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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2018

2 Canadian Officers Killed in Friday Morning Shooting

For as yet unrevealed reasons, two Fredericton Municipal Police officers were responding to an apartment building. One witness told CBC that a gunman in the basement of one of the apartments opened fire on the courtyard, hitting the officers and residents of the complex.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2018

FirstNet Emergency Drop Kits to Create 'Connected Bubble' for Public Safety

The AT&T FirstNet Team is creating portable kits that will envelop first responders in a 300-foot "connected bubble," letting them maintain constant communication to better coordinate their response.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2018

Mutualink Announces Deployment in Lake County, FL, Schools

On June 25, 2018, the Lake County School Board approved the funding and purchase of Mutualink's interoperable communications solution. Lake County joins many other Florida county school districts deploying Mutualink in the wake of the tragic Parkland school shooting in February.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2018

Philadelphia Police Fatally Shoot Suspect Who Fired on Squad Car

A Philadelphia car was riddled with bullets — and a suspect shot dead — in a running gun battle between a gunman on a bicycle and pursuing police on Thursday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2018

NYPD Widows Join Union in Pressing to Keep Cop Killers in Jail

Dozens of widows of NYPD officers slain in the line of duty joined the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association in demanding that a loophole that lets cop killers back on the streets be fixed.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2018

Oregon Deputy Uses Naloxone to Save K-9 from Accidental Overdose

A deputy with the Clackamas County (OR) Sheriff's Office was with his K-9 partner Abbie on Tuesday when the dog was exposed to heroin in a container.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2018

Mayor: 11-Year-Old Girl Struck by TASER Will Not be Charged with Shoplifting

According to reports, Officer Kevin Brown was investigating a group of juvenile girls suspected of stealing from the store. Brown reportedly approached one of the girls, but she ignored his commands to stop and kept walking out of the store. Brown fired his TASER, striking her in the back.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2018

Ohio Kids Get Hands-On Police Training in New Program

In Cleveland Heights, OH, a group of kids — ages 12 to 16 — got a close look at what patrol officers, crime scene investigators, and detectives do on the job.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2018

California Officer Hospitalized Briefly After Being Struck in Head with Hammer

The officer, a 19-year department veteran, suffered a head wound and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated and released.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2018

Coast Guard Joins Local Alabama First Responders for Marine Training

Seven boats manned by members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGA), St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office (SCCSO), Pell City Police Department (PCPD), Lincoln Fire and Rescue, and the New London Fire Department recently conducted training exercises on an Alabama lake.

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