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• Widow of Fallen Officer Writes Letter to Nike Over Kaepernick Ad

  05-09-2018 23:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The following is an open letter to Nike posted on Facebook by Sherry Graham-Potter, surviving spouse of Pima County (AZ) Sheriff's Deputy Tim Graham. In 2005 Deputy Graham was struck by a vehicle and killed while struggling with an emotionally disturbed person.Dear Nike,I want to have a conversation about this hat. It's over 13 years old. I don't remember when I bought it exactly, I don't remember where I bought it. But what I do remember is why I wore it. On August 10, 2005, I was a newlywed wi
  
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• FOP Issues Statement in Response to Nike's Kaepernick Ad Campaign

  05-09-2018 23:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  National Fraternal Order of Police President Chuck Canterbury issued a statement Wednesday in response to Nike's ad campaign featuring anti-police activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick."Colin Kaepernick and all Americans have the constitutional right to freely express their views, even if they are uninformed and inflammatory. Indeed, law enforcement officers have an obligation to defend these rights and we do so every day, even in those cases when the views expressed are hostile,
  
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• Arkansas Officer Helps Save Infant Hit by Car

  05-09-2018 23:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Jonesboro, AR, infant is fighting for his life after being struck by a car this weekend. That fight may have ended days ago had it not been for the actions of a Jonesboro police officer.The little boy was playing in his yard and in a split second got away from his mother and ran out to the road. That’s when a car hit the baby.Officer Keith Baggett was dispatched to the 1-year-old’s home Saturday. “I did a quick assessment on the child and determined he was not breathing and d
  
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• ACLU Sues Phoenix Police Over Trump Protest Response

  05-09-2018 23:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the city of Phoenix and Chief Jeri Williams, claiming officers violated the rights of thousands of people who were protesting outside President Donald Trump's August 2017 downtown rally.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix on behalf of activist groups Puente Arizona and Poder in Action, and four named residents, claims police used excessive force while dispersing crowds outside of the Phoenix Convention Center on Aug. 22, 20
  
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• Video: Man Running from Florida Officers Jumps into Water Full of Toxic Algae, Pleads for Help from Police

  05-09-2018 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Within seconds of splashing into the water as he fled police, Abraham Duarte knew he had made a mistake. Soon he was retching and pleading desperately for the help of the Cape Coral, Fla., officers he had been attempting to escape, figuring that even jail would be better than the slimy, toxic algae in which he was immersed. “Help me. Help me,” he cried. “I’m dying. I’m dying.”Duarte had stopped his car on Beach Parkway East last week after he was pulled over f
  
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• Off-Duty California Officer Kills Wife, Self in Shopping Mall

  05-09-2018 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  An off-duty California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot his wife before killing himself after an altercation in a strip mall in Martell, Calif., the Amador County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday.Sheriff’s deputies received a call about 10:45 p.m. Monday from the owner of Get Ripped Nutrition, a vitamin and supplement store, who said a man he knew to be a CHP officer and later identified as Brad Wheat was banging on the door, demanding to be let in, authorities said. The owner of
  
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• Murder Charge Dropped in Hit-and-Run Death of Detroit Officer

  05-09-2018 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The murder charge against a man accused in the death of Detroit Police Officer Fadi Shukur has been dropped.Jonathan Cole, 19, is still facing charges of reckless driving causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death, which are both felonies.Officer Shukur was struck last month while working crowd control at a peace vigil and died several days later. The alleged driver, Cole, fled the scene of the crime but later turned himself in, Fox2Detroit reports. &nb
  
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• Man Slams Truck into Dallas TV Station, Rants About Police Shooting

  05-09-2018 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man is in custody Wednesday after slamming his pickup truck into the Dallas FOX television station, ranting and throwing leaflets before surrendering to officers, police say.At about 6:15 a.m., a man, identified by police as Michael Fry, crashed his pickup into the downtown Dallas TV station multiple times before he jumped out of the truck and began yelling, police said.Fry then grabbed a bag out of the truck and placed it near the building, police said, which prompted a bomb squad investigati
  
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• U.S., 4 Other Nations Call for Lawful Access to Encrypted Mobile Device Data

  05-09-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A long-running security alliance among the governments of the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada and New Zealand—also known as the Five Eyes—agreed last week that “privacy is not absolute” and custom techniques should be developed to circumvent encryption.Following officials’ annual meeting, known as the Five Country Ministerial (FCM), it was agreed there is an “increasing gap” between the ability of police to access data and the ability to “acquir
  
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• Police Product Test: OD:30 Sage A3 Composite Toe Combat Boot

  05-09-2018 02:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  I have to admit, before the OD:30 Combat Series boots landed on my doorstep I had never heard of the company. Turns out they're relatively new to the military and law enforcement footwear game but they take their craft seriously. If you're looking for anything but high-quality, military spec boots look elsewhere because that's all they make and they make them well.My examples were the Combat Series A3 military boots in Sage Green with the composite toe. These boots meet American Military Standar
  
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• Benefits of Floating

  05-09-2018 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Every single day seems to bring reminders that it is a really tough time to be in law enforcement. It has always been a profession that wears on the mind, body, and soul. But you don't need me to tell you how deep the stress runs right now. This is why I write these articles about maximizing your performance and advocating that you devote some time to purposefully recovering from the demands of the job.To this end, when I run across anything that I think can help you — especially about rec
  
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• Lessons Learned

  05-09-2018 01:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Well, we now have several decades of dashcams and several years of body cams under our belt and we can come to some conclusions that might be helpful in keeping you safe, and maybe even clear up some falsehoods about law enforcement and the use of force. First and foremost, the recordings reveal that force is ugly. Yep, smash mouth, bloody nose, and lump-on-the-head ugly. It is not the "one punch, hero wins, bad guy goes down," movie action the public has been conditioned to expect. No
  
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• Eyes in the Sky

  05-09-2018 01:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Look, up in the sky, it ain't a bird, a plane, or Superman; it's a remotely piloted aerial video crime fighting thing-a-ma-jig. It's capable of supporting many vital law enforcement functions, and doesn't cost much. In fact, they're so cheap the bad guys are using them, too.The bad guys are exploiting this technology for criminal purposes at an unrestricted pace, undeterred by laws, costs, or public perception. Law enforcement must put on its cape with the big "S" and prevail in this video star
  
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• Police Product Test: Tru-Spec T.R.U. 1/4 Zip Combat Shirt

  05-09-2018 01:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While the style of the traditional military and law enforcement tactical uniforms hasn't changed much over the years, the technology and materials that go into them have evolved quite a bit. Tru-Spec's new T.R.U. ¼-Zip Combat Shirt is one of them. It features classic, utilitarian styling that has been updated to be more comfortable and perform better than those before it.The Tru-Spec T.R.U. (Tactical Response Uniform) line is the company's top of the line and built to withstand the toughe
  
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• The Challenge of Cryptocurrencies

  05-09-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Many times an investigation has been solved by using the strategy of "Follow the money." That' s now much more difficult because of cryptocurrencies.A cryptocurrency is an encrypted piece of data that can only be read by someone with the "keys," which are usually kept in a digital wallet on a phone. There's a reason why these coded currencies are so popular with crooks: They are pretty much untraceable unless you have the public and private keys or specialized knowledge about the blockchain.The
  
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