pursuit policy, officers will be allowed to pursue cars with ties to drug dealing or reckless driving in ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Milwaukee police chief revises police pursuit policy - Police News

  08-09-2017 20:30 via policeone.com
  Milwaukee police chief revises police pursuit policy
  Police News
  MILWAUKEE — Under new changes to the Milwaukee PD's pursuit policy, officers will be allowed to pursue cars with ties to drug dealing or reckless driving in specific circumstances. This summer, a civilian oversight board issued a directive pushing ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Firearms Carbon Remover

  08-09-2017 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  D-Zolve 339 from Solvent Kleene Inc. is designed to dissolve and remove carbon and burnt-on oil deposits produced by high heat combustion in firearms.Designed to be compatible with all ferrous and non-ferrous metals and perform at room temperature, D-Zolve 339 firearms carbon remover is non-corrosive and non-flammable.  Available in 5-gallon pails or 55-gallon drums.For more information and a free sample, visit www.solventkleene.com. 
  Like this story? Want to know why tens of thousands
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Steelers QB Announces Cleveland Area K-9 Grants

  08-09-2017 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has announced the first grant awards of the 2017 NFL season from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund. The Foundation will be distributing grants to the Lorain (OH) Police Department and Medina County (OH) Sheriff's Office, both just outside of Cleveland where the Steelers will play the Browns on September 10.The Lorain Police Department will use the grant funds to update their K-9 training equipment while the Me
  
  Read more

• Pryme Expands Operations to Better Serve Customers Across America

  08-09-2017 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Indianapolis will now be home to Pryme's newest distribution center facility, whose primary purpose is to cut delivery times in half and provide two- and even one-day delivery to over 30 states throughout the central U.S. and east coast.Dave George, President and Chief Engineer at Pryme Radio Products, said, "We are very excited about the direction the communications industry is going and are working to ensure we have the infrastructure to continue staying ahead of the curve."At the same time, P
  
  Read more

• Police, firefighters and military to join Browns for anthem - ESPN

  08-09-2017 19:06 via espn.com
  CBSSports.com
  Police, firefighters and military to join Browns for anthem
  ESPN
  BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns will join with police and other public safety officials to make a statement about unity before Sunday's opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Players, city officials and team executives confirmed this week that the ...
  Browns plan pregame unity demonstration with police, firefighters, militaryCBSSports.com
  Browns to stand with police for season opener's anthemNew York Post
  Browns
  
  Read more

• The Las Vegas Police Union Goes in the Gutter to Attack Michael ... - The Nation.

  08-09-2017 18:34 via thenation.com
  The Nation.
  The Las Vegas Police Union Goes in the Gutter to Attack Michael ...
  The Nation.
  The Las Vegas Police Protective Association's letter to Roger Goodell is repugnant, dangerous, and irresponsible.
  Michael Bennett's Attorney Calls for Investigation into Las Vegas PoliceBleacher Report
  A Look at the Legal Action Michael Bennett Could Take Against Las Vegas PoliceSports Illustrated
  NFL rejects Las Vegas police union request, won't investigate Michael BennettCBSSports.com
  Twitter -ESP
  
  Read more

• Texas Constable Dies During Tactical Team Qualifications

  08-09-2017 18:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Mark Diebold of Tarant County, TX, died Thursday during tactical team qualifications.Diebold was finishing qualifications when it appears that he had a heart attack, but the official cause of death is still unknown, Tarant County officials said in a release.Diebold, 48, worked for the Tarrant Couny Sheriff’s Department from 1994 to 2008, after which time he began working for the constable’s office, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reports.Last July, Diebol
  
  Read more

• Is Antifa a Domestic Terrorist Organization?

  08-09-2017 18:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesFederal authorities have been warning state and local officials since early 2016 that leftist extremists known as “antifa” had become increasingly confrontational and dangerous, so much so that the Department of Homeland Security formally classified their activities as "domestic terrorist violence," according to interviews and confidential law enforcement documents obtained by POLITICO.Since well before the Aug. 12 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned dea
  
  Read more

• Police: Father kills himself after toddler's accidental shooting - CBS News

  08-09-2017 17:31 via cbsnews.com
  CBS News
  Police: Father kills himself after toddler's accidental shooting
  CBS News
  COLUMBIA, S.C. - Authorities say a South Carolina man took his own life moments after his 2-year-old son found a gun and accidentally shot and killed himself. Richland County Corner Gary Watts says toddler Kyree Myers' mother called 911 after her son ...
  Toddler, dad both dead after accident and suicide: policeKTRK-TVall 52 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Pair of US students accuse Italian police of rape | New York Post - New York Post

  08-09-2017 17:02 via nypost.com
  New York Post
  Pair of US students accuse Italian police of rape | New York Post
  New York Post
  Florence prosecutors on Friday were investigating allegations by two US students that they were raped by Carabinieri policemen who escorted them home in a...
  2 US students accuse Italian police of rape in FlorenceABC Newsall 18 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Pair of US students accuse Italian police of rape - New York Post

  08-09-2017 17:02 via nypost.com
  New York Post
  Pair of US students accuse Italian police of rape
  New York Post
  The place where two Italian paramilitary police officers intervened in a scuffle outside a disco in Florence. EPA. Florence prosecutors on Friday were investigating allegations by two US students that they were raped by Carabinieri policemen who ...
  2 US students accuse Italian police of rape in FlorenceABC Newsall 18 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Man shot by police at Miami airport amid frenzied Irma evacuation - Washington Post

  08-09-2017 14:54 via washingtonpost.com
  Washington Post
  Man shot by police at Miami airport amid frenzied Irma evacuation
  Washington Post
  Police shot and wounded a knife-wielding man who entered a restricted area of Miami's airport and then got onto the tarmac Thursday, another worry for antsy travelers fleeing Hurricane Irma. The incident began to unfold around 8:30 p.m., a hectic day ...
  Miami-Dade dispatches police to staff storm shelters amid “glitches” in opening moreMiami Herald
  Police shoot knife-wielding man at Mi
  
  Read more

• 2 Northern CA Officers Shot Investigating Double Homicide, Suspect Dead

  08-09-2017 01:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two Sacramento, CA, police officers are expected to survive after they were shot Thursday in south Sacramento, and the shooting suspect was killed by officers, the police department said.The shooting happened about 11 a.m. a block away from the Sacramento Police Department main office, as police were trying to stop a vehicle that was being driven by a man wanted in connection with a double homicide, Sgt. Bryce Heinlein said.The two officers were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening guns
  
  Read more

• Video: Documentary 'Fallen' to be Released in Theaters, On Demand This Week

  08-09-2017 01:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Documentary 'Fallen' to be Released in Theaters, On Demand This WeekDirected, written, and produced by former Police Sgt. Thomas Marchese, the documentary "Fallen" examines the statistics of U.S. police officers killed in the line of duty and the untold stories behind them, through the eyes of the partners, families, and communities left behind. The film is narrated by Michael Chiklis and hits theaters and video on demand (VOD) September 8th via Gravitas Ventures."I felt compelled to make
  
  Read more

• 5.11 Tactical and Griffin Technology Join Forces to Launch Griffin Survivor: 5.11 Tactical Edition Rugged Mobile Accessories

  08-09-2017 00:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  5.11, known for its purpose-built gear for tactical professionals, and Griffin Technology, creator of award-winning and thoughtfully designed mobile accessories, have together debuted the Griffin Survivor: 5.11 Tactical Edition collection of rugged and versatile mobile accessories. The collaboration includes ultra-protective iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus cases and high-performance power and connectivity solutions, now available online at 5.11 Tactical, Griffin Technology, and in 5.11 retail stores.
  
  Read more

• Video: 2 CA Officers Shot and Wounded During Report of Man With Knife

  08-09-2017 00:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 2 CA Officers Shot and Wounded During Report of Man With KnifeTwo Huntington Beach, CA, police officers and one suspect have been hospitalized with non-life-threatening gunshot injuries after police were called to check on a report of a man running about slashing car tires Thursday morning, reports the Orange County Register.At least one of the police officers has been treated and released, with both suffering minor injuries. "What matters is that they're OK, and we can notify their famil
  
  Read more

Follow @Police_News_US on Twitter!