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• GL Enhances MAPS SIP to Support Instant Messaging for Next Generation 911

  21-06-2018 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  GL Communications Inc., a global leader in telecom test and measurement solutions, has introduced its enhanced SIP Protocol Emulator referred to as MAPS SIP Protocol Emulator to help users generate and receive SIP. The MSRP Protocol Emulation for Session Based Instant Messaging implementation is available in MAPS SIP software version 8.4.20. Public safety communication service providers can deploy this test tool for testing NG9-1-1 emergency services and components within the ESInet.“NG9-1
  
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• Balancing Privacy Rights and Facial Recognition Technology for Police

  21-06-2018 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesSome technology companies have been famously resistant to helping law enforcement (see Apple vs. FBI). On the other hand, many technology companies have aggressively sought to provide police with cutting-edge technology that helps solve crimes and protect citizens.One such company is Amazon. Jeff Bezos’ retail giant that is more than just a retail giant. Amazon is also a technology service provider, delivering everything from web hosting to facial recognition softwar
  
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• Living with PTSD: Your Life Means Something

  21-06-2018 22:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  There are some things in life that you will simply never understand — no matter how much you try. I believe you simply cannot wrap your head around what is going on and what is being said.I also believe that God will allow you to handle the things that He knows that you can handle, and you will come out on the other side.But it’s not going to be easy — then again, what worth having in life is easy?There will be times that you are going to want to give up — you may even wa
  
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• Pennsylvania Police Fatally Shoot Man During Traffic Stop

  21-06-2018 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  A police officer in the town of East Pittsburgh fatally shot a 17-year-old suspect just seconds after he fled a traffic stop late Tuesday. The car had been stopped because it matched the description of a vehicle “involved in a nonfatal shooting in a town a few miles away,” according to USA Today.Allegheny County Police Superintendent Coleman McDonough said that during the earlier incident, the victim was able to return fire on his attackers, blowing out the back window.The car at the
  
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• Trial Begins for Ex-cop Accused of Rape at Massachusetts Police Station

  21-06-2018 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  A former Massachusetts police officer accused of a 2016 rape in a station holding cell says the sexual acts were consensual, according to the Salem News.The accuser, a young man who had been taken into protective custody because he was severely intoxicated, said that Officer Brian Butler led him to a closet and propositioned him for a sex act.Prosecutor Kate MacDougall contends that this was coercion, not consent.MacDougall quoted the young man as saying, “I was in fear because he was a po
  
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• Rhode Island State Police Send Stuffed Toy to 4-Year-Old New York Boy

  21-06-2018 20:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A New York family recently wrote a letter to the Rhode Island State Police with a special request filled with a young boy’s hope, according to Fox News.The letter arrived — fittingly — to the Barracks located at Hope Valley.The Ketcher family had been traveling on I-95 in the Hope State when a stuffed toy belonging to 4-year-old Will fell out the window of their vehicle.The boy’s mother suggested that he write a letter to police asking for help, never thinking the note wo
  
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• NYU Professor Publishes Personal Information on 1,500+ ICE Agents

  21-06-2018 19:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesSam Lavigne — a New York University professor who associates himself with the far-left-leaning group Antifa — reportedly posted a database of personal information of more than 1,500 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees, according to Fox News.Lavigne Tweeted that he got the information from LinkedIn.The man posted the database to a site called GitHub, which soon thereafter removed the post.“We removed the project because it violates our comm
  
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• NYPD Unveils New Policy to “Reduce Unnecessary Marijuana Arrests”

  21-06-2018 19:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill said in a joint announcement that beginning in September, New Yorkers found smoking pot in public will face criminal summonses instead of arrest.“The new policy builds on previous efforts by Mayor de Blasio and the NYPD to strike a balance on marijuana enforcement between fairness and safety,” they said in a written announcement.According to NYPD projections, the new policy will likely
  
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• Washington to Allow Non-citizens to Apply for Police Jobs

  21-06-2018 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the upper northwest — as is the case in many places in the United States — local police agencies have struggled recently to find qualified applicants for open positions.That’s why legislators in Washington state passed Senate Bill 6145, which changes the qualifications for police and firefighter jobs to include “legal permanent residents” with a clean criminal record, according to KIMA-TV.Previously, applicants had to be American citizens.The change will allow an
  
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• Minnesota Officers Help 9-Year-Old Recover from Lemonade Stand Robbery

  21-06-2018 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officers from the Brooklyn Park (MN) Police Department recently responded to a call that a couple of middle-school-age kids had stolen a young boy’s lemonade stand profits.“Two junior high kids on bikes drove by his stand and stole $20,” according to local a report by radio station KTIS-FM.BPPD officers responded to the scene with two squads, then with a third. The officers proceeded to spend about $50 dollars on fresh lemonade. 
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• Trijicon Licenses OASYS Thermal Imaging and Aiming Technology from BAE Systems

  21-06-2018 18:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Trijicon Inc., a global provider of innovative aiming solutions, has announced it will license BAE Systems’ OASYS thermal imaging and aiming technology. This new licensing agreement will enhance Trijicon’s expanding product portfolio for commercial, military and law enforcement customers around the world.With this technology license, Trijicon will be positioned to provide the OASYS line of compact, high-performance thermal imaging and aiming monoculars, weapon sights, and binoculars.
  
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• Texas Department of Public Safety Selects SIG P320 as Duty Handgun

  21-06-2018 18:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Texas Department of Public Safety has selected the SIG Sauer P320 as its official service firearm throughout its divisions.The Texas DPS is the statewide agency responsible for law enforcement and vehicle registration headquartered in Austin. It is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the country and is comprised of 13 divisions including the Texas Highway Patrol, and the Texas Rangers.“We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with the Texas Department of Publi
  
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• LAPD Launches Electronic Bike Program

  21-06-2018 18:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Retiring LAPD  Chief Charlie Beck has announced a pilot program  that includes a custom-designed fleet of 20 Bulls Sentinel eBikes. The program is part of the department’s ongoing green initiative.The Bulls Sentinel eBikes are capable of reaching speeds of up to 28 mph across varying terrains. The company says it worked closely with the LAPD over a nine-month RFP process to build eBikes to meet the specific needs of the department’s urban
  
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• FLIR Introduces New Nano UAV for Law Enforcement and Military Operators

  21-06-2018 18:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FLIR Systems, Inc. has announced the availability of the Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for use by law enforcement and military users. The Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) is the world’s smallest combat-proven nano-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), and FLIR’s next generation Black Hornet 3 nano-UAV adds the ability to navigate in GPS-denied environments, enabling the user to maintain situational awareness, threat detection, and surveillance no matter w
  
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• Ohio Officer Shot, Injured at Traffic Stop

  21-06-2018 02:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Parma Heights (OH) police officer was shot in the knee during a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon, according to WOIO-TV. The officer — who has not yet been identified — was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for an injury to his knee.During the incident, the officer was able to return fire, striking the suspect. The condition of the suspect is not yet known. 
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• Video: Dashcam Footage Shows OIS that Injured Michigan Deputy

  21-06-2018 01:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Dashcam Footage Shows OIS that Injured Michigan DeputyA recently released dashcam video shows an officer-involved shooting in Jackson, MI, that left one officer injured and a suspect dead.On the afternoon of April 1, Easter Sunday, officers from the Jackson Police Department were called out to a domestic dispute. Investigators say Christopher Hall walked out of his house and immediately started shooting at officers, reports WLNS.Officials say 36 shots were fired, 15 of them by Hall. One o
  
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• Video: California Deputy Helps Bear Escape Car

  21-06-2018 00:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: California Deputy Helps Bear Escape CarA Placer County, CA, Sheriff’s deputy had to rescue a bear that trapped itself inside a car recently near Lake Tahoe, the agency posted on its Facebook page. The post reads, "The bear got into a Subaru Outback in Carnelian Bay and destroyed the interior so badly that the doors couldn't be unlocked. It was decided the safest way to get the bear out of the car was to break the window. Deputy Lade was brave enough to break the window, allowin
  
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• Houston Forensic Science Center Outsources DNA Work to Tackle Backlog

  21-06-2018 00:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  For the next 10 months, the Houston Forensic Science Center will outsource most of its DNA work to a private laboratory to play catch-up with a backlog of evidence, reports Forensic Magazine.Half of the $2 million project will be covered by federal grants—and the laboratory will still handle priority and urgent cases as it prepares to increase capacity for the future, according to the HFSC.The new venture is a way to dig out of a backlog of nearly 1,000 requests, said officials."In this ca
  
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• NYPD Officers Can Sue to Keep Disciplinary Records Secret

  21-06-2018 00:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  A judge decided Tuesday he will let NYPD rank-and-file officers pursue their lawsuit over department plans to disclose their disciplinary records, reports the New York Daily News.Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron’s decision stems from a dispute over whether police officers can sue to prevent NYPD brass from releasing redacted disciplinary filings.The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association lawsuit maintains that releasing the files violates Section 50-a of the 1976 state civi
  
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• Girl Gives New York Officer Elmo Doll to Keep Him Company on Duty

  21-06-2018 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A young girl in western New York went out of her way for a police officer to make sure he'll never be alone while on patrol, reports Fox News.The Blasdell (NY) Police Department said in a Facebook post last Tuesday that a 3-year-old girl named Gabby stopped by to drop off thin blue and red line flags to police and fire officials."Blasdell Police and Fire Departments thank Gabby, a 3 year old village resident who gave the thin blue and red line flags and Elmo to the departments," the post read. "
  
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