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• Police Surgeon

  03-01-2018 23:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tactical medicine has come a long way in the last few decades. The concept that was once known as "battlefield medicine" and only practiced in the military is now a mainstay in law enforcement. Today, it's not uncommon for SWAT teams nationwide to deploy with emergency medical personnel. Some of those teams even arrive on scene with physicians. And a few, like the Arizona Department of Public Safety's SWAT team, roll out with a trauma surgeon.That trauma surgeon on the Arizona DPS team is Dr. Sy
  
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• The Lighter Side of Enforcing the Law

  03-01-2018 23:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Having recently retired after more than 30 years of being a police officer, I look back on my experiences with pride of service to the community and having known and worked with some of the finest people in my profession. But I'll tell you that in order to keep one's sanity on the job, a sense of humor is required and indispensable.For example, while one of the most dangerous duties a law enforcement officer must perform is to walk up to a strange car and interview the driver after having witnes
  
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• Police Protective Gear 2018

  03-01-2018 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It used to be that new body armor and other law enforcement protective gear such as helmets and shields were introduced throughout the year as they were developed. Now, unless a company really has a groundbreaking product that it can't wait to show the world, it will probably schedule its introduction in the first quarter of the year.The reason is SHOT Show. The annual Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show usually held in Las Vegas in January has become much more than a gun and hunting
  
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• Haix Triple Tactical Boot Wear Test

  03-01-2018 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In 2017, Haix worked with POLICE Magazine to find agencies to wear test its tactical footwear. Through an online contest, Haix selected three tactical law enforcement teams to participate: Lancaster County (PA) SERT, San Francisco (CA) Police Department SWAT, and Seattle (WA) Police Department SWAT. In order to qualify for the wear test, the teams had to be from agencies with 100 or more sworn officers and the teams had to provide five to 10 officers for the testing. Each participating offi
  
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• Video: DUI Suspect Charged with Murder in CHP Officer's Death

  03-01-2018 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: DUI Suspect Charged with Murder in CHP Officer's DeathA 22-year-old Hayward man has been charged with second degree murder in the death of a California Highway Patrol officer who was killed in a Christmas Eve traffic collision on Highway 880 in Hayward, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.Mohammed Abraar Ali was at the wheel of a speeding red Cadillac when it slammed into a CHP SUV with officers Andrew Camilleri and Jonathan Velasquez inside the vehicle.
  
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• Ammunition 2018

  03-01-2018 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ammo IncorporatedOPS RoundsDesigned for law enforcement and personal defense, the OPS (One Precise Shot) rounds from Ammo Incorporated feature a hollow-point frangible HPF projectile made to transfer 100% of its energy into the target so the rounds can track straight through soft barriers like drywall and auto glass. Upon entering soft tissue, the jacket and core separate with furious force of impact, resulting in mass force trauma, according to the company.www.ammo-inc.comBlack Hills Ammunition
  
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• Firearms 2018

  03-01-2018 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The firearms industry tends to be pretty tight lipped about what it plans to bring to the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show each year. The reasons for this are easy to understand: some don't want to leak information to their competitors; others are just not sure they will be ready to debut their newest designs at the big January show in Las Vegas and don't want to promise something they can't deliver.But based on what was introduced in 2017, rumors in the gun press, and analysis dra
  
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• How to Implement and Justify a Drone Program

  03-01-2018 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Clinging to her phone, a mother speaks in desperation with her local 911 call center. Her back was turned for a moment, but it was just long enough for her kids to disappear out of sight deep into the park. Officers arrive and prepare their DJI Mavic Pro unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for deployment. Within moments, the drone is airborne.It covers acres of land in a matter of minutes, as two officers act as drone and camera operators. Their task is to spot any sign of the two children. A red jac
  
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• Video: CO Cop Killer Posted Live Stream of 911 Call, Ambush

  03-01-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: CO Cop Killer Posted Live Stream of 911 Call, AmbushThe Colorado gunman who killed a sheriff’s deputy and wounded four others live-streamed his deeds online, the latest in a disturbing trend of shooters sharing their rampage violence.Matthew Riehl opened fire on officers after he called 911 early Sunday south of Denver, and killed deputy Zackari Parrish before being shot and killed in a shootout with SWAT.The video on Periscope obtained by KDVR and KUSA saw Riehl tell offi
  
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• Off-Duty NC Officer Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Shoplifting Suspect

  03-01-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Greenville (NC) Police Department says an off-duty officer shot and killed an alleged shoplifting suspect at a sporting goods store after the man tried to attack the officer with a knife.A news release from Greenville police sent to local media outlets said the officer was shopping at the store on Tuesday when another shopper told him about a shoplifter, WSOC TV reports.The news release said the officer confronted the alleged shoplifter, identified himself, and displayed his credentials. The
  
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• NC Driver Manuals Now Teach Public What to Do at Traffic Stop

  03-01-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last year the North Carolina General Assembly voted to add a section to the state's DMV driver’s manual on what to do during police traffic stops.Some of the basics include: Don't get out of your car. If you are armed, let the officer know. And, of course the most basic: Cooperate and do what the officer tells you.The law took effect Jan. 1, and the guidelines will be required reading in all driver’s education classes in high school.In addition to the manual, the infor
  
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• LAPD Begins to Cope with Legal Marijuana

  03-01-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  As Los Angeles moves toward allowing the sale of recreational marijuana, joining cities across the state in the newly legal enterprise, the Los Angeles Police Department offered a stern word of caution.Yes, recreational pot will be legal to sell (and buy, and consume, and cultivate). But there are limits. And the LAPD will help enforce them.“Let me be clear,” Assistant Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday. “The use of marijuana needs to be done in a responsible manner that’s c
  
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• Could a 911 PIN Technology Prevent ATM Robberies

  03-01-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  With the goal of preventing ATM robberies, a Chicago businessman received a patent for emergency PINs that allows cardholders to create a code that when used would dispense cash while secretly alerting police that a crime is unfolding.But Joe Zingher got nowhere — even after Illinois enacted watered down legislation in 2004 asking banks to adopt the technology in the face of growing ATM crime. The banks ignored the request, Philly.com reports.Zingher believes banks are
  
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• Blowback Laser Trainer: The Practice Gun

  03-01-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A few years back, an avid shooter in Northern California started thinking about how little time he had to go to the range and enjoy his hobby and how much he wanted to be able to shoot in his house. That's a thought many firearms enthusiasts have had. Some dry-fire with their real guns, some shoot airsoft replicas, but this shooter was an inventor and he chose to develop a laser-firing practice gun he could use just about anywhere. That shooter's practice gun was the first version of a new firea
  
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• Ambulance Carrying Injured Officer Wrecks in PA

  03-01-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  An ambulance transporting a police officer from the scene of the fire in McKees Rocks, PA, was involved in a head-on collision Wednesday morning in Kennedy Township. The officer reportedly was injured by smoke inhalation at the fire scene.County officials said three EMS crew members and the driver of the other vehicle in the crash were taken to hospitals, along with the McKees Rocks officer, WPXI TV reports. 
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• 2 IL Cities to Pay Nearly $13 Million Over Pursuit-Related Deaths

  03-01-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Illinois cities of Chicago and Calumet Park have agreed to pay nearly $13 million to the families of two people killed in police pursuit-related accidents.In Chicago, Jacqueline Reynolds, a 56-year-old assistant at a Chicago law firm, was killed on Chicago’s South Side as she drove to a funeral when another vehicle sped past a red light and smashed into her car.Ten months later, and less than 5 miles away, off-duty Chicago police Officer David Harris, 42, was driving home after a late
  
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• Will the New Year be Safer for You?

  03-01-2018 19:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  So, will 2018 be safer for you? The dozens of officers murdered in the line of duty each year reach out from the grave and answer, "Probably not."As this is written (mid-December), two more officers were shot early this morning. (The only good news in this one is that the suspect is dead, and the two Bremerton, WA, officers are alive.) And thank goodness there were fewer officers murdered in the line of duty in 2017 compared to 2016. But not everyone's going to make it home from work in 2018, as
  
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• Video: 70-Year-Old CA Deputy Dies After Road Rage Attack

  03-01-2018 14:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 70-Year-Old CA Deputy Dies After Road Rage AttackA San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy who was "violently attacked" and severely injured after a traffic collision on New Year's Eve has died, authorities said.Deputy Lawrence "Larry" Falce, 70, succumbed to his injuries Tuesday night, according to a statement from the Sheriff's Department.Falce was off-duty when he was involved in a minor crash about 10:50 a.m. Sunday, investigators said. After the crash, both drivers stopped and made co
  
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• Glock Expands the Fifth Generation Pistol Family

  03-01-2018 02:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Glock Inc. has announced the addition of the Glock 26 and the Glock 34 Modular Optic System (MOS) to its Generation 5 pistol family, bringing the number of 9x19 caliber pistols in the Gen5 family to four.The G26 Gen5 and G34 Gen5 MOS feature over 20 design changes to distinguish them from their Gen4 predecessors and meet the demand of consumers worldwide."The development of our Gen5 pistols was the result of the constant pursuit of perfection and a desire to meet the requests of the consumer mar
  
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• Rookie L.A. Officer Recovering After Ambush Shooting

  03-01-2018 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Los Angeles police officer has been shot in an ambush attack but she's expected to recover, reports the Associated Press.The Los Angeles Police Department says the officer, a recent graduate of the police academy, was shot while patrolling with her training officer shortly before 10 p.m. Friday in the Rampart area.Police tell KCBS-TV that they had stopped someone for what's termed a “minor infraction” when shots rang out from a distance.Police Chief Charlie Beck on Saturday called
  
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• Old Cars and Equipment Putting Troopers in Danger, Say KY State Police

  03-01-2018 01:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As state agencies brace for spending cuts to cover an estimated $1 billion budget hole, Kentucky police Commissioner Rick Sanders is asking for more money to replace aging cars and equipment. He is urging lawmakers to consider his agency's "dangerous" predicament: worn-out cars, a manpower shortage, and relic rifles, reports the Courier Journal.As a trooper recently rushed to help another trooper who had been stabbed, his cruiser's transmission fell onto the interstate with a thud. Desperate, he
  
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• Man Threatens to Kill, Eat MA Officer's Family

  03-01-2018 00:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Orange, MA, man faces charges after punching a police officer and threatening to kill the officer’s family members and force the officer to watch as he ate them, reports the Recorder.Jeffrey R. Liimatainen, 26, pleaded not guilty in Orange District Court on Friday to charges of assault and battery on a police officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, threatening to commit a crime (wit murder), and possession of a Class E drug. He was released on personal recognizance.Liimatainen reporte
  
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• Video: SC Woman Escapes Cuffs, Steals Squad Car

  03-01-2018 00:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: SC Woman Escapes Cuffs, Steals Squad CarA South Carolina woman accused of stealing multiple vehicles and wrecking them, including a Sumter County Sheriff's Office patrol car, was denied bond Thursday, reports the State.Mia Victoria Thornton, 21, was driving her boyfriend's car when it broke down near Eagle Road and Broad Street, according to the sheriff's office.A good Samaritan attempted to help Thornton, but she reportedly stole his car and crashed it, twice.A trooper from the South Car
  
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• Baltimore Residents Blame Record-High Murder Rate On Lower Police Presence

  03-01-2018 00:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  For the third year in a row, Baltimore, MD, has had more than 300 murders, reaching a new record of murders per number of residents in 2017.Some residents attribute the high murder rate to relaxed police patrols in the city following high-profile cases of police brutality, saying officers have backed off in neighborhoods, like the one where Freddie Gray was arrested, reports NPR.The Rev. Kinji Scott, a pastor in Baltimore who's held positions in local city government, says the opposite needs to
  
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• Video: NY Trooper Dies From 9/11-Related Illness

  03-01-2018 00:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: NY Trooper Dies From 9/11-Related IllnessA New York state trooper died Tuesday from a 9/11-related illness, reports WNYT.Trooper Michael Anson, 56, spent 31 years with the New York State Police. He was assigned to help with search and recovery at the World Trade Center.Anson served his entire career in Troop G, working as a school resource officer and helping with training. He leaves behind a wife and three children. 
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