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Special Units•by Staff Writer•December 6, 2018

Prosecutor Says Officer Dragged by Alleged Gang Member Will Never Recover

A prosecutor told a jury in Brooklyn on Wednesday that the NYPD officer who was struck and dragged by an alleged member of the Crips gang will never recover from his injuries.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 6, 2018

Passenger in Car that Killed Utah Officer Charged with Murder

The man who was in the passenger seat when a driver struck and killed South Salt Lake Police Officer David Romrell in late November has been charged with murder and other crimes.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 6, 2018

NYPD Officers Shoot, Wound Armed Man During Chase

Officers pursuing an armed man in the Bronx on Wednesday night shot and wounded the subject in a gun battle. A woman and a 12-year-old girl were also wounded in the exchange, although it was not immediately clear whether the bystanders had been struck by rounds fired by the police or by the gunman.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 6, 2018

Former Florida Officer Sues Department for Age Discrimination

Frank Arias was a Tallahassee police officer for 30 years before he resigned in October 2017 following a reprimand he said did not follow protocol.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•December 6, 2018

Bell Delivers First Law Enforcement Configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Sacramento PD

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of the first law enforcement-configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to the Sacramento (CA) Police Department.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•December 5, 2018

Dragon Nuance to Hold Webinar on Improving Report Writing Efficiency through Speech Recognition Technology

Dragon Nuance will hold a webinar titled "Transforming Police Reporting with Speech Recognition Technology" Thursday Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 5, 2018

South Carolina Jail Escapee Fatally Shot by Homeowner During Break-in

McLaughlin was shot by the homeowner after he broke into her house through the back door, Sheriff Clark said. He said the woman lived alone and had a concealed-weapons permit. The home is less than a half-mile away from the detention center.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 5, 2018

DC Woman Charged with Hitting Officer with Car, Driving Down Highway with Him on Hood

Officer Jordan was off-duty just before 8 a.m. Monday when he observed a hit-and-run involving three cars. The driver of a Chevy Impala fled the scene, according to Sgt. DeVaughn Parker with Maryland State Police.

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Command•by Staff Writer•December 5, 2018

Application Rate for Jobs at U.S. Agencies Plummets

“There’s an increased potential for officers to be criminally liable for making a good-faith mistake,” said Terry Sult, the police chief in Hampton, Va. “We’re seeing a lot more media coverage of officers being prosecuted, and that weighs heavily on a lot of officers' hearts. ... That’s a stressor on whether I want to stay in this position or not.”

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Technology•by Staff Writer•December 5, 2018

NYPD Deploying 14 Drones, Activists Oppose Plan

"Drone technology will give our cops and their incident commanders an opportunity to see what they're getting into before they go into harm's way," NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan said Tuesday. "This can now get us a lot closer into areas that a helicopter wouldn't be able to get into.”

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