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• California Highway Patrol Motor Officer Killed in Crash

  10-08-2018 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The California Highway Patrol confirmed the death of Officer Kirk Griess following a three-vehicle crash Friday along westbound Interstate 80 in Fairfield, reports Fox40.Investigators say the officer pulled over an SUV near Manuel Campos Parkway when a third vehicle — a white pickup truck — veered onto the shoulder "for unknown reasons" and hit the CHP motorcycle and the SUV.Everyone involved was taken to the hospital. 
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• 2 Canadian Police Officers Killed in Friday Morning Shooting Identified

  10-08-2018 22:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fredericton police have identified two police officers who were among four people killed in a Friday morning shooting that left a total of four people dead.Police Chief Leanne Fitch said in a news conference that 45-year-old Lawrence Robert Costello, a 20-year veteran of the police force, and 43-year-old Sarah May Burns, who had been on the force for two year,s were the officers who died, reports the New York Daily News.Costello is survived by his spouse and four children. Burns leaves behi
  
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• Video: Suspect Opens Fire on Pennsylvania Troopers During Traffic Stop

  10-08-2018 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Suspect Opens Fire on Pennsylvania Troopers During Traffic StopNorthampton County (PA) prosecutors released dash camera video footage of a November 2017 incident in which Daniel Clary opened fire on Pennsylvania State Troopers during a traffic stop.According to the Daily Caller, the video of the shooting was played repeatedly at Clary's June 2018 trial, which lasted just four days and ended in his conviction on two counts of attempted murder.Trooper Ryan Seiple — who pulled Clary ov
  
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• New Jersey Agency on Facebook: "We're Not ICE"

  10-08-2018 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Princeton (NJ) Police Department took to Facebook on Wednesday to declare to the citizens of that city that the agency is not Immigration Customs Enforcement.The post was made because someone — or perhaps many people — saw a recently repaired patrol vehicle that had not yet been fully outfitted with the department's decals.The POL on the driver's door was not yet applied, but the ICE was visible on the rear door."So as NOT to be confused, we are posting photos of the actual Immig
  
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• Police in Arizona Shoot, Kill Accused Murder Suspect

  10-08-2018 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man accused of murder in connection to a shooting last week in Farmington, NM, according to the Farmington Daily Times.The Farmington Police Department said that 41-year-old Pedro "Peter" Lucero was shot and killed during an arrest attempt by the U.S. Marshals Service in Mesa, AZ.Authorities said Lucero of Albuquerque was accused of shooting Francine Delgado and Rebecca Jacquez. Delgado died from her injuries while Jacquez was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was discharged
  
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• New Jersey Officer Shot in Ambush Released from Hospital

  10-08-2018 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of the two detectives shot in a Tuesday night ambush in Camden, NJ, was released from the hospital on Thursday morning, according to NJ.com.Two plainclothes officers — who are detectives with the Camden County Police Department — were shot as they sat in their SUV at a red light.Police are still looking for two men who fled the scene in a white van, with multiple agencies participating in the manhunt.The New Jersey State PBA offered a $20,000 reward for information on the gunmen.
  
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• California Chief Whose Son is Accused of Hate Crime Pens Emotional Facebook Post

  10-08-2018 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A San Francisco Bay Area police chief wrote in an emotional Facebook post that his family is "shaken to the core" after his son was arrested in the beating of a 71-year-old Sikh man.Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister wrote, "By now you are probably aware of news stories about a 71-year old Sikh man was accosted by two young men as he innocently walked down a Manteca sidewalk next to a park. The two men confronted the man, apparently in an attempt to rob him, but when the elder did not coo
  
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• New Jersey Chief Resigns Amid Controversy, Criticism

  10-08-2018 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The chief of police for the Westfield (NJ) Police Department is stepping down as chief amid controversy and criticism.Police Chief David Wayman will be retiring from the department and Captain Chris Battiloro will be appointed Acting Chief of Police.  Mayor Shelley Brindle said Wayman's retirement comes after consultation with the Union County Prosecutor's Office and the town's labor counsel, according to NJ.com. "As with any personnel change of this magnitude, it's critical that
  
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• Missouri Man in Handcuffs Escapes Police, Jumps to His Death from Overpass

  10-08-2018 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Kansas City (MO) Police Department said that a man who had been taken into custody on Interstate 435 was able to escape detention, fled on foot, and then leaped to his death from a highway overpass.The man — who has been identified as 43-year-old Michael Barnett — was walking with a woman in and out of traffic, according to KMBC-TV.An investigation remains ongoing. 
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• California Officer Fatally Shoots Resisting, Chain-Wielding Suspect

  10-08-2018 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  A San Diego police officer fatally shot a suspect who refused to comply with commands to drop a length of chain, according to Fox News."A suspect swinging a metal chain was fatally shot by a San Diego police officer on Wednesday afternoon after refusing to comply with the officer’s orders to drop the chain," said the Fox News report.Officers had reportedly responded to a report of a machete assault. When they arrived, they found that a 57-year-old man — who was known to the suspect &
  
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• 5 Considerations for Off-Duty Safety in the Era of Anonymous, Antifa, and BLM

  10-08-2018 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesEarlier this week, it was reported that several Black Lives Matter protesters "crashed" the wedding of one of the two Sacramento police officers reportedly involved in the fatal shooting of Stephon Clark.This incident of trespass occurred despite the fact that Sacramento police had not released the names of the two officers — both of whom had received death threats — who opened fire on Clark after he fled pursuing officers and led them into the yard of his gran
  
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• 2 Canadian Officers Killed in Friday Morning Shooting

  10-08-2018 19:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two Canadian officers and two civilians have been killed in a shooting in the New Brunswick city of Fredericton. A suspect is in custody and has what police described on Twitter as serious injuries.The shooting happened around 7:15 Friday morning in a residential area of Fredericton, which is the capital city of New Brunswick. Police have not released the names of the officers or the suspects.For as yet unrevealed reasons, two Fredericton Municipal Police officers were responding to an apartment
  
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• FirstNet Emergency Drop Kits to Create 'Connected Bubble' for Public Safety

  10-08-2018 18:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  In an emergency, communication is critical to response efforts. That's why former public safety officials and first responders on the AT&T FirstNet team, in collaboration with Sonim, are creating Emergency Drop Kits. These portable kits will envelop first responders in a 300-foot "connected bubble," letting them maintain constant communication to better coordinate their response.The Emergency Drop Kits are being designed for use during emergencies in rural and remote areas, as well as areas
  
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• Mutualink Announces Deployment in Lake County, FL, Schools

  10-08-2018 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  On June 25, 2018, the Lake County School Board approved the funding and purchase of Mutualink's interoperable communications solution. Lake County joins many other Florida county school districts deploying Mutualink in the wake of the tragic Parkland school shooting in February of this year. The school safety solution, to be installed in August, will enable real-time, instant coordination between schools and law enforcement, according to Mutualink, and teachers and administrators will now be abl
  
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