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• Should I Stay or Should I Go?

  16-10-2017 23:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  What legal duty and liability risks arise in calls for police intervention in non-criminal mental health incidents, and particularly with persons threatening suicide? These calls may come from business owners irritated by an apparently homeless person walking back and forth in front of the business, mumbling or acting out; a mentally ill person calling the police for personal crisis intervention; or from a family member or domestic partner worried about a loved one who is armed and threatening s
  
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• Custom Tactical ID Patches

  16-10-2017 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CopQuest allows you to quickly build your custom tactical identification patches online. These hook-backed panels display your title, agency, unit information, and name in large, bold lettering in a wide choice of sizes and colors. The text is heat-fused to a Cordura fabric backing that is sewn onto an industrial-strength hook panel. The patches can be hooked onto any soft loop material on tactical vests, uniforms, packs, and gear bags. They are made to be rugged and removable, and carry a five-
  
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• Shield Light

  16-10-2017 22:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Elzetta Shield Light includes a horizontal handle with an integrated solid-state tape switch, while the TriDextrous version provides three gripping surfaces with light-activating switches in each location. Both models deliver 1,000 lumens of light through two solid-acrylic optical flood lenses that uniformly illuminates an entire room. Electronics are fully potted for durability with redundant circuitry to ensure continued operation if one source is damaged. A strobe feature is optional.&nbs
  
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• Rugo Mountable Rugged Light

  16-10-2017 22:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FoxFury Lighting Solutions' Rugo is a rugged, go-anywhere light designed to be compact enough to fit on an action camera, and powerful enough to illuminate the user's immediate field of view. The Rugo has the ability to be mounted to a GoPro, a DSLR, a drone, a tripod, and other devices. It has four different intensities (up to 700 lumens) with three interchangeable lens settings (Tri-Lens). Its removable diffuser lens allows for it to be used as a 120-degree flood light, 55-degree area light, o
  
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• Haltzgloves Nighttime

  16-10-2017 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Haltzgloves Nighttime gloves feature patented high-density, reflective material made to be viewed at a distance of 1,250 linear feet. Wicking stretch material allows for a comfortable fit with slight compression. Gloves are available in medium, large, and extra-large. 
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• Analyze Your Training Curriculum

  16-10-2017 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  I have been traveling throughout the United States for the past 10 years teaching law enforcement use of force, defensive tactics (DT), and communications. One issue that I have discovered that is problematic yet consistent amongst numerous agencies is that there is no continuity pertaining to curriculum selection when it comes to defensive tactics training.Officers from one department in California recently told me their agency had to drop a self-defense system that it was using. "Why? Too much
  
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• Britford Boot

  16-10-2017 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Britford Boot from Harley-Davidson Footwear is made with waterproof, full-grain leather and Cordura. It offers breathable, lightweight protection and is armed with a Hydro-Guard waterproof membrane and 200 grams of 3M Thinsulate insulation. The boot also features a durable oil- and abrasion-resistant Vibram rubber outsole and an all-black design. 
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• HD Code Blue

  16-10-2017 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HD Barcode's HD Code Blue provides agencies with the ability to create their own distinctive HD barcodes that can store officers' comprehensive medical data and emergency contact information. The code can be printed on existing or new ID cards. Information is accessible via mobile applications. Or departments can create private authorization keys through HD Code Blue and embedded content can only be decoded and read via smartphones with the corresponding public key. 
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• There Is No Off The Record

  16-10-2017 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Off the record" are three words that should raise a red flag. The term was allegedly coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt when he was president. He held press conferences including "off the record" portions that were intended to be heard only by those attending, with strict instructions not to share with anyone else. As the usage of the term grew, its meaning changed. It was a way to guide journalists in a specific direction without exposing the source. In today's law enforcement world, off the reco
  
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• Video: Minneapolis Police Lieutenant Sues Mayor for Defamation

  16-10-2017 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Minneapolis Police Lieutenant Sues Mayor for DefamationA high-profile Minneapolis police officer has filed suit against Mayor Betsy Hodges, accusing her of branding him a racist and damaging his career.The lawsuit, filed in Hennepin County District Court Friday by attorneys for Lt. John Delmonico, is built on a series of text messages between Hodges and then Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau in April of 2017.Harteau had announced that she was promoting 4th Precinct Ins
  
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• Video: CA Deputies Rescue Disabled Woman from Wildfire

  16-10-2017 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: CA Deputies Rescue Disabled Woman from WildfireSonoma County (CA) Sheriff Robert Giordano released body cam footage from sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Brandon Cutting which showed frantic moments during last Sunday night’s evacuations as a fatal firestorm roared into residential neighborhoods north of Santa Rosa.“I think it really tells the story of how dangerous and how difficult the event was,” Giordano said at a press conference Friday evening.As Sgt. Cutting staggers t
  
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• TX Chief: If Your Business Doesn’t Want Police as Customers, Let Us Know

  16-10-2017 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Denison, TX, police chief Jay Burch wrote the following on Facebook after two of his officers were reportedly refused service and verbally abused at a local Whataburger restaurant. The company fired the employee who was allegedly involved in the incident.“The Denison Police Department enjoys great support from most of our community and our businesses. I get it, especially with the anti-police rhetoric from the national media and police-hate groups we see in the country, that many people bu
  
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• Video: TX Fast Food Worker Fired for Refusing to Serve Officers

  16-10-2017 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: TX Fast Food Worker Fired for Refusing to Serve OfficersA Denison, TX, restaurant has terminated an employee who allegedly verbally abused and refused to serve police officers early Saturday morning.In a Facebook post, Chief Jay Burch said two of his officers went to a "local restaurant" just after midnight. Burch did not name the establishment, but KTEN later determined it was the Whataburger on South Austin Avenue.The chief said a police supervisor later went to the restaurant to speak
  
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• Video: NC Agency Teaches Media the Difficulty of Arresting Resisting Suspect

  16-10-2017 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: NC Agency Teaches Media the Difficulty of Arresting Resisting SuspectThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department recently invited local media to its training academy to learn how difficut it can be to take a resisting suspect into custody.CMPD asked FOX 46 Charlotte's David Sentendrey to volunteer for a series of demonstrations (that can be viewed in the video) where he tried to take down police recruits who were posing as criminals -- but without punching, kicking or hitting them in any
  
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• Video: FL Police Find 2 Women Overdosed in Van with 2 Infants in Back

  16-10-2017 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: FL Police Find 2 Women Overdosed in Van with 2 Infants in BackPolice in Boynton Beach, FL, have released disturbing video of two women they say overdosed in a van with two babies inside.Body camera footage shows police arriving on the scene, where they say the two moms overdosed inside the vehicle, alongside their one- and two-month-old infants who were in the backseat.Police say the women bought and snorted heroin, causing one of them to overdose and fall unconscious. At that time, the o
  
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• Suspect Wounded in Gunfight with Orlando Bicycle Officer

  16-10-2017 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  An armed person was shot and wounded after firing gunshots at an Orlando bike patrol officer early Monday, police said. The shooting was reported around 2:30 a.m.Orlando police chief John Mina WESH TV the armed man, Dracarris Hill, 23, began firing shots after coming into contact with the officer. The officer was not injured. Hill was found nearby with a non life-threatening injury, police said. He faces a charge of attempted murder of a law enforcement agency.  
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• Missing Buffalo Officer’s K-9 Partner Ran to River to Search for Him

  16-10-2017 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officer Craig Lehner of the Buffalo Police Department brought his dog Shield with him Friday, when he drove to the Niagara River for training with other police divers.So Shield remained in his air conditioned kennel, in the back of a police vehicle, while Lehner began his underwater exercise.Hours later Lt. Salvatore Losi and several other officers in his unit had to open the door and allow the 85-pound German Shepherd to get out."It was kind of spooky," Losi told the Buffalo News. "We all got t
  
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• Colorado Deputy Found Dead in Burned House

  16-10-2017 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Firefighters found the body of a dead sheriff’s deputy in a burned house in southwestern Colorado, and La Plata County authorities have called the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to help determine what happened.CBI officials on Sunday identified the body pulled Friday from the charred house at Bayfield as 42-year-old La Plata County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremiah Lee. Cause of death has not been determined, the Denver Post reports.Lee had worked as a deputy for less than two years, movin
  
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• CHP Officer Works Overtime During Fire Disaster to Help Her Napa Neighbors

  16-10-2017 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  California Highway Patrol Officer Tracy Ross, who lives in Napa, is working overtime to assist her neighbors affected by the Wine Country fires.The area was under a mandatory evacuation order for five days. Holdouts who refused to leave their homes were cut off from everything. They couldn’t leave to get food or to fill up their cars. Some had animals or sick relatives to care for. She knows who has pets and who raises cattle. She knows if someone’s relatives have been hospitali
  
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• Buffalo Police Diver Missing, Presumed Dead After Training Tragedy

  16-10-2017 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The search for missing Buffalo police diver Craig Lehner entered its fourth day Monday morning as boats and dive teams returned to the Niagara River. He is presumed dead.Authorities have been searching for Lehner, 34, since Friday afternoon when he failed to surface from a training exercise with the Buffalo Police Underwater Recovery Team. The U.S. Coast Guard says a cable connecting Lehner to his diving crew broke, leaving him stranded alone underwater.Lehner, a nine-year veteran of the fo
  
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• Police Mental Health Bill Passes House Committee

  16-10-2017 15:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  A bill that would provide resources to improve the mental health and well-being of law enforcement officers passed a house committee last week, a major step on its way to enactment.H.R. 2228, the “Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act,” directs the U.S. Attorney General to identify existing mental health and wellness programs, especially those administered by the U.S. Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs, and then develop
  
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• Fans Boo as Saints Players Kneel During Tribute to Murdered New Orleans Officer

  16-10-2017 13:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fans booed New Orleans Saints players who knelt before the presentation of the American flag and the singing of the national anthem Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The boos rang down during a moment of silence for fallen NOPD officer Marcus McNeil, who was killed in the line of duty Friday.The photo that accompanies the article on NOLA.com shows one player kneeling in a head-bowed positon that indicates he could be praying.The fans cheered when the players stood before
  
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