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Technologyby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2015

Rapid DNA Results Uploaded for First Time to UK's National DNA Database

Integenx has announced that a second major national database, The National DNA Database (NDNAD), has had forensic DNA profiles uploaded from the RapidHit System. The NDNAD was established in the United Kingdom in 1995. Currently, more than five million forensic DNA profiles have been uploaded into NDNAD.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

NTOA Announces Sheriff David A. Clarke as Keynote Speaker for Annual Conference

The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) has announced that Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. of Milwaukee County, Wis., will be the keynote speaker at the 2015 Tactical Conference Awards Banquet, to be held Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

US C-SOG to Hold Corrections Special Operations Conference, Expo and Unit Challenge in Florida

US C-SOG (US Corrections Special Operations Group) has announced details for the Corrections Special Operations Conference, Expo and Unit Challenge in May 2016. The event will be hosted by the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Ocala, Florida.

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Weaponsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Kahr Firearms Group Opens the Doors in Pennsylvania

USA-based Kahr Firearms Group are now officially Pennsylvanians. The firearms group ceremoniously cut the ribbon at the grand opening of their new headquarters on Tuesday, August 11th in Blooming Grove Township in Pike County.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

TASER Launches Axon Body Camera and Digital Evidence Management Solution in Canada

TASER says its approach to entering the Canadian market has been informed by conversations over the last year with a number of key law enforcement officials in Canada to learn about the unique challenges Canadian officers face.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Video: Protesters Block Oakland Freeway After Police Kill Carjacking Suspect

At around 10:15 p.m., video from the NBC Bay Area helicopter showed protesters blocking lanes on Interstate 980 near Interstate 880 in Oakland. Police responded to the area to clear the traffic jam.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Michigan Conservation Officer Killed in Plane Crash

A Michigan Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officer died Sunday after the plane he was piloting crashed in northern Michigan, the DNR said in a news release.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Family Files Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Agency, Officer for March Fatal Shooting

Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. was shot and killed by Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny on March 6, after police said Kenny responded to a report of a possible battery, entered a home where he believed an assault was taking place, and was then allegedly attacked by Robinson in a stairwell.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill Barring Use of Secret Grand Juries in Deadly Force Cases

Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a measure that prohibits secret grand juries to weigh in on cases involving excessive or deadly force by law enforcement, and another affirming the public’s right to take audio or video recordings of police officers.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Los Angeles Pays $15 Million to Settle Case of Teen Shot by Police While Brandishing Pellet Gun

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to spend $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen who was paralyzed in a police shooting, struck with a single shot after an officer said he mistook a pellet gun for a real firearm.

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