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• Researcher Studies Where to Position Police Body Cameras

  04-05-2018 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Joel Suss, an Australian psychologist, is An expert in applying what's known as human factors to law enforcement, Suss studies how officers respond physically and psychologically to different environments, such as how well an officer fires a gun while under stress. He wanted to make contacts inside the local police department, so he signed up for Wichita citizen police academy.While enrolled, he heard about some research being done internally by the Wichita Police Department. Captain Brian White
  
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• New Jersey Officers Praised for Not Shooting Back After One Shot During 2017 Warrant Service

  04-05-2018 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Newark, NJ, police officers are being praised for not shooting back when one of them was hit with gunfire while serving a warrant last year.Newark police executed a search warrant on a Goodwin Avenue home on Oct. 14, 2017. During the course of the investigation Detective Joe Soares was shot in the chest. His body armor saved his life.But neither Soares or other officers fired back after the shooting. They were instead able to de-escalate the situation by backing up and surrounding the house
  
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• Criminals Used a Drone Swarm To Obstruct an FBI Hostage Raid

  04-05-2018 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
   Last winter, on the outskirts of a large U.S. city, an FBI hostage rescue team set up an elevated observation post to assess an unfolding situation. Soon they heard the buzz of small drones — and then the tiny aircraft were all around them, swooping past in a series of “high-speed low passes at the agents in the observation post to flush them,” the head of the agency’s operational technology law unit told attendees of the AUVSI Xponential conference here. Result: &l
  
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• Congressman Calls for Confiscation of "Assault Weapons"

  04-05-2018 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesIn an editorial in USA Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell proposed a mandatory buyback of all “military-style semiautomatic assault weapons” without any “grandfather clause” for existing weapons or any deference to the Second Amendment — the sort of forced-confiscation plan that gun-rights advocates have warned about and gun-controllers have hotly denied they seek.The California Democrat called reinstating the federal assault-weapons ban from the 1990s
  
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• Video: Maryland Officer Rescues Toddler from Hot Car

  04-05-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Maryland Officer Rescues Toddler from Hot CarA Prince George's County, MD, police officer trusting his gut instinct returned to the scene of an arrest Tuesday and found a baby girl alone in a hot running car.Cpl. Darryl Wormuth found the child in the parking lot of a Suitland apartment complex where she had been sitting for at least three hours.This all started when the officer was on patrol Tuesday at the apartment complex and located a man apparently high on narcotics. Cpl. Wormuth had
  
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• ATF Agent Shot, Critically Wounded in Chicago

  04-05-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A federal agent was shot and critically wounded early Friday while working undercover in a joint mission with Chicago police officers on the South Side of the city, authorities said.The agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was wounded around 3:15 a.m. in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said. He was taken by a police car to Stroger Hospital, where ATF officials said he was stable and expected to make a full recovery.Officials said the agent, in his late 20
  
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• Axon Acquires Vievu from Safariland Group

  04-05-2018 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Axon and Safariland Group announced today that Axon has acquired Safariland's Vievu bod-worn camera subsidiary. Axon and Safariland have also entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Safariland becoming the preferred holster supplier for Axon's TASER Conducted Electric Weapon.“We are thrilled to be joining forces with Vievu, a company with an established track record in the law enforcement community that shares our mission of saving lives,” says Axon CEO and founder Rick S
  
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• Police: 2 suspects taken to hospital after officer-involved shooting in Arlington - WTOP

  04-05-2018 05:32 via wtop.com
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  Police: 2 suspects taken to hospital after officer-involved shooting in Arlington
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  WASHINGTON — Two suspects are in the hospital after an officer-involved shooting Thursday night in Arlington County, police said. POLICE ACTIVITY: ACPD is investigating an officer-involved shooting at 11th Street S. at S. Edgewood Street. Two suspects ...and more »
  
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• Officials ID suspect in wild crash, multi-county police chase on I-95 - WTVD-TV

  04-05-2018 05:11 via abc11.com
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  Officials ID suspect in wild crash, multi-county police chase on I-95
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  The Harnett County Sheriff's Office has identified the man responsible for the crash on I-95 Thursday afternoon, which led to a lengthy police chase. Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News App. According to law officers, at 4:20 p.m ...and more »
  
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• Suspect in wild motor home pursuit is arrested in Barstow, police say - Los Angeles Times

  04-05-2018 03:52 via latimes.com
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  Suspect in wild motor home pursuit is arrested in Barstow, police say
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  A sex offender who led police on a wild pursuit from Los Angeles to Kern County in a motor home with his two children was arrested Thursday, authorities said. Stephen Houk was detained in Barstow around 4:30 p.m., more than 100 miles from where police ...
  Oregon sex offender arrested in California days after motor home police chaseOregonLive.com
  Paroled sex offender who led police on RV cha
  
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• Columbus police thank Good Samaritan who tripped fleeing suspect - 10TV

  04-05-2018 03:24 via 10tv.com
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  Columbus police thank Good Samaritan who tripped fleeing suspect
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  The Columbus Division of Police is thanking a Good Samaritan who literally stuck out his leg for them to help catch a suspect. Police posted that “Bill” was at a west Columbus library with his granddaughter on April 3 when he heard police sirens. “Bill ...
  Good Samaritan trips suspect fleeing from Columbus PoliceABC6OnYourSide.comall 7 news articles »
  
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• UPDATE: Police make arrest after threat against Remington Arms - WKTV

  04-05-2018 03:07 via wktv.com
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  UPDATE: Police make arrest after threat against Remington Arms
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  Authorities said Matthew Spaman, 30, of Ilion, is responsible for the threats made on Facebook against Remington Arms. Posted: May. 3, 2018 3:42 PM. Updated: May. 3, 2018 9:07 PM. Posted By: WKTV. Photo Gallery 4 Images. UPDATE (8:50 p.m.): NYS Police ...and more »
  
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• Shooting in Mill Valley injures 2; suspected gunman found dead - The Mercury News

  04-05-2018 03:06 via mercurynews.com
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  Shooting in Mill Valley injures 2; suspected gunman found dead
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  A gunman shot two people at a Mill Valley apartment complex this afternoon, setting off a massive search in a neighborhood near Highway 101. The victims were taken to Marin General Hospital. Their conditions were not available. Investigators suspect ...
  2 dead, including elderly suspect, in California apartment shooting, police sayCBS News
  Woman dies in Mill Valley shooting: man injured, gunman foun
  
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• Suspended Leechburg police Chief Mike Diebold detained by police, estranged wife says - Tarentum Valley News Dispatch

  04-05-2018 03:03 via triblive.com
  Suspended Leechburg police Chief Mike Diebold detained by police, estranged wife says
  Tarentum Valley News Dispatch
  Mike Diebold. Danielle Reinke and Mike Diebold. submitted. Danielle Reinke and Mike Diebold. Attorney Duke George leads his client, suspended Leechburg police Chief Mike Diebold (right). Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review. Attorney Duke George leads ...and more »
  
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• Grand Forks family died of gunshots, police ID victims - Grand Forks Herald

  04-05-2018 02:45 via grandforksherald.com
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  Grand Forks family died of gunshots, police ID victims
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  Authorities were at the scene of a Grand Forks residence where four people were found dead on Thursday morning. Grand Forks Herald photo by Korrie Wenzel. 1 / 4. Authorities were at the scene of a Grand Forks residence where four people were found dead ...
  Police Identify Mother, 3 Children Found Dead in Grand Forks HomeKSTPall 71 news articles »
  
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• Police: Two Shot Dead in Back of Ride-Share Car in DC - NBC4 Washington

  04-05-2018 02:40 via nbcwashington.com
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  Police: Two Shot Dead in Back of Ride-Share Car in DC
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  A woman and a man were fatally shot while sitting in the back of a ride-share car in Southeast D.C. Thursday, police say. Two suspects shot the victims in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE about 5 p.m., police said. The woman was ...
  
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• Tiny Super Police Supporter Joins Phoenix PD Motorcade

  04-05-2018 02:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Phoenix Police Department took to Facebook to share a photo of one of its young supporters who wanted to join the motorcade for Vice President Mike Pence. The young boy, clad in a Superman costume, posed for a picture on his very own mini "police motorcycle."The post reads, "PhxPD motorcycle officers participating in the motorcade for Vice President Pence on his recent visit had a special visitor of their own! This little Superman had to bring out his own electric motorcycle and pose with mo
  
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• Video: Maryland K-9 Doesn't Want to Go to Work

  04-05-2018 02:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Maryland K-9 Doesn't Want to Go to WorkA K-9 handler with the Anne Arundel County (MD) Sheriff's Office had difficulty motivating his partner, K-9 Jango, to get into the squad car to go to work one morning. Deputy Ryan Costin's wife took a video and posted it to Facebook.After a brief belly rub, Jango was finally ready to go. 
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• Miami police officer relieved of duty after questionable video surfaces - WPLG Local 10

  04-05-2018 01:51 via local10.com
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  Miami police officer relieved of duty after questionable video surfaces
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  MIAMI - Hours after a video appearing to show a Miami police officer kicking a suspect in the head during an arrest Thursday went viral on social media, the State Attorney's Office started an investigation and the department relieved the officer of ...
  Video Shows Miami Police Officer Taking Running Start to Kick Prone, Handcuffed Man in HeadSlate Magazine
  Cellphone video shows Miami police offic
  
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• Dallas Officer Slowly Recovering From Shooting Injuries

  04-05-2018 01:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dallas police Officer Crystal Almeida is slowly recovering from severe injuries she sustained in the shooting that took the life of her patrol partner last week.Almeida, who remains in critical but stable condition, has begun walking but still is struggling to speak, her father, Manuel Almeida, told the El Paso Times. She is expected to undergo another surgery next week."She is doing a lot better, but we still have a long way to go," Manuel Almeida said. "She regained consciousness; she is start
  
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• Man Who Stabbed New York Officer Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

  04-05-2018 01:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Suffolk County, NY, District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced this week in a press release the trial conviction of a man who stabbed a Suffolk County (NY) Police officer in the face while the officer was responding to a 911 call at a home in Central Islip on Aug. 13, 2016."Police officers put their lives on the line every time they report for duty, and we will not tolerate violence against those who are sworn to keep us safe," District Attorney Sini said. "I commend Assistant District Attorney
  
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• Police Foil ISIS-Inspired Plot to Commit Mass Shooting at Texas Mall

  04-05-2018 01:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A high school student has been arrested on suspicion of plotting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at Stonebriar Centre mall in Frisco, Texas, authorities announced Wednesday.Matin Azizi-Yarand, 17, faces charges of making a terroristic threat and criminal solicitation of capital murder of a Texas peace officer. He was taken into custody at school just before noon Tuesday and transferred Wednesday to the Collin County Detention Center, where he was being held on $3 million bail. If convicted, he co
  
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• Police Product Test: Safariland 6390RDS ALS Holster

  04-05-2018 00:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With the increasing popularity of red-dot optics on pistols it only makes sense that they are making their way into cops' duty holsters, that is of course now that we have a quality holster to put it in. If you're a cop the odds are pretty good that you've already got a Safariland holster on your hip. They make the overwhelming majority of duty rigs out there today and are well trusted by our community. Why? Because they're affordable and damn near indestructible. I've carried one my entire care
  
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• 1 Killed in Shooting at Tennessee Mall, Suspect in Custody

  04-05-2018 00:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man was wounded and later died after a dispute led to gunfire Thursday at Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, according to Nashville police and fire officials. Metro Nashville police said the shooting was apparently the result of an ongoing dispute between two males, one of whom was shot and brought to the hospital in critical condition, reports CBS and the Associated Press.The suspected gunman left the mall and immediately surrendered to authorities, police say.According to police spokesman Don Aar
  
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• CSU: Parent calls police on young Native American men on campus tour - The Coloradoan

  04-05-2018 00:27 via coloradoan.com
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  CSU: Parent calls police on young Native American men on campus tour
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  A New Mexico mother believes her two Native American sons were the victims of racial profiling during a campus tour at Colorado State University on Monday. Thomas Kanewakeron Gray, 19, and Lloyd Skanahwati Gray, 17, had saved enough money to drive ...
  CSU: Police called on two Native Americans who were on campus for tourThe Denver Channel
  CSU: Parent called police on young Native American men who
  
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• Police searching for suspect in Harahan home invasion - NOLA.com

  04-05-2018 00:20 via nola.com
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  Police searching for suspect in Harahan home invasion
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  The Harahan Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating DeChell Delaney, who is accused in a home invasion. Investigators say Delaney, 26, forced her way into a home in the 7200 block of Sheringham Drive in Harahan around 4:20 p.m. on ...
  
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• Your Skin is in the Game

  04-05-2018 00:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Over the last few years many things have gone wrong in this country, and especially in the arena of crime and law enforcement. Policies have come from on high that seem designed to hurt communities rather than help, divide people rather than unite them, and  undermine the public trust in key institutions like criminal justice rather than build it up. How could supposedly rational leaders choose laws, rules, policies, and judicial rulings that seem so unreasonable to those of us who have wor
  
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• Police: 1 man kills another, surrenders at Nashville mall - Fox News

  04-05-2018 00:05 via foxnews.com
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  Police: 1 man kills another, surrenders at Nashville mall
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. – One young man ended a fight with another by fatally shooting him Thursday inside a shopping mall before surrendering his weapon, saying he didn't want any more trouble, police said. Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron said the ...
  Police: 1 shot, killed after dispute at Opry Mills Mall; Gunman in custodyWKRN News 2
  Opry Mills Mall shooting in Nashville leaves 1 deadWLS-TV
  Police: 1 person shot
  
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