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• AG Sessions to Address School Resource Officers at NASRO Conference

  01-06-2018 23:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to address school resource officers (SROs) from around the nation June 25, during the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) School Safety Conference in Reno, NV. Sessions' presentation will kick off the week-long conference."We are thrilled to host the nation's top law enforcement official at our conference," said NASRO executive director Mo Canady. "We also appreciate Attorney General Sessions' willingness to demonstrate, by his appea
  
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• Video: Wives of Charlotte Officers Protest Councilwoman who Called Police "Terrorists"

  01-06-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Wives of Charlotte Officers Protest Councilwoman who Called Police "Terrorists"On Wednesday night during a Charlotte City Council Meeting some wives of Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers expressed their displeasure with Councilwoman LaWana Mayfield who tweeted out that police are "terrorists."Mayfield, a Democrat who represents west Charlotte, posted on Twitter saying: "Being Black in America under #45 has created homegrown terrorist wearing blue uniforms."The tweet struck a nerve with
  
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• Video: Illinois SRO That Stopped School Shooting Honored by Governor

  01-06-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Illinois SRO That Stopped School Shooting Honored by GovernorA hero police officer who prevented a school shooting in Dixon, IL, last month was honored by Governor Bruce Rauner this week. The governor declared Wednesday as Officer Mark Dallas Day."Officer Dallas' bravery and quick action prevented what could have been an unimaginable tragedy," said Governor Rauner.It was just two weeks ago that Dallas was confronted with an armed shooter at Dixon High School, where he is the school resour
  
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• Ohio SWAT Officer Critically Wounded During Standoff

  01-06-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Amherst, OH, police officer was critically wounded in a shootout with a suspect during a standoff in Sheffield Lake Friday.Martin Lynn Robinson, a former state correction officer, was wanted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office for firearms violations.The U.S. Marshals Service said it received information Thursday morning that Robinson was at his house on Oliver Street.“Our team conducted surveillance and opted to have Lorain County SWAT officers make entry due to Robinson&rsqu
  
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• NYPD No Longer Allowing Veteran Officers to Carry Revolvers as Duty Weapons

  01-06-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The last crop of officers transitioning from the old-school revolver to the modern semi-automatic handguns reported to the NYPD shooting range in the Bronx for training Wednesday.The remaining 150 police officers — who all joined the force before 1993, when the .9mm semi-automatic became the department's service weapon — have until Aug. 31 to be trained on new guns.Some of the officers say they will miss their wheel guns.Lt. James Darcy, a housing cop who has been on the job since Ja
  
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• How TN Officers Captured Suspected Cop Killer After 2-Day Manhunt

  01-06-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The man accused of killing a Dickson County (TN) sheriff's deputy was captured Friday morning after a two-day manhunt. Officials have released details on the arrest.According to authorities, a state trooper was out on patrol searching for Steven Wiggins, the man accused of killing Sgt. Daniel Baker of the Dickson County Sheriff’s Department, when he spotted a man on the wood line near the Dickson/Hickman county line.When he approached, the trooper noted the person had various tattoos on hi
  
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• 20 Years Later the Columbine Killers Still Inspire Copycats

  01-06-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe exact reasons a teenage gunman shot his fellow students and teachers last month at a Santa Fe (TX) High School remain a mystery. His model for carrying it out is more clear.The 17-year-old junior wore a black trench coat and fired a sawed-off shotgun, the same attire and weaponry used by the two gunmen who killed a dozen students and a teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999, the New York Times reports.He wore a T-shirt with the phrase “Born to Kill&
  
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• Dallas Agrees to $173M Settlement with First Responders in Back Pay Dispute

  01-06-2018 20:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  An executive committee representing nearly 8,700 current and former Dallas police officers and firefighters has agreed to a $173.3 million settlement in their decades-old class-action lawsuits against City Hall over years of back-pay claims.The figure is an agreed-upon price that comes with caveats because it's not yet a done deal. But the agreement in such a massive case is a significant milestone — one that, while pricey, comes without a tax increase and would remove
  
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• Connecticut Trooper Dies from 9/11-Related Cancer

  01-06-2018 20:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Walter Greene — who contracted cancer after serving as a first responder in wake of the terror attacks on 9/11 — died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease.Greene, 51, lived with his family in West Norwalk and was a first responder after the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York. He contracted a rare form of cancer as a result of exposure to dangerous elements after the attack, according to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy&rsquo
  
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• For Community Policing to Succeed, Walking Around Isn’t Enough

  01-06-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police departments are starting to move away from measuring success by how many tickets they issue or how many arrests they make. They’ve realized that the public’s perception of safety isn’t measured in criminal enforcement actions. As a result, they’ve embraced community policing, a model that focuses on building relationships and collaborating with those they protect and serve.Officers who have participated in successful community policing programs often report reduced
  
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• Suspect in Murder of Tennessee Deputy Captured

  01-06-2018 16:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The manhunt for a suspect wanted in the Wednesday killing of a Dickson County, TN, sheriff's deputy came to an end Friday morning when Steven Wiggins was apprehended by law enforcement in Hickman County.Wiggins was found on Pumpkin Branch Road, not far from the incident, by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper, Hickman County Sheriff Randal Ward told the Tennessean."From my understanding he was laying on the side of the road," Ward said.Wiggins, 31, was wanted in connection with the
  
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• Fake LEOs Responded to 911 Calls, Fooling Michigan Police for Years

  01-06-2018 03:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A group of wannabe cops has been fooling police, firefighters, and the public for years across Genesee County in Michigan, according to law enforcement officials. Now they are facing felony charges.The group is accused of conducting false arrests of individuals they accused of committing crimes and even tricking real emergency responders at crime scenes, reports Mlive.com."We believe that on some occasions, they were the first to show up on crime scenes," said Genesee County Prosecutor David Ley
  
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• Video: 'Active Shooter' Video Game Pulled from Online Gaming Platform

  01-06-2018 02:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 'Active Shooter' Video Game Pulled from Online Gaming PlatformThe owner of video game marketplace Steam said it has removed a game where players could simulate a school shooting, a premise that sparked outrage among the families of survivors and turned out to be the work of a previously restricted publisher.Valve Corporation said it has pulled "Active Shooter," which was scheduled to launch on its Steam platform June 6, reports USA Today.Active Shooter was described as a "dynamic SWAT sim
  
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• Law Enforcement Pushes for More Access to Social Media Data

  01-06-2018 02:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the wake of recent school shootings in Florida and Texas in which the suspected gunmen posted clues to their intentions on social media, authorities have raised the question of collecting information from content shared online, once again putting law enforcement officials and social media companies on opposite sides of the debate over the balance between security and privacy."Really every time there's any tragedy like this, there's sort of this sense that there's all this [social media] data
  
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• Woman Charged with TN Deputy's Murder; Male Suspect at Large

  01-06-2018 02:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a woman accused in the murder of a Dickson County deputy on Wednesday, while the manhunt for a male suspect in the murder continues, reports WTVC.Erika Castro-Miles was detained for questioning earlier on Wednesday. She is now facing a first-degree murder charge in connection to Dickson County Sgt. Daniel Baker's death.The TBI said Sgt. Daniel Baker responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle around 7 a.m. After not hearing from the deputy for a p
  
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• Tesla in Autopilot Mode Crashes into California Police Vehicle

  01-06-2018 01:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Tesla sedan traveling in semi-autonomous Autopilot mode crashed into a parked police vehicle in Laguna Beach, CA, on Tuesday morning, authorities said."Instead of driving in the roadway, it veered off," said Laguna Beach police Sgt. Jim Cota of the 11:07 a.m. crash. "Thankfully there was no officer in the car at the time."The driver of the 2015 Tesla Model S had minor injuries and refused medical treatment, reports the Orange County Register.It is still unclear why the Tesla sedan veered and s
  
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• Man Tied to Gun That Killed 2 Ohio Officers Pleads Guilty

  01-06-2018 01:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A guilty plea by a man charged with providing the gun used to kill two Ohio police officers illustrates the danger of illegal gun purchases, a U.S. Attorney in Ohio said Thursday."Straw purchasing is dangerous, and this case makes that more clear than any other case," said Ben Glassman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Gerald Lawson, of suburban Cleveland, bought the handgun that 31-year-old Quentin Smith used in the February slayings of Westerv
  
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• Jury Indicts Teens Charged in Maryland Officer's Killing

  01-06-2018 00:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The four teenagers charged in the killing of Baltimore County, MD, Officer Amy Caprio were indicted Wednesday by a grand jury, reports WBAL-TV.Officer Caprio was fatally struck by a vehicle May 21 while responding to a suspicious vehicle call.Derrick Matthews, 15, Darrell Ward, 16, and Eugene Genius, 17, are accused of burglarizing a house while Dawnta Harris, 16, waited outside in a Jeep and the fatal encounter occurred. The teens were indicted on charges of first-degree murder, burglary, and c
  
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