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Technology•by Staff Writer•August 10, 2017

Video: CA Agency Equips Officers with Smartphone Body Cameras Powered by Visual Labs Software

The Fontana (CA) Police Department is equipping its officers with smartphones loaded with Visual Labs software that converts them into body-worn cameras.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•August 9, 2017

Canadian Corrections Officers Overdose on Fentanyl After Cell Search

Several prison guards in Alberta have been hospitalized after accidental exposure to fentanyl during searches, and their union is concerned the next incident could be fatal.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 9, 2017

Video: SC Officer Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Man Who Tried to Grab Rifle from Patrol Car

A Pendleton, SC, police officer has been cleared in the shooting death of a man who attempted to grab the rifle from his patrol car.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•August 9, 2017

Video: LAPD Asks Police Commission to Approve Drone Program

LAPD Assistant Chief Beatrice Girmala presented the department’s plan for a pilot program for limited use of drones to the Board of Police Commissioners, which was not required to vote on the pilot program Tuesday and took no action.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 9, 2017

Union President Says Denver Deputies Have Lost Faith in Sheriff Over Excess Overtime

The union president representing Denver sheriff’s deputies says that work conditions at the jail are the worst he’s seen in his 23 years on the job there—and that overtime pay for deputies is only adding to the problems. He adds that deputies have lost faith in the sheriff.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 9, 2017

Dallas Police Leaders, Public Worry About Response Times as Officers Leave Agency

Dallas Police officers have been leaving the police department in droves, and critics say that’s affecting what happens when people in crisis call 911.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•August 9, 2017

Man Arrested After Laser Pointed at Charlotte Police Helicopter

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested a man accused of pointing a laser at their helicopter Tuesday night.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•August 9, 2017

Video: 18 PA Tactical Officers Rushed to Hospital After Substance Exposure During Raid

SWAT team members were exposed to an unknown airborne chemical substance. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the chemical substance was possibly fentanyl.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 9, 2017

Video: Atlanta Gym Owner, Activist Bans Officers from Facility

"We've had an explicitly stated 'No Cop' policy since we opened, and we also don't open membership to active members of the military," he said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 9, 2017

Suspected Cop Killer Captured in Missouri

A driver spotted McCarthy on an area highway and reported the sighting to police, the Missouri Highway Patrol reports. McCarthy was apprehended on Missouri Route U shortly thereafter without incident.

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