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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

Ohio Officers Pay for Funeral of 5-Year-Old Allegedly Beaten to Death by Mother, Friends

Police said Alexander Stephens and his 6-year-old brother were beaten for hours by their mother and her two friends as punishment.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

Boston Officer Saves 18 People in Townhouse Fire

"You could see the flames and it didn’t look good. As soon as I exited my cruiser, people started pointing to the building and yelling that there were still people inside."

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

As States Expand Gun Rights, the Police Object

“We are a gun society and we recognize that, but we should be writing gun laws that make us safer,” said Leonard Papania, the police chief in Gulfport, who opposes part of a new state law that creates exceptions to the rules for concealed-carry permits. “Do you want every incident on your street to escalate to acts of gun violence?”

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Training•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

Philadelphia Reduces College Requirement for Officers

Since January, a new commissioner has been running the Philadelphia Police Department, and when it comes to cops and college, he's about to flip the script.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

Aeryon Introduces AeryonLive SaaS Platform for UAS

AeryonLive delivers low-latency video, telemetry, and UAS fleet data to enable real-time decision-making and compliant, scalable enterprise small unmanned aerial systems deployments.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

Raybestos Introduces Police Brakes

Raybestos has further expanded its family of brake products with the addition of disc brake pads and rotors that are specially manufactured to meet the demanding needs of law enforcement professionals.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

Video: Michigan Mother-Son Duo Join the Same Police Force

First they attended the police academy together, and now a mother and son team have been sworn in as officers on the Flint (MI) Police Department.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

Phoenix Budget Battle: Body Cameras or More Police?

Some residents and council members have called for the city to instead use the money to speed up police hiring or restore pay and benefits for officers who took cuts the past six years.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

Video: Nevada Lawmaker Says Citizens can Point Guns at Officers when Officers Point Guns at Them

Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R), who is currently seeking her party’s nomination for an open U.S. House seat, says she believes the right to self defense includes the right to aim your gun at anyone who aims a gun at you, even if the other person is a law enforcement officer.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 3, 2016

Lawmakers Denounce Plan to Transfer GITMO Detainees to U.S. Soil

The Major County Sheriff's Association sent a letter to the president to express their opposition to the plan. The letter states, "Detainees, deemed too dangerous to release, should not be brought to the homeland where they will pose a threat to the local communities we serve."

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