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• Law Enforcement Lighting 2018

  07-02-2018 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  5.11 TacticalTMT R1 FlashlightThe TMT R1 Flashlight from 5.11 Tactical is designed to provide durability and rechargeable convenience with an output of 339 lumens on high and strobe. It comes with a Li-Ion rechargeable battery pack, dual CR123A battery pack, charging cradle, and both AC and DC connectors. The water- and impact-resistant TMT R1 is tested to ANSI FL1 standards and features intelligent high/low/strobe mode cycling, a momentary-on switch, black TPR soft touch anti-roll ring, and a s
  
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• New Details Emerge About Shootout That Killed Colorado Deputy

  07-02-2018 23:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man suspected in the killing of a Colorado sheriff's deputy fired a semi-automatic handgun during a struggle with multiple officers, authorities said Tuesday.Manuel Zetina, 19, struggled with officers after he exited a stolen vehicle and was confronted in the parking lot of an apartment complex Monday afternoon, according to Colorado Springs police. Zetina was shot and died at the scene, reports the Associated Press.El Paso County sheriff's Deputy Micah Flick, 34, was also killed in the shooto
  
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• Oregon Legislators Propose Mandatory Mental Health Counseling for Police Officers

  07-02-2018 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Some state legislators want to require every law enforcement officer in Oregon to meet with a mental health professional at least once every two years.Backers present Senate Bill 1531 as a common-sense way to help police officers cope with the stress of their jobs and the sometimes subconscious trauma they may experience. Under the bill, the mandated meetings with a psychiatrist or a counselor would not be considered formal psychological "evaluations" and therefore couldn't cause officers to los
  
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• POLICE Survey: Flashlights and Weapon Lights

  07-02-2018 22:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There is perhaps no more important tool for law enforcement officers than a personal light. Not only do many officers work in the night hours when flashlights and weapon-mounted lights are critical to their safety and the safety of those they serve, they also have to perform searches inside buildings and warehouses that are dark or at least dimly lit during the day.Despite the importance of personal lights in law enforcement operations, very little research has been conducted on how officers sel
  
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• Ekin: Smart Patrol in a Lightbar

  07-02-2018 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  What if you could install one product on a patrol car that provided capability for automatic license plate recognition, facial recognition, and speed and parking violation detection? Billed as the first and only smart patrol in the world, Ekin's Patrol G2 is designed to do just that, in the form of a fully functioning lightbar.According to Orkunt Yozgat, director of business development and marketing for Ekin, this mobile product is capable of keeping cities around the world safe. "The benefits
  
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• Video: Mother of Slain Detroit Officer Starts Fund to Buy Ballistic Helmets for Police

  07-02-2018 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Mother of Slain Detroit Officer Starts Fund to Buy Ballistic Helmets for PoliceThe mother of Detroit police Officer Glenn Doss Jr. is still coping with the pain after her son was killed in the line of duty. And she wants to do something to protect the city's officers and spare another police mother that pain.She has started the Detroit Officer Safety Solutions (DOSS) fund to help get bulletproof helmets in every officer's hands, ClickOnDetroit reports. She's in the early stages of se
  
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• Video: Colorado Police Families Cope with Recent Duty Deaths

  07-02-2018 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Colorado Police Families Cope with Recent Duty DeathsSince New Year's Eve, three Colorado law enforcement officers have been shot and killed in the line of duty. The rising number of duty deaths in the state has a lot of Colorado police families worrying more than normal about the safety of their loved ones who wear badges.“It feels like a fluke to me. I’m hoping that it’s a fluke because I can’t keep doing this,” Ashley Condover said. Condover is married to
  
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• Judge Acquits New York Officer of Brutality, Other Charges

  07-02-2018 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Nassau, NY, judge acquitted a veteran Rockville Centre officer Tuesday of police brutality and other charges, ending a trial that focused on the officer's actions during a struggle with two brothers — much of it captured in a cellphone video.Acting State Supreme Court Justice Christopher Quinn found Officer Anthony Federico not guilty of felony assault, as well as misdemeanor charges of assault, falsifying business records and offering a false instrument for filing.Federico left the cour
  
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• California Deputies Pull Over Hot Air Balloons in Flight

  07-02-2018 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  San Bernardino County (CA) Sheriff’s deputies forced two hot air balloon pilots to land when authorities began to receive numerous 911 calls about the brightly colored balloons coming dangerously close to rooftops and striking the tops of trees in a Yucaipa neighborhood Tuesday morning.The calls started to come into sheriff’s dispatch shortly before 8 a.m. reporting the two balloons were flying very low and may have crashed into homes, a sheriff's office statement said.Deputies went
  
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• Baltimore Officers May Now be Personally Liable for Some Lawsuit Damages

  07-02-2018 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  A group of five Baltimore police officers could have to personally pay $40,000 in damages after a jury found they acted with “actual malice” in the course of an arrest — a development that prompted a warning from the officers' union and, in turn, a fiery response from the city’s top lawyer.The Baltimore police union said that forcing officers to pay up personally was a change in policy by the city. But City Solicitor Andre Davis said Wednesday the policy has not changed a
  
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• Minnesota 3rd-grader Fires Officer's Holstered Gun at School

  07-02-2018 01:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Authorities are investigating how a Minnesota third-grader managed to discharge a police officer's holstered gun Monday afternoon while participating in a group activity at school, reports ABC News.The officer was talking with students at the Harmony Learning Center in Maplewood, MN -- about 15 miles east of Minneapolis -- when the student pulled the trigger of the officer’s weapon, ABC affiliate KSTP reported, citing a Maplewood (MN) Police Department news release.Harmony Learning Center,
  
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• NYPD to Start 'Implicit Bias' Training

  07-02-2018 00:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New York Police Department officers are being asked to confront their biases and work through them so they can become better officers, reports the New York Daily News.Over the next two years, the entire force will take eight hours of "implicit bias" training designed to help officers handle interactions with the public more effectively and fairly."It's a topic that's been widely discussed for decades, and training like this is happening at law enforcement agencies across the nation," Police Comm
  
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• Video: 1 of 3 Officers Injured in Fatal CO Shooting Released from Hospital

  07-02-2018 00:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 1 of 3 Officers Injured in Fatal CO Shooting Released from HospitalOne of three law enforcement officers injured in a fatal shooting in Colorado Springs, CO, Monday afternoon has been released from the hospital. Deputy Micah Flick was killed in the shooting.The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said Sergeant Jake Abendshan was treated and released from the hospital Monday night. Deputy Scott Stone and an unidentified Colorado Springs police officer remained hospitalized, reports KMGH.In a n
  
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• 3 Canadian Officers Bear-Sprayed on Domestic Assault Call

  07-02-2018 00:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Police have taken one man into custody after he allegedly assaulted three Fredericton Police Force officers with bear spray during a violent domestic assault call on Sunday.The attack happened just before 9:30 a.m on Sunday in New Brunswick, Canada, when the officers were trying to enter the home to arrest the man, reports the CBC.One of the three police officers was taken to the hospital, treated, and later released.Police said the incident is under investigation. 
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• Video: TN Officer Asked to Leave Restaurant Over Carrying Duty Weapon

  07-02-2018 00:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: TN Officer Asked to Leave Restaurant Over Carrying Duty WeaponA Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer was asked to leave the Outback Steakhouse in Cleveland, TN, Friday night because he had his service weapon on him.In a public post on Facebook, Officer Andrew Ward shared about the experience. He said he was asked by a manager to remove his weapon and put it in his vehicle. He explained that he had to have it on his person because he was in uniform, reports WRCB.According to the pos
  
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