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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2013

IACP 2013: Holder Emphasizes Patrol Response to Active Shooters

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told law enforcement leaders that patrol officers should be the nation's first line of defense against active shooters while speaking at the IACP Conference in Philadelphia.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2013

Video: Memphis Officers Wounded in Fiery Barricade Incident

Two Memphis Police TACT officers were shot yesterday in an incident that began with an attempt to serve a warrant on a suspect who was wanted for attempted murder. The suspect was found dead inside a house following a barricade incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2013

LAPD SWAT Selects LDI's Green-Laser Sighting System

The LDI DBAL-A2 has been adopted as part of LAPD SWAT integrated night capability system.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoOctober 16, 2013

Quicker Response to Active Shooters

Despite its traditional mission, I always thought our motor unit could assume a more tactical posture and play less of a support role, especially when responding to school shootings. Since motors are such a specialized unit, it is easier to pull them off of their primary missions and redirect them whenever necessary.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2013

Morphix Technologies Introduces TraceX Explosives Kit

The TraceX Explosives Kit was designed to help identify bombers, bomb-makers and bomb-making facilities in a single test, according to Morphix.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2013

Police Break Up Melee Near Western Washington U.

Police arrested three people Sunday during a melee near Western Washington University after hundreds of party-goers threw projectiles at authorities trying to disperse the crowd.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2013

Video: LAPD Responds to Dry Ice Bombs at LAX

FBI and LAPD investigators are trying to determine the identity of a bomber who has attacked Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with four dry ice bombs since Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 10, 2013

2 Men Convicted In Killing of Chicago Officer

Two gang members were convicted Wednesday in the murder of a Chicago police officer who had responded to a call of shots fired in the West Englewood neighborhood in 2009.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 10, 2013

Fla. Deputy Finds $700K In Cocaine

A Broward (Fla.) Sheriff's Office marine patrol deputy spotted $700,000 worth of cocaine floating off the waters of Dania Beach on Wednesday while on routine patrol.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2013

NTOA Calls for More Tactical Medical Training for Officers

Every police officer should receive basic tactical medical training to better respond to mass violence such as the Navy Yard massacre, Boston Marathon bombing, and other active-shooter attacks, the NTOA announced.

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