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Inside the Badge by David GriffithJune 23, 2015

IBM Introduces Cloud Version of Coplink

IBM i2 Coplink uses sophisticated analytics and "fuzzy" searches to allow investigators to discover hidden relationships and patterns that can be used to solve crimes. Geospatial mapping features in the software can quickly create maps, highlighting types of incidents such as arson, burglaries, or prowling by specific dates or times of day, and location.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2015

Cincinnati Officer and Suspect Killed in Exchange of Gunfire

Sonny Kim, a 27-year veteran with the Cincinnati Police Department, was shot and killed Friday morning during a shootout in Madisonville, leaving the department in mourning and a neighborhood on edge.

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Articlesby Greg MeyerJune 18, 2015

Digital Video: Working Under the Microscope

When the public sees a news video that apparently shows an officer committing excessive force, the incessant media-driven quest for "Justice! Now!" puts false hope in the minds of many that there will be quick and easy answers for complex events.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2015

New First Responder Guide for Surviving IEDs and Active Shooter Incidents Available

A new report is available on improving survivability in IED or active shooter incidents. The First Responder Guide for Improving Survivability in Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents was developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Affairs.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2015

Kentucky Judge Accused of Threatening Police Is Suspended

An eastern Kentucky judge accused of a long list of belligerent behavior including threatening a "bullet in the head" for the next police officer to pull him over has been suspended.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2015

SMILE LE Social Media Conference to be Held in Canada in October

The 12th SMILE Conference will be held in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada from October 6th-8th. Since 2010, the SMILE "Social Media the Internet and Law Enforcement" Conference has been devoted to social media and Internet initiatives for police.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2015

Federal Monitor Wants Seattle Officers to Wear Body Cameras

“The time for permanent use of on-officer cameras by all SPD officers is now,” the monitor, Merrick Bobb, writes in the fifth semiannual report since the city entered into a 2012 consent decree with the U.S. Justice Department to curtail excessive force and biased policing.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2015

Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies Fire More Accidental Shots After Switch to New Guns

Accidental gunshots by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have more than doubled in two years, endangering bystanders and occasionally injuring deputies. The jump coincides with the department's move to a new handgun that lacks a safety lever and requires less pressure to pull the trigger.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2015

Who Was the Dallas PD Headquarters Attacker?

His father, Jim Boulware, said his son’s struggles had been especially intense since April 2013, when James was charged with assaulting his mother.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2015

Dallas PD Headquarters Attacked by Gunman, Explosives Found

Police negotiators have been working to persuade the suspect or suspect to surrender since early this morning. The suspect has refused to do so, he has told police that he is wounded, and has threatened to “blow up“ police.

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