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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

Maryland Trooper Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

For preventing a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge, Trooper First Class Joshua Kim, of the Maryland State Police, has been named NLEOMF Officer of the Month for March 2015.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

Video: Expert Says Tsarnaevs Fired 56 Rounds at Police in Watertown Gun Battle

Cahill said 56 shell casings from a 9mm, semi-automatic Ruger handgun were found at the scene of a battle Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, had with police on April 19, 2013. Cahill said the same gun was used to kill MIT police Officer Sean Collier hours earlier.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

Dallas Police Helicopter Lands Safely After Bird Strike

A Dallas Police Department helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing Monday night after hitting a bird over Lake Ray Hubbard.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

San Francisco Meeting Over OIS Shut Down by Protesters

Protesters repeatedly shouted down San Francisco police chief Greg Suhr Monday night at a public meeting as he tried to explain why his officers shot and killed a 24-year-old woman last Tuesday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

The Story of One of America's First Documented Cop Killings

According to the hand-written murder indictment found at the Westchester County Archives in Elmsford, Ryer held two pistols "charged with gunpowder," each containing "one Leaden Bullet." As the confrontation escalated, Ryer "willfully," and with "malice... did shoot and discharge" the weapon in his left hand, resulting in "one mortal wound of the depth of five inches and of the breadth of half an inch" in Smith's chest," the indictment says.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

California Man Killed by Police Left Apology Note

A responding officer arrived on scene and located the truck and the suspect. The officer exited his patrol car and “was immediately confronted by the male suspect who was armed with a large knife,” according to the release. The officer also noticed a firearm in the suspect’s waistband, police said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

Pennsylvania Officer Charged with Homicide for On-Duty Shooting

The 14-year veteran of the Hummelstown Police Department allegedly tailed Kassick after he failed to pull over and shot him multiple times in the back.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

Zebra Technologies Introduces Extremely Rugged Mobile Printers

Zebra Technologies Corporation has announced the launch of the new ZQ500 mobile printer series for field-based applications. Zebra will debut the ZQ500 series this week in booth #1552 at the ProMat 2015 conference in Chicago.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

Beretta Pistol Features LaserMax Laser and Light

The LaserMax-equipped Beretta Pico pistol is an ultra-thin, compact carry pistol distinguished by its sleek, low-profile design and integrated LaserMax laser and light.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•March 24, 2015

WatchGuard Video Awarded Second Patent on HiFi Microphone

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently notified WatchGuard Video that they have issued the company a patent on the "Intelligent Standby" technology pioneered in WatchGuard Video's High Fidelity Wireless Microphone system.

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