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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2019

Shooter Detection Systems and Mutualink Partner to Improve Emergency Communications

Shooter Detection Systems and Mutualink have joined forces to integrate gunshot detection and location reporting with a first responder interoperability system.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2019

Riviera Beach (FL) PD Issues All Police Officers Smartphones on FirstNet

Riviera Beach Police Chief Michael Madden said, "In conjunction with our recent body camera deployment, we issued each of our Police Officers a smartphone on FirstNet, causing a major shift in the way we collect and share information imperative to our mission. It bridges many gaps on the technology forefront and drastically improves communications between first responders and with our community at large."

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

POLICE Magazine Announces First Police Technology eXchange

POLICE Magazine has announced that the first Police Technology eXchange (PTX) is scheduled for December 9-11 in Scottsdale, AZ. PTX brings together senior level IT leaders and technology decision-makers from law enforcement agencies (delegates) with leading law enforcement technology vendors (supplier hosts).

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

Video: GA Police Release Body Camera Footage of Gunfight that Led to Barricaded Standoff

The Henry County (GA) Police Department on Friday released body camera video of the confrontation between a gunman and three of its officers in which two officers were wounded and the gunman subsequently barricaded himself in the residence.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

New York Police Make Large Heroin Seizure During Traffic Stop

The vehicle's occupants—identified as 55-year-old Frank Roman and 23-year-old Erbert Edfrain Rosario—were charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

Indiana Chief, Assistant Chief Involved in Fatal Gunfight with Armed Suspect

The chief of police and the assistant chief of the Brownstone (IA) Police department were involved in a shooting outside the department's headquarters building.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

Naked Fugitive Arrested by Naked Officer in Sweden

A police officer in Rinkeby, Sweden was relaxing in a sauna when he recognized that the man sitting across from him in the steam was a fugitive who was wanted for aggravated assault.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Ex-Sheriff Scott Israel

A Judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by suspended Broward County, FL, Sheriff Scott Israel, finding that Republican Governor Ron DeSantis acted within appropriate authority when he removed the Israel from command of that agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

North Carolina Man Grabbed Officer's Gun Before Being Fatally Shot

A North Carolina man was fatally shot by police over the weekend after he grabbed an officer's sidearm.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

Pennsylvania Town Votes to Disband Police Department, Merge with Neighboring Agency

In a town council meeting that lasted three minutes, city leaders in the Pittsburgh suburb of Cheswick voted to disband its police department and merge with the department in neighboring Springdale Township.

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