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NewsFebruary 3, 2025

Las Vegas Police Amend ICE Notification Policy to Match Laken Riley Act

Before Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed the new law this week, Metro’s policy was to alert ICE if an inmate was in custody for violent felonies, DUI, and domestic violence-related crimes, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said.

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NewsJuly 14, 2023

Metro Nashville PD Doesn’t Have Enough Officers to Provide Elementary School SROs Despite State Funding

“The police department presently is not staffed to provide full time SROs at elementary schools (more than 70 personnel),” MNPD spokesman Don Aaron said.

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NewsApril 10, 2023

Rookie Officer Critically Wounded in Louisville Active Shooter Response

Louisville Metro Police Officer Nickolas Wilt, 26, was critically wounded in an exchange of fire with the suspect. The wounded officer was rushed into brain surgery, according to Interim LMPD Chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 12, 2021

Indianapolis PD Tests WMD Sensors in Vehicles

The pilot, a part of DARPA’s SIGMA+ program, involved integrating highly sensitive chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) sensors into several IMPD vehicles and gathering real-world environmental background data over a large part of the Indianapolis metropolitan region.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2021

U.S. Police Watching for Terror Threats as Taliban Retakes Control of Afghanistan

A spokesperson for Washington, D.C.’s, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said they are not aware of any credible threats to the city but urged the local community "to report any suspicious behavior to the proper authorities."

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2020

Budget Issues to Delay Nashville's Rollout of Body Cameras

For now, the Metropolitan Nashville PD's pilot program will continue. The city, Cooper said, is still waiting for conclusion from the initial implementation to make better vendor decisions and fine tune cost estimates for an increased program.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2019

More than 50 Marquees in Las Vegas Recognize National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Marquees on the Las Vegas Strip—and throughout Nevada—were illuminated in blue on Wednesday as part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Foundation's Go True Blue Campaign in commemoration of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2018

Axon Announces 2018 RISE Award Winners

In today's RISE award ceremony at the Accelerate user conference, Axon recognized seven members of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) for the valor they exemplified during the October 1, 2017 Mandalay Bay shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2015

Las Vegas Metro PD Takes Delivery of Getac Rugged Tablets

Getac Inc., manufacturer of rugged computers, announced that the Las Vegas (Nev.) Metro PD has ordered 898 Getac rugged tablets for its police force. The department ordered 778 Getac F110 rugged tablets to be installed in its cruisers. Another 120 Getac T800 rugged tablets will be deployed by the department's Motor Division to support traffic control and citations.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2015

ACLU Approves Las Vegas PD's Body Camera Policy

Metro PD's policy, which will make most body camera footage readily available to the public, appears to be a balance between transparency and privacy, the ACLU says.

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