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• Strengthening the Chain of Command

  04-04-2018 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After 31 years of military service from enlisted to officer, I have often considered that my military leadership training and experiences have served me well throughout my law enforcement career. There were pitfalls, but I also implemented lessons which continue to help me as a leader of police officers.One obvious, but often overlooked, consideration is that at a police department I was no longer leading Marines (or service of your choice), who by training tend to immediately obey orders and ab
  
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• Video: Dash Camera Footage Shows Fatal OIS at South Carolina Motel

  04-04-2018 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Dash Camera Footage Shows Fatal OIS at South Carolina MotelAs officers screamed at Jarvis Hayes to put his car in park inside a Myrtle Beach motel parking lot, he turns the car toward them and accelerates.The officers opened fire killing Hayes.As the shots rang out, an officer jumped on the hood of the police cruiser, fleeing the Jaguar that appeared to ram a police car.Those moments were caught on dashboard camera that showed the Labor Day weekend shooting. The video was one of several r
  
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• Officers Had Contact with YouTube Shooter Night Before Attack

  04-04-2018 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  The night before Nasim Aghdam opened fire in a courtyard at YouTube’s San Bruno, CA, headquarters Tuesday afternoon, Mountain View police found the San Diego woman sleeping in her car.“Our officers made contact with the woman after the license plate of her vehicle matched that of a missing person out of Southern California,” said Mountain View Police spokeswoman Katie Nelson.“The woman confirmed her identity to us and answered subsequent questions. At the conclusion of ou
  
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• Minneapolis Announces Tougher Police Body Camera Policy

  04-04-2018 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Minneapolis police officers dispatched to a scene must activate their body cameras well before they arrive and could face progressively harsh penalties for not doing so, ranging from suspensions to firing, the police department announced Wednesday.The department's stricter body camera policy comes after it was criticized last summer when two officers involved in the fatal shooting of an Australian woman, Justine Ruszczyk Damond, failed to activate their body cameras when they were dispatched to
  
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• Police Product Test: 5.11 Tactical Defender-Flex Jean

  04-04-2018 23:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  5.11 Tactical Defender-Flex JeanIf you're anything like me you've got a ton of 5.11 Tactical gear in your closet. They make quality gear at affordable prices and have been outfitting emergency personnel for years. It wasn't until recently that they really started to capitalize on the off-duty or undercover market. One of their offerings that fit this bill is the Defender-Flex Jean(s). Yes, I used the words jeans and 5.11 in the same sentence and yes, 5.11 got them right.The Defender-Flex jeans a
  
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• Expenses: What to Cut and What to Keep

  04-04-2018 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you've been trying for a long time now to get ahead financially but nothing seems to be working, it's likely you have massive expenses. Not all expenses are bad, but weeding out the ones that are and reducing overall expenses will set you up for financial success. That's what this article is all about.First, you can choose to prioritize and control your expenses. Some expenses are far more damaging to your finances than others…Would it help to have a proven system of prioritization, so
  
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• Adding More Realism to Training

  04-04-2018 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Training time and resources are scarce commodities for law enforcement agencies. So it is critically important to get the most benefit out of the training time and resources you have. I believe reality-based training/simulated event training (RBT/SET) can be used to create highly effective, flexible, and safe training.Before we continue, let's define these terms. Reality-Based Training (RBT) is "any manner of training that utilizes tools, techniques, or methodologies to approximate in a training
  
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• Video: Suspect in Colorado Officer's Stabbing Arrested After Pursuit

  04-04-2018 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Suspect in Colorado Officer's Stabbing Arrested After PursuitThe hunt for a woman accused of stabbing a Rocky Ford, CO, police officer and stealing his patrol car ended about 30 miles away from the scene Tuesday night.The pursuit was underway for hours after 21-year-old Shayanne Maestas allegedly attacked an officer conducting a welfare check and fled in his cruiser.The pursuit ended when the suspect's vehicle crashed and blew out all four tires, KKTV reports.When Colorado State Patrol fo
  
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• South Dakota Deputy Collapses, Dies on Duty

  04-04-2018 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A veteran of the Minnehaha (SD) County Sheriff's Office died while on duty Tuesday, the sheriff's department said.Deputy Steve Maciejewski, a 23-year-veteran of the department, collapsed Tuesday while working his assignment at the 24-7 desk. Attempts to revive him at the Public Safety Building and Sanford Hospital were unsuccessful, according to a post from Sheriff Mike Milstead on the sheriff's department Facebook page.Maciejewski joined the department in 1995 in the jail as a correction office
  
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• Some Baton Rouge Officers Angry at Firing of Comrade who Shot Alton Sterling

  04-04-2018 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul is getting push back from within his department over his decision to discipline the two officers involved in the July 2016 shooting death of Alton Sterling.Following a lunchtime speech Tuesday to a community organization, Paul said he’s received written communication from officers who are refusing to engage in certain “extracurricular activities” because they’re unhappy with his decision, announced March 30, to fire Salamoni and suspen
  
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• No Charges for NC Officers Who Fatally Shot Man in 'Ambush' Outside Police HQ

  04-04-2018 02:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  The officers who fatally shot a 23-year-old homicide suspect during what the chief described as an ambush outside Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police headquarters in January will not be charged, Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather announced Monday.Two CMPD officers and two probation officers returned fire when Jonathan Bennett, 23, pulled into the parking lot just before 11 p.m. on Jan. 11 and began shooting, Merriweather's report states."He ambushed us," CMPD Chief Kerr Putney sa
  
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• Dallas Officer Dragged by Robbery Suspect Outside Substation

  04-04-2018 02:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man is in custody and facing several charges after a Dallas police officer was dragged while attempting to stop him outside a police substation Sunday, police say.Dallas police said Monday the family of 22-year-old Marc Rollings drove him to the Southwest Police Substation Sunday afternoon suspecting he'd been involved in a robbery, reports NBC DFW.A disturbance broke out, police said, when the vehicle stopped outside the police station and was approached by security officers just before 1 p.m
  
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• Man Charged With Carjacking Detroit Police Officer

  04-04-2018 02:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Detroit man is being arraigned in Wayne County, MI, on Tuesday on charges that he assaulted a police officer and stole the cruiser before crashing it a few blocks away.Jerome Adams, 36, was charged on Tuesday with stealing a marked Detroit Police scout car on Sunday in Detroit after he assaulted the officer, reports WJBK.According to the Wayne County prosecutor, Adams was on Woodward just north of Little Caesar's Arena when he dropped his bicycle and ran to enter a running Detroit PD car. Adam
  
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• Shooter Opens Fire at YouTube HQ in CA, Injures Three Then Turns Gun On Herself

  04-04-2018 02:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  A woman shot three people and then turned the gun on herself Tuesday at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, CA, setting off a chaotic scramble as workers dived for cover, hid in closets and ran from the building, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.San Bruno police and San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies rushed to the normally quiet office park shortly after the first reports of gunfire came in at 12:48 p.m. and saw dozens of workers running out of the exits.Inside the building at 901 Cherr
  
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• Kentucky State Trooper Accidentally Shot, Flown to Hospital

  04-04-2018 02:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Kentucky State Trooper was shot in Bell County Tuesday, reports WYMT.Police said the trooper was shot while placing a rifle in his car when the rifle accidentally went off and shot him in the arm.The trooper was flown to Holston Valley Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. 
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• Colorado Officer Stabbed in Neck, Vehicle Stolen

  04-04-2018 01:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Rocky Ford, CO, police officer was stabbed in the neck Tuesday, and the suspect then reportedly took the officer's car and fled the scene, reports KRDO.Police said the officer was dispatched to a call in the 500 block of N. 11th Street. The officer was transported to a hospital, but the officer's condition was unknown. Neither the officer nor the suspect has been identified.It's assumed that the suspect is armed and dangerous. The stolen police cruiser is a Dodge Charger with a red stripe.&nbs
  
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• Video: Man Pointed Gun at Texas Officer before Fatal OIS, Officials Say

  04-04-2018 01:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Man Pointed Gun at Texas Officer before Fatal OIS, Officials SayA Pasadena, TX, police officer fatally shot a man who pointed gun at him during a traffic stop Thursday, say officials.Police said the man, identified as 44-year-old Marco Antonio Saavedra, was being pulled over for reportedly failing to stop at a stop sign and drove a few blocks before pulling over. He then got out of his vehicle near the intersection of Spooner Street and Southmore Avenue, against the orders of the officer,
  
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• Casualties Reported at California Active Shooter Scene

  04-04-2018 00:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Multiple law enforcement agencies have responded to an active shooter incident at the office campus of YouTube in San Bruno, CA. There are reports of casualties.The San Mateo County Coroner's office has responded to the scene. Injured persons are being received at Stanford Hospital and San Francisco General Hospital, according to local media.The shooting reportedly started at an outdoor café on the campus at around 1 p.m.There are unconfirmed reports of two shooters, one male and one fema
  
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