The hostage was a Lyft driver who picked up the suspect in Hall County. During the drive to Dawson County, the suspect reportedly threatened the driver with a knife and demanded to be taken directly to the Dawson County Sheriff's Office.
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The new LETS 2020 from Law Enforcement Technologies is a platform for powerful smartphone applications that can covertly record undercover operations, stream footage from drones, facilitate successful crisis negotiations, and provide situational awareness for tactical and investigative teams.
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Robots are extremely useful law enforcement tools, but they are not inexpensive. So it's important to do your research.
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To end a lengthy Philadelphia standoff that left six officers shot and wounded, Police Commissioner Richard Ross used some "unorthodox" tactics, including speaking directly with the suspect.
Read More →The suspect in Wednesday's hours-long standoff in Philadelphia in which six officers were shot surrendered to authorities just after midnight Thursday, exiting the residence with his hands in the air.
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Deputies, officers, and federal law enforcement personnel were able to peacefully end a standoff with an armed, barricaded suspect on Monday in Hawthorne, FL.
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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 →Officers with the Charleston (SC) Police Department were able to bring an armed standoff with a burglary suspect to a peaceful conclusion when the subject surrendered without incident on Wednesday afternoon.
Read More →"After negotiations to try to get the barricaded subject to exit the bank were not successful, the HCSO SWAT team entered the bank and continued the negotiations," the Sebring police said. "The suspect eventually surrendered to the HCSO SWAT team."
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Using the mnemonic "INSANITY," PNCLIS (pronounced "Pin-clis") incorporates eight essential elements to assist law enforcement with collecting and documenting information about a suspect's thought processes at and around the time of an offense.
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