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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

Illinois Department Discontinues Body Camera Use

The Minooka (IL) Police Department has stopped using officer body cameras after a six-month testing phase because of the increased workload involved.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

San Antonio SRO Fired Over Video of Throwing Student to Ground

The San Antonio Independent School district on Monday fired a district police officer who became the subject of national scrutiny after a video surfaced on YouTube that appeared to show him throw a 12-year-old girl to the ground.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

Off-Duty Memphis Officer Fatally Shoots Man at Gas Station

An off-duty Memphis police officer killed his fiancee's ex-husband during a child custody exchange at a gas station, authorities said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

Video: New Jersey Officer Honored for Saving 3 Lives in 10 Days

She was brutally beaten, had no pulse, and wasn't breathing. Strockbine started CPR. After three minutes, she started breathing again. The officer saved two other people's lives in the next few days.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

Iowa Allows First Responders to Carry Anti-Overdose Drug

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed Senate File 2218 and 28 other bills into law Wednesday, allowing first responders to stock and administer drugs called opioid antagonists for use in life-threatening opioid overdoses.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

Hundreds of Requests to Unlock Phones Flood FBI

At the same time the FBI was struggling to unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook, the agency was being inundated with requests from state and local law enforcement seeking help accessing the contents of hundreds of encrypted or damaged cellphones linked to unrelated criminal investigations scattered across the country

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

QuiqLiteX Hands-Free LED Police Light Made to Increase Safety

Invented by a police officer to increase convenience and safety on the job, the QuiqliteX Rechargeable Red/White Light is a hands-free, concealed LED light source designed to clip on the inside of your uniform's shirt pocket or attach to MOLLE.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

NYPD Officer Saves Would-Be Suicide Jumper from 10th Floor Leap

Officer Nina Friberg, 35, was among the first rescuers at the scene of a suicidal woman who planned to leap from the 10th story of her Upper West Side building wrapped in a sleeping bag because she "didn’t want to make a mess."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

Florida Governor Signs Bill for Families of Fallen First Responders

Families of Florida police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty will be eligible for additional benefits under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Rick Scott.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2016

Tennessee Man Charged With Attempted Robbery of Officer

A Knoxville, TN, man was arrested early Saturday for allegedly attempting to rob a Knoxville Police Department officer who was sitting in an unmarked police car.

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