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Now, if an applicant already has their OPOTA certification, they will go through an abbreviated academy with Cleveland PD. This abbreviated academy will only be about 12 to 14 weeks, as opposed to 7 months.
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Two officers and the suspect were wounded. Sgt. Kelvin Ansari later died at an area hospital. The other wounded officer was treated and released.
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A Bryant, AR, police dog's photo was featured among faculty members in the Bryant High School yearbook this year.
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Chief Raymond Garivey of the Freeport (TX) Police Department recently swore in 6-year-old Abigail Arias as an honorary police officer. The little girl is dying of cancer.
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The Harris County, TX, District Attorney is once again seeking the death penalty against a convicted cop killer who won a new punishment trial for the 1991 slaying of a Houston police officer.
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The bill’s main author, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, said AB 392 prevents “unnecessary deaths” by “clarifying law enforcement’s obligations.” Weber’s team said the legislation would push officers to rely on de-escalation techniques like verbal persuasion and crisis intervention methods instead of lethal force.
Read More →Riviera Beach Police Chief Michael Madden said, "In conjunction with our recent body camera deployment, we issued each of our Police Officers a smartphone on FirstNet, causing a major shift in the way we collect and share information imperative to our mission. It bridges many gaps on the technology forefront and drastically improves communications between first responders and with our community at large."
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Three people are dead after a 15-hour standoff at a hotel in Manchester ended with a suspect opening fire on officers outside, and officers returning fire.
Read More →The officer—identified as 44-year-old Eric Concialdi—was found in his West Side home in the early afternoon.
Read More →Dubbed Conner's Law—for NC State Trooper Kevin Conner, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in October 2018—the proposed legislation would increase the classification of an assault on a law enforcement officer from a Class E felony to a Class D felony.
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