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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 31, 2016

Video: Songwriter Performs "Officer Down" at National Police Week

Hannah Ellis performed her poignant song "Officer Down" during National Police Week. The song is a tribute to her cousin Daniel Ellis who was killed in the line of duty in Richmond, KY, last year and is written from the perspective of his wife.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 31, 2016

Video: San Diego Police Officer Awaits New Kidney

Art Calvert is a former professional baseball player who has been a San Diego police officer for more than two decades. One of his kidneys shut down and he desperately needs a new one.

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Vehicle Opsby Staff WriterMay 31, 2016

Baltimore Police Rolling Out Redesigned Transport Vans

The Baltimore Police Department is rolling out a fleet of 10 new transport vans and retrofitting 13 others with a redesigned interior and multiple cameras to improve and record the care of detainees in police custody.

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Technologyby Staff WriterMay 31, 2016

Cleveland Police in Riot Gear Won't Wear Body Cameras During RNC

Many Cleveland police officers will not be wearing body cameras if protests turn violent during the Republican National Convention in July, officials said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 31, 2016

Video: Georgia Deputy Shot in the Face, Suspect Denied Bond

A Harris County, GA, Sheriff's deputy was shot in the head early Saturday evening during a traffic stop. He is in much-improved condition but still in the hospital after surgery.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 31, 2016

Florida Officers Find Alligators Eating Dead Body

Investigators from the Davie (FL) Police Department returned to a scene at the edge of the Everglades on Tuesday where a body was found being eaten by two alligators.

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Technologyby Staff WriterMay 31, 2016

Public Safety Agencies Choosing IPT Radio Batteries

Eight police departments and six university campuses are among those who have decided to use Impact Power Technologies (IPT) LifeSaver Series Batteries to maximize their land mobile radios' performance.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterMay 30, 2016

Video: Active Shooter Kills Man, Wounds Two Constables in Houston Rampage

According to HPD, the main gunman had a high-powered weapon, believed to be an AR-15. They say he fired at a police helicopter, striking it at least five times. The suspect opened fire on a total of five police vehicles.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 30, 2016

Video: ESPN Columnist Slams Practice of Having Police Sing National Anthem at Sporting Events

ESPN Magazine's Howard Bryant wrote in a new column that cops singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" is "staged patriotism," arguing that it signals an "authoritarian shift at the ballpark."

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Patrolby Staff WriterMay 30, 2016

2 Chicago Officers Hospitalized After Man Sets Self on Fire at Festival

Two Chicago police officers were injured Sunday evening after a man attending a festival set himself and a building on fire in the city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood.

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