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• Police Week 2018

  22-06-2018 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Each May 13 the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) holds a candlelight vigil for fallen law enforcement and the names of the officers who are being added to the Washington, DC, Memorial are read. This event marks the beginning of National Police Week.The Candlelight Vigil, held on the National Mall, is an extremely moving event, but it is just one of many law enforcement memorial services held during Police Week across the nation.Last month POLICE asked readers who planned
  
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• Vehicle Spotlight: The Armored Group BATT-X and Discreet Armored Suburban

  22-06-2018 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Armored vehicles used in law enforcement come in a wide variety of configurations, ranging from patrol vehicles with ballistic protection in the doors to large and heavily shielded rescue vehicles. The Armored Group (TAG) makes both. Two of the company's most popular products are the BATT-X and the Discreet Tactical Suburban.BATT-XJeremy Johnson, sales manager for TAG, says the company's Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport (BATT) line offers some of the most innovative and versatile armored res
  
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• Have Officers Changed Their Minds About Mandatory Body Camera Use?

  22-06-2018 23:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Back in 2014, body cameras were well known in law enforcement technology circles but not as widely used as they are today. So when POLICE asked our readers via Web poll on PoliceMag.com should body camera use be mandatory, many of the officers who responded had very little if any experience with these personal video systems. To put things in further perspective, this Web poll was posted just three months after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by former Ferguson, MO, police officer Darren Wils
  
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• Interacting with Homeless People

  22-06-2018 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cops are often in frequent contact with homeless people. Homeless individuals can be victims of crime, witnesses, associates of suspects, or suspects. They can also be a useful source of information about life on the streets, but only if the patrol cops who come across them treat them like human beings.This is not to suggest all cops treat homeless people with contempt, but their interactions or concerns can range from, "I don't really care about them, as long as they aren't breaking the law" to
  
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• Amazon Employees Join ACLU, Investors in Protest of Amazon’s Sale of Tech to Police

  22-06-2018 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesIn a letter posted to an internal company Wiki page and later obtained by The Hill, a group of Amazon employees have asked company executives to discontinue its sale of the company’s Rekognition facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies. They also asked the company to stop providing services to a company called Palantir — a data analytics concern that provides “mission critical software” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in
  
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• Officer Wounded in Texas High School Shooting Heads Home

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  Officer John Barnes — who along with Officer Gary Forward rushed to end the threat of an active shooter at Santa Fe High School in May — walked out of a Houston-area hospital on Wednesday.Barnes credits Forward — the department’s assistant chief — for saving his life by quickly applying a tourniquet to staunch the bleeding from his severely wounded arm.“Had he not done that, I would have bled out within minutes,” he told the Houston Chronicle. “Had
  
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• FBI, DEA, Local California Agencies, Take Down Major Meth Ring

  22-06-2018 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesAn eight-month operation by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has resulted in the seizure of large quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana. Approximately $10,000 in cash was seized as well as five guns.A written announcement released by U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen, and FB
  
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• Texas City Settles “Pool Party Incident” Lawsuit

  22-06-2018 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The City of McKinney (TX) announced that it has settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of Dajerria Becton, the bikini-clad teenager who was seen on a viral video being taken to the ground by McKinney Police Officer Eric Casebolt.According to the Star-Telegram, “the plaintiffs and their attorneys will be paid $184,850 by the self-insurance risk pool for the city of McKinney, with $148,850 going to Dajerria Becton.”The family had originally sought $5 million.In a joint statement, the Depart
  
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• German Police Set Up Fake Traffic Collision to Test Citizen Response

  22-06-2018 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to English language German news website Deutsche Welle, Police in Oberhavel wanted to discover how many people would stop to help victims of a roadside crash, so they set up a fake accident scene complete with two victims made to appear to be badly injured.“Seven hidden cameras were trained on the scene as police hid further up the road and pulled over cars that didn't stop to help,” the report said.Police were “shocked” to observe that only ten percent of passi
  
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• SCOTUS: Tracking Cell Tower Location Data Requires a Warrant

  22-06-2018 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesIn a 5-4 vote, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Friday that police must first obtain a search warrant before examining location data — cell tower records that can show a person’s movement for long periods of time — stored on a subject’s mobile phone.The decision is considered to be a major victory for individual privacy rights.“The four dissenting justices, however, warned that the court’s ruling could tie the hands of police,&rd
  
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• Squad Car Collides with Bus in England, Injuring 10

  22-06-2018 19:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  The BBC reported that “four people were taken to hospital and six more received minor injuries when a police car answering an emergency call collided with a bus.”Among the wounded were the two police officers in the patrol vehicle.None of the injuries was thought to be life-threatening.Police are investigating the incident. 
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• DNA Left on Abandoned Bike Leads to Arrest in Florida Murder Case

  22-06-2018 19:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesPolice in Miami Gardens (FL) say that DNA collected from a bicycle abandoned at a murder scene in March led to the arrest of 23-year-old David Jones.According to WPLG-TV, surveillance video showed Jones on a silver bicycle approaching 32-year-old Jemuel Williams. Jones got off the bike, shot Williams several times, and then fled the scene on foot.Jones now faces charges of second-degree murder. 
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• Video: Actor Dean Cain Sworn in as Idaho Reserve Deputy

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  VIDEO: Actor Dean Cain Sworn in as Idaho Reserve DeputyActor Dean Cain — whose acting roles include Superman — was recently sworn in as a reserve officer with the Saint Anthony Police Department in Idaho.Cain told the Daily Caller, “Real heroes don’t wear capes. Real Superheroes wear uniforms and badges and stethoscopes! Real superheroes are members of our military, law enforcement, and first responders.”Cain will be combatting online predators and bullying in the
  
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