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• Former Texas Officer Found Guilty of Murder for Duty Shooting

  28-08-2018 23:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Dallas County jury has found former Balch Springs, TX, police officer Roy Oliver guilty of murder in the death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, who was shot and killed in April 2017.The jury deliberated for about 12 hours over a period of two days before reaching its verdict. The courtroom erupted in cries and cheers from Edwards’ family afterward as they clapped and hugged each other.As the jury rendered its verdict, a photo of Edwards rested underneath Judge Brandon Birmingham’s be
  
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• A Two-Fold Approach to Countering Gangs

  28-08-2018 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Gangs are a serious problem negatively impacting American culture. And the rise of gang activity as evidenced by the rash of shootings we've seen in major metropolitan areas like Chicago and elsewhere is increasingly threatening the very safety and security of both law enforcement officers and the communities we serve, nationwide.Every American community in 2018, it seems, is somehow threatened by gang violence.Richland County, South Carolina—a vast metropolitan area covering 756 square mi
  
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• Video: Texas Police Save Woman from Jumping off Freeway Overpass

  28-08-2018 21:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Texas Police Save Woman from Jumping off Freeway Overpass"Officers Trae Cierzan and Justin Henry of the Fort Worth Police Department answered a call of a possible suicidal person on a very high highway bridge, and the entire incident was captured in dramatic video.According to the Star Telegram, the officers came to the scene to discover a distraught woman standing precariously atop the safety barrier. They officers slowly approached her as she said, "Please take care of my dog," and "Eve
  
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• New Mexico Couple Accused of Training Children for Mass Attack Targeted Hospital

  28-08-2018 21:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prosecutors in Taos County (NM)—citing interviews with the 11 children found to be malnourished and abused at a compound in the New Mexico desert earlier this month—said in court documents that the couple who were arrested had targeted an Atlanta hospital for attack.According to reporting by Fox News, Jany Leveille wanted to "confront 'corrupt' institutions or individuals ... and reveal the 'truth' to these corrupt institutions or individuals," and children interviewed during the inv
  
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• 2 Kansas Deputies Shot, Wounded in County Sheriff's Office

  28-08-2018 21:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man reportedly walked into the Jewell County Sheriff's Office in Mankato, KS,  around on Tuesday morning and opened fire on deputies there—two deputies were struck, according to the Salina Journal.One of the deputies was reportedly hit in the neck, the other in the torso, according to a press conference. One was airlifted to a hospital and rushed into surgery. The other has been reportedly treated and released.Following the shooting, the gunman reportedly led police on a pursuit tha
  
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• Oregon Citizens Walk to Support Wounded Police Officers

  28-08-2018 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  A group of military veterans, law enforcement personnel, and community members marched 12 miles on Saturday to show support for—and raise awareness of—Operation Enduring Warrior and Task Force Sentinel, which extends support to military veterans and law enforcement officers who have been wounded on duty.According to KTVZ-TV, the walk began after a brief ceremony at the State's Fallen Law Enforcement and Fallen Firefighters Memorials at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards
  
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• No 'Stand Your Ground' Immunity for Former Florida Officer

  28-08-2018 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  A former police officer with the Palm Beach Gardens (FL) Police Department has failed in his bid to receive so-called "stand your ground" immunity, according to court records.The Palm Beach Post reported that Nouman Raja—who is charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence and attempted murder with a firearm—brought the request to Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal after Circuit Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer denied Raja’s request for "stand your ground" immunity i
  
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• DOJ, DEA Propose Significant Reduction in Manufacturing of Opioids in 2019

  28-08-2018 21:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesIn a written announcement, the Department of Justice and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said the two agencies want to reduce the volume of opioids manufactured in the United States next year.The proposal decreases manufacturing quotas for the six most frequently misused opioids—oxycodone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, morphine, and fentanyl—for 2019 by an average ten percent as compared to the 2018 amount."The opioid epidemic that we are facing
  
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• Gunman in Massachusetts Opens Fire on 2 Officers, Neither is Injured

  28-08-2018 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two officers with the Attleboro (MA) Police Department came under early morning gunfire on Monday, according to WCVB-TV.The officers had been responding to a man-with-a-gun call and had just begun to approach a man fitting the description of the subject when the assailant opened fire.Attleboro Police Department Chief Kyle Heagney said that neither officer was struck.The suspected gunman—41-year-old Eric Lindsey—was hit by return fire, and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
  
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• Video: Another Video of Citizen Harassing NYPD Officer Surfaces

  28-08-2018 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Another Video of Citizen Harassing NYPD Officer Surfaces"Yet another video of citizens taunting an officer with the New York Police Department has surfaced on social media. In the nearly two-minute video, at least three young men could be heard shouting "f__k you" and flashing their middle finger at him."Have a nice day," the officer says in reply. "Tell your moms I said 'hi'."At the end of the video, something appears to draw the officer's attention, and he walks briskly away from the me
  
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• FaceVACS-DBScan LE

  28-08-2018 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FaceVACS-DBScan LE from Cognitec enables fast import of video footage and detailed investigations of the extracted facial images. The software also compares facial images from any source to multi-million-image databases and creates a match list of the most similar faces. Investigators can use image enhancement tools to improve match results, and then perform side-by-side inspections.  
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• Duty Raptor

  28-08-2018 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Duty Raptor (light bearing) is built to stand up to the rigors of law enforcement and military use. It will accommodate the Glock pistols with any one of several pistol lights attached. This holster will secure the Glock pistol with or without the light attached.  
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• Black-Fire Nitrile Exam Gloves

  28-08-2018 16:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Halyard Black-Fire Nitrile Exam Gloves are designed to protect first responders from fentanyl exposure, exceeding the recommendations and guidelines for handling fentanyl outlined by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The Black-Fire glove has both a black side and a high-visibility orange side you can use when directing traffic or working in low-visibility situations. The low-friction orange side can also be used for pat-downs and search situations where hand visi
  
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• Mini BNVD

  28-08-2018 16:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Mini BNVD night vision binocular features a "Tactical Monocular Cutoff," which turns off power to each channel of the monocular whenever a channel is rotated up out of the user's line of sight. This prevents stray light from illuminating the user's helmet. This system has an automatic system power cutoff whenever the system is flipped up into the helmet mounted stow position, and then powers back on when it is flipped back down.  
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• SOB+

  28-08-2018 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The SOB+ takes all of the features of the standard SOB and adds even more. Point Blank's patented design allows the SOB+ to collapse into a single compact unit, small enough to fit in the trunk of a patrol car for transport or storage. When its services are needed, it can be fully deployed in less than 20 seconds. 
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• TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzer

  28-08-2018 16:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  To save lives and protect law enforcement officers, banned substances need to be identified quickly, safely, and accurately. The Thermo Scientific TruNarc Analyzer rapidly identifies drugs and can reduce the backlog of cases at crime labs while decreasing costs. This leads to quicker case resolution and helps drug offenders access treatment faster. 
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