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• FN Releases FN 509 Tactical Pistol

  27-07-2018 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FN America LLC has announced the expansion of the FN 509 Series of striker-fired pistols with the release of the FN 509 Tactical, an optics- and suppressor-ready 9mm pistol. The pistol features the company's patent-pending Low-Profile Optics Mounting System that enables the platform to accept more than 10 commercially available miniature red dot (MRD) optics and remain adaptable to future optics releases with no requirement of direct milling of the slide."The FN 509 Tactical and the FN Low-Profi
  
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• Panasonic Unveils Sleeker, Slimmer Handheld Devices

  27-07-2018 23:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Panasonic, an industry leader in mobile computing solutions that are purpose‐built for the way people work, has introduced a new pair of handheld devices to the Toughbook line. The Toughbook T1 and L1 are designed to address the evolving mobile needs of today's diverse workplaces. The company says by bringing the rugged reliability that has made Panasonic an industry leader in workplace mobility to these sleeker, slimmer devices, more workers will be able to take advantage of 21st century
  
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• L.A. County Sheriff Announces Inquiry Into Deputies' Secret Societies

  27-07-2018 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has launched a comprehensive inquiry into secret deputy cliques and is looking into whether gangs that condone illicit behavior are operating within his ranks, he said Thursday.McDonnell’s announcement at a meeting of the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission comes two weeks after allegations surfaced that as many as 20 deputies at the Compton Station have matching tattoos featuring a skeleton holding a rifle, reports the Los Angeles Times.A Compton
  
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• The Homeless Crisis: Why Service Providers Should Partner with Police

  27-07-2018 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe president of the Portland Police Association recently slammed the city's mayor for his response to the homelessness crisis, calling the City of Roses a "cesspool."Portland Officer Daryl Turner — who has been a police officer for 27 years — wrote:"Aggressive panhandlers block the sidewalks, storefronts, and landmarks like Pioneer Square, discouraging people from enjoying our City. Garbage-filled RVs and vehicles are strewn throughout our neighborhoods. Used
  
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• Suspected Gunman Dead, Officer Wounded in Hawaii Gunfight

  27-07-2018 19:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Honolulu police officer was injured in an early morning gunfight in Nanakuli, Hawaii on Thursday. EMS personnel on the scene treated the wounded 47-year-old officer — who reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to the leg — and transported him to a nearby hospital where he is listed in serious condition.The suspected gunman was shot and killed in the incident, which began when officers were attempting to serve the suspect with a temporary restraining order.Police said the man was arme
  
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• Florida Department's "Legal Tip of the Day" Wins National Award

  27-07-2018 19:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Miami-Dade Police Department was recently recognized by the National Association of Counties — which bestows annual awards for new projects that support responsible and effective government — for its "Legal Tip of the Day" program.The campaign sought to "refresh officer’s knowledge of laws regarding search and seizure, stop and frisk and the fourth amendment, in anticipation of the launch of the Body Worn Camera program," according to MDPD Information Officer Brian Ballou w
  
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• Report: Police Increasingly Ask Tech Firms for Help in Investigations

  27-07-2018 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesA new report released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found that "local, state, and federal law enforcement made more than 130,000 requests last year for digital evidence from six top technology companies," according to Fortune Magazine.If the number of requests made to Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast are added to those other six companies — Apple, Facebook Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and Verizon — the number of these requests is more than
  
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• Panel Revokes Former Oregon Police Chief's Certification for 10 Years

  27-07-2018 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Oregon Board of Public Safety Standards and Training voted 14-to-4 to revoke former Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea's police certification for 10 years for dishonesty.City investigators allege that O'Dea misled investigators about his 2016 off-duty shooting of a friend. The administrative investigation by Portland's Independent Review office "found that O'Dea delayed reporting the shooting and then lied to investigators about the shooting while he was still chief," said a report on OregonL
  
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• Alabama Police Foundation Sets Up Fund for Officer's Cancer Treatment

  27-07-2018 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Police Benevolent Foundation and the Alabama Division of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association have created the "Officer Kevin Blue Recovery Fund," to help the six-year veteran of the Piedmont Police Department pay for treatment after being diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer earlier this year, according to AL.com.Blue was diagnosed with stage 4 multiform glioblastoma earlier this year after going to the doctor for memory problems — he was given six months to live."He is fi
  
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• Off-Duty NYPD Officer Saves Woman and Her Dog from Fiery Car Crash

  27-07-2018 19:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesAn off-duty NYPD police officer saved a 59-year-old woman and her dog from a fiery car wreck on the Taconic State Parkway in upstate New York early Thursday, according to the New York Post.Officer James Talbert came upon the burning Toyota lying on its passenger side on the side of the road.He used a glass breaker device on his keychain to shatter the sunroof and free the disoriented woman and her Yorkshire Terrier."I saw the flames getting bigger," Talbert told the Post,
  
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• AG Sessions Announces Release of Cyber-Digital Task Force Report

  27-07-2018 18:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Embed from Getty ImagesAttorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Thursday the release of a report produced by the Attorney General's Cyber-Digital Task Force.The report provides "a comprehensive assessment of the cyber-enabled threats confronting the nation, and catalogues the ways in which the Department of Justice combats those threats," according to a DOJ press release.Sessions established the Cyber-Digital Task Force — which is chaired by Associate Deputy Attorney General Sujit Raman
  
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