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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2016

Ohio SWAT Officer Succumbs to Wounds, Organs Donated

Smith died Tuesday evening, two days after he was shot in the head while SWAT officers tried to serve a warrant on a man who had barricaded himself in his Clintonville home. Columbus police say that Smith, 54, died just before 5 p.m. at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, surrounded by his family.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2016

Video: Wounded Ohio SWAT Officer on Life Support, Expected Not to Survive

A homicide detective presenting information Tuesday morning in a Franklin County Municipal courtroom revealed injured officer Steven Smith is on life support and will likely succumb to his wounds.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2016

Video: Ohio SWAT Officer in Critical Condition After Standoff

A 27-year veteran of the Columbus (OH) Police Department shot while sitting in a SWAT vehicle during a standoff over the weekend remains in critical condition.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2016

ATS Armor LLC Receives Order from Miami-Dade PD for 500 Active Shooter Kits

ATS Armor LLC was selected to provide 500 Active Shooter Kits to the Miami-Dade Police Department. The Active Shooter Kit consists of at least one front and one back torso stand-alone hard armor plate and a tactical carrying vest to be worn by the officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2016

Video: California Motor Officer Injured in Hit and Run, Suspect Arrested

The driver of the disabled truck backed up after Officer Ericson tried to help him, intentionally hitting the officer, said CHP spokeswoman Jenna Berry.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2016

Video: Two Killed in Shooting at Air Force Base in Texas

An airman killed his commander before apparently turning the gun on himself, sparking a lockdown at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas Friday, according to a senior U.S. official.

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NewsApril 8, 2016

New Plastic Armor Lighter than Kevlar, Provides Same Protection

The new Torso and Extremities Protection system, which has been undergoing field testing at bases across the U.S., weighs about 23 pounds — 25% lighter than gear worn today.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichApril 8, 2016

Can We Minimize K-9 Deaths?

In 2015, 27 police dogs were killed on duty, compared to an average of 10 dogs killed each year 15 years ago. This year, eight police K-9s were killed in January alone.

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 8, 2016

Protecting and Serving on Two Wheels

It would be hard to come up with an area of the country that presents more of a difficult year-round operating environment for motorcycle officers than Las Vegas. Traffic throughout the area is bad and on the Strip and downtown it sometimes doesn't move at all. Tourists are in town to have a good time, which often means more than a few intoxicating beverages and that means drunk driving.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichApril 7, 2016

Taking the Lead

The Spokane (WA) Police Department's nearly 290 officers patrol the City of Spokane's 76 square miles. The agency's K-9 unit provides support to department officers as well as other regional law enforcement agencies through searching buildings and vehicles, apprehending suspects, tracking fleeing suspects, and protecting officers.

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