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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2011

Mass. City Adds QR Codes to Cruisers for Smartphone Scans

The Stoughton (Mass.) Police Department is affixing QR codes on each front fender of its police cruisers, according to the department's website. QR codes are black and white images that users can scan with a smartphone.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2011

Video: Seattle City Attorney Backs Cop In Rough Arrest

The Seattle City Attorney's office has asked a federal appeals court to review a rough arrest captured on a patrol car's dash-cam that depicts an officer slamming a subject's head onto a cruiser's hood.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2011

Video: Three Men Arrested After Ga. Pursuit

Georgia officers took three men into custody on Wednesday in Savannah, following a multi-agency pursuit at high speeds with shots fired, several attempts to stop the vehicle, and a foot pursuit.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2011

N.J. State Police Are a Model Agency, A.G. Says

The New Jersey State Police have been a "model law enforcement agency" since being placed under federal oversight in 2009, the state's Attorney General Paula Dow said at a press conference this morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2011

3 Illegals who Fired at Georgia Trooper Arrested

The three illegal immigrants who fired at a Georgia State Patrol trooper were arrested following a 24-hour manhunt involving multiple agencies. One suspect was caught around noon on Monday and the other two were caught at 5 p.m.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoOctober 1, 2011

Working with Tactical Flight Officers

Although many agencies are trying cost-cutting alternatives, it's been my experience as a field supervisor that there is no substitute for a helicopter in the air with a well-trained flight crew. Effective coordination between ground and air units is imperative.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2011

Detroit Cop on Restricted Duty After Casino Punch

The Detroit Police officer who was captured on video punching an unruly casino patron has been placed on restrictive, no-gun duty during the investigation into the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2011

Video: Detroit Cop Sued for Punching Casino Patron

The incident took place at the U Me Drink club in the MGM Grand casino. Officers were called to remove Patrick Poisson, 38, who had allegedly touched the buttocks of a waitress. While escorting Poisson from the bar, Officer Arthur Dudal apparently sucker-punched Poisson twice.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2011

Tampa Woman Drags Patrolman for Half Mile

As the trooper tried to open the door of Veronica Elder's Toyota RAV 4, the 20-year-old stepped on the accelerator and pinned the trooper's arm in the window. Elder was arrested later after a second attempt to escape.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2011

Dodge Offers 6 Mopar Police Packages with 2012 Charger Pursuit

Dodge and Mopar are introducing six all-new police equipment packages for the 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit. Chrysler and Mopar worked with Crown North America to develop these new packages.

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