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“[Victor Lee] Tucker left the store without making his purchase, but immediately returned inside. Tucker walked directly back to the cashier, pulled out a handgun and shot her,” the GBI said in a news release.
The MobileDetect Bio BCC19 can test officers, non-sworn employees, and prisoners in just 30 minutes.
The Oceanside (CA) Police Department added a button to its website last week so people can file police reports via Zoom. Previously, such reports could be made only in person or over the phone.
Sgt. Charles Warren has spent nearly 150 days in the hospital, during which time he was placed on a ventilator and coded several times, according to the sheriff.
A joint statement issued Wednesday by the National Fraternal Order of Police, the National FOP Auxiliary, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), and NLEOMF said the postponement was due to "the inability to secure necessary permits in time for in-person gatherings due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions."
Some agencies already had online citizen reporting tools before the pandemic hit. One of the most popular tools for providing this capability is the Desk Officer Reporting System (DORS) from LexisNexis Coplogic Solutions.
OPS Public Safety and Wellness Systems Inc. partnered together to offer a mobile-ready station that allows companies to safely conduct COVID-19 screening and testing, distribute personal protective equipment, and provide COVID-19 vaccination.
You face many life-threatening hazards on the job, take the precautions necessary to protect yourself.
Officer Ron Craig is the community policing officer in Lake Township, OH. After hearing that some older residents were having a tough time scheduling an appointment because they didn’t have a smart phone or computer, he decided to take action.
In 2020, state troopers issued 60,000 fewer tickets, or a 20 percent decrease than in years past.
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