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• Condor Sponsors Community Outreach Class at SHOT Show

  15-01-2018 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Thursday Jan. 25 during the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Condor will sponsor a community outreach class for law enforcement officers as part of the Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP).The class, presented by several chiefs from the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs Association with Chief Anthony Miranda as the chair, will discuss the public relations value of law enforcement agencies championing charitable causes.Scheduled for 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the cl
  
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• Video: Utah Highway Patrol Looking to Hire 100 Troopers

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  VIDEO: Utah Highway Patrol Looking to Hire 100 TroopersThe Utah Highway Patrol is looking to hire 100 new troopers, and on Saturday took to the 2018 Utah International Auto Expo to recruit prospective candidates.The agency presented its vintage patrol car at the expo while troopers took advantage to talk to interested parties about job opportunities.“We want to hire a lot of good people and we need some help,” UHP Cpl. Jayson McCleve told KSL.com.The combination of a growin
  
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• Video: NYPD Officer Hit, Dragged by Speeding Car in Times Square

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  VIDEO: NYPD Officer Hit, Dragged by Speeding Car in Times SquareA reckless driver, zooming through Times Square so fast that the tires of his sportscar were smoking, struck and dragged an NYPD officer who tried to stop him, dramatic video footage shows.The incident unfolded in front of the NYPD substation at West 43rd Street as the black Mercedes-Benz C63 with New York tags roared down Seventh Avenue, doing donuts in the street, around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, authorities told the New York Post.The
  
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• Seriously Burned KS Officer Cleared for Return to Light Duty

  15-01-2018 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Baxter Springs, KS, police Officer Jimmy Hamilton, who was seriously burned while responding to a call last fall, has been medically cleared to return to light duty.Nearly four months after the incident, Hamilton returned to work last week and has been assigned to dispatch services, the Joplin Globe reports.“(Jan. 8) was my first day back, and it’s been good,” Hamilton said on Friday. “I’ve never dispatched before, so I’m learning that whole process. I’m
  
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• MS Bill Would Allow Ambulances to Transport Injured K-9s

  15-01-2018 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new bill in the Mississippi state legislature would allow ambulances to transport injured law enforcement K-9s.The bill, filed by Rep. Jay Hughes, D-Oxford, said any law enforcement dog used by a police enforcement or governing agency of a county or municipality injured or wounded in the line of work would be eligible for transport, the Clarion Ledger reports.Hughes said he was asked by some law enforcement K-9 handlers and ambulance drivers to file the bill."In additi
  
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• Man Allegedly Bites Off Part of OH Trooper’s Ear

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  An Elyria, OH, man reportedly bit off a portion of an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper's ear during a struggle Thursday morning.The incident started after a woman called 911 to report a man she believed to be inebriated walking down the road. The caller told dispatch the man was walking in the road and she feared he would be hit by a car.When state trooper Lance Deshuk confronted the suspect, identified as Cornelious Carey, Jr., 44, of Elyria, Carey began hitting Deshuk in the face, a
  
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• Gang Member Accused of Shooting TN Officer Captured

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  The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a man who allegedly shot a police officer was captured Saturday in Blount County. TBI says 31-year-old Ronnie Lucas Wilson, who is listed in a database as an Aryan Nations gang member, was added to its "10 Most Wanted" list on Friday. Hours later, early on Saturday morning, police received information that Wilson was in a vacant home in Maryville. He was caught while trying to flee out a window. Wilson was wanted by the Knoxville Police Depart
  
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• Cleveland Officer Working Off Duty Shoots Man After Assault, Police Say

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  An off-duty Cleveland police officer shot and killed a man after getting attacked outside an area bar Saturday night, according to police.According to police, the off-duty Cleveland police sergeant was involved in the shooting while working secondary employment."Preliminary information indicates that there was a fight inside of the establishment between males and the officer escorted multiple parties off premises," said Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia. "One of the involved males returned and became involv
  
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• CA Gas Station Denies Cutting Off Service to Border Patrol Agents

  15-01-2018 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  A South San Diego County Shell station is reviewing surveillance footage after one of its attendants allegedly turned off the pumps earlier this month when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were trying to fill up.According to the Blue Lives Matter website, five officers stopped at the Shell station on San Ysidro Blvd. near Interstate 5 to fill up, when the attendant cut off the gas. Additionally, the attendant told the officers in the station’s convenienc
  
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