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• Miami Beach cops arrest man for Twitter parody of police spokesman - Ars Technica

  05-10-2017 23:11 via arstechnica.com
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  Miami Beach cops arrest man for Twitter parody of police spokesman
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  A Miami Beach man is facing criminal charges after he created a parody account purporting to be Ernesto Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Miami Beach Police Department. The defendant, Ernesto Orsetti, is charged with impersonating a law enforcement ...and more »
  
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• Vegas Massacre Could Change Active Shooter Tactics

  05-10-2017 01:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A trained sharpshooter firing from atop the University of Texas Tower in 1966 introduced many Americans to mass casualty attacks, but almost all of the large-scale shootings since then — including Sandy Hook and Orlando — have taken place at ground level with the gunman killing from relatively close range.One result: Even as mass shootings became more frequent and police departments expanded training on how to confront a gunman, officers were typically coached on close-quarters assau
  
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• Video: TX Sheriff's Office Adding Barriers, Snipers to Outdoor Concert Security

  05-10-2017 00:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: TX Sheriff's Office Adding Barriers, Snipers to Outdoor Concert SecurityThe Williamson County (TX) Sheriff's Office is calling what happened in Las Vegas a "game changer." They are taking a hard look at how they plan for security for large scale events.Commander Steve Deaton has been tasked with putting together a security plan for a large-scale country concert featuring Dierks Bentley. It's set to take place in a neighborhood in Northwest Austin in two weeks.With Vegas on his mind, he sa
  
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• St. Louis Police Arrest 143 Protesters Blocking Highway

  05-10-2017 00:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  St. Louis Police took 143 people into custody Tuesday night after a group of protesters blocked the eastbound lanes of Highway 40 (Interstate 64) at Kingshighway.That's the highest number of arrests at once since protests began Sept. 15 over the verdict in the murder case against former officer Jason Stockley.The demonstrators got off the interstate at the Jefferson Avenue exit. The arrests came as the protesters began marching north on Jefferson Avenue.Protesters were nearing Market Street when
  
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• Proposed St. Louis Law would Limit Police Use of Chemical Agents During Disorder

  05-10-2017 00:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  A bill proposed by a St. Louis alderman would restrict when police could use pepper spray and other chemical agents to disperse crowds.The plan, filed by 15th Ward Alderman Megan Green, would repeal St. Louis’ existing ordinance on unlawful assemblies, which she argues is too vague and gives officers a wide berth to declare a demonstration unlawful.It has become an issue in recent weeks because of protests over the Jason Stockley verdict, and Green told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch&nbs
  
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• CA City Lets Fallen Officer's Family Keep K-9/Family Dog

  05-10-2017 00:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Modesto, CA, officials decided Tuesday that Ike — a 3-year-old police dog — can retire and live out his days with the family of his former handler, Sgt. Mike Pershall, who was killed in August by a suspected drunken driver.The City Council voted 7-0 to sell Ike to the Pershall family for $1. Ike is a Belgian Malinois and cost the Police Department $9,137, the Sacramento Bee reports.Police Chief Galen Carroll asked the council essentially to give Ike to the Pershall family. He said in
  
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