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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 26, 2016

Video: Kansas Active Shooter Kills 3, Wounds 14, Before Being Stopped by Single "Heroic" Officer

Three people were killed and 14 injured Thursday after a gunman drove through two Kansas towns taking shots at people before opening fire at his workplace, police said. The rampage was stopped by single officer who braved incoming fire to engage and kill the gunman.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2016

Streamlight Announces 2015 Battery Recycling Results

Streamlight Inc. and several of its U.S. distribution partners recycled 14,713 pounds of rechargeable batteries in 2015.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2016

Parabon Announces Snapshot Facial Reconstruction Service

Parabon NanoLabs' new Snapshot Facial Reconstruction Service produces accurate antemortem composite images of deceased persons from skeletonized remains. The service combines two complementary methods of estimating appearance from skeletal evidence: DNA phenotyping and forensic facial reconstruction.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2016

EKA Expands and Establishes U.S. Facility

Swedish-based knife manufacturer EKA Knivar AB has announced plans to expand its global footprint and brand exposure by establishing an office and distribution center in the South Florida area.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2016

Mission Manager Receives Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation for its Incident Management Software Solution

The DT&E designation was instituted by the DHS to encourage the development of “promising anti-terrorism technologies” by providing legal liability protections under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2016

San Francisco Chief Says His Agency May be Willing to Test Smart Guns

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr on Tuesday offered his department as a test bed for smart guns once the technology is more fully developed.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2016

New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Parole of Cop Killer

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a lower court decision ordering the parole of a man convicted — along with longtime fugitive Joanne Chesimard — in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2016

Activists in Seattle Slam Police for Killing Armed, Violent Felon

Civil rights leaders in Seattle are condemning the fatal police shooting of a black man, who was a convicted felon, last Sunday and said Tuesday they have hired a law firm to investigate.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2016

Omaha Police, Fire Train to Create Rescue Task Force for Mass Casualty Incidents

For the first time, Omaha’s police and fire departments have teamed up to form a new “rescue task force” to jointly respond in the event of a mass shooting or other situation where multiple causalities are likely.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2016

Video: 2 Ohio Men Arrested After Threatening to Commit Random Shootings in Streaming Video

After they got the viewers, police say they headed out to complete the mission, but a Periscope viewer in South Carolina spotted what was happening.

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