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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2011

TASER AXON Featured In Police POV Reality Show

The truTV reality police show "Police POV" features the TASER AXON officer video system that airs captured footage from vehicle stops, foot pursuits and other officer encounters with subjects.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2011

Cubic Equips College with 'Tactical Village'

The contract for more than $700,000 is with College of Dupage, a 30,000-student community college in Glen Ellyn, a Chicago suburb. It operates the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy (SLEA), one of six police academies in the state. The college is in the process of constructing a 66,000-square-foot facility called the Homeland Security Training Center.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2011

Magnalight Introduces 7 Watt Explosion-Proof LED Strobe

In response to an ongoing demand for explosion-proof LED strobes and beacons, Larson Electronics' released the EPSLED-80 Class 1 Division 1 and Class 2 Division 1 LED strobe light. Featuring a 7-watt LED bulb that pulses at 4Hz, this explosion proof LED beacon can be installed via pendant, ceiling and wall mount configurations.

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Articlesby Tim DeesApril 19, 2011

Budget Simulators

Technological advancements allow companies to continually refine the quality of use-of-force simulators, but vendors have also been paying attention to the budget problems of public safety agencies that buy them.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2011

Michigan ACLU Questions Troopers' Use of Cellphone Data Extractors

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan wants more information about how Michigan State Police troopers are using devices known as cellular data extractors to retrieve information from a citizen's mobile device during a traffic stop without their consent.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2011

DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Review Police GPS Tracking Case

The Justice Department has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the use of GPS tracking devices on suspect vehicles without a warrant is allowed under the Fourth Amendment.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2011

Radio Spectrum Auction Threatens Alarm Communications

Legislation currently being deliberated in Congress if adopted could result in the subsequent auctioning of portions of radio spectrum used by the electronic security industry to transmit alarm signals.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2011

ELSAG Announces Enhancements to Tactical Operation Center

Tactical Operation Center is used in conjunction with the ALPR system by alerting dispatchers and additional patrol units immediately when an MPH-900T-patrolling police car alarm occurs, instantly allowing them to see what caused the alarm and see the location of the lead patrol car on a local area map.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2011

COPS Office Announces Online Training Course for LE

The training course, "Team Up: Action Planner for Police-Security Partnerships," provides police and private security partners with assistance in establishing and sustaining partnerships, helping create a customized action plan, and highlighting aspects of successful police-private security partnerships that can be easily replicated.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2011

Social Media Aids Investigations in Kentucky

The Kentucky State Police, which started a Facebook page about three years ago, views Facebook as a "handy tool" for communication, Capt. Lisa Rudzinski told the media outlet.

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