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• Massachusetts Department's Command Staff Cover Veterans' Shifts

  13-11-2018 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesCommand staff with the Cambridge Police Department in Massachusetts took to the streets on Monday to cover for their officers who had served in the military—those veterans were given the day off for the holiday.Cambridge Police Commissioner Branville Bard went out on patrol in the stead of Officer Omar Corona, who served in the U.S. Army, according to WFXT-TV News."Many of our service men and women and their families suffered extended periods apart and today gives th
  
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• Orlando PD to Get 800 new AR-15 Patrol Rifles

  13-11-2018 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Orlando City Council has approved funding necessary for the acquisition of 800 new patrol rifles for uniformed officers as well as plainclothes detectives, according to ClickOrlando.com.The upgraded weapons—including optics and lights—will cost an estimated $1.34 million, according to OPD spokesman Eduardo Bernal."We always look to better our capabilities and upgrade when appropriate," Bernal said. "We strive to provide our residents and visitors with a safe environment, and one
  
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• Arizona Agency May Soon Have Gun-Mounted Video Cameras

  13-11-2018 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Williams (AZ) Police Department is reportedly considering the purchase of weapon-mounted video cameras, according to AZFamily.com.The camera automatically starts recording when an officer draws the gun from the holster."We've seen the need for something like this for a while,” said Williams Police Chief Herman Nixon. "We had a chance to test this product right away, and it makes sense for our department. What we like about it is the fact that we don’t need to retrain anyone, it r
  
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• Family of Security Guard Shot and Killed by Illinois Police Files Lawsuit

  13-11-2018 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Midlothian (IL) Police Department responding to a call of shots fired at a bar allegedly shot and killed an armed security guard on Sunday morning, not the alleged shooter, according to WGN-TV.Now, the family of 26-year-old Jemel Roberson has filed a lawsuit seeking damages of more than $1 million, according to Fox News.According to reports, Roberson had told a group of "drunk men" to leave the bar at around 0400 hours on Sunday. One of the men reportedly returned and opened
  
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• California Officer Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Former Police Captain

  13-11-2018 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officers with the Fresno (CA) Police Department responded to a call Monday from a woman who feared a man in her home—reportedly with a history of recent mental health issues—might try to kill himself.A veteran FTO and his rookie partner arrived to the scene and quickly discovered a pool of blood on the floor and a man with a knife with a 12-inch blade coming at them, according to the Fresno Bee.One officer deployed a TASER, but one of the darts failed to take hold, and the man advanc
  
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• Georgia Inmates Pen Heartfelt Letter in Support of Slain Deputy

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  A group of nearly two dozen inmates at the Gwinnett County (GA) Jail signed a letter to Sheriff Butch Conway in support of the agency as it mourns the murder of Officer Antwan Toney, who was killed last month while responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle near a school."On behalf of myself and a number of fellow prisoners who are currently serving time in the Gwinnett County Detention Center, I wish to extend condolences to Officer Toney's family and the GCSO Brotherhood as a whole," the
  
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• Sexual Battery Charge Against Florida Officer Dropped

  13-11-2018 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Tampa (FL) Police Department who had been accused of sexually battering a woman he pulled over in a traffic stop in 2016 won't be criminally prosecuted, according to TampaBay.com.A Hillsborough County State Attorney's office spokeswoman confirmed that an investigation concluded that Adam York, a 13-year veteran of the department, did not inappropriately touch a female during a traffic stop in 2016.York had stopped the woman for speeding. During the stop, the female driver rep
  
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• California Officer Delivers Groceries to Elderly, Wheelchair-Bound Woman

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  An officer with the Benicia (CA) Police Department responded to a welfare check call, discovering an elderly woman whose out-of-town family had not been able to contact her.The department said on its Facebook page that Officer Alvarez found that she was fine."This week, Officer Alvarez went back to check on her to see if she needed anything," the post said."She is confined to a wheelchair and receives Meals on Wheels a couple times a week, but was in need of a few additional items. He took it up
  
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• Kahr Arms Launches Fallen Officer Program

  13-11-2018 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kahr Firearms Group, a leader in innovative firearms design and manufacturing, has announced the launch of the Fallen Officer Program.Through the Fallen Officer Program, Kahr Arms will donate a Thin Blue Line model PM9 customized with the fallen officer's name on the side of the slide, and his or her badge number and "end of watch" date engraved on the top of the slide. The gun can then be used to raise money for the family or remain with the family as a keepsake.Kahr Arms now has applications a
  
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• Video: NYPD Officer Sings Backstreet Boys Over Patrol Car Speakers

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  An NYPD officer caught on camera belting out a Backstreet Boys classic from the driver's seat of his patrol car is delighting the internet.Jordan Haskins spotted the officer singing "I Want it That Way" using the public address system of the car on Saturday in Manhattan, reports WPIX."The NYPD absolutely nailed it today," he wrote. "So cool to see the humanity in our law enforcement. A small thing like this can really give you some hope in such uncertain times."Officer Richard Gunther found the
  
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• Bed-wetting drunken intruder found partially clothed in stranger's home, police say - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

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  Bed-wetting drunken intruder found partially clothed in stranger's home, police say
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  MADISON, Wis. - A drunken man was found inside a stranger's apartment early Sunday morning, police said. A 19-year-old West Gilman Street resident returned home at about 3:45 a.m. and immediately called police after he found the glass to his storm door ...
  
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• New Jersey City's Voters Approve Gunfire Detection System ShotSpotter

  13-11-2018 00:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pleasantville, NJ, Police Chief Sean Riggin said he was already talking about how to implement a $195,000-per-year gunshot-audio detection system an hour after the polls closed Tuesday night.“We have a ton of friends in the community, which is why we got the support we did,” Riggin said Wednesday, reports the Press of Atlantic City.The unofficial vote showed 1,566, or more than 70 percent, of residents voted yes on a ballot question for the city to spend $195,000 per year for the nex
  
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• Suspect in Shooting of Philadelphia Officer Held on $3.3 Million Bail

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  The man accused of shooting a Philadelphia police officer, and a man who apparently interfered with the investigation, have been identified, reports WPVI.Officer Paul Sulock came under fire in the Kensington section of Philadelphia on Wednesday morning. He was hit in the leg and was released from the hospital on Thursday.One suspect, 29-year-old Jerome Hill, has been charged with allegedly shooting Sulock. District Attorney Larry Krasner said on Friday that Hill is charged with attempted murder,
  
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• Police: Man steals delivery driver's car, crashes it - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

  13-11-2018 00:17 via channel3000.com
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  Police: Man steals delivery driver's car, crashes it
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  MADISON, Wis. - A Madison delivery driver was bringing food to an address on East Johnson Street when a 41-year-old man stole his car, according to a news release from the Madison Police Department. The driver told police said he saw the stranger ...
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• Woman Falsely Accuses Florida Deputy of Rape

  13-11-2018 00:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  A woman arrested for shoplifting falsely accused a Palm Beach County (FL) Sheriff's Office deputy of rape earlier this year, authorities say.According to the arrest report, 23-year-old Marley Barberian is now facing charges of a false report of sexual battery, a false report of crime and perjury (not in an official proceeding.)Barberian, who was in county jail after being arrested at a Target for shoplifting, told an intake nurse that a PBSO deputy sexually battered her while bringing her in to
  
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