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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 12, 2015

Four Massachusetts Officers Hospitalized After Chemical Suicide

Several first responders, including four police officers, were hospitalized Thursday when hazmat crews responded to a chemical suicide in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Training•by Staff Writer•June 12, 2015

Action Target Opens Registration for Annual Law Enforcement Training Camp

Action Target has opened registration for its annual Law Enforcement Training Camp (LETC), being held September 14-18, 2015. Now in its 23rd year, LETC brings over 140 firearms trainers from across the country and around the world together for a week of fast paced training.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2015

Video: Man Indicted in Shooting of NYPD Officer, May Pursue Insanity Defense

The man accused of killing an NYPD officer was indicted on 12 criminal counts, including aggravated murder, in Queens Thursday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2015

Video: Albuquerque PD Officer Saves Baby with CPR

Lapel video released by the Albuquerque Police Department shows an officer resuscitating an unconscious 7-month-old baby.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2015

Officer at Texas Pool Party Had Responded to Two Suicide Calls, Lawyer Says

A white Texas police officer was not targeting minorities when he wrestled a black teenage girl to the ground and brandished his gun outside a pool party, his lawyer said, but rather was fraught with emotion after responding earlier to two suicide calls.

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Investigations•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2015

All Backlogged San Francisco Rape Kits to be Tested this Year

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr on Tuesday said the city’s entire backlog of old rape kits has been counted by hand and will be tested by the end of the year with money already in the department’s budget.

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Procedures & Policies•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2015

Cleveland Chief: Officers Should See Themselves as 'Guardians,' Not 'Warriors'

Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said Wednesday that among the challenges he faces in reforming his department in concert with a federal consent decree is training his officers to view themselves as guardians of the community, rather than warriors.

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Training•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2015

X-Spand Target Systems Introduces New Versatile Paper Target Design

-X-Spand Target Systems targets utilize a distinctive paper design, allowing you to use a single target or multiple target formations for a versatile and diversified firearms training, testing, or competition tool.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2015

Motorola Solutions, Wynyard Group Partner on Big Data Analysis to Help Solve Crimes Faster

Motorola Solutions is partnering with Wynyard Group to integrate next-generation crime analytics to help law enforcement agencies connect disparate data sources such as criminal history, social media networks, property records, field notes and other types of evidence. The software helps identify criminal patterns and explore relationships by analyzing data in minutes rather than days, freeing up agency resources to investigate leads and solve cases.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2015

Courts Say LEOs Can Confront Open-carry Advocates

When police arrived, they took the man's gun, and briefly handcuffed him while they questioned him. The man, Johann Deffert, an "open carry" gun advocate, then sued police saying they had violated his constitutional rights. A federal judge disagreed.

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