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• Baltimore Police Commissioner Suspended Amid Federal Tax Charges

  11-05-2018 23:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has suspended Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa with pay pending the resolution of three federal criminal tax charges he faces — reversing course from the previous evening when she expressed continued support for him."Upon review of the circumstances surrounding Commissoner De Sousa's failure to file tax returns for successive years I have placed him on paid suspension effective immediately," Pugh said at a news conference Friday, reports the Baltimore Sun.
  
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• 4 Oklahoma Troopers Injured in Gunfight and Explosion Serving Warrant, Suspect Killed

  11-05-2018 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers from multiple agencies, including the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, were met with gunfire Friday morning when they tried to serve a warrant in the town of Talihina. The gunman was killed in the ensuing gunfight and an explosion destroyed his business/residence. Four troopers were injured by gunfire or by shrapnel. A fifth officer was shot and the bullet was stopped by body armor.Law enforcement officials say officers from multiple agencies were involved in serving the warrant for a drug offe
  
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• When White People Call the Police on Black People - New York Times

  11-05-2018 21:03 via nytimes.com
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  When White People Call the Police on Black People
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  What makes the police encounters chilling is how routine they are. They happen while black people are going about their everyday lives, only to be interrupted by someone calling the police for the thinnest of suspicions. In the past month, more than a ...
  White people keep calling the cops on black people for no reason. That's dangerous.Vox
  This allegedly wasn't the first time this white Yale student called the cops
  
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• Elbeco Awarded Best Public Safety Product Innovation of 2018

  11-05-2018 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elbeco Inc. received national recognition for its product innovation at the 2018 National Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors (NAUMD) Annual Expo, held in St. Louis, MO, on March 27th. The Company's new Reflex Uniform Series was honored with the NAUMD's Best Public Safety Product Innovation Award.The Reflex Uniform Series is redefining the Daily Duty Uniform by combining a Class A appearance with Class B functionality, performance, and comfort, according to the company. Said
  
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• SIG Sauer Takes Home Three Ballistic's Best Awards at NRA Show

  11-05-2018 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  SIG Sauer Inc. was recently honored with Ballistic's Best Awards in three categories by Athlon Outdoors. The Ballistic's Best Awards are Athlon's recognition of superiority in class and significant product development throughout the year. Ballistic's Best Awards were presented in nine categories for both Editor's Choice and Reader's Choice.SIG Sauer was the recipient of the following Ballistic's Best Awards:Ballistic's Best: Compact Semi-Auto, Editor's Choice, SIG Sauer P365 Micro-CompactRecogni
  
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• Q: How does ALPR in the hands of civilians help law enforcement?

  11-05-2018 03:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  A:  Civilians are able to create their own databases of plates that are 'safe' and those which require an 'alert' - terminated employees, criminal trespass recipients or even employees' domestic abusers.  Now imagine being able to enhance your community policing program to work with your local companies to feed them more relevant information such as Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts, criminal BOLOs and so on.  Coordinating efforts will greatly enhance public safety for everyone. 
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• Q: Why robots instead of adding cameras?

  11-05-2018 02:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  A:  We've all responded to a call where cameras are present but the video was unusable, wasn't actually recorded, or showed a great view of the top of the suspect's head.  Security robots have already proven to be a valuable deterrent (LINK: XPO press release) and provide eye-level surveillance with access to videos up to 30 days. 
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• FBI Releases Preliminary Report on Officers Killed and Assaulted

  11-05-2018 00:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  A total of 93 officers were killed in the line of duty last year, according to a portion of the FBI’s "Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2017" (LEOKA) report released today.Of these deaths, 46 were felonious and 47 were accidental.Both numbers have decreased from 2016, when 66 officers were feloniously killed and 52 were accidentally killed, for a total of 118 line-of-duty deaths.The FBI collects data on officer assaults and deaths from local, state, tribal, campus, and federa
  
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• Texas Juvenile Justice Officer Killed in Crash

  11-05-2018 00:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Deputy Inspector General Richard Hale of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department  was killed Wednesday in a vehicle crash north of Decatur, Texas.He was returning to Gainesville, Texas, following a meeting with state prosecutors in Decatur. His department vehicle collided with an oncoming tractor-trailer, ODMP.org reports. 
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• Pennsylvania Officer Dies from Cardiac Arrest During Tactical Team Training

  11-05-2018 00:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A York, PA, Police officer died Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest while participating in a SWAT training exercise in Baltimore County on Sunday, according to a news release from the City of York. Officer Alex Sable, 37, was training to become a member of York County's Quick Response Team when he went into cardiac arrest. He received immediate treatment from on-site medics and was transported to a Baltimore-area hospital, where he died Wednesday evening.According to a
  
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