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Videosby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2013

Officer Shooting Mentally Ill Man Caught on Camera

Footage from a neighbor's surveillance camera appears to show a Dallas PD officer shooting an unarmed, stationary mentally ill man. The officer had said the man advanced toward him while raising a knife. Read the full story here.

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Articlesby POLICE Magazine StaffOctober 10, 2013

The Detroit Blues

A force of 2,419 Detroit Police officers now provides law enforcement services to the shrinking city of just over 706,000 residents. Between 1990 and 2011, the city lost a third of its residents. Since 2003, the agency has lost a third of its officers.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoSeptember 20, 2013

Dealing with the Deaf

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) makes it very clear that hearing impaired people are entitled to the same level of service from law enforcement officers as anyone else. So it's your job to accommodate people with hearing loss.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2013

Video: Ohio Officer's Stop of Family Escalates

A Washington Township (Ohio) Police officer has been placed on administrative leave after he handcuffed and detained a family during a heated vehicle stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2013

Video: Fla. Officer Fired for Running Down Suspect

A DeLand (Fla.) Police officer has been fired for fatally striking a suspect with his patrol car as officers closed in during a pursuit.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2013

Ohio Agency Adds $3.5M In Patrol Vehicles

The Toledo (Ohio) Police Department is revamping its police fleet with 117 new Ford vehicles at a cost of nearly $3.5 million.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2013

Video: Calif. Officers Probed for Baton Strikes

Several Long Beach (Calif.) Police officers now face an internal investigation for using batons and a TASER on a man on his back near a city intersection.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2013

Federal Grand Jury Probes Force by Ill. Sgt.

The Midlothian (Ill.) Police Department received two subpoenas earlier this year—one seeking the personnel file of Sgt. Steven Zamiar and another seeking police logs and call records tied to three days in 2011, as well as the agency's use-of-force policy.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 26, 2013

Police: N.J. Fleet Manager Posed As Officer In Robbery

The fleet manager of the new Camden County (N.J.) Police Department allegedly posed as a police officer to stop a pedestrian and rob him using a police badge, radio, and agency vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2013

Calif. Sheriff Using Idle-Reduction Systems on Patrol Vehicles

The Alameda County (Calif.) Sheriff's Office has installed idle-reduction systems on eight of its patrol vehicles, including five Dodge Chargers, two Ford Police Interceptor sedans, and a Chevrolet Tahoe PPV.

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