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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

Former Minneapolis Officer Found Guilty in Shooting Death of Woman Who Called 911

The jury convicted Mohamed Noor of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the killing of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a dual citizen of the United States and Australia, on July 15, 2017.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

Border Patrol Not Welcome at CA College's Job Fair

he U.S. Border Patrol was disinvited from a job fair at a local college in San Jose, California, after a group of activists protested its planned presence and organized a rally for during the fair.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

Burglars Breaking into TX Best Buy Store Arrested After Butt Dialing 911

The pair allegedly stole several laptops and other electronic items from the Best Buy in Sugar Land, Texas, early Saturday. Police say the three suspects entered the big box electronics store, tripping the alarm at around 3 a.m. At the same time, dispatchers also received a 911 call from a phone in the area, but no one could be heard on the line.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

Teen Says CO Trooper Saved Her from Fiery Crash

Another truck barreled into the scene. “I heard it hit the cars and then saw all the fire, and heard the explosion. I was still on the phone with my mom, who thought she was listening to her daughter die,” Witter says.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

Florida Increases Penalties for Killing, Injuring Police K-9s

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday making that crime a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. It was previously a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

NYPD Testing Virtual Reality-Based Training

The NYPD is testing a virtual reality scenario-based training system. About 200 officers participated in the training program, which was conducted earlier this month at a state-of-the-art facility in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

Kansas Sheriff and Undersheriff Shot, Suspect Dead

After Sheriff Evans was shot, Madden reportedly exchanged gunfire with additional responding law enforcement officers. Over the next several hours, the law enforcement attempted to safely determine the suspect's location in the home.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

MS-13 Lures El Salvador Police into Bomb Ambush with Fake Body in Vehicle

The attack came after suspected gang members killed two police officers and three soldiers over the weekend. All were off-duty when they were attacked. Some were playing sports.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

Axon Develops Tool for Measuring Officer Performance and Identifying Training Needs Through Body Camera Footage

Axon has announced the launch of Axon Performance, a data analytics tool that helps to streamline the policy review process for law enforcement agencies. Axon Performance allows supervisors to more efficiently review video footage, perform agencywide officer performance evaluations, identify training needs and save officers time so they can spend more time in their communities.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2019

Axon Launches First Advanced AI-Powered Redaction Tool

Axon has announced the launch of Redaction Assistant, the first advanced artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool to be offered to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors through the Axon network. Redaction Assistant is a productivity tool built to increase efficiency for agencies who currently spend up to eight hours manually redacting each hour of body camera video footage.

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