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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2015

Despite Signing Bonuses, San Antonio Police Department Faces Officer Shortage

Rookies in the newest cadet class earn an average of more than $55,000 after completing a 14-week training course. Twenty-year veterans make $124,668 a year, including benefits.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 10, 2015

FLIR and DJI Announce Collaboration for Commercial Drones with Thermal Imaging

FLIR Systems, Inc. today announced a new technology collaboration with established drone industry company DJI Innovations. Under the strategic arrangement, the companies also announced plans to develop their first joint product.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2015

Officer to Get Over $155K from NYC After Exposing Arrest Quotas

New York City will pay out more than $285,000 and clear the record of a police officer who was repeatedly punished by NYPD brass for exposing arrest quotas in a Bronx precinct, his lawyers announced today.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2015

Airport Police Association Urges Greater Oversight of Drones

Recent warnings by an anti-terror expert regarding the use of drones as weapons to bring down aircraft and the worldwide increase in terrorist activity, particularly as it relates to aircraft and airports, reinforce calls by the American Alliance of Airport Police Officers (AAAPO) for stricter oversight of drones and heightened security at our nation's airports.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2015

Magnet Forensics Announces Partnership with Strategic Investor

Magnet Forensics, known for its development of digital forensics software, today announced that it has secured a strategic partnership agreement with, and investment from, In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT). IQT is the investment organization that identifies innovative technologies to support the mission of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

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Inside the Badge by Patrick J. SolarDecember 8, 2015

How Technology is Changing Law Enforcement

Every second of video that an officer’s camera records can be taken into evidence, providing a first-hand account of what took place during any interaction with a subject. The cameras provide the officer’s perspective on the incident unfettered by testimony and witness reports. Beyond that, departments can use the footage to train and practice crisis scenarios, reviewing successful arrests and discovering areas for improvement. Community members and law enforcement officers alike can benefit fro

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2015

Police are First Line of Defense Against "Lone Wolf" Terrorism

The officers found a lengthy manifesto and a list of potential targets, including synagogues and military sites. They had stumbled on an Islamist terrorist cell in the advanced stages of an attack plan.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2015

Video: Ohio Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Welfare Check Incident

A Richmond Heights, OH, police sergeant was shot in the chest and a former Cleveland Clinic employee was killed during a welfare check incident Sunday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2015

President Approves Pay Raise for 100,000+ Federal Employees

This week President Obama transmitted to Congress his alternative plan for locality pay increases for civilian federal employees. Over 100,000 federal employees will benefit from locality pay adjustments – the first such adjustments since 2010 – after January 1, 2016.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2015

California Massacre Probed as Terrorism, FBI says

San Bernardino, CA, shooter Syed Rizwan Farook had contact with people from at least two terrorist organizations overseas, including the Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in Syria, a federal law enforcement official said Friday.

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