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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2018

Utah Man Who Nearly Cut Officer's Ear Off Sues Police, Alleging Excessive Force

A man who recently pleaded guilty to almost slicing a Salt Lake City police officer's ear off has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against that officer claiming he used excessive force first.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2018

San Francisco Police Commission Approves Restrictive Taser Policy

Officers are limited from using Tasers in special circumstances, including when a person is pregnant, elderly, frail, appears to be a child or when the officer has “credible information” the person is suffering from a serious medical or psychiatric condition.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2018

Texas DPS to Start Tracking Troopers' Waistlines

Beginning this month, the Texas Department of Public Safety will begin recording the height, weight and "waist [belly] measurement" of its 4,297 commissioned officers during their routine physical readiness tests to determine if they are obese.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoMarch 1, 2018

How To…Deal With Wild Animals

You can be dispatched to pretty much any type of wild animal call. If you can think of it, somebody somewhere has had to respond to it. I will share with you a common sense framework that you can build upon based on the unique situations you find yourself in.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2018

Study Says: Police Rarely Use Force, Injuries to Suspects Even Rarer

“A remarkable finding in the study is how infrequently police use force at all – less than 1 in 1100 calls for service and less than 1 in 120 criminal arrests is surprisingly low, and contrary to many perceptions that police commonly use violence in their interactions with the public,” Bozeman said.

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Articlesby Thi DaoFebruary 7, 2018

How to Remarket Patrol Vehicles

Fleet managers nationwide use a variety of strategies to sell their retired law enforcement vehicles.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2018

California to Oversee San Francisco's Police Reforms

California's attorney general announced Monday that his office will oversee reforms at the San Francisco Police Department that were recommended by federal officials after the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to scale back a program that helped departments improve community relations.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2018

CA Police Union Slams Vehicle Shooting Policy After Officer Run Over

The police officers union said the attack shows how the department's policy prohibiting officers from firing at moving vehicles puts its "officers' lives in danger." More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2018

Video: CA Police Union Slams Vehicle Shooting Policy After Officer Run Over

The police officers union said the attack shows how the department's policy prohibiting officers from firing at moving vehicles puts its "officers' lives in danger."

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2018

NM Governor Wants to Grant Immunity to Law Enforcement Officers

Gov. Susana Martinez plans to push legislation that would grant legal immunity to New Mexico law enforcement officers for actions in the line of duty.

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