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• Wisconsin Man Who Illegally Sold Gun Used to Kill Chicago Officer Gets Prison Time

  02-11-2018 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  U.S. District Judge James Peterson sentenced Thomas Caldwell, who sold dozens of guns without a license on a controversial website, to about three years in prison. Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer was fatally shot with one of the guns Caldwell sold.Caldwell, 68, had been warned by federal authorities to stop the illegal gun sales long before the so-called Baby Glock ended up in the hands of a four-time felon charged in Bauer’s slaying in February, reports the Chicago Tribune.Caldwell had pl
  
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• Love and Hate: Some Observations about the Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack

  02-11-2018 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last week, a hate-filled man—whose name merits no mention in this space—reportedly entered the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh and opened fire on the worshipers inside.Eleven lives were lost that morning. Two other worshipers were injured and four police officers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire with the attacker.Two of the injured officers have been released from the hospital, while two remain under medical care—one is
  
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• Texas Deputy Shot, Critically Wounded in Standoff

  02-11-2018 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Fayette County sheriff's deputy has been shot and critically wounded—and a suspect is in custody—after an attempt to serve the suspect with an arrest warrant ended in a gunfight and a three-hour standoff in La Grange, Texas.Authorities say that around 1800 hours on Thursday, Deputy Calvin "CJ" Lehmann was attempting to serve a man with a warrant charging him with failure to register as a sex offender, reports the Associated Press.The 32-year-old deputy was listed in stable conditio
  
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• 2 New York Officers Narrowly Avoid Head-on Collision with Drunk Driver

  02-11-2018 20:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to WHAM-TV News, two officers with the Perry (NY) Police Department narrowly avoided being involved in a head-on collision with a drunk driver last weekend.In an effort to avoid the collision, the officer left the roadway, police said.Police said that after the officer driving the squad car regained control of the car, he performed a traffic stop on the car.It was at this point that officers determined that 28-year-old Matthew Beaumont of Castile had been driving with almost twice the
  
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• Illinois Chief Accused of Secretly Filming Sexual Encounters

  02-11-2018 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  According to CBS News, the chief of police for the Chicago Heights (IL) Park District Police Department has been accused of videotaping sexual encounters with women and sharing explicit images without their consent.Chief Christian Daigre has been charged with non-consensual dissemination of a private sexual image, intimidation, and possession of a controlled substance.Anthony Guglielmi, Chief Communications Officer for the Chicago Police Department, said in a Tweet, " We have charged the Chief o
  
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• California Vehicle Pursuit Spans Two Counties, Ends in OIS

  02-11-2018 20:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  A California Bay Area vehicle pursuit that began in Vallejo and ended in Oakland—two cities roughly 30 miles apart—ended in an officer-involved shooting that left one unidentified male suspect injured.The man was taken to a nearby hospital. His condition was unknown.The incident began after midnight on Thursday, with a call to 911 from a person who allegedly knows the suspect saying that the man was "heavily armed" and wearing body armor in his vehicle outside the caller's house.Vall
  
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• Syracuse Names Kenton Buckner As its Next Chief of Police

  02-11-2018 20:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mayor Ben Walsh has named Kenton Buckner the next chief of the Syracuse (NY) Police Department, according to Syracuse.com.Buckner was one of three finalists selected after an eight-month search process to find the next chief. The other candidates were Joseph Cecile, first deputy chief in Syracuse, and Kamran Afzal, chief of police in Durango, Colorado.Buckner has been the chief of the Little Rock (AR) Police Department since 2014.Buckner will take over for Chief Frank Fowler, who has been in the
  
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• Washington Police Investigating Straight Pins Found in Trick-or-Treat Candy

  02-11-2018 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Omak (WA) Police Department is investigating after two different families reported finding straight pins in trick-or-treat candy handed out to their children on Halloween.In both of the two separate incidents, the kids' parents reported finding a straight pin in a small box of Nerds candy, according to KOMO News.The plastic tip on the straight pin was the same color as the candy within the box.One of the Nerds candy packages was turned in to police."Omak Police Department is taking the situa
  
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• New Jersey Officer Cleared in Fatal OIS of Woman who Tried to Run him Down

  02-11-2018 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  A grand jury in New Jersey has ruled that Sergeant Kevin Clements was justified in fatally shooting LaShanda Anderson in June.Anderson had reportedly stolen more than $3,000 in merchandise from a Marshall's store when responding officers attempted to detain her.Clements was standing between 12 and 25 feet in front of the suspect's vehicle as the SUV accelerated toward him. He fired three shots, striking Anderson twice—once in the head and once in the elbow.The vehicle continued rolling aft
  
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• Virginia Officer Indicted for 2017 Non-Fatal OIS

  02-11-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Body Camera Video Released of Non-Fatal OIS in VirginiaThe Virginia Pilot reports that Officer Jeremy Durocher of the Portsmouth (VA) Police Department has been charged with aggravated malicious wounding—and a related firearms charge—for an officer-involved shooting that occurred in October 2017.If convicted, Durocher faces up to life in prison plus three years. The aggravated malicious wounding charge carries a minimum of 20 years in prison, though a judge could suspend part
  
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• Apple's Double Standard

  02-11-2018 01:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has a long history of preventing digital forensic investigators from legally collecting evidence stored on its mobile devices, all in the name of protecting the data of its customers from hackers. This puts Apple in direct conflict with American law enforcement. But thanks to some new forensic technology, there was an uneasy peace between police, the FBI, and the Cupertino, CA-based company. Then last month, the war commenced again when Apple updated its software and blocked an exploit use
  
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• Paying the Price

  02-11-2018 01:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As I write this, it's estimated that as many as 7,000 migrants from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala are moving up through Mexico toward the U.S. border in an organized caravan. Anyone who has been outspoken about preventing this caravan from reaching the U.S. has been disparaged as a hater and a racist.I dismiss such comments when I think about fallen Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr., and fallen American citizen Kate Steinle. Both of these Americans died as a result of the actions taken
  
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• MIPS Developing Brain Protection System for Law Enforcement Helmets

  02-11-2018 01:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Originally established to develop helmets for the action/motorsports market, MIPS has broadened its focus to include protecting the brains of law enforcement and armed forces personnel from injuries resulting from rotational motion.MIPS, a leading brain safety system company, has begun work on a brain protection system for military and law enforcement helmets that helps protect against rotational motion resulting from angled impacts to the head. This system, based on two decades of research and
  
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