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Technology•by Staff Writer•October 4, 2018

New iPhone App Allows Users to "Automatically" Record Interactions with Police

Siri Shortcuts allows users to do a variety of things on their phone with very little prompting by the phone's user.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 4, 2018

ICE Union Sends Letters to Oregon Mayor, State AG over Protest Response

The union is unhappy with Mayor Ted Wheeler's words expressing support for the protesters and his insistence that police "stand down" and allow the protests to continue unabated—even at times ignoring 911 calls from agency employees being menaced by the protests.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 4, 2018

Video: Texas Officer Shoots Gun from Suspect's Hand

Surveillance camera footage shows the officer shooting at an armed man at a gas station convenience store on Saturday night—the gun then flies from the suspect's hand.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 4, 2018

Chicago Police Looking Into Officer Mental Health After String of Deaths by Suicide

Following the deaths by suicide of three Chicago police officers, the department is looking at ways to more successfully address mental and emotional health of its officers.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•October 4, 2018

Ford's 2020 Police Interceptor Utility Fastest Police Vehicle at Michigan Test

The 2020 EcoBoost-powered PIU was faster than V8-equipped sedans. The standard hybrid 2020 PIU also beat all competitive SUV entries, including V8-equipped models, with the fastest 0-100 mph, fastest lap and fastest average lap.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•October 4, 2018

MSP Releases Preliminary Motorcycle Testing Results

For dynamics, the BMW R 1250 RT-P achieved the fastest average lap time of 1:36:60. The second fastest average, at 1:38:56, was the Yamaha FJR1300AP.

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Command•by Staff Writer•October 4, 2018

DOJ Announces $70M for School Safety, $64M for Criminal Record Systems

The Department of Justice has announced more than $70 million in grant funding to bolster school security and support responding law enforcement officers, and more than $64 million to state agencies to improve the nation’s criminal record systems

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•October 4, 2018

LAPD and Alto US Announce New Tool to Battle Organized Retail Crime

Alto Alliance is a technology platform with comprehensive analytics that ties together retailers' data with industry-wide resources to efficiently bridge the gap between retail, law enforcement, and the judicial system to prosecute repeat offenders and organized retail crime gangs.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 4, 2018

Officials Identify Slain SC Officer as 30-Year Veteran

Six other law enforcement officers were also shot during the ambush and standoff, including three Florence County Sheriff's deputies and three Florence police officers. Their conditions have not been officially released. Florence Mayor John Wukela said some of the other officers were "seriously" wounded.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 3, 2018

5 Officers Shot, 1 Killed in South Carolina Active Shooter Incident

Kirby says three Florence County sheriff's deputies and two city officers were shot. It has now been confirmed that one city officer has died.

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