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Special Units•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2015

Video: Florida SWAT Officer Undergoes Surgery, Shooting Suspect Charged

The North Miami Beach Police officer who was shot in the line of duty last Friday underwent surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital Monday.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2015

Video: Oklahoma Trooper, Officer Shot in Standoff

A woman, a police officer and an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper are in the hospital after a standoff in Sulphur, Okla., Monday night.

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Command•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2015

New Orleans PD Nixes College Requirement for Recruits

High school graduates are once again welcome at the New Orleans Police Department. The Civil Service Commission voted unanimously Monday to eliminate a rule requiring most applicants to have 60 hours college credit in order to qualify for a job on the force.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2015

ATK Spins Off Outdoor Products as Vista Outdoor, Completes Merger with Orbital Sciences

Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) today announced that it has completed the previously announced tax-free spin-off of its Sporting Group business to ATK stockholders as a newly formed company named Vista Outdoor Inc. (Vista Outdoor).

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2015

Former Savannah Chief Gets 90 Months in Prison for Gambling, Extortion

Former Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Metropolitan Police Chief Willie Lovett has been sentenced to 90 months (7.5 years) in prison and a $50,000 fine for his part in a federal gambling and extortion case.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2015

Video: Off-Duty Dallas Officer Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide

At 6:13 p.m. Saturday police were called to the Lake Highlands Landing Apartments at 7950 Forest Lane. They found the bodies of Officer Larry Tuttle and a woman inside his apartment.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2015

Remington Announces Para Integration

Para’s products have a strong following due to their key technical and performance features, which are different than many 1911s, including Remington’s own R1 line. ROC intends to keep these features and benefits while transferring Para’s operations to Huntsville and rebranding Para to Remington.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2015

Off-Duty Texas Deputy Killed During Domestic Call at His Home

The officer responded to a disturbance call just after midnight at the deputy's home in the 200 block of Jordan Drive in Nocona. The deputy is identified as 41-year-old Larry Bryan Hostetter. He was not on duty at the time.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2015

Video: Kentucky Officer Buys Baby Formula for Desperate Shoplifter

"As a police officer, it's not black and white for us," said Officer Justin Roby. "There's a lot of gray. And you have to cipher through everything and you really need to figure out the whole story."

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Command•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2015

Seattle Chief Disciplines Officers Over Social Media Posts

The latest action was announced in a departmentwide email Friday night, only hours after the disclosure of tweets in which a veteran officer ranted about race, gays, President Obama and other subjects.

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