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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 5, 2015

Pennsylvania K-9 Officer Killed in Head-On Accident

A Ligonier Township, Pa., police officer was killed early Saturday when a van traveling in the wrong direction on Route 30 struck his patrol vehicle head-on.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 5, 2015

North Carolina Teen Charged with Shooting Officer Held on $1 Million Bond

A series of disturbing and profane comments on Ferrell’s Facebook page in the last month make it look more like an ambush. He cursed and even alluded to killing police.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 5, 2015

Video: Texas Officer Who Stopped Garland Terror Attack was Outgunned, But Prevailed

Authorities have not released the name of the overmatched Garland, Texas, police officer who stopped a pair of gunmen Sunday night outside that city's Curtis Culwell Center, where people had gathered at an event featuring controversial cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. But they have described what he did, actions that could be characterized as equal parts skillful, heroic and miraculous.

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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•May 5, 2015

North Carolina Officer Sues Starbucks Over Burns from Free Coffee

Kohr and his wife are suing the coffee giant, claiming that a lid popped off the cup of coffee he ordered at the Starbucks on Peace Street and the cup folded in on itself. They are seeking $50,000, including damages, attorney fees and medical costs.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 5, 2015

Two NYPD Officers Killed in Separate Off-Duty Accidents

Katarzyna Erario, a three-year member of the force from Manhattan’s 33rd Precinct in Washington Heights, was hiking with a male friend in Minnewaska State Park Preserve on Monday when she fell about 50 feet through a hole in the ground.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•May 5, 2015

Aeryon Labs and Dejero Announce Exclusive Partnership for Cloud-based Distribution of Live Video from Aeryon sUAS

Remote access to live aerial imagery will result in more accurate and timely decision making in multiple industry sectors where Aeryon sUAS are already broadly deployed, including law enforcement, where police units undertaking hostage and interdiction missions can provide remote, senior-level personnel with an aerial vantage point to better plan, authorize, and safely respond.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•May 5, 2015

TASER to Acquire MediaSolv to Broaden Digital Evidence Management Solutions

Mediasolv's customers include an additional 7 major cities, bringing the total number of major city agencies on TASER's digital platform to 23.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2015

Video: N.C. Officer Shot in Stomach, Discharged from Hospital

Cornelius, N.C., officials gathered Monday morning to update the community on the condition of Lt. James Quattlebaum, who was shot in the stomach by a 16-year-old Saturday in an apparent ambush.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2015

Texas Chief Killed in Motorcycle Accident

Chief Floyd Simpson of the Corpus Christi (Texas) Police Department died Sunday evening in a motorcycle crash in Port Aransas.

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Training•by Staff Writer•May 4, 2015

NYPD Retraining Focuses on Talking Arrestees Into Handcuffs

The New York Police Department's three-day course is aimed at discouraging verbal abuse and needless physical force. The message to every one of the department's 35,000 officers is, quite simply, keep cool.

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