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Technology•by Staff Writer•August 19, 2015

Parabon Announces New Snapshot Forensic Art Service

Parabon NanoLabs Inc. (Parabon) announced a new suite of forensic art capabilities to complement the company's Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service, a forensics offering that can interrogate an evidentiary DNA sample and produce an accurate composite image of the source.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 19, 2015

Assisted Patrol Catches Three More Thieves

Last week, thieves were caught stealing from a shopping center, a parking lot in an entertainment district, and a retail outlet with the use of Assisted Patrol.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 19, 2015

Twitco Corp. Announces Acquisition of Covert Systems LLC

Twitco Corporation of Jaffrey, N.H., has acquired Covert Systems LLC of Prescott Valley, Ariz. Twitco Corp supplies two-way radio accessories to public safety and private security agencies through its Twitco Distributing division. Covert Systems is a re-seller of audio/video security/surveillance products.

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Investigations•by Staff Writer•August 19, 2015

Vigilant Solutions and Watch Systems Team to Improve Registered Sex Offender Compliance

Vigilant Solutions and Watch Systems announced today that they have worked together, and in close collaboration with mutual customers, to provide improved abilities to manage registered sex offender compliance efforts throughout the country.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 19, 2015

Pelican Introduces New 9440 Remote Area Lighting System

Pelican Products Inc. has introduced the new and improved version of the 9440 Remote Area Lighting System (RALS) with bluetooth remote and lithium ion battery technology.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 18, 2015

Jury Deliberates in North Carolina Shooting Case

A North Carolina jury on Tuesday began deliberating in the voluntary manslaughter trial of a police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man who was involved in a car accident and ran toward police.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 18, 2015

White House Announces Push to Combat Growing Heroin Epidemic

About $2.5 million from President Obama's anti-drug programs will target heroin abuse in New England, Appalachia and East Coast cities, and $1.3 million will go to fight trafficking on the border with Mexico.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 18, 2015

Video: Teenager Saves Woman from Kidnapping

Police in Laval, Quebec, in Canada are calling 17-year-old Malyk Bonnet a hero after he went to extraordinary lengths to aid the escape of a woman who had been abducted by her ex-boyfriend earlier this month.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 18, 2015

Video: Seattle Officer Delivers Baby After Pulling Over Speeder

A Seattle PD officer saw a speeding car run a red light. When Officer Anthony Reynolds pulled the car over, the driver jumped out of the car and shouted his wife was in labor.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•August 18, 2015

Former Virginia Officer Charged With Murder of Unarmed Man

The indictment of the officer in the killing of 46-year-old John Geer, who had a holstered gun at his feet when he was shot, marks the first time in the 75-year history of the Fairfax County Police Department that an officer has faced criminal prosecution in connection with an on-duty shooting.

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