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Articlesby A.J. GeorgeDecember 19, 2012

Police Product Test: Streamlight ProTac HL Flashlight

The number of new product offerings from Streamlight has been impressive, especially among its ProTac line of compact handhelds. I've been using the company's newest, the ProTac HL, and after only a few weeks of testing, I'm sold.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichDecember 19, 2012

Tactical Level Lighting

Just five years ago, a 200-lumen flashlight was considered amazingly bright. Now, advances in technology have made it possible to increase the power of even small flashlights to emit beyond 500 lumens of light, which is more than enough to illuminate a room and cause temporary blindness in suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2012

San Diego Police To Monitor Live Stream from Schools

San Diego Police will soon be able to monitor live streaming video from 70 of the city's roughly 200 campuses, an added measure of security in the wake of Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

Kan. Tactical Officers Shoot, Kill Cop Killer

David Tiscareno, 22, was pronounced dead at the hospital following an end to a stand-off at 6 a.m. He was carrying a gun as he left the home when officers opened fire and killed him.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

Suspect In LASD Deputy's Killing Arrested In Mexico

A suspect in the 2008 fatal shooting of an L.A. County sheriff's deputy was captured in Mexico, officials announced Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

Okla. Student Arrested for Plotting School Attack

Police arrested Sammie Eaglebear Chavez, 18, on Friday for allegedly planning to carry out a shooting and bombing attack at his high school. The arrest occurred only a few hours before the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Connecticut.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

LAPD to Deploy Officers to K-8 Schools

In the wake of the Connecticut school massacre, the Los Angeles Police Department plans to have officers visit every public elementary and middle school in the city on a daily basis beginning in January.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 17, 2012

LEOKA: Beyond the Numbers

Loggers are not hurt and killed on duty because some dirtbag tree doesn’t want to go back to jail and opens fire instead of surrendering to the inevitable.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 17, 2012

Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD's Crowd Control Unit

The Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD's Rapid Response Team was established with three squads of officers, plus supervisors and logistics support. Now it totals 40 officers, all trained in the latest crowd control techniques developed by FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 17, 2012

Rating Riot Gear

POLICE Magazine asked some of the officers of the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police Department's Rapid Response Team to review and rate their riot apparel, footwear, and turtle gear.

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