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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 24, 2017

Video: Seattle Chief Says It's Miracle Officer Wasn't Killed in Downtown Shootout Last Week

"The fact that he's alive right now is really a miracle," said Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole who visited with the injured officers. O'Toole said Kang is in good spirits, but has a long recovery.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 24, 2017

Pryme and Zello Collaborate to Bring User-Friendly PTT Communications Over Smartphones to Law Enforcement

The advantages of using PTT apps such as Zello over smart devices are many, according to George. Not only can users communicate securely from literally anywhere with an LTE cellular signal, including from space. They can review the content of the message after its been sent. "On Zello you can hear the messages live and replay them," George says.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 21, 2017

Video: SC Officers Wounded, Suspect Killed in Domestic Call Shooting

Two South Carolina officers were shot and wounded Thursday evening responding to a domestic dispute in Hardeeville. They returned fire and the suspect was killed.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 21, 2017

Video: Man Gets 100-Year Sentence for Shooting MO Officer in Face

In December 2014 Officer Jacob Baldwin pulled over a green Honda Accord driven by Omar Maria for a vehicle registration violation. Maria jumped out of the vehicle and fired several shots from a semiautomatic handgun toward the windshield of Baldwin’s police car before Baldwin could get out, prosecutors said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 21, 2017

Fallen Officer’s Family Expresses Thanks to Tom Brady, Patriots Team for Helping Them

New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady and his teammates rallied last year to help the family of a slain Massachusetts police officer pull itself back together.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 21, 2017

Charlotte Officer Will Not be Disciplined Over Shooting that Sparked Rioting

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has determined that an officer followed proper procedures when he fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott last fall and will not be disciplined.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 21, 2017

Justice Department Issues Warning to Sanctuary Cities

The letters went to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as well as officials in Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Miami, Milwaukee, New York and Cook County, Ill.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 21, 2017

Seattle Officer Wounded in Thursday Robbery Shooting Remains Hospitalized

The two officers were among four injured Thursday while responding to an armed robbery. The other officers, both males, have not been identified. One of those officers suffered a minor bullet wound to the hand and the other was hit over the head with a bottle, police said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 21, 2017

US Air Marshal Left Gun in Airplane Bathroom

A federal air marshal on a flight earlier this month from England to New York left her loaded service weapon in the aircraft’s bathroom where a passenger found it.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 21, 2017

SC College Student Reportedly Vandalized Fallen Officer’s Memorial

A South Carolina college student was arrested Wednesday night after Spartanburg police say he vandalized the memorial for fallen Officer Jason Harris.

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