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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

Video: Shots Fired into TX Deputy's Home

Shots were fired into the Diana, TX, home of an Upshur County Sheriff's deputy and into her take-home patrol vehicle Saturday night. Some of the rounds fired into the home impacted near the deputy's child.

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Training•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

AZ Agencies Struggle to Fill Officer Ranks

"We are facing trying times, we are depleted of resources," said Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone at a press conference held at the Phoenix branch of Northern Arizona University on Monday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

Judge Blocks Trump’s Order on Sanctuary Cities

A federal judge has blocked a directive from President Donald Trump seeking to deny federal funding to so-called "sanctuary cities" and other localities that decline to cooperate in enforcement of federal immigration laws.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

Inspirational Keynote by CA Deputy Police Chief to Open National School Safety Conference

Long Beach, CA, Deputy Police Chief Michael Beckman will open the July National Association of School Resource Officers' (NASRO) school safety conference in Washington, D.C., with an inspirational keynote address. His presentation is entitled, "Lessons on Life, Legacy and Livelihood."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 24, 2017

FL Homeowner Finds Way to Show Support for Police Despite HOA Ban

A St. Johns County, FL, homeowner who was asked by her homeowners association to remove a Blue Lives Matter flag from the outside of her home a month ago has now found a new way to get the message across.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 24, 2017

FOP Gives Defibrillators to Wyoming Highway Patrol

Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers will now have access to two defibrillators when responding to emergency calls thanks to a donation from the Wyoming Fraternal Order of Police.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 24, 2017

Video: Maine Officer Rescues Lost Goats, Takes Them for Ride in Patrol Car

Two kids, baby goats, were picked up by the Belfast (ME) PD wandering near High Street early Sunday morning.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 24, 2017

Video: WI Officer Reunited with Boy He Saved 11 Years Ago

Fast-forward 11 years and one of Tomlin's assignments for music class was to write a story about a hero.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 24, 2017

Video: SC Deputy Placed on Leave After Fatal Collision with Speeding Motorcyclist

The Berkeley County (SC) Sheriff's Office has released video of a high-speed pursuit that ended with the death of the pursued motorcyclist. The Wednesday night pursuit lasted more than five minutes and the involved deputy has been placed on leave.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 24, 2017

Texas Detective Says Nation's Police Need More Cybercrime Investigation Training

This must change. All policing — even a fair amount of cyberpolicing — is local. Many of the cybercrimes that hit people in the wallet aren’t complex, cross-jurisdictional hacks by Ukrainian ninjas. Instead, Internet-enabled cons like card-skimming, business email compromise, tax-return refund fraud and electronic fund transfer fraud often begin and end locally. The perpetrators are frequently small-time crooks known to the cops for other types of crime.

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