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Technology•by Staff Writer•June 18, 2015

SMILE LE Social Media Conference to be Held in Canada in October

The 12th SMILE Conference will be held in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada from October 6th-8th. Since 2010, the SMILE "Social Media the Internet and Law Enforcement" Conference has been devoted to social media and Internet initiatives for police.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 18, 2015

N.Y. College Student Arrested for Alleged ISIS-Inspired Terror Plot

The FBI has arrested a New York City college student, accusing him of plotting to carry out some kind of unspecified terror-related attack in New York.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 18, 2015

Deputy U.S. Marshal Dies of 9/11-Linked Cancer

Zacarias Toro, 50, died just a week after he was awarded the U.S. Marshals Service's Purple Heart Award for his heroism during the terrorist attacks on New York City.

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Investigations•by Staff Writer•June 18, 2015

Ex-U.S. Agent Charged With Bitcoin Theft to Plead Guilty

One of two former U.S. agents charged with pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in digital money during the investigation of the illegal Silk Road Internet drug emporium reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•June 18, 2015

Video: Massachusetts Man Dumped Gas on Cruiser, Lit It on Fire

Southbridge, Mass., Police say a man walked up to an unoccupied cruiser at the police station, dumped gasoline on it, and lit then it on fire late Tuesday night. The spectacle was captured on cellphone video.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 18, 2015

Suspect Who Killed 9 in Charleston Church in Custody

A white man, reportedly in his early 20s, entered the Emanuel African Methodist Church, stayed for nearly an hour during a prayer meeting and then opened fire. Nine people were killed in the historic black church on Calhoun Street in downtown Charleston.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 17, 2015

FLEOA Charges OPM With Jeopardizing Officer Safety After Database Breach

After the hearing regarding multiple recent data breaches at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), FLEOA President Jon Adler issued the following statement in response.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 17, 2015

Boston Red Sox to Host Law Enforcement Night, Donate to FLEOA

The Boston Red Sox have teamed up with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association to host Law Enforcement Appreciation Night at Fenway Park on Monday, July 27th. $5 from every ticket sold will be donated to FLEOA.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•June 17, 2015

SoundOff Signal Celebrates 23 Years of Consecutive Growth with Groundbreaking Ceremony

SoundOff Signal has announced yet another company expansion. Groundbreaking on a new 27,000-square-foot addition to the company's Hudsonville, Mich., facility is anticipated to start at the end of June, and will be managed by Grand Rapids-based Pioneer Construction.

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Procedures & Policies•by Staff Writer•June 16, 2015

Federal Monitor Wants Seattle Officers to Wear Body Cameras

“The time for permanent use of on-officer cameras by all SPD officers is now,” the monitor, Merrick Bobb, writes in the fifth semiannual report since the city entered into a 2012 consent decree with the U.S. Justice Department to curtail excessive force and biased policing.

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