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• Virginia Department's "Lip-Sync Challenge Video" "Wins the Internet"

  11-07-2018 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Norfolk (VA) police officers, dispatchers, call takers, and firefighters responded to the "lip-sync challenge" on Monday. They uploaded a video to Facebook after being called to the challenge by Corinth PD in Texas.Norfolk Police Department spokesman William Pickering told the Virginia Pilot, that upon hearing of the gauntlet being thrown down to make a video of one or more officers pretending to sing a popular song, he said to his colleagues in the public information office, "All right, we know
  
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• Fallen Chicago Officer Found Unconscious in Car Identified

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  A female Chicago Police officer who died Tuesday morning after being found unconscious in her patrol vehicle has been identified as 47-year-old Vinita Williams.Williams had been taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead less than an hour after arrival. It was not immediately clear what caused her to fall unconscious.Williams leaves behind a husband and two sons according to the Chicago Sun Times.Williams' death comes two days after another officer — 36-year-old Brandon
  
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• DOJ Announces Regulatory Steps to Address Opioid Epidemic

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  Embed from Getty ImagesThe Department of Justice today announced the finalization of an April proposal to improve the Drug Enforcement Administration's ability to combat the national opioid crisis.If DEA believes that that a particular opioid or a particular company's opioids are being diverted for misuse, the new rule being sent for publication in the Federal Register "allows DEA to reduce the amount that can be produced in a given year," according to a DOJ press release."These revised limits w
  
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• Trump Pardons Oregon Ranchers who Sparked Standoff

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  Embed from Getty ImagesPresident Trump on Tuesday pardoned the Oregon ranchers whose imprisonment for setting fires on federal land sparked a 41-day standoff between law enforcement and individuals sympathetic to the ranchers.Trump signed the order on Tuesday, granting clemency to 76-year-old Dwight Hammond and his 49-year-old son, Steven."The Hammonds are multi-generation cattle ranchers in Oregon imprisoned in connection with a fire that leaked onto a small portion of neighboring public grazin
  
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• Former Ohio Chief Says City Officials Retaliated Against Him

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  Former Akron (OH) Police Chief James Nice — who served in that role between 2011 and 2017 before being forced from the job amid accusations that he made racist remarks — filed a lawsuit on Tuesday saying that that city officials retaliated against him for not showing loyalty to Mayor Dan Horrigan."When it became apparent to Horrigan that Plaintiff would not submit to unmitigated and unconditional loyalty, Horrigan became bent on removing Plaintiff as police chief," the lawsuit states
  
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• Florida Officials Try to Keep Video of Attack at Parkland School Hidden

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  Embed from Getty ImagesAttorneys for the Broward County School Board and Broward State Attorney's Office argued in court on Tuesday that releasing the surveillance footage of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February "could put the school's safety in jeopardy."Nearly a dozen media outlets have requested video taken from outside the building — not the footage from within the structure, which would show the graphic deaths of 17 people.Eugene Pettis, an atto
  
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• Elbeco Introduces First Responder Shirt

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  Elbeco Inc.'s new First Responder Shirt is made to be every security and law enforcement officer's new go-to comfortable shirt, featuring the company's premium poplin fabric with DTX fabric treatment for stain, soil, and moisture repellency. Approved by the Philadelphia Police Department, this casual yet professional design offers a comfortable and functional alternative to the daily duty uniform shirt.Additional Features and Benefits:65% Polyester/35% Cotton Poplin WeaveBanded dress collar with
  
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• Texas Police Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Man

  11-07-2018 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Garland (TX) police shot and killed a man who reportedly was carrying edged weapons described as machetes and "acting crazy," according to NBC News.Police say an officer arrived, confronted the suspect and shot and killed the man.No officers were injured during the incident. 
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• Chicago Officer Under Investigation for Facebook Video

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  Embed from Getty ImagesA profanity-laced video of an interaction between a Chicago police officer and two young men has prompted an investigation, according to NBC News.The video — which was posted on Facebook last week — prompted the Civilian Office of Police Accountability to launch an inquiry into the officer's actions."This kind of behavior is not what is expected of Department members and is in contrast to the hard work we have done and continue to do to rebuild trust with the c
  
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• Arizona Police Shoot, Wound Man Holding Replica Gun

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  The gun that a 35-year-old man reportedly pointed at a Phoenix police officer before being shot Monday has been determined to be a replica, according to AZcentral.com.Police had been called to an apartment complex in response to reports of shots fired.Officers arrived to the suspect's apartment to see the man peering through his window blinds.As one of the officers approached the front door, the suspect opened the door and pointed what appeared to be a handgun at the officer."The officer proceed
  
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• TacVent 2.0 with Velcro

  11-07-2018 18:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The TacVent is a flexible layer of semi-rigid, rubbery plastic comprised of vented grooves designed to be placed between a concealable ballistic vest and undershirt with a half-inch separation to provide airflow. Now TacVent comes with Velcro to help it stay in place. The TacVent helps to cool body temperatures by over 14.5 degrees while also minimizing blunt force trauma. 
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