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Safariland Solis Rethinks Concealable Duty

What if Level I retention didn’t require a full duty rig? Safariland’s Solis delivers trusted ALS security in a streamlined OWB platform built for administrative and plainclothes professionals who need protection without the bulk.

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ArticlesMarch 7, 2025

POLICE Product Test: 5.11 V.XI XTU Pants and V.XI Sigurd Shirt

The V.XI XTU Pants and V.XI Sigurd Shirt achieve a good balance between looking tactical and approachable. You could wear them to a community engagement event or a high-stakes operation without looking out of place in either scenario.

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NewsMarch 6, 2025

New Jersey Officer Rescues Man from Burning Vehicle

Around 2:11 a.m., a Hyundai Elantra struck the back of a Freightliner truck towing a tanker trailer. After the impact, the vehicles fused and were engulfed in flames, traveling another 685 feet.

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NewsMarch 6, 2025

NYPD Special Victims Unit Detective Featured in Pole Dancing Video

Melissa Mercado, a seven-year veteran of NYPD, popped up on a music video published by World Hip Hop, which shows the curvy Mercado gyrating and shaking her body while wearing only a thong and a skimpy bra.

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NewsMarch 6, 2025

Connecticut Chiefs Want to Seize, Sell Cars Used in Street Takeovers

Takeovers often involved hundreds of vehicles and drivers who outnumber law enforcement, the chiefs believe that seizing the vehicles, then selling them, would send an easy-to-understand consequence while giving towns and cities revenue.

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NewsMarch 5, 2025

President Trump Wants Death Penalty for Cop Killers

The death penalty discussion came as Trump was paying tribute to slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller and honored his widow Stephanie, who attended the speech.

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NewsMarch 4, 2025

Numbers of Shootings in New York City Down to 30-Year Low, Police Say

The city saw 93 criminal shooting incidents between January and February, the fewest for those months since 1993, officials said.

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NewsMarch 4, 2025

DC Metro Officers Reinstated After Presidential Pardons

Officer Terence Sutton and Lt. Andrew Zabavsky will have to go through extensive retraining before the department determines what their assignments will be.

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NewsMarch 3, 2025

Off-Duty Boston Officer Kills Knife-Wielding Man at Chick-fil-A

Just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday, police said an off-duty officer was inside the Chick-fil-A when two people ran into the restaurant while being chased by a man with a knife who was attempting to stab the two people.

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NewsMarch 3, 2025

Retired Minnesota Officer Dies 15 Years After On-Duty Assault

Her family said St. Paul Police Officer Felicia Reilly's death was a result of the injuries she sustained that resulted in her experiencing constant pain.

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NewsMarch 3, 2025

Acclaimed Cop Writer and Former LAPD Detective Joseph Wambaugh Dead at 88

Wambaugh's bestselling novels included “The New Centurions,” “The Glitter Dome,” “The Choirboys” and “Black Marble.” The best known of his nonfiction works was “The Onion Field,” about the kidnapping of two LAPD officers and its aftermath.

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