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• Proposed California Legislation Would Limit Who Can Be Charged with Felony Murder

  31-08-2018 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe California legislature has sent to the governor proposed legislation that would significantly limit who can be charged under the felony murder rule—under which defendants can be convicted of first-degree murder if a victim dies during the commission of a felony, "even if the defendant did not intend to kill or did not know a homicide occurred," according to the Los Angeles Times.The legislation— introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley)—would r
  
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• Good Samaritan Pulls Sheriff’s Deputy Out Of Burning Squad Car

  31-08-2018 21:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  An unknown man rescued a Cook County Sheriff's Deputy from her burning patrol vehicle early Thursday. The officer had been trapped in her squad car following a collision with another vehicle, according to the Chicago Tribune.The officer was on her way to a domestic-related call at the time, but it's unclear how the accident occurred or why the vehicle caught fire, the report said.A man then stopped and pulled the officer from the burning vehicle, but he quickly left the scene and police were una
  
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• 2018 Dodge Durango Pursuit

  31-08-2018 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Almost exactly a year ago, Fiat Chrysler America (FCA) brought a very interesting Dodge SUV to the Michigan State Police law enforcement vehicle evaluations. Dodge reps were very cagey about it but everyone at the MSP test speculated the vehicle was the company's entry into the law enforcement patrol SUV market. "We characterized the vehicle as 'unpublished, pursuit-intended,'" says David Callery, FCA's program manager for police and emergency response vehicles.All the speculation about a Dodge
  
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• Texts Show North Carolina Chief Told Officers to 'Not Engage' Protesters

  31-08-2018 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chief Chris Blue of the Chapel Hill (NC) Police Department instructed his officers to stand aside last week as protesters pulled down a controversial Confederate monument on the University of North Carolina campus, according to Fox News.Demonstrators tore down the Confederate monument known as 'Silent Sam' last week, as officers from Chapel Hill PD and the UNC Police Department stood aside.WRAL-TV obtained bout 400 pages of emails and texts to and from Blue on the day of the protest and the day
  
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• Oregon Officers Save Pet Fish from Tank Filled with Garbage, Cigarette Butts

  31-08-2018 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police officers with the Gresham (OR) Police Department have a new officemate—a fished named Rocky."Sometimes we run across people that unfortunately can no longer care for their pet. When officers located this fish (now named Rocky), its tank was half full of garbage and cigarette butts," the department said on its Facebook page. "It's amazing that Rocky was still alive."Officer Tatro took Rocky into CB's Tropical Aquarium to get help."The kind owner not only assisted in keeping Rocky ali
  
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• DA: Police Not at Fault for Death of Pennsylvania Man During Search

  31-08-2018 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Berks County District Attorney John Adams has concluded that the death of 51-year-old Gregory Longenecker as he fled police into a thicket of tall grass was his own fault, not the fault of the police who were chasing him.Following a nearly two-month-long investigation into the incident, Adams concluded that the man had crawled under the bulldozer that ended up crushing him.Bernville police Chief Brian Thumm and a Pennsylvania Game Commission employee had discovered Longenecker—and his frie
  
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• Connecticut Police Detonate "Pressure Cooker" Device Found Near Elementary School

  31-08-2018 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officers with the Meriden (CT) Police Department were called to investigate a reported suspicious package not far from Israel Putnam Elementary School in Meriden Thursday morning. They discovered what they called a "pressure cooker type device" and initiated a "shelter-in-place" until the bomb squad could detonate the device.Police said they responded just before 0800 hours and the State Police Bomb Squad conducted a controlled detonation on the package just before 1030 hours.The shelter in plac
  
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• Customs Agents Use New Facial Recognition Technology to Nab Impostor at Airport

  31-08-2018 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesIt was just the third day of operation for a new facial comparison biometric system now being used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Washington Dulles International Airport when a man presenting a French passport was discovered to in fact be from Republic of Congo.A 26-year-old man traveling from Sao Paulo, Brazil presented a French passport to the CBP officer conducting primary inspections, according to Homeland Security Today. The agency's new facial compari
  
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• San Francisco POA Opposes Proposed "Safe Injection Sites" for Drug Users

  31-08-2018 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesSan Francisco Mayor London Breed and other city officials who want to open the nation’s first facility where drug users would be able to shoot up in an enclosed and supervised environment.Earlier this week, proponents of a proposal to open so-called "safe injection sites" gave a demonstration of what such a facility could look and feel like."San Francisco public health officials hope that by providing access to meal services, showers, dental care, mental health and m
  
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• Texas Officer Who Pointed Gun at Kids Cleared of Wrongdoing

  31-08-2018 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  An investigation in to an incident in July in which an officer with the El Paso (TX) Police Department pointed his service pistol at a group of kids who were taunting him during an arrest has found that the officer did not wrongfully draw his gun.In the July 5 incident Officer Jose Rios was attempting to effect the arrest of two juveniles when he was surrounded by a number of other juveniles who closed in on him as they shouted taunts. The incident was captured on cell phone video, which quickly
  
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• Telling the Stories of American Police Officers' Courage and Compassion

  31-08-2018 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Earlier this week it was reported that two officers with the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department rescued a suicidal woman who was standing precariously atop the safety barrier on a very high highway bridge — an event that was captured on dramatic body-worn and dash-camera footage.Officers Trae Cierzan and Justin Henry slowly approached the woman as she said, "Everybody wants me dead.""Nobody wants that," one officer replied. "Please get down," he said."You don't want to do this," the other o
  
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• Mobile Technology 2018

  31-08-2018 19:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Axon • Axon Fleet 2Axon's second generation in-car video system, Axon Fleet 2, incorporates a variety of upgrades in direct response to feedback from law enforcement users. The Axon Fleet 2 system includes redesigned front and back cameras and retains its predecessor's cloud-connected architecture for an easy-to-use and intuitive in-car system. Axon developed its in-car video system as a streamlined, connected approach for law enforcement to securely share critical video evidence. The
  
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• Drug Detection and Officer Protection

  31-08-2018 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
   908 Devices • MX908MX908 leverages high-pressure mass spectrometry to deliver dramatically enhanced sensitivity and broader threat category coverage. The MX908's new Drug Hunter Mode is a Mission Mode for the detection and identification of drugs and pharmaceutical-based agents including fentanyl and fentanyl-analogues, heroin, cocaine, and amphetamines. When Drug Hunter is selected, the MX908 hardware reconfigures to provide optimal efficiency and mass spectral selectivity using
  
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• How to Protect Against Fentanyl Exposure

  31-08-2018 01:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fentanyl has been making headlines lately. The strong synthetic opiate is prescribed as a pain killer, but it's in the news because as a recreational drug it can kill those who come in contact with it, including law enforcement officers. So what can officers do to protect themselves from this pervasive drug?Encountering FentanylFentanyl is a synthetic opiate, or opioid, produced for prescription pain relief in the form of lollipops, trans-dermal patches, tablets, lozenges, nasal sprays, and liqu
  
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• The New Classic

  31-08-2018 00:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A team at 5.11 Tactical spoke to hundreds of law enforcement officers from around the world and asked them what their ideal class A polyester-wool blend uniform would be like. After getting an idea of just what officers wanted, the company set to work making it a reality. The result is the 5.11 Tactical Flex-Tac Poly/Wool Class A uniform.David Hein is vice president, Global Professional Division and Merchandising Operations at 5.11 Tactical. He was instrumental in helping develop the new uniform
  
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• Off-Duty Safety Tips

  31-08-2018 00:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last month 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. And it shows the reach of social media.
  "I think they need to be approached in spaces where they're a little more vulnerable," Sacramento BLM founder Tanya
  
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