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For dynamics, the BMW R 1250 RT-P achieved the fastest average lap time of 1:36:60. The second fastest average, at 1:38:56, was the Yamaha FJR1300AP.
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After recent reports that two Massachusetts state troopers were allegedly using drugs when they were arrested, State Police officials admitted they have drastically cut back on drug testing in recent years.
Read More →The Chaska (MN) Police Department is the first in the state to test the new "BolaWrap" restraint device, which fires a length of Kevlar cord at a rate of 640 feet per second which then wraps around a resistive subject, immobilizing them so responding officers can safely approach and make an arrest.
Read More →The Los Angeles Police Department has yet to choose its Crown Vic replacement patrol car, but that hasn't kept the agency's emergency driving trainers from discussing changes in how recruits are trained behind the wheel.
Read More →An independent evaluation of RedXDefense's XCAT noted that the data from this evaluation demonstrated that the hand-held detector is a very effective tool for the presumptive identification of illicit drugs, according to the company.
Read More →The Los Angeles Police Department has been denied nearly $500,000 in federal funds it would have received to help clear its backlog of unexamined DNA samples from crime scenes because of a bureaucratic mistake that LAPD brass blamed on a low-level administrator.
Read More →The Mobile Rifle Armor Protective Shield (MRAPS) has successfully completed destructive ballistics testing and will soon be available for purchase. It's ideally suited for tactical police use during room entry and clearing operations and active shooter response.
Read More →With marijuana legalization one big step closer to becoming a reality in Canada, a Vancouver company says it has developed a prototype device for catching drug-impaired drivers.
Read More →The Arizona Department of Public Safety has begun testing "rapid DNA" technology that delivers a DNA profile in less than two hours. The state's DPS crime lab has been testing the Integenx Rapidhit 200 system.
Read More →Los Angeles Police officers will begin testing on-body video systems after a new police commissioner and city councilman said the systems would lower the city's payouts to settle use-of-force lawsuits.
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