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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 18, 2018

Envisage Releases Feature-Rich Update of Acadis Readiness Suite

This update to Acadis enhances and adds new functionality that automates training assignments based on career roles, workflow support for training operations, and marks the launch of the new Acadis Accounting module, which adds new fiscal management functionality to the robust administrative management options already included in Acadis. .

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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 18, 2018

FLIR Provides Thermal Imaging for Next Generation Drone Camera

Built with industrial and public safety applications in mind, the DJI Zenmuse XT2 expands upon the benefits in the first thermal-equipped camera jointly developed by FLIR and DJI, the DJI Zenmuse XT.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 18, 2018

Chicago Mayor Learning You Can't Pay Police to Live in High-Crime Neighborhoods

Emanuel’s program offers $30,000 loans to police officers and firefighters to buy a home in certain more violent areas of the city. If they stay for at least 10 years, they don’t have to pay the city back.

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Training•by Staff Writer•April 18, 2018

Agencies Engage in "Wage War" to Fill Recruit Ranks

Highway Patrol Col. Mike Rapich has observed what he calls a “wage war” among agencies competing for personnel. “We’re in a really aggressive recruiting effort,” he says, “probably more so than I’ve seen in the 25 years I’ve been with the agency.”

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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•April 18, 2018

Massachusetts' Top Court Strikes Down Ban on Civilians Owning Stun Guns

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in the case of a man who was criminally charged for possessing a stun gun, holding that such weapons constitute “arms” as protected by the Constitution.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 18, 2018

North Carolina City Prohibits Police Training Exchanges with Israel

Proponents of the petition claim that Israeli tactics promote racial bias and militarization of police. Its opponents, including the group Voice for Israel, call those claims false, politically-motivated, and antisemitic.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 18, 2018

Video: Pittsburgh Police Gearing Up for Riots If Trump Fires Mueller

In the memo the department’s detectives are instructed to begin wearing a full uniform and carrying riot gear with them in anticipation of massive protests.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 17, 2018

Phoenix K-9 Killed Finding Suspect in Attic

Phoenix Police K-9 Bane was killed after being deployed to locate a suspect who had hidden in an attic after bailing from a vehicle a few hours earlier.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 17, 2018

Video: Wisconsin Officer Kicked Unconscious Making Arrest, Nurse Takes Down Suspect

While the nurse was checking on the sergeant, she realized Boomsma was beginning to fight with the officer again, and that Boomsma was yelling about having a knife in her pocket. The nurse was concerned that Boomsma was going to stab the officer or the unconscious sergeant, so she body slammed her and held her until an officer could handcuff her.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 17, 2018

Video: Ohio Officers Save Teen from Suicide Attempt

The video, captured the night of March 20th, shows the unidentified girl dangling her hands and feet from the edge of the Greenlawn Avenue bridge, hanging over the Scioto River. As officers sprint towards her, the girl sobs and tells them “no.”

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