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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2012

Powerful Flashlights

Law enforcement officers can now choose from a variety of high-lumen flashlights to help illuminate dark alleys, vehicles, or rooms. These lights can improve officer safety by revealing threats, and assist in searches for trace evidence in low-light scenarios. Photos courtesy of vendors.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2012

Steelers' QB Gives K-9 Grant To Texas Agency

The Arlington PD plans to use the funds for equipment and other needs for their K-9 unit, which consists of three teams of handlers and dogs.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2012

Avon Protection Introduces Air Purifying Respirator

Avon Protection Systems has introduced the PC50 APR, a NIOSH-approved, non-CBRN respiratory device that provides protection against tear gas when paired with the CTF12 canister.

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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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