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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

Video: 20 Arrested in California After Anti-Trump Protest Turns Violent

Twenty people were arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in Costa Mesa, CA, Thursday night as a protest turned violent and property was damaged, including police vehicles.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

First Tactical Introduces Crosshatch Sling Pack

First Tactical's Crosshatch Sling Pack is designed to be ergonomic and comfortable for balanced left or right cross-body carrying. It is constructed with 1,000-denier tough nylon, repositionable compression straps, and hook/loop interior organization.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

Some Dallas Officers to be Issued Less-Lethal Launchers and Sponge Rounds

Police booster group Safer Dallas Better Dallas announced Thursday that it plans to raise $250,000 to help pay for more than 100 launchers that shoot sponge rounds. The less-lethal weapons are meant to disarm and incapacitate someone from up to 100 feet away, police officials say.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

Bratton Advises New Yorkers on How to Not Get Shot by Police

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton has some simple advice for New Yorkers – if you don’t want to get shot by cops, don’t point a gun at them.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

Video: California Officers Ambushed in Unmarked Vehicle, Suspect Wounded in Gunfight

In what police are calling an ambush attack, gunfire disabled a police vehicle in San Bernardino Thursday night, but the officers were unhurt and returned fire, police said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

California Judge Criticizes Long Beach Police for Sting Operations Targeting Gay Cruising

A Los Angeles County judge on Friday strongly criticized the Long Beach Police Department's practice of conducting sting operations against gay men cruising for companionship, saying the policy was "indicative of animus toward homosexuals."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

Spokane Police Training Bloodhound to Find Lost Children

Donations to K9 Support Northwest, a local nonprofit, paid for Daisy’s purchase and a week of training with Reynolds in California. The organization’s founder, Carla Blazek, is a dog-lover and a frequent contributor of photography to Police Magazine who has shot photos of local police dogs for several years.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

Video: Florida Man Gets Death Penalty for Killing Sergeant

Convicted cop killer Eriese Tisdale, 28, was sentenced to death Friday morning by a Florida Circuit Court Judge.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

Obama Wants Law Enforcement to Use "Smart Guns"

Under the measures, the government would define requirements that gun makers need to meet for police to consider purchasing. The White House said that local governments could apply for grants for guns equipped with the technology.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 29, 2016

Florida Activists Call for Investigation of Deputies Over Death of 3 Teen Suspects in Pond Crash

A coalition of activists called Thursday for an outside investigation of the events leading up to the deaths last month of three teenage girls who drowned while fleeing from Pinellas, FL, sheriff's deputies.

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