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Point of Lawby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2021

MN Supreme Court Reverses Former Officer's Murder Conviction Over Shooting of Woman

Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the third-degree murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor. His conviction was based on the third-degree depraved-mind murder charge in the 2017 shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond.

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Technologyby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2021

T-Mobile Partners with Visual Labs to Turn Phones into Body Cameras

First responders can transmit critical video from almost anywhere using T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network. Plus, the Visual Labs solution includes secure cloud storage for videos, photos, audio recordings and evidentiary documents, all accessible via a web-based evidence management platform.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2021

DOJ Prohibits Its Officers from Carotid Restraints and Restricts No-Knock Warrants

Under the new policy, the department’s law enforcement components will be prohibited from using “chokeholds” and “carotid restraints” unless deadly force is authorized, that is “when the officer has a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to the officer or to another person.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2021

Family Says Wounded and Paralyzed Chicago Officer Working "110%" to Recover

"He is showing some small movements in left arm and the right leg is getting some strength slowly. The left leg hasn't shown much improvement," the Yanez family said.

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2021

Judge Halts MN's Updated Use of Force Standards

Originally, officers were authorized to use deadly force to “protect the peace officer or another from apparent death or great bodily harm.” But the updated language cut the word “apparent,” and added three requirements to justify that use of deadly force. Specifically, the officer must be able to articulate the threat and the danger must also be likely to occur unless an officer takes action.

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Commandby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2021

CA Sheriff Will Not Enforce Vaccine Mandate for Employees

A state public health order from July 26 requires those working in “state and local correctional facilities and detention centers” to get vaccinated or submit to twice-a-week COVID-19 testing. The order gave jails and health-care facilities until Aug. 23 to comply.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2021

Former Officers Plead Not Guilty to Federal Charges Over George Floyd Death

All four of the men appeared at the hearing remotely via videoconference. Chauvin appeared from a room in the state's maximum security prison, where he is serving a 22 1/2-year sentence for murder in Floyd's death.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2021

Philadelphia Police Get Raises in New Contract

Officers will get one-time bonuses of $1,500 in addition to raises of 2.75% this year and raises of 3.5% in 2022 and 2023. The contract is backdated to July 1, when the previous contract expired, and it ends on June 30, 2024.

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Technologyby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2021

Magnet Forensics Acquires Video and Multimedia Evidence Solution Company

Magnet Forensics Inc., a developer of digital investigation software used globally by public safety organizations and enterprises, today announced that it has acquired DME Forensics Inc., a video and multimedia evidence solution company.

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Commandby David GriffithSeptember 13, 2021

Responding to 9/11: The Fight for Health Care feat. John Adler Part III

Former President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), John Adler, shares his experience helping to pass the James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act and what he thinks officer should remember about 9/11 in this Coffee Breaks with Police Experts episode.

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