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• Video: British Police Use Drone to Find Missing Hiker

  19-06-2018 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: British Police Use Drone to Find Missing HikerA 75-year-old man who was hiking with friends in a nature preserve in Eastern England when he became separated from the group, according to BBC.Nearly a day after Peter Pugh went missing, he was spotted in a marshland by a Norfolk Police Department drone.“Police said the technology was key in helping them find him quickly,” said the BBC. 
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• Florida Correctional Officer Struck and Killed by Vehicle

  19-06-2018 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Correctional Officer Tawanna Marin was supervising an inmate work crew in Coconut Creek, FL, on Monday when she was struck and killed by a vehicle, according to ODMP.“She was standing behind a Florida DOT dump truck when another vehicle entered the area and struck her, causing her to become pinned between the car and dump truck,” ODMP said.Marin was transported to a nearby hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.“We are absolutely devastated by the tragic passing of Office
  
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• Memphis Officer Critical After Being Struck by Car

  19-06-2018 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Memphis (TN) police officer is listed in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop Monday night, according to a report by the Commercial Appeal.Memphis police said the officer was struck by a passing pickup truck driven by 44-year-old Cleodis Davis.Davis has been charged with DUI, vehicular assault, aggravated assault, and driving with a suspended license. 
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• Texas Police Search for Police Imposter who Raped Woman

  19-06-2018 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police say that a man posing as a police officer stopped a woman for a traffic violation and then raped her in the back of his SUV. The man is described as Hispanic with “slicked-back black hair, thick eyebrows, a mustache and stubble on his face,” according to the Dallas Morning News.The suspect is roughly 25 years old, stands at 6'2" and weighs approximately 250 pounds.He was wearing a black tactical-style uniform with a badge and duty belt, according to Grand Prairie (TX) Police.&
  
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• Boston Politicians Set to Discuss Police Drones, Body Cameras, and Privacy

  19-06-2018 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe Boston City Council will tackle the use of new technology in law enforcement, including surveillance drones and body cameras in a Tuesday hearing, according to the Boston Globe.The hearing takes place in anticipation of a Northeastern University report on the BPD pilot program testing body-worn cameras, and amid citizen concerns over the deployment of new technology without community input.Boston Police Commissioner William Evans has that emerging technologies such as
  
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• Chicago Police: Suspect Got Loaded Gun into Lockup Area

  19-06-2018 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Miguel Acevedo — who Chicago Police say has a long criminal history — was able to get a loaded .22-caliber handgun into a police station lockup over the weekend, according to the Chicago Tribune.The gun was discovered by a maintenance employee who was cleaning a holding cell.In a statement to the Tribune, a spokesman for police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the department has opened an internal investigation into how three officers and a civilian aide apparently missed the gun. T
  
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• GM Offers Special First Responder Pricing on Vehicles, OnStar Service

  19-06-2018 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and OnStar today announced the launch of a new program designed to recognize the bravery, dedication and resolve of America’s first responders.“Millions of men and women serve their neighbors as police officers, firefighters, emergency medical service professionals and 911 dispatchers,” said Steve Hill, GM vice president of U.S. Sales, Service and Marketing. “Not long after the hurricanes of 2017, we started thinking about ways to recognize first res
  
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• Kansas Congressional Candidate Apologizes for Politicizing 2 Deputies’ Deaths

  19-06-2018 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Democratic congressional candidate Brent Welder — who is seeking to challenge incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder — sent out a campaign email Saturday that linked the deaths of two deputies in Kansas City to the gun control debate, according to the Kansas City Star.The email provided a link to an online petition to tell Yoder to stop accepting money from the National Rifle Association, as well as a link to a campaign fundraising page for Welder. The email even included promotional infor
  
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• 3 Florida Men Accused of Impersonating Police During Shooting

  19-06-2018 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Three men are accused of pretending to be police officers during a shooting in Hialeah, FL, according to WPLG-TV News.Police said that a victim of the shooting identified 27-year-old Yasmani Morgado, 34-year-old Ceaser Miranda-Vega, and 49-year-old Rene Del Toro as the men who shouted "Police!" and "Get on the ground!" before opening fire with a short-barreled shotgun.One man was wounded and taken to a nearby hospital.The suspects face numerous charges, including impersonating a police officer i
  
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