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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2018

NYPD Unveils New Policy to “Reduce Unnecessary Marijuana Arrests”

According to NYPD projections, the new policy will likely reduce overall marijuana arrests in New York City by about 10,000 per year based on 2017 arrest records and patterns.

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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2018

Washington to Allow Non-citizens to Apply for Police Jobs

Legislators in Washington state passed Senate Bill 6145, which changes the qualifications for police and firefighter jobs to include “legal permanent residents” with a clean criminal record.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2018

Minnesota Officers Help 9-Year-Old Recover from Lemonade Stand Robbery

Officers from the Brooklyn Park (MN) Police Department recently responded to a call that a couple of middle-school-age kids had stolen a young boy’s lemonade stand profits.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2018

Texas Department of Public Safety Selects SIG P320 as Duty Handgun

Texas DPS will acquire 4,000 P320 pistols for official service use throughout the Highway Patrol, Criminal Investigations Divisions (CID), Aircraft Division, Executive Protection Bureau, Intelligence and Counterterrorism, Texas Rangers, SWAT, and Special Operations Group.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2018

Trijicon Licenses OASYS Thermal Imaging and Aiming Technology from BAE Systems

The OASYS electro optic product line uses uncooled thermal technology to deliver innovative imaging and aiming products that provide infrared thermal detection of targets to deliver heightened situational awareness to operators, Trijicon says.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2018

FLIR Introduces New Nano UAV for Law Enforcement and Military Operators

At 32 grams, the Black Hornet 3 offers the lowest size, weight, and performance of any available UAS. The Black Hornet 3 can fly 2 kilometers at speeds of over 21 kilometers an hour. The Black Hornet 3 also incorporates sharper imaging processing featuring the FLIR Lepton thermal microcamera core.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•June 21, 2018

LAPD Launches Electronic Bike Program

The Bulls Sentinel eBikes are capable of reaching speeds of up to 28 mph across varying terrains. The company says it worked closely with the LAPD over a nine-month RFP process to build eBikes to meet the specific needs of the department’s urban law enforcement and patrol division, giving LAPD the largest eBike fleet in the nation.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 20, 2018

Ohio Officer Shot, Injured at Traffic Stop

The officer — who has not yet been identified — was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for an injury to his knee.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 20, 2018

Video: Dashcam Footage Shows OIS that Injured Michigan Deputy

Officials say 36 shots were fired, 15 of them by Hall. One of the bullets hit Officer Thomas Tinklepaugh in the leg.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 20, 2018

Video: California Deputy Helps Bear Escape Car

A Placer County, CA, Sheriff’s deputy had to rescue a bear that trapped itself inside a car recently near Lake Tahoe.

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