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• California Man Shot K-9 Before Officers Opened Fire, Officials Say

  09-04-2018 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man led officers on a high-speed pursuit through Yuba County, CA, Friday morning and then shot a K-9 in the neck before being fatally shot, authorities said.The man was identified as 26-year-old Jonathan Erick Alexander, the Yuba County (CA) Sheriff's Department said.The incident began just before 2:30 a.m. when Wheatland, CA, police initially pulled over Alexander for DUI after he was seen driving at 90 mph. The Sheriff's Department said Alexander turned off his lights and continued northboun
  
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• Arizona Officer Pulls Over Chief for Traffic Infraction

  09-04-2018 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In a traffic encounter captured on a police body camera last week, a Tucson officer pulled over a dark-colored SUV for a red-light infraction only to learn that the driver was his boss, Tucson police Chief Chris Magnus.According to the video, which was released by the department after a records request by the Arizona Daily Star, the officer tells Magnus that he observed the SUV turn left onto North Alvernon Way from East Broadway after the light had turned red.It was only after he walked up to t
  
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• Suspect Bites Off Officer's Finger Inside New York Police Station

  09-04-2018 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A suspect bit off part of an officer's finger inside a Brooklyn police station Friday night, law enforcement sources said.Ainsley Johnson, 34, was arraigned on a slew of charges Saturday, topped by a felony assault rap for the gruesome attack that took off the tip of Officer Michael Hawk’s left middle finger, leaving bone exposed, court documents show. He was held on $75,000 bail or $150,000 bond.While Johnson was in a holding cell for a criminal mischief arrest, Officer Hawk ordered him t
  
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• S&W Issues Advisory on Thumb Safety Issue with M&P 380 Shield

  09-04-2018 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Smith & Wesson has issued an advisory regarding the performance of the manual thumb safety on the M&P .380 Shield.The company says: "The function of the M&P 380 Shield EZ Manual Thumb Safety pistol can be influenced by the type and quality of ammunition used with the pistol.  In the case of the M&P 380 Shield EZ Manual Thumb Safety, we have found that in very rare circumstances, ammunition that produces a high level of felt recoil can cause the manual safety to move from the
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates Honor Fallen Officer Before Saturday Game

  09-04-2018 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Steffan Shaw stood on the mound as the sun set over PNC Park on Saturday night, honoring the memory of his slain police officer brother by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Pirates played the Cincinnati Reds.What Shaw was wearing took his mother's breath away.The Pirates had home white jerseys made with "Shaw" and No. 29 on the back for the family in tribute to the badge number of the late New Kensington, PA, police Officer Brian Shaw, a Lower Burrell native who was killed in th
  
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• Judge Allows Suit Over Pointing Guns at Man to Proceed Against CA Officers

  09-04-2018 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that six San Diego police officers — including Dave Nisleit, recently appointed chief — violated the civil rights of a man they mistakenly held at gunpoint while investigating a death threat in City Heights three years ago.U.S. District Judge Larry Burns ruled that a jury should decide whether officers were guilty of unreasonable seizure and excessive force on Sept. 9, 2014, when they trained their guns on Demetrice Sightler a
  
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• Federal Judge's Ruling Upholds Massachusetts' "Assault Weapon" Ban

  09-04-2018 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment, a federal judge said in a ruling Friday upholding Massachusetts’ ban on the weapons.U.S. District Judge William Young dismissed a lawsuit challenging the 20-year-old ban, saying assault weapons are military firearms that fall beyond the reach of the constitutional right to “bear arms,” the Associated Press reports.Regulation of the weapons is a matter of policy, not for the courts, he said.T
  
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• Domestic Abuse Calls Lethal for Officers

  09-04-2018 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  In 2017, more officers were shot responding to domestic violence than any other type of firearm-related fatality, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. From 1988 to 2016, 136 officers were killed while responding to domestic disturbances such as family arguments, FBI data show. By comparison, 80 were killed during a drug-related arrest in the same period.And in just the first few months of this year, six officers have died in domestic violence-related shootings, repor
  
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• Video: Ohio Officers, Robbery Suspects Seek Cover from Tornado Together

  09-04-2018 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Ohio Officers, Robbery Suspects Seek Cover from Tornado TogetherWhen a tornado struck Grove City, OH, last week, police officers and robbery suspects sought cover together in a nearby store.Officer Joe Hughes of the Grove City Police said he was patrolling near a shopping center when he spotted something that didn’t look right. It turns out there was a robbery in progress in the parking lot. Hughes said a teen had posted some expensive tennis shoes in a Snapchat for sale. But when t
  
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• Some in Chicago Want Commission to Have Firing Authority Over Police

  09-04-2018 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Backers of a long-shot proposal to give an elected board power to investigate and fire Chicago police officers threatened last week to force a vote on their idea, resurfacing a third option into an ongoing debate about civilian oversight of city police.The Civilian Police Accountability Commission ordinance has been languishing in a City Council committee since summer 2016, and it almost certainly lacks the aldermanic support to approach the 26 votes needed to pass the 50-member body.Still, Nort
  
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• SAS Introduces SAS Intelligence and Investigation Management to Crack Complex Cases

  09-04-2018 21:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  A single piece of information can be the loose thread that unravels an entire criminal enterprise. SAS is helping law enforcement find more of those threads with SAS Intelligence and Investigation Management. Powered by SAS Visual Investigator, SAS Intelligence and Investigation Management is designed to help agencies integrate more information to uncover sophisticated criminal activity, make connections in real time, and enhance collaboration in investigations.Law enforcement operates in an inc
  
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• Virginia Sheriff's Deputy Nominated for HAIX Hero of the Month

  09-04-2018 18:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Deputy Nicole Mabrey of the Hopewell City County (VA) Sheriff's Office is the first entry in the HAIX Hero of the Month competition.Although new to the law enforcement profession, Mabrey was nominated for her years of work in public safety. She has served as chief of the Culpepper County Volunteer Rescue Squad."It's not always the amount of time you have served that makes you a hero, but the time and effort you put forth to obtain your goals," the person who nominated Mabry wrote. "Nicole i
  
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