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NewsSeptember 23, 2024

POLICE and Skydio to Hold Webinar on Successful DFR Operations

Presenters Captain Jason Bussert and Sergeant Dax Laporte will discuss examples of real calls for service answered by DFR. Case studies will include de-escalation of incidents and searching for and locating missing persons.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2024

Kansas City Mayor who Supported Defunding Police Changes Tune After Murder of Local Chef

Mayor Quinton Lucas, who in 2022 sued the state of Missouri over a new law that required the city to increase funding for its police department, is now calling for a need to increase the presence of police.

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NewsSeptember 11, 2024

New Jersey Officer Seriously Injured in Range Accident

The incident happened at the Passaic County Police Academy Shooting Range. The officer is currently receiving treatment at St. Joseph's University Trauma Center and is reported to be in serious, but stable condition.

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NewsAugust 27, 2024

Lawsuit Settlement Prohibits Washington City's Officers from Personalizing Equipment

The agreement also requires that Olympia Police Chief Rich Allen, his deputy and assistant chiefs and the four officers involved in the incident complete state training “on the historical intersection between race and policing.”

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NewsAugust 27, 2024

Atlanta Officer Shot During Attempt to Arrest Murder Suspect

The incident unfolded when officers from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force attempted to arrest Derek Rankins, who was wanted for the Aug. 20 murder of 32-year-old Courtney Reece in Atlanta.

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NewsAugust 26, 2024

Texas Police Battling Wave of Copper Theft

"There’s been an increase in copper thefts and the criminals committing these crimes are doing it right before your eyes," said Lt. Pedro Barineau.

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NewsAugust 22, 2024

NYPD Planning to Use Drones to Reduce Crime in Central Park

In previous crime control plans, the department has flooded the sprawling park, one of the most popular tourist sites in America, with hundreds of officers patrolling on foot, bike and horseback since violent crime began to skyrocket this summer.

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NewsAugust 16, 2024

Ferguson Officer Critically Injured in Protest Showing Small Signs of Improvement

Officer Travis “T.J.” Brown suffered a life-threatening brain injury Friday night after being knocked to the ground during a protest marking ten years since Michael Brown Jr.'s death in an officer-involved shooting. He remains in a coma.

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NewsAugust 15, 2024

NYPD Sending 100 More Officers to Central Park to Quell Violent Crime

Assaults are up 43% in Central Park. There have been 30 robberies in Central Park this year compared to 10 last year, an increase of 200%, according to the NYPD. Police said migrants are contributing to the rise in crime.

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NewsAugust 15, 2024

U.S. Park Police Says It Needs More Officer, Resources to Keep Tourists Safe

The agency, which primarily safeguards national monuments in Washington, D.C.; New York City; and San Francisco, is at its lowest staffing level since 1975, according to Ken Spencer, chairman of the United States Park Police Fraternal Order of Police (FOP

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