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Georgia Police Detective Dies in Surgery
An East Point (Ga.) PD detective and member of the SWAT team died in surgery Thursday due to health problems caused by an on-duty injury 12 years ago.
June 1, 2015
Photo: East Point (Ga.) PD
Gangs
East Coast Gangs
Are street gangs from different geographic regions really different? Are West Coast gangs different from Midwest Gangs? Are East Coast gangs different from Southern gangs? The answer is they are all the same with a few "twists of lemon."
March 28, 2012
Gangs
Searching for an East L.A. Gang Fugitive
Smiley Saenz is no soldier for his barrio. He has brought no glory to his gang, only shame. His brutal murders were cowardly acts of wild uncontrolled violence and his victims are as likely to be women, children, or random citizens as they are gang rivals.
January 18, 2009
Special Units
East Los Angeles Priest Publishes Gang-Intervention Memoir
The Rev. Greg Boyle, the Jesuit priest who founded Homeboy Industries, has published a memoir about his work steering wayward youth away from gang involvement.
March 16, 2010
Patrol
Chief's 65-Point Plan To Fix New Orleans PD Includes Termination For Lying
Superintendent Ronal Serpas has released a 65-point plan to fix the troubled New Orleans Police Department that includes a revision to the "truthfulness" policy that mandates the firing of officers who lie to the department.
August 23, 2010
Technology
Point Blank and Genetec to Provide Body Worn Cameras and Case Management System to North Miami PD
Point Blank Enterprises today announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide the North Miami (FL) Police Department with IRIS Cam body worn cameras, together with a collaborative case management system from Genetec Inc.
February 28, 2017
Patrol
Ga. Man Shot By Police Had Pointed BB Gun
A 20-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Gwinnett County (Ga.) Police officer had pointed a black, bb gun at the officer prior to the shooting.
September 16, 2012
Point of Law
Laser Pointers Banned from Public Gatherings in Los Angeles
LAPD Lt. Christopher Zine said Los Angeles has had 20 incidents of laser pointers being used to blind or distract people this year, and not just police officers.
November 4, 2020
Laserpointer
Procedures & Policies
Phoenix PD Implements New Gun Pointing Policy, Announces More Mental Health Training and Full Rollout of Body Cameras
Chief Williams said she expects the new "Pointed Gun at Person" (PGP) reports will help the department track how many times officers can de-escalate potentially deadly situations.
August 19, 2019
Technology
Calif. PD Increases Firepower After Gang Threats
The police chief of Ceres, Calif., has instructed his officers to carry assault rifles to all calls in response to what he says is a gang threat against his entire police force.
January 26, 2005
Special Units
Atlanta PD Disbands Hard-Charging Gang Unit
The Atlanta PD launched Red Dog, which is said to stand for Run Every Drug Dealer Out Of Georgia, during the crack-cocaine epidemic in the 1980s when Atlanta had open-air drug markets and almost weekly drive-by shootings.
February 9, 2011
Technology
Does a 150-pound weight gain/loss still produce a hit due to changed recognition points?
Vigilant Solutions
Although facial recognition algorithms look for similarities when returning candidates in a search, significant facial changes such as weight gain or loss do affect matching accuracy by reducing the matching accuracy overall.
September 6, 2016
Patrol
AG Garland Announces Federal Investigation of Minneapolis PD
“The investigation I am announcing today will assess whether the Minneapolis police department engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, including during protests,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said during a press conference.
April 21, 2021
Merrick Garland
Special Units
Suspect Killed by Police at TN Gas Station Shot at Officer from Point Blank Range
DA Coty Wamp’s statement that accompanied the video said Heard fired “multiple shots at point blank range” at an officers before police fired on him.
August 21, 2023
Chattanooga Police Officer Celtain Batterson approaches the suspect's SUV. Batterson was shot in the arm during the incident.
Special Units
Boston PD's Gang Flier Meant to 'Shame' Members
The flier with mugshots was distributed in the neighborhood where 14-year-old Nicholas Fomby-Davis was killed. The men and gang were not identified in the flier because Commissioner Ed Davis said he didn't want to give credence to the group.
June 1, 2010
Special Units
Chicago PD Warns Officers About Gangs with Rifles
The Chicago Police Department warned its officers Monday about gangs armed with rifles, after three people were shot to death over the weekend and two officers were targeted in an ambush last week.
May 9, 2017
Patrol
Research Helps Cops Gather Evidence From PDAs
Recent testing of the PDA forensics tools available could help law enforcement better use them by understanding the software’s capabilities and limitations.
October 27, 2004
Vehicle Ops
Ga. Sheriff and Iowa PD Purchase Caprice PPVs
The Forsyth County (Ga.) Sheriff Department plans to replace its current fleet of 175 patrol vehicles with Chevrolet Caprice PPV patrol vehicles, according to a news release from General Motors.
July 7, 2011
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