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Portland Man Threatened Guard, Officer With Large Knife Prior To OIS

The approximately 60-year-old man had threatened a private security guard earlier while walking in a parking lot. The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. on New Year's Day.

Man Who Ambushed Ohio Deputy Had Similar Confrontation In 2001

Michael Ferryman, 57, who fatally shot Deputy Suzanne Hopper and then died in a gun fight with officers from five agencies, fired at Morgan County (Ohio) Sheriff's deputies from inside a trailer in 2001.

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Chicago Man Shot After Attempting To Run Down Officer

A 29-year-old Southside man was fatally shot by a Chicago Police officer he had attempted to run down after a vehicle stop in a high-crime neighborhood.

Ohio Deputy Slain In Trailer Park Gunfight

The entrenched suspect wounded patrolman Jeremy Blum, as "many, many, many" rounds were exchanged between officers and the suspect, according to Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly.

Clark County Dep. Suzanne Hooper. Photo courtesy of Clark County Sheriff's Office.

Arlington Police To Review Single-Officer Response Policy

The Arlington (Texas) Police Department is reviewing its policy of how officers are dispatched to domestic disturbance calls, following the fatal shooting of Officer Jillian Smith.

Tennessee City To Charge Officers for Take-Home Vehicles

Calling it the "fiscally responsible thing to do," Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield announced that officers and other city employees would be charged .20 cents per mile (off duty) for their take-home cars (.30 cents for employees who live outside city limits).

California Sentences More To Die, Executes None

The state's death chamber was idle for a fifth year, because of legal challenges of lethal injection practices and a nationwide shortage of the key drug used in the three-injection procedure.

Police: Gang-Affiliated Teen Murdered Chicago SWAT Officer To Steal Guns

Bernard Williams, who is affiliated with the Gangster Disciples, is the brother of a 25-year-old woman Officer David Blake was dating at the time. Police say Williams lured the officer to a dirt alleyway to apparently talk about moving in with him

First-Year Texas Cop Killed Investigating Domestic Assault

An Arlington (Texas) Police officer investigating a domestic assault Tuesday evening was found dead with two other people in an apartment complex.

Arlington Police Officer Jillian Michelle Smith was fatally shot while investigating a domestic assault. Photo courtesy of Arlington PD.

California PD's On-Body Recorder Captures Audio, Video, and Photos

The Fortuna PD deployed the communications device as "a crucial risk-management tool that is integrated into an officer's portable radio microphone." The agency purchased four VIDMIC devices with funding from a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant.

Photo courtesy of Fortuna (Calif.) PD.

MTM Introduces Tactical Range Box

The Tactical Range Box includes two adjustable gun forks for rifles and shotguns, and also has an action-block insert arm designed to fit into the magazine well of AR-15 or M16 rifles. It supports cleaning and accessory mounting with red-dot sights, lights, and lasers.

Photo courtesy of MTM Case-Gard.

C4i Upgrades SwitchPlusIP To Manage Radio Calls

The latest version of SwitchPlusIP builds on the personal phone book and other features introduced earlier this year to provide a radio activity log, integrated voting, and remote control of Tait TB8100 radios.

Photo courtesy of C4i Inc.

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