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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 1, 2019

Prepping Police Communications for the Super Bowl

In two days, the Los Angeles Rams will square off in Atlanta against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII. Verizon has worked for two years to ensure that communications capabilities for the millions of people in that city—as well as the myriad public safety entities standing watch over the event—remain available at all times.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Florida Agency Uses Bitter Cold Weather Elsewhere to Attract Recruits

The Boca Raton (FL) Police Department is seeking officers from places being badly hit by severe cold weather to join the agency's ranks. The department posted on Twitter that the sub-zero temperatures in places like North Dakota and Wisconsin are not present in the Sunshine State.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Atlanta Police Prepared for Super Bowl Sunday

According to CBS News, a hard security perimeter of roughly a quarter mile will surround the stadium where 13 of the 15 official NFL events will take place, and the city will be the center of a 30-mile no-fly zone around the stadium. An undisclosed number of F-16 fighter aircraft will intercept any aircraft encroaching that airspace with instructions to keep the offending aircraft from nearing the event.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2019

Texas Deputy Injured in Vehicle Pursuit, Suspect Arrested

Sheriff's Deputy Reed Edelman was in pursuit of 34-year-old Steven Benefield, who had reportedly confronted his estranged wife at her home and then fled on a motorcycle.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2019

Maryland Police Chief Resigns Following Raid by Federal Agents

Chief William Tyler and another officer—whom city officials have declined to identify—were placed on administrative leave after the January 15 raids.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2019

Inmate Found Guilty of Murdering Texas Officer in 1988 Executed

According to Fox News, 61-year-old Robert Jennings was pronounced dead 18 minutes after receiving a lethal injection and some 30 years after fatally shooting 24-year-old officer Elston Howard at an adult book store.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2019

North Carolina Officer Shot in Neck Now in Stable Condition

Officer Charles Ainsworth—who was responding to a call of a suspicious vehicle—had been shot several times, including in the neck.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2019

Video: Florida Deputy Kills Partner's K-9 to End Attack

According to a spokesperson, Deputy Scott Cronin was caring for ‘Recon,’ another handler’s dog, while that deputy was out of town. Monday night, Recon bit Cronin’s hand and would not release his grip.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2019

Texas Officer Dragged When Wanted Man Flees Traffic Stop

The Weslaco Police Department said in a Facebook post the incident unfolded after officers received a report of a man who was asleep behind the wheel of a pickup truck that had the engine still running.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2019

19-Year-Old Georgia Deputy Killed in On-Duty Crash

Deputy Joshua Ryer was en route to the Regional Youth Detention Center there in Washington. Deputy Ryer had not yet picked up the individual when the accident occurred.

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