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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2014

Video: Pa. State Trooper Shot, Killed in Training Accident

Trooper David Kedra, 26, of the Troop K, Skippack station was participating in a training exercise at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Complex in Conshohocken, Pa., around 4:45 p.m. when he was shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2014

Illinois Officer Fired Over Ferguson Facebook Comments

The Elgin (Ill.) Police Department has fired an officer for making disparaging remarks on Facebook, including a comment about the Ferguson, Mo., teen shot dead by police, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2014

LE Women's Conference Urges Female Officers to Work Together

Female law enforcement officers say that crime isn't the only thing they fight on a daily basis. Sometimes, their toughest battles are with each other. And that, they say, needs to stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2014

Officers Train With NYPD's Twitter Police

NYPD's top brass are taking classes on how to Tweet. The department had only one Twitter account at the beginning of the year, but now has more than 40 and plans to add more.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoSeptember 17, 2014

Leadership in Reverse

Every profession espouses the virtues of leadership. But what about followers, which are the flip side of the equation? You can't have good leadership without good followership.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2014

Former N.C. Officer Sues Town Over Firing

A former Leland (N.C.) PD officer is suing the town, claiming its manager and police chief decided to fire him before investigating his conduct.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2014

Zebra Offers New Fitness Systems for Officer Training

The company has now expanded into the fitness-equipment market with the same focused business plan – to deliver industry-leading products backed by relationship-focused customer service.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2014

Blue Porch Lights Show Support for Wounded Officer in California

Local hardware stores are running out of blue light bulbs as thousands of residents show blue porch lights in support of an injured officer.

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Articlesby A.J. GeorgeAugust 31, 2014

Police Product Test: LaserLyte Training Tyme Kit

LaserLyte currently makes several different products to "up the game" for dry firing practice. At the core of this system are simple laser-enabled "dummy rounds" that can be inserted into the chamber and produce a brief red dot on the target when the shot falls.

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Countering Gun Grabs on the Ground

Even a well-trained officer can find him- or herself on the ground when initiating an arrest. Things happen quickly and things can get ugly quickly. Be sure that you are ready to counter any grabs for your weapons.

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