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Arizona Agency Begins Using New Crime Mapping Tool

RAIDS provides crime data that users can search, filter and analyze via an interactive dashboard. Residents also can sign up for alerts about criminal activity occurring in their neighborhood.

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Mehserle Weeps During Testimony, Grant Friend Distrupts Proceeding

Mehserle told a jury in a Los Angeles courtroom that he remembered hearing "a pop" that "wasn't very loud," thinking his TASER had malfunctioned, and then looking down to see his gun in his right hand.

34 Agencies Purchase Spillman Software In 1Q

Five public safety agencies purchased Spillman Technologies' software for the first time in the first quarter of 2010. Twenty-nine agencies expanded existing Spillman systems.

Insight Tech-Gear Illuminator Included With FN Five-SeveN Purchase

The firearm-mounted Insight Tech-Gear M3 tactical illuminator is rugged and reliable and retails for about $120, according to the company.

Go Rhino Introduces Road Defender 5000 Grille Guard

Go Rhino provides front-end protection with the new Road Defender 5000 Series grille guard, which is now made in aluminum. It's lightweight and high-strength material provide protection to the front of the vehicle.

Go Rhino's Road Defender 5000 Grille Guard on a Ford CVPI. Photo courtesy of Go Rhino.

Trainer Says Mehserle Was Trained In TASER Use

Lehman also testified that a right-handed officer such as Mehserle was not allowed to position the Taser next to the pistol on the right hip unless he aimed the weapon's handle in the opposite direction, making only a left-handed draw possible.

Mehserle Takes the Witness Stand

During the hour of testimony, Mehserle described his childhood dream of becoming a police officer, discussed Taser training and said he thought Officer Anthony Pirone has an aggressive style to his police work.

Seattle Chooses Veteran, Interim Chief To Lead Force

Diaz has worked in gang and violent crime sections, narcotics, and the Internet crimes against children unit. Before becoming interim chief, Diaz was a deputy chief overseeing the operations bureau.

Tennessee Cop Suspended for Arrest of Husband Rushing Ill Wife to ER

Officer Jim Daves apprehended Eric Wright, who ran several stoplights trying to rush his wife Aline to the Erlanger Medical Center's ER.

Oakland Mayor Says Officer Layoffs Will Balance Budget

Promising to cut positions from his city's police department, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums released a plan Tuesday that would eliminate 53 officers and 27 unfilled positions.

North Las Vegas Officer Fabricated Round-Striking-Badge Story

Forensic investigators with the North Las Vegas PD determined, after an investigation, that the badge was damaged but had not been struck by a round.

Utah Police Tase Naked Woman Who Wrecked Stolen Cruiser

West Valley (Utah) police officers Tasered and handcuffed a 31-year-old naked woman who led two pursuits, including one in which she stole and totaled a department cruiser.

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