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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2017

Video: Ohio Campus Officers Could Get New Student-Designed Uniforms That are Less Tactical

UC design student Christine Hoy, 22, told Cincinnati.com that past police uniform trends in the United States had a bulky, military look, which the students want to change. "A tactical look isn't ideal," she said. "It makes them seem like they aren't part of the community and don't represent the community."

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2017

Good Guy with Gun Kills Suspected Active Shooter in TX Sports Bar

In addition to the gun used to kill Perez, police say Jones had another semiautomatic pistol and two knives on him. The serial number on the second gun had been scratched off, and Jones did not have a gun license, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2017

CA SWAT Deputy Accidentally Shot in Training

A San Bernardino County (CA) Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized Tuesday after he accidentally shot himself during a weekly SWAT training exercise in Devore.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2017

Wounded Chicago Officers Were Hit with Rifle Fire in Area Where Gangs are Known to Use Long Guns

Investigators have seized a rifle believed to have been used in the attack, along with a handgun. They also arrested three people and were searching for others, according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2017

JW Fishers' Metal Detectors Being Used Worldwide to Locate Underwater Evidence and Explosives

Dive Team Leader Steve Sutton-Brown reports using Fishers new SAR-1 detector in a recent training exercise. “We’re regularly called on to search for evidence such as guns, knives, bullet casings, etc. We generally dive in visibility that is zero to one foot, which is one of the reasons we choose this machine.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 2, 2017

FL K-9 Found Dead in Handler’s Patrol Vehicle

The Sebastian officer found the German shepherd’s remains in the sweltering vehicle about 7:30 p.m. Friday. Sebastian Police Department's dispatchers contacted Melbourne's, who then called Brevard County Animal Services. Investigators are looking into reports the officer may have forgotten the dog, named Diesel, was in the vehicle during a visit to the Brevard County courthouse.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 2, 2017

Video: San Diego Police Respond to Pool Party Shooter

Video captured by residents shows San Diego police responding swiftly and decisively to end a mass shooting at an upscale apartment complex in the city’s La Jolla neighborhood Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2017

Dallas EMT Shot at Call, Suspect Found Dead

A Dallas Fire & Rescue EMT and an unidentified civilian were wounded in a shooting in east Dallas, Monday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2017

New York State Police to Join Fight Against MS-13 on Long Island

Suffolk County (NY) Police Commissioner Timothy Sini said Thursday state troopers will begin increased patrols of parks and other state-owned land in the Brentwood and Central Islip area to help the county combat the MS-13 gang.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2017

Ohio Man Called 911 Asking for a Police Dog to Help Him Find Stolen Heroin

A Bath Township, OH, man was arrested earlier this year after he called 911 requesting a police dog to help him track down some heroin that was stolen from him, police say.

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