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• Winter Wear 2018

  26-11-2018 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stay warm and comfortable in this apparel made for colder weather.5.11 Tactical Apex Waterproof 8" Boot5.11 Tactical's Apex WP 8" Boot is made to be ready for rain, sleet, or snow with its waterproof full-grain polishable leather upper. It has a Vibram MegaGrip outsole formula to keep officers surefooted and stable and the boot is resoleable. For support and cushioning hour after hour, inside are a D3O Life EVA midsole and D3O Support foot bed maximum comfort and heel/arch support. The boot also
  
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• Utah Officer Struck and Killed by Fleeing Burglary Suspect's Car

  26-11-2018 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An officer with the South Salt Lake (UT) Police Department died Saturday evening after he was struck by a car during a confrontation between police and two burglary suspects, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.Officer David Romrell was responding with other officers to a burglary in progress call. When they arrived at the scene, the suspects attempted to leave in a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle accelerated toward the officers and struck Officer Romrell, according to police.Other officers fi
  
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• Virginia Officer Dies in Single-Vehicle Collision Responding to Call

  26-11-2018 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 30-year-old officer with the Winchester (VA) Police Department was killed in a single-vehicle collision while responding to a fight call on Sunday, according to Fox News.Police Officer Hunter Edwards was responding to the call several blocks away from his location when the crash occurred. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.Officer Edwards had served with the Winchester Police Department for four years and was assigned to the Patrol Division, SWAT team, and Civ
  
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• Mississippi Officer Dies in Single-Vehicle Collision Responding to Call

  26-11-2018 20:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 23-year-old officer with the Philadelphia (MS) Police Department was killed in a vehicle collision on early Saturday morning while responding to assist deputies with the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office on a traffic stop.Dispatchers were unable to establish contact with the deputies on the stops, and requested that officers from the Philadelphia Police Department respond to check on them, according to WTOK.Officer Leann Simpson was en route to the scene when her vehicle left the roadway, hit a
  
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• California Deputy Dies in Single-Vehicle Collision During Pursuit

  26-11-2018 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A deputy with the Stanislaus County (CA) Sheriff's Department was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday night as he responded to assist other deputies who were involved in a suspected DUI vehicle pursuit, according to KGO-TV.Deputy Sheriff Tony Hinostroza's vehicle reportedly left the roadway and struck a utility pole as he was attempting to join the pursuit already underway. He was pronounced dead at the scene.The pursuit started after deputies had been called to check on the welfare of a sub
  
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• California FOP Seeking Donations for Officers Affected by Wildfires

  26-11-2018 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embed from Getty ImagesThe California Fraternal Order of Police is asking on its Facebook page for officers across the country to help officers—and their families—who have been affected by the devastating wildfires that have struck the state over the course of the past month.Three major fires—the Woolsey fire, the Camp fire, and the Hill fire—have caused massive destruction in the Golden State."The California FOP Foundation was founded in 2010 to provide emergency benefit
  
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• Boston's Top Cop Fires Back at ACLU "Paper Warriors"

  26-11-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Boston Police Commissioner William Gross ripped into ACLU "paper warriors" for suing the city over a gang database, saying the civil rights advocates are turning a blind eye to "atrocities" committed by gang members.The ACLU of Massachusetts is suing the Boston Police Department for access to its gang database. The ACLU argues police are too secretive about how they track believed gang members, according to the organization's lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court.Gross is named as a defendant
  
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• Citizens Come to Aid of Florida Officer Shot by Felon Armed with a Rifle

  26-11-2018 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  An officer with the Daytona Beach (FL) Police Department was shot late Sunday after police said he and other officers responded to a call of a suspicious person with a rifle.Officer Kevin Hird was struck in the right arm during a confrontation with the suspect, according to WFTV News.Citizens immediately rushed to Hird's aid, applying pressure to his wound until EMS responders arrived. Hird was then transported to a nearby hospital where he was said to be in good spirts and expected to make a fu
  
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• Alabama Police Promise Transparency in Shopping Mall Shooting Investigation

  26-11-2018 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  A fatal officer-involved shooting on Thanksgiving in the Birmingham, AL, suburb of Hoover sparked outrage among many when it was discovered that the man who was killed by police was an Army veteran who possessed a permit to carry a weapon.Officers were responding to a shots-fired call at a shopping mall when they reportedly encountered 21-year-old Emantic "EJ" Bradford Jr. with a gun in his hand.In a statement released Monday, police said that Bradford should not have drawn his weapon, acco
  
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