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Built for Patrol: How One Police Chief Fixed Communication, Boosted Visibility, and Changed the Culture

Patrol work hasn’t changed—but the expectations on officers have. See how one police chief helped officers get the right information at the right time, improve patrol visibility, and strengthen trust without adding complexity or surveillance. This real-world story shows how patrol-driven technology can make the job safer, smarter, and more effective—starting on day one.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2022

New MA Police Training Facility Opens

The Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC), an agency within the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), opened a new municipal police training facility in central Massachusetts to bridge the gap in training for officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2022

SHOT Show 2022: Action Target Shows New Range Products

Action Target showed a number of new range products at the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2022

Architects and Planners Volunteer to Design New Dallas Police Academy

The new training facility would be adjacent to a nature area, athletic fields and could have access to dormitories for recruits. Planners say it would be state of the art.

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Articlesby Doug WyllieJanuary 13, 2022

New Training Realities

Virtual reality and augmented reality technology are now being incorporated into simulator training and may one day replace lectures in classrooms, in-service and roll-call reminders, and force-on-force scenarios.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2022

Atlanta Police Dispute Claim of Lowering Standards for Recruits

"In 2021, we hired 122 recruits -- this during a time we were seeing a nationwide decrease in police applications," the department wrote on Facebook.

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Articlesby Terry A. MooreJanuary 4, 2022

Covering the Retirement Health Insurance Gap

You may retire before you are eligible for Medicare and your healthcare benefits are subject to change, so you have to make plans for covering your medical expenses.

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Articlesby Dave SmithJanuary 4, 2022

Dave Smith: Reducing Officer Errors

With the scrutiny you now face, it’s critical that you do everything you can to prevent “slip and capture.”

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2021

Oregon Training Rules Could Prevent Portland from Hiring More Officers

The state requires that all new officers go to the state Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, and the academies the officers are required to complete are held at certain times with limited enrollment.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 24, 2021

Minneapolis Looking to Hire Up to 200 Officers

The department is actively seeking full-time recruits and lateral hires from departments across the state, paying anywhere from $31.45 to $40.74 an hour.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2021

FL Officer Dies After Cardiac Event in Training

Sergeant Dominic Guida, 43, suffered the cardiac problem Tuesday afternoon while at the fire tower complex in Bunnell as part of emergency response team training.

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