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• Torrance police arrest 2 drivers following chases in stolen cars - The Daily Breeze

  19-10-2017 23:50 via dailybreeze.com
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  Torrance police arrest 2 drivers following chases in stolen cars
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  Police arrested two people suspected of driving stolen cars at the conclusion of two unrelated chases Thursday in Torrance. The first chase began about 10 a.m. when officers, alerted by a license plate reader, began chasing a stolen car at 182nd Street ...
  
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• CBP Awards $16.5 Million Density Meter Contract to CSECO

  19-10-2017 23:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection has selected Campbell/Harris Security Equipment Company (CSECO) as the sole provider of contraband detectors (Density Meters) to its hundreds of customs officers for the next five years.Through a highly sought after and very competitive RFP process the Buster Density Meter was selected on the basis of overall life cycle value, according to the company. Selection criteria included performance, durability, safety, warranty, past performance, and price. "This RFP
  
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• Police seized washer, dryer and other items from missing Texas girl's home - Fox News

  19-10-2017 23:38 via foxnews.com
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  Police seized washer, dryer and other items from missing Texas girl's home
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  Sherin Mathews, 3, went missing Oct. 14 after her adoptive father allegedly made her stand outside at night — in an alleyway frequented by coyotes. (Richardson Texas Police Department via AP). Records show what items Richardson police are looking at ...and more »
  
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• Axon wants you (yes, you!) to submit photos, videos to police - Ars Technica

  19-10-2017 23:29 via arstechnica.com
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  Axon wants you (yes, you!) to submit photos, videos to police
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  Enlarge / An officer demonstrates Axon Citizen, a new Web portal to submit data to police. Axon · reader comments 62. Share this story. Further Reading. Taser stuns law enforcement world, offers free body cameras to all US police. Axon, the company ...
  
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• Fresno activist arrested in Fulton Street vandalism case - Fresno Bee

  19-10-2017 23:25 via fresnobee.com
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  Fresno activist arrested in Fulton Street vandalism case
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  A Fresno man who was publicly critical of the Fulton Street renovation project was arrested in connection to recent vandalism there, Fresno police confirmed Thursday. Dallas Blanchard, 53, was arrested on a warrant Wednesday night at his home on F ...and more »
  
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• Police: Men pistol-whipped, robbed 74-year-old Seattle woman after breaking into home - KIRO Seattle

  19-10-2017 23:11 via kiro7.com
  Police: Men pistol-whipped, robbed 74-year-old Seattle woman after breaking into home
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  Three men pistol-whipped and robbed a 74-year-old woman after breaking into her South Seattle home Wednesday. Video from the King County Sheriff's Office shows the intruders walking to her home in the 11600 block of 59th Avenue South. Detectives are ...and more »
  
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• WI Agency's Policy Requires Officers to "Exhaust" Other Options Before Using Guns

  19-10-2017 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Madison (WI) Police Department has updated its guide on the use of deadly force, instructing officers to exhaust other options before using a gun.“When it comes to the rules our police officers are trained to follow, language matters,” said Andrea Farrell, a Madison attorney who earlier this year won a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city on behalf of the family of a woman killed by Madison police.The police department was ordered by the City Council in May to change its
  
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• Video: TN Firearms Instructor Accidentally Shot During Training

  19-10-2017 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: TN Firearms Instructor Accidentally Shot During TrainingA Jackson (TN) Police Department Firearms Instructor who was injured when he was accidentally shot by another officer during training has been treated and released from Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, according to Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser.The officer who was injured was listed in stable condition prior to his release from the hospital. Neither of the officers involved have been identified.The training was a quarterly
  
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• Video: NC Officers Kill Suspect After Wild Chase in 2 States and 3 Counties

  19-10-2017 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: NC Officers Kill Suspect After Wild Chase in 2 States and 3 CountiesA wild police chase that spanned across the North Carolina and South Carolina state lines and across three counties Thursday morning ended with the suspect being shot and killed by police during a gunfight, police say.Officials told Channel 9 that the pursuit began around 7:30 a.m. following a hit-and-run in Gaston County, North Carolina.North Carolina troopers spotted the suspect vehicle, a small blue passenger car, and
  
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• Video: CA Bicycle Officer Hit by SUV, Critically Injured

  19-10-2017 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: CA Bicycle Officer Hit by SUV, Critically InjuredA San Francisco bicycle officer was critically injured Wednesday around 12:30 p.m. when he was struck by an SUV. A suspect was taken into custody hours later.Acting San Francisco Police Chief Toney Chaplin told CBS Bay Area that two officers from the Tenderloin Station were conducting an investigation and observed a suspect in a vehicle who they believed to be in possession of a firearm.According to Chaplin, the suspect struck the officer,
  
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• Research Finds Mass Killings Are Not on the Rise

  19-10-2017 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Research by a University of Illinois professor has revealed that contrary to what many people think, mass murders are not on the rise in the United States.According to computer science professor Sheldon Jacobson, there were 323 such killings – in which four or more people are killed in one incident – between January 2006 and October 2016. The mass killings appeared to be evenly distributed over that time, meaning their rate remained stable over the past decade, and did not spike
  
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• Iowa Volunteer Hired as Digital Forensics Specialist After Helping Solve Cold Case

  19-10-2017 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Investigators said they couldn't have solved a mysterious cold case without the help of reserve Tony Kava.Kava volunteers with the Iowa Crimes Against Children Task Force and with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Department as a reserve. He is most comfortable sitting behind a computer, analyzing data and using his coding skills to solve crimes.Investigators were looking into the November 2012 mysterious disappearance of Cari Farver. She disappeared and was never seen again, but her family and
  
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• Details of How Buffalo Police Diver Died Begin to Emerge, Investigation Under Way

  19-10-2017 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  The emergency underneath the Niagara River that killed Buffalo, NY, police diver Officer Craig E. Lehner went from bad to worse in no more than 30 minutes.Lehner was alone in the river during an underwater recovery training session when the tender cable that connected him to colleagues on land became snagged on an unknown object, three police sources told the Buffalo News Wednesday.Team members on the Bird Island pier knew they had a serious problem when the line suddenly tightened. They let out
  
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• Former Oklahoma police officer convicted of killing daughter's black boyfriend after 3 mistrials - Fox News

  19-10-2017 21:22 via foxnews.com
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  Former Oklahoma police officer convicted of killing daughter's black boyfriend after 3 mistrials
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  Former Tulsa police officer, Shannon Kepler, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the death of his daughter's boyfriend. (AP). A white former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of first-degree manslaughter Wednesday in the off-duty fatal ...
  A white former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of killing his daughter's black boyfriendBusiness Insider
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• Murfreesboro police chief resigns position after 18 months - WSMV Nashville

  19-10-2017 20:43 via wsmv.com
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  Murfreesboro police chief resigns position after 18 months
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  Murfreesboro Police Chief Karl Durr resigned his position on Thursday after just over 18 months on the job. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Special. Rutherford County news. Click to read more headlines from Rutherford County.More >>. Click to read more ...and more »
  
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• Off-duty cop told police the woman he struck was jaywalking before fatal crash (VIDEO) - NJ.com

  19-10-2017 20:32 via nj.com
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  Off-duty cop told police the woman he struck was jaywalking before fatal crash (VIDEO)
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  LONG BRANCH - An off-duty Long Branch police officer who fatally struck a woman on Ocean Boulevard last month told officers at the scene he had a green light and that she was jaywalking, newly obtained dashboard camera video shows. Jake Pascucci ...and more »
  
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• Mass. coffee shop closes after anti-police post - Police News

  19-10-2017 20:11 via policeone.com
  Mass. coffee shop closes after anti-police post
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  LYNN, Mass. — The owner of a Massachusetts coffee shop says she's closing her business because of the firestorm created when her daughter, the store's manager, made anti-police comments on Facebook. The owner of the year-old White Rose ...and more »
  
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• White nationalist at UF: Police search for Jeep driver who allegedly fired weapon - Palm Beach Post

  19-10-2017 20:08 via palmbeachpost.com
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  White nationalist at UF: Police search for Jeep driver who allegedly fired weapon
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  Gainesville police said they are looking for information about the driver of a “Silver Jeep reportedly fired one shot and fled. Nobody hit,” at an intersection just south of where Richard Spencer spoke earlier today. No one was injured in the shooting ...
  Florida police brace for protests at speech by white nationalist Richard SpencerCBS News
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• Shia LaBeouf gets anger management, probation after racist rant ... - Los Angeles Times

  19-10-2017 20:08 via latimes.com
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  Shia LaBeouf gets anger management, probation after racist rant ...
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  Shia LaBeouf has reportedly been sentenced to anger management and probation related to a public drunkenness arrest in June that includ...
  Shia LaBeouf Plea Deal In Drunken/Racist ArrestTMZ.comall 55 news articles »
  
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• Shia LaBeouf gets anger management, probation after racist rant against Georgia police - Los Angeles Times

  19-10-2017 20:08 via latimes.com
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  Shia LaBeouf gets anger management, probation after racist rant against Georgia police
  Los Angeles Times
  Shia LaBeouf has reportedly been sentenced to anger management and probation related to a public drunkenness arrest in June that included a racially charged, expletive-laden rant against police. He was sentenced in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday to anger ...and more »
  
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• Nassau police: Search in woods for human remains - Newsday

  19-10-2017 20:05 via newsday.com
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  Nassau police: Search in woods for human remains
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  Based on a "detailed tip" Nassau police and federal investigators were searching for human remains in a wooded area on the Baldwin-Roosevelt line Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (Credit: News 12 Long Island). advertisement | advertise on newsday. Nassau ...and more »
  
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• Las Vegas police say 3 'set up' man killed during robbery - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  19-10-2017 19:04 via reviewjournal.com
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  Las Vegas police say 3 'set up' man killed during robbery
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  Two men and a woman are accused of “setting up” a man to be robbed and then stabbing him to death, Las Vegas police documents show. In an arrest report, the Metropolitan Police Department accused Jose Melvin Franco, 25, Dorie Henley, 25 and Andrew ...and more »
  
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• A white former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of killing his daughter's black boyfriend - Business Insider

  19-10-2017 18:22 via businessinsider.com
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  A white former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of killing his daughter's black boyfriend
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  shannon kepler oklahoma tulsa police officer In this Friday, June 30, 2017 file photo, Shannon Kepler, left, arrives with his legal team for afternoon testimony in his trial in Tulsa, Okla. Associated Press/Sue Ogrocki. Shannon Kepler, a white ex ...
  Former Oklahoma police officer convicted of killing daughter's black boyfriend after 3 mistrialsFox News
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• Vigilant Solutions Introduces Ballistics Analysis Tool

  19-10-2017 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vigilant Solutions, a global intelligence and analytics company serving law enforcement agencies, has announced BallisticSearch, a new product designed to provide law enforcement agencies with faster and more efficient cartridge case analysis. The new ballistics analysis tool will be unveiled at the 2017 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Philadelphia, which is scheduled for Oct. 21-24.BallisticSearch includes portable image capture hardware, cartridge case capture
  
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• Vievu Introduces the ClipLock Universal Body-Worn Camera Mounting System

  19-10-2017 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Safariland Vievu, a brand of The Safariland Group, will debut the ClipLock universal body-worn camera mounting system at the 2017 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference (IACP) in Philadelphia next week. This proprietary ClipLock design is integrated into a series of specialized mounting systems, providing officers multiple mounting options to quickly and easily transfer a camera between uniforms. The system will be on display during the Octobe
  
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• Vievu Introduces Body-Worn Camera with Selectable Field of View and Auto Activation Capabilities

  19-10-2017 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Safariland Vievu, a leader in body-worn camera and video evidence management and a brand of The Safariland Group, will debut the LE5 body-worn camera at the 2017 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) annual conference in Philadelphia next week. The technological advances of the LE5 camera provide what the company describes as "industry-leading" connectivity and adaptability to integrate with radios, smartphones, holsters, vehicles, and other connected
  
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• Kustom Signals to Show Body-Worn Camera System with Holster Activation at 2017 IACP

  19-10-2017 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kustom Signals, Inc. and Yardarm Technologies, Inc. have announced that Eyewitness Vantage body-worn video will soon be available with the Yardarm Holster Aware Sensor for auto-activation when an officer unholsters their weapon. The jointly developed solution will be available for demonstration at the 2017 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Philadelphia Oct. 22-24. Agencies are invited to register to evaluate the product at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Vantage_Y
  
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• Axon Creates New Public Evidence Submission Portal for U.S. Law Enforcement

  19-10-2017 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Axon, a global leader in connected law enforcement technologies, has announced the launch of Axon Citizen, a public safety portal that allows community members to submit evidence directly to law enforcement agencies only for crimes under investigation.There are two ways in which officers can solicit help from the community: one-on-one between an officer and the citizen, or with a community-wide broadcast requesting information on a specific crime. The one-on-one tool is available now for Axon cu
  
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• Norfolk Police could axe all PCSOs - BBC News

  19-10-2017 16:10 via bbc.com
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  Norfolk Police could axe all PCSOs
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  A police force could be the first to axe all of its community support officers amid falling budgets and an "unparalleled growth in complex crime". Norfolk Constabulary will scrap 150 PCSOs if its proposals are approved. Chief Constable Simon Bailey ...
  Norfolk police plan to axe all community support officersThe Guardianall 11 news articles »
  
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• Fugitive who taunted police turns himself in with a box of doughnuts after losing bet - USA TODAY

  19-10-2017 12:53 via usatoday.com
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  Fugitive who taunted police turns himself in with a box of doughnuts after losing bet
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  DETROIT --- The fugitive with the alias “Champagne Torino” promised on Facebook for all the world to see: He'd turn himself in to police in suburban Detroit if the cops' post of his “wanted” photo got 1,000 shares. Responding to Redford Township police ...
  Wanted man surrenders — with doughnuts — after police win his Facebook betFOX31 Denverall 126 news a
  
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• Ohio police officer fired; video showed officer beating driver after traffic stop - CNN

  19-10-2017 04:38 via cnn.com
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  Ohio police officer fired; video showed officer beating driver after traffic stop
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  (CNN) A police officer in a Cleveland suburb seen on video repeatedly punching a black motorist during a traffic stop in August has been fired. City of Euclid Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer Gail announced Officer Michael Amiott's termination, citing police ...and more »
  
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• Man Suspected of Shooting Six People in MD, DE in Custody

  19-10-2017 02:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man suspected in a workplace shooting in Harford County, MD, that killed three people and critically injured two others was in custody Wednesday night after a multi-state manhunt, reports the Baltimore Sun.State and federal authorities located Radee L. Prince, 37, late Wednesday, the Harford sheriff’s office confirmed. Details of his arrest were not immediately available."Every one of the victims that this individual shot, the victim and the attacker knew each other," Wilmington Police C
  
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• Hundreds of FL Officers Prepare to Keep Peace During White Nationalist Speech

  19-10-2017 00:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  At least a hundred Florida state troopers were gathered outside the Phillips Center on the University of Florida campus Wednesday to walk through preparations for keeping the peace during Thursday's speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer.Beginning Wednesday, a large number of police officers will be on the Gainesville campus. More than 500 law enforcement officers are expected there Thursday, University President W. Kent Fuchs said.Spencer, who leads the National Policy Institute, was not i
  
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