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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2021

Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill That Makes Doxing of Officers a Misdemeanor

In the bill is a piece of legislation authored by St. Cloud Representative Dan Wolgamott that would make doxing a police officer a misdemeanor. If the doxing results in bodily harm to an officer or their family, it becomes a gross misdemeanor.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2021

10 LAPD Officers, ATF Agent and 6 Others Injured in Controlled Detonation Failure

The blast came around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday outside of a home where police had spent the day seizing a large cache of fireworks. They also came across about 40 homemade “coke can-sized” devices with powder and fuses on them, and 200 smaller similar devices. The bomb squad determined them to be “very volatile.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2021

Memphis Officer Dragged by Vehicle, Critically Injured

Upon arriving at the individual's home at around 1:25 p.m., officers saw the individual that was to be served standing in the yard. The individual walked past the officers and got into the driver’s side of a car. A person was in the passenger seat of the car with the door open, police said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Off-Duty Memphis Officer Driving 114 mph Before Fatal Crash

Police said five seconds before the crash Marshall was traveling 114 mph. The speed limit on the road is 45 mph.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Man's Gun Jams After Firing Shot at FL Officer

During the encounter the suspect reportedly fired a round and as described by Officer Pavel Kuznetsov, ‘It literally whizzed by his head,’" the sheriff said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Atlanta Officer Shot at Apartment Building, Suspect Killed

“As soon as the elevator door opened they were met with gunfire, immediately,” Atlanta Deputy Police Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said. “Officers were able to return fire, and we believe that one suspect was fatally struck.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Phoenix Officers Seriously Injured in Crash

A 40-year-old man, a 20-year-old woman and the Phoenix officers were hospitalized in serious condition.

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Technologyby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Axon's New In-Car Camera Features ALPR

“This breakthrough technology is a game changer for in-car cameras,” says Blake Bullock, director of Axon Fleet. “We've substantially elevated the simple in-car dash camera to one that can automatically and simultaneously scan plates across multiple lanes of traffic at closing speeds up to 140 mph.

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Commandby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Fort Lauderdale Hires New Police Chief

Larry Scirotto was formerly the assistant police chief in Pittsburgh. He spent 23 years in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and was the youngest assistant chief in that department’s history.

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Commandby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Oakland Chief: Defunding Police will Make City Less Safe

In a briefing Monday morning, Armstrong made the case that the change in funding, and reduced ability to hire new officers as a result, would prevent Oakland police from adequately completing even day-to-day tasks like traffic enforcement and responding to emergency calls.

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