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• Police investigate possible barricade situation in Somers Point - 6abc.com

  03-11-2017 23:19 via 6abc.com
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  Police investigate possible barricade situation in Somers Point
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  Police investigate possible barricade situation in Somers Point. Jim Gardner reports during Action News at 6 p.m. on November 3, 2017. (WPVI). Friday, November 03, 2017 06:19PM. SOMERS POINT, N.J. --. Police are on the scene of a possible barricade ...and more »
  
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• Change Your Thinking About Gun Grabs

  03-11-2017 22:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As a law enforcement trainer, I often ask my students the following question: "If you were to go home tonight and see an envelope on your pillow with an invitation inside that says: 'You are going to be attacked at this location at this time and by this subject, and you are going to have your gun taken away,' would you change your lifestyle today?" Every time I ask this question all reply with a confident "Yes." My answer is to follow up with: "Well, what are you waiting for?"Stories of gun grab
  
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• Video: AZ Police Department Uses Drone to Find 3 Missing Children

  03-11-2017 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: AZ Police Department Uses Drone to Find 3 Missing ChildrenScottsdale, AZ, Police used a drone to track down three missing kids who planned to run away after they left an after-school program, reports KNXV-TV.The Scottsdale Police Department is one of the first in the area to get the drone program up and running and they hope to use their drones for more search and rescues in the future.Sgt. Austen George, a longtime POLICE Magazine contributing writer and POLICE Advisory Board member, is
  
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• Hurricane Heroes

  03-11-2017 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria tested the mettle of first responders in the hardest hit areas. With help from community members as well as compassionate citizens and outside law enforcement agencies, police departments gathered their resources and adapted as needed to maintain public safety. Hurricane Harvey hit southeast Texas along the Gulf of Mexico. Houston experienced record rainfall that caused flooding beyond anything anyone can recall happening in the city before. Even with evac
  
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• DC police lieutenant charged with felony in cruelty case involving his son - WTOP

  03-11-2017 21:51 via wtop.com
  DC police lieutenant charged with felony in cruelty case involving his son
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  WASHINGTON — A D.C. police lieutenant is facing a felony charge of cruelty to children, which court documents said stems from a domestic incident with his son. His colleagues arrested D.C. police Lt. David Hutchinson, 55, after a neighbor called the D ...
  
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• Fighting Cybercrime at the Local Level

  03-11-2017 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In the movies and on TV shows people who commit computer crimes are often depicted as masterminds. They are geniuses with amazing programming skills who take down multinational corporations for millions and even billions of dollars. But the truth is that crimes committed over computers are often perpetrated by people with nominal digital skills and the targets are more likely to be your average American than some nameless, faceless corporation. That means victims of cybercrimes can and do report
  
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• Drink Energy Drinks Responsibly

  03-11-2017 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's a common scenario for many officers — albeit a dreaded one. You've been on shift all night. It's six o'clock in the morning and you're supposed to be getting off work in an hour.Suddenly the call goes out over the radio, and the next thing you know you're at a crime scene making an arrest. Just like that, your long night just got a few hours longer. How are you going to get it all done so you can finally snag some well-deserved rest? With a long-suffering sigh, you open the glove box
  
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• Eight Keys to a Successful AED Program

  03-11-2017 19:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The highest priority of service for every man and woman who wears the badge is to save lives. The number one cause of death in the United States is cardiac arrest. Currently, the only effective treatment for cardiac arrest is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and a shock from an automated external defibrillator (AED) administered as quickly as possible. Every second counts with cardiac arrest, and defibrillation within three minutes can increase survival up to 70%. Law enforcement officer
  
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• The all-female police force guarding Ivanka Trump in Japan is ... - Washington Post

  03-11-2017 19:52 via washingtonpost.com
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  The all-female police force guarding Ivanka Trump in Japan is ...
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  Ivanka Trump is one of the most famous women in politics right now. Among her core issues? Women's empowerment and entrepreneurship. This week, Trump ...
  Melania Trump to be protected by special all-female Japanese police squadCNN
  Japan's all-female police force guarding Melania and Ivanka Trump is not really for security purposesQuartz
  Japan unveils female police squad to protect Melania, Iva
  
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• How To Conduct an Area Canvass

  03-11-2017 19:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Road patrol and detective work are different sides of the same coin. Both divisions perform many of the same functions but in different ways and at different levels. Conducting an area canvass is one such example.An area canvass is a thorough search for possible leads in a geographical area around the vicinity of a crime through personal interviews of people within that area. The interviews are specific to the investigation that is underway and are documented for record. Typically, an agency has
  
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• Kevin Spacey Reportedly Investigated By UK Police For 2008 Assault - HuffPost

  03-11-2017 17:31 via huffingtonpost.com
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  Kevin Spacey Reportedly Investigated By UK Police For 2008 Assault
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  A London police force is looking into an incident that would have occurred during the actor's stint at the Old Vic theatre. By Sara Boboltz. 120. London's Metropolitan Police are currently investigating a sexual assault complaint that may have involved ...
  New complaints arise against Kevin Spacey as London police investigate alleged 2008 incidentLos Angeles Times
  Kevin Spacey: UK police investigate sexual assa
  
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• Samsung Unveils Business-First Galaxy Note8 Enterprise Edition

  03-11-2017 15:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Samsung Electronics America, Inc., has introduced the Galaxy Note8 Enterprise Edition, an Unlocked by Samsung Galaxy smartphone designed for the enterprise and SMB market. The Note8 Enterprise Edition brings enterprise-level customization, management, support and security enhancements to the acclaimed Galaxy Note8, making it a truly “business-first” offering for the product line.“Modern enterprises are dealing with a conflict when it comes to their mobile strategies—a pus
  
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• They won't be live, but Summerville police have high hopes for 'Live PD' appearances - Charleston Post Courier

  03-11-2017 15:25 via postandcourier.com
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  They won't be live, but Summerville police have high hopes for 'Live PD' appearances
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  The popular "Live PD" television show was expected to highlight the Summerville Police Department starting Friday night, but the appearances will not be live. K-9 officers from the town will instead take part in taped segments that run as filler during ...and more »
  
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• GA Deputy Dies of Heart Attack During Fitness Test

  03-11-2017 14:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Richmond County (GA) Sheriff’s deputy died Thursday after suffering a heart attack during his annual physical assessment, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.Deputy James Wallace, 61, of Augusta, was on duty when he suffered the attack and died Thursday afternoon, the Augusta Chronicle reports.Deputies performed CPR until EMS arrived and James was transported to the hospital where he died at approximately 1 p.m., according to a news release from the sheriff’s of
  
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• Axon: Public Evidence Submission

  03-11-2017 01:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  At the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference last month, Axon demonstrated a new feature for its Evidence.com product that will make it easier for the public to send images and video files captured on smartphones at crime and accident scenes to law enforcement.Steve Tuttle, VP of strategic communications for Axon, says the company developed the new feature called Axon Citizen at the request of its customers. "Public submission of digital evidence has been a tough problem for l
  
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• In His Own Words

  03-11-2017 00:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Sunday, Oct. 1, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Charleston Hartfield was attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival with his wife.Hartfield was off duty, wearing an oversized cowboy hat, and enjoying the show when bullets fired by a gunman on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Casino began to slam into the crowd. People started being hit around him, and the experienced police officer realized exactly what was happening. He went "on duty" and started to try to get people out of the kill zon
  
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