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• New York Officer Dies of 9/11-Related Cancer

  20-08-2018 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police Officer Kathleen O'Connor-Funigiello died on August 16 as the result of cancer that she developed following her assignment to assist with search and rescue efforts at the World Trade Center site immediately following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, according to ODMP.Most recently, she was assigned as the warrant officer in the department's Criminal Investigations Division.Officer O'Connor-Funigiello had served with the New Rochelle Police Department for 20 years. She is survived by her husban
  
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• California Businessman to Host Private "Law Enforcement Appreciation Festival"

  20-08-2018 22:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A businessman in Southern California is stepping up to show his support for law enforcement by hosting a "Law Enforcement Appreciation Festival" at a private location in Huntington Beach on Sunday, August 26th.More than 5,000 Southern California law enforcement officers and their families — with representation from the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles and Orange County Sheriff’s Departments, the California Highway Patrol, as well as the Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Wes
  
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• Colorado Boy Named Honorary Police Officer in April Completes Chemo

  20-08-2018 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Colorado Springs (CO) Police Department posted on Twitter that the boy they named to be an honorary police officer in April has completed his last round of chemotherapy.Joshua Salmoiraghi proudly marked the occasion by ringing the bell at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora while wearing an oversized Captain America shirt, according to Fox News.According to Colorado Springs Police Department, Joshua Salmoiraghi is expected to undergo radiation therapy for his chest in the coming wee
  
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• Lawmaker Asks DOJ to Probe Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology

  20-08-2018 21:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesRepresentative Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) has asked the Department of Justice to examine how law enforcement agencies use facial recognition software, saying that he fears the technology has the potential to “exacerbate and entrench” racial divisions in policing practice due to differing performance in matching people from different demographics, according to BiometricUpdate.In a letter to acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore — who leads DOJ's Civil R
  
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• Kansas Police Called to Capture Massive Snake Discovered by Postal Worker

  20-08-2018 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Overland Park, KS, police posted images on Twitter of a massive Ball Python a postal worker discovered wrapped around a resident's mailbox.Animal control was called, but the snake proved to be an adversary meriting the assistance of police. Officers arrived and "were able to wrangle the 20-pound serpent to its temporary home," according to KSHB-TV."The poor resident did not receive their mail today (obviously)," the Tweet said. "The @OPPD_PIO is trying to talk the Animal Control Officers to put
  
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• Texas Officer Returns to Duty Two Years After Being Shot Multiple Times

  20-08-2018 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Fort Worth (TX) Police Department announced on its Facebook page that Officer Xavier Serrano — who was shot while responding to a call of shots fired two years ago — has returned to duty.During the 2016 incident, officers had discovered 81-year-old Carl Fleece dead with a gunshot wound to the head.Witnesses told officers that the shooter had fled to a shed in the yard. As officers opened the doors to the shed, Fleece's son, Martin Fleece, fired at them, according to the Dallas Mo
  
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• Arizona Police Use Mannequins with Radar Guns to Discourage Speeding

  20-08-2018 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Tucson Police Department has pulled a page from an age-old playbook for traffic enforcement.The Operations Division recently outfitted mannequins armed with radar guns and positioned them next to empty police vehicles in order to encourage drivers to slow down at intersections known to be the locations of frequent collisions due to speeding.This is the first time TPD has utilized this method by using mannequins, according to ABC-15.Sergeant Corie Nolan told Fox10 News, "It's fun. It's challe
  
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• Louisiana K-9 Shot, Killed in Pursuit of Attempted Murder Suspect

  20-08-2018 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Lincoln Parish (LA) Sheriff's Office announced that K-9 Boco was shot and killed on Friday during the pursuit of a suspect wanted for second-degree attempted murder, according to a message posted to the agency's Facebook page.The suspect — identified as Vincent Roberson — had reportedly shot his girlfriend in the head in Monroe, LA, according to LPSO.As deputies arrived at the scene where the suspect had been spotted, the man fled into a wooded area. K-9 Boco was released to make
  
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• 1 of 3 Suspects in Ambush Attack on New Jersey Detectives Arrested

  20-08-2018 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Camden County (NJ) Police Department said in a Tweet that they have captured one of the three men wanted in connection with the ambush attack on two plainclothes detectives — a male and a female — as they sat in their SUV last week.The agency said on Twitter that 20-year-old Juan Figueroa had been captured. Figueroa and the other two suspects have been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses.The male detective reportedly suffered wounds to the bice
  
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• Thermal Goes on Patrol in East Chicago, Indiana

  20-08-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As I snapped another picture, my “model” casually mentioned that our photo backdrop was the scene of a double homicide a couple years ago. Nearby, a few “kids” from the block—some of whom appeared to be in their mid-40’s and malevolent—were interested in what we were doing. Focused on the camera, I didn’t mind the sweat caused by my bulletproof vest and was thankful for the two other police officers watching our back. It’s a tough street in a
  
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